The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-23
LJ0E0EV * STOCK RAISING.
IL Uttlz,t'or ~ waste r-oducts and tho
trrj t.iIatiOn Of Lands.


rri.i1at!on pf Lands.
TIE Ct..z,:i0n o: pr1luc.s that have
., valve in .le market is receiving moro
t-n;.on a, the present day than for
merly, ana as there arr a great many
sitDs.Jn@es lost wnch possess value in
some form, their conversion into other
products enables the farmer to both save
from waste and to add to his receipts.
When the skim milk and whey from the
creamerles find their way back to the
farm, and 1t a nominal cost, the prices
obtained for the milk become greater
because Of the availability of these SUBJ
stances for feeding purposes. The milk
from 3 dairy herd Is sold for It's butter
Fat and then returned to the farm to be
used In the production of pork To fol-
low the process further It may be stated
that there Is also large quantity Of
manure resulting, and other waste sub
stnces become useful by reason of the
utilization of the ono. on large farms,
where cattle raising Is a speciality, hogs
are kept 20 follow the cattle, in order to
consume the refuse and avoid waste as
much as possible.
There are many avenues for loss, but
nature endelvors to teach economy by
her methods. The most barren soil will,
in time. become capable of producing
some Kind of crop, as the slightest
growth of heritage derives plant food
from the atmosphere which Is added to
the So" and which in turn permits of a
larger growth the next season. The
well-knOwn system of "fallowing" the
SOL Is based upon that fact. The land
Is permitted to rest" and in a few sea-
sons becomes sufficiently fertile to sup
port a scdnty crop When the farmer
promotes the increase of fertility by the
use Of fertilizers. he takes advantage Of
natures methods to gain substances
from the free source of the air, and
brings his soil to a producing condition
much sooner Whom the land Is covered
with weeds 1t Is an indication that ma
ture Is herself utilizing the plant food Of
the soil by growing crops that are in
digenous to the climate, and is allowing
no waste Of time. The farmer will gain
fertility for his land If he plows the MI
srogen-storng weeds under, as we'll as
render a larger portion of the mineral
matter of the soil soluble.
There are by-products of the farms as
we'll as of the factories, and many SUBJ
Stances sold from the farms cost almost
nothing because they are produced from
these things which are unstable. The
object should be to use the best methods
OF economizing in the matter If the re-
fuse from creamerles can be obtained
the raising of swine becomes a necessity
If the location permits of easily obtain
Ing the grains of the breweries or glu-
cose factories. then cattle will enable the
farmer to put those substances to USE
IF they do not find their way directly
to the market they will increase the
value of the manure, and eventually, in
changing forms, seek ready purchasers
at good prices. The value of the waste
materials on the farms is nearly as great
as that which Is sold, but they appear
in so many ways as to demand much
labor and care to utilize them, but the
cost may be decreased If the proper
methods of stock raising is practiced,
by which everything Is rendered service
able in some manner.