Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-12
THE ROUND Up.
AFTER An INTERESTING SESSION OF
FOUR DAYS The INSTITUTE
CLOSES.
Great Interest was Manifested
and the Farmers Go to
Their Homes to Put Re-
suits Into Practical
Use.
Continued from lat ,oeek.
AT THE OPERA HOUSE.

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said IL think after listening to the
hearty greeting on the part of your
mayor that this meeting has an auspi-
cious opening, and the part of the state
| board of agriculture | extend to the
city of ST. Louis our warmest thanks for
your hearty welcome. He spoke Hat
| tcrngly of the interest heretofore man
Tested in Gratiot and expressed that all
would feel that it is good to be here.
! A. \. CroZier of the Agricultural col
lege then took up the subject of Green
| Manuring.n He spoke of the changes
IN method of farming in the last 80
| years-how fertilizers have lowered IN
| price and how Of late the use of them
has largely gone out of use. A fertilizer
is one that has plenty of nitrogen, pot
ash and phosphoric acid.
ClOvcrs, peas and beans on the aver
| age contains twice as much nitrogen
as the grasses, corn, etc. He explained
| the experiments which determined the
manner by which the clover plant was
| able To secure the large amount of nj
| trogen.
PhosphOric acid comes from the decay
Of animal matter during the past ages
| and exist in the upper layers of the
soils. This substance is sparingly sol
uble.
Potash is found in large quantities il
soils that contain clay. The two last
exist in all ordinary soils for ordinary
purposes. Continued moisture will dis
| solve these substances and render them
| 1T for plant use. Shaded soils are us
lally moist. Nature left To herself
keeps the soils covered. The farmer
| usually reverses this. When one crop
| : taken off in the summer he pays no
attention to keeping the land shaded
| He should put IN another crop. Th'
| rouble with clover is the drought, tn,
root bOrer and the seed nudge ano
these evils have kept many from seed
ing.
He suggested as way of getting
good catch OF clover that the ground be
prepared in the fall and in the spring
seed to clover without any muse crop.
The discussion was opened 10y A. +.
Palmer of Ktlkaska. This State is
iarge one and the same methods will
not do tor all parts. Believed 1t i'm
possible for the average farmer to prac-
ice high farming. Speaking of hl>
own place he said that IA part of hi
farm was rich in inert matter. He had
found it profitable t. use green manur-
Lt,t IN, -,
land it did not pay. keep my land
covered, if Il crop comes off early.
put on another, anything to keep the
ground from drying out. ! believe
nat blowing under a crop of clover op
rich land is wastetul, 1t might better be-
fed. On poor soil it may be good"
+. a, Cromau. Lansing. Il brough
! light soil 10y green manuring. b gen
with rye. Neighbots predicted tuluI,
lut my farm Is al right now. Would
tdyi after an out crop that rye be
Gown. If you cant turn under clover
Try peas. The summer variety or COW
peas. We shall SOW about 40 acre,
ms coming spring. Never saw lane
90 rich
Query. VIII clover stubble ploweo
auder give rs much good rs the whole?
Answer. No, not generally.
VIII it be as we'll 10 prepare yom
round in the fall and sow clover seed
"a March? Cfozier. No. not "a well
Palmer. Isn't there danger OF SOW
ny too early; Crozler. Not ordinar-
iIy.
G.. w Abbott Is there any yalu,
IN plaster on clover? Crozier Some.
mes.
Roland Morrill, / have Injured
land by turning under large MASSES Of
green clover. let mammoth clover
dle down and then pillow 1t under.
An improved farm barn by John l.
Shawver of Bellontaine, OHIO, was the
next topic.
In building for farm, convenience
and cheapncss a. the two important
things. A plan for general purpose
barn was shown. He advised that
basement barns should not be buil
into hill. BY 50 doing YOU can get
better light, it is dryer and better ven
tilated
In using his plan the speaker insisted
that there was saving of one-half i'm
the timber aud in the framing. TO H.
lustrate cost OF framing he said he pa,
mp the frame 20 barn 90 feet square.
- feet tn caves with the help Of three
men in four days. The frame i, made
of plank and contains no lemons or
mortices, but is spiked and bolted to-
gether. A model was shown which
should be seen to be appreciated. The
system does away, largely. with inside
timbefs and the framing is triangular
instead OF being on the square
j. Alien. How do YOU manage
splicingP Shawver. Break joints.
II. Morrill,. Is On re no danger of
bulgingy Answer. No.
G. VanDcventer Is a steel roof
good thingP Shower. I've lost faith