The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-01

are seen where grass, clover, grain, and
roots follow each other. The advan.
tage shown for potatoes and corn is
probably due to tillage alone. The
wheat and fax received no cultivation,
because sown broadcast.
Experiments in Illinois, Ohio, Indl-
ana and Michigan show that Crimson
clover is not adapted to those States.
The seed germinate readily, but are
| apt to be killed by drouth before the
roots strike deep. IL it gets good
start in early fall, it is apt to be killed
by severe winter freezing.
At the Iowa Station winter wheat
soWn broadcast yielded 4S bushels per
acre; sown with press drill, Al; with
common drill, 26.
The type of corn aimed at by the
Iowa Station for number of years, is
a bright yellow ear, long and slender,
having straight rows OF long, deep
grains, we'll carried out to the tips, and
a small cob. But the best yield in SO
was made by Golden Cap. G I'D varI-
ETY.; Mortgage Litter, and Nickel Plate
standing second, and Early Yellow Rose
third. ~
In the potato experiments at the
Iowa Station, a two eye piece wes
planted every IA inches in rows feet
apart, with an Aspinwau potato
planter. They were narrowed every
days till July 7th and laid by level.
Rural New Yorker from seed obtained
at fair in Canada, yielded 754 bushels
per acre, while the same variety from
seed grown at the station for years,
yielded only 100 bushels per acre.
Worlds Fair yielded 494 bushels, and
Clark's Superb 461. Burbank $50,
Early Rose 124. Much OF the difference
in yield Of the two paintings of Rural
New Yorker was doubtless due to diff
ference in time of planting. In .95 the
early paintings yielded twice as much
as late paintings of the same varieties.
Alfalfa is pro- ing highly success
tul and satisfactory crop at the Iowa
Station. In the oats tests at that Sta,
tion Early Champion has given better
results than any other variety. 1t
gives the best yield, and it has q heavy.
plump grain and short, stout straw
which does not lodge as do most varIeS
ties on the rich lands of Iowa.
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY.
Bulletin 80, of Delaware Station gives
an account of the battle of that Station
against Anthrax, or Charbon, during
five years past.
Every casa occurring during these 5
years was traced to one of centers of
contsgion. The belt of territory in
which these centers occur is miles
wide and 40 miles long and passes
through well developed dairy district
crossed by many tidewater streams
and containing many meadows sur
rounded by dykes or banks to prevent
over flow from high tides. The centers
of contagion are in meadows having
faulty or broken dykes which permit
frequent overflows from high tides. In
one case the contagion was traced to
sewage from morocco leather factory,
and inquiry revealed the fact that the
employees of that shop whose business
it was to sort and manipulate the hides
occasionally contracted the disease.
These disease germs undoubtedly came
from hides taken from animals which
died of anthrax.
Authrsx, Charbon, or choking quincy
is virulent, quickly fatal, and highly
contagious disease known to low, wet
lands from Vermont to the Gulf and as
far west as Dakota and Texas. Missis
siDpi, Louisiana and Texas suffered
heavy losses, in the low regions last
year. -
The S years battle in Delaware has
demonstrated that the disease attacks
horses mules, cattle, sheep, goats,
man, and some other animals, and that
while it yields to proper management,
the utmost promptness is neCe ssary to
prevent rapid spread and fatal re
suits.
The measures found to be effe ctive
are as follows: Burn the carcass OF
every victim; quarantine every sus
pected passenger; keep all diseased ami
mails separate from others and disin-
feet all infected premises and vessels;
veccinate all susceptible animals. Or
10 exposed herds va g ecinated, IL escaped
entirely, the other 2 losing but one
COW each. Vaccinated COWS were
turned into the infected meadows and
escaped the disease. Two vaccinations
are necessary-the first with a weak