The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-04-02
MNTrERs OF INTEREsr
TO ne Farmers a,,d OG,ers from me Expert
mcnt station

TO me Farmers osd O1,ers from the Erpe'i-
ment station
There has been very large increase
Ia ths number OF applicants for the
bulletins OF the Experiment station at
saltwater. Unioriuus'ely there has
been delay in gettir the bulletins
from the printers. Inc station will
gladly send bulletins TO any cne spply-
ing for them
The rainfall thus far IN is9s has
been unusually heavy In Oklahoma.
At the experiment station II has been
% inches up 10 March Is OF this
3 SO fell in January; 3 90 IN February
and 3s TO da'e in March. Rain fall
February 9 at everv station reporting
TO the Office at Oklshoma City, the
heaviest fall being 40 inches at El
Reno.
The supply Of imported sugar beet
seed obtained by the station IRON the
United States department is small.
Under direction OF the department the
distribution will be only to those who
can comply with the drecuons as to
cultivation and making report. The
trials made in the territory and states
this far south do not give room for
sanguinc hope for the success Of beet
sugar manufacture. There is greater
evidence OF the value OF the crop as
food for stock Beet culture requires
vork, generally a good deal of hand
labor. Only those willing TO give this
should engage in growing the crop.
Farmers Bulletin No. 20 entitled
"rhe Principal Insect Enemies of the
Gr- pc, writtea by y. l.. Marlatt, haf
recently been published by the United
states department Of agriculture. The
bulletin treats in a concise manner the
life history and offers remedies for the
destruction and illustrates the follow
ing insectt: The grapevine phyllox
era, the grapevine iidia, the grape
ca he DO er, tue grapevine flea beetle
the rose-chsffer, the grape leAf-tolder,
hawkmoths and cutworms, the PrApC
leaf-hopper and the grape berry moth
The bnlietin may be had on request
sent to the United states department
of agriculture at Washington, giving
mum Der and name of bulletin.
The experiment station frequently
receives letters Of inquiry concerning
| the mAnufial value of various feeding
stuffs OF course the value of the ma
nure produced DEP ends directly upoI
the value OF the feed eaten, wheI
| looked at from fertilizer point o
view. Ii is safe TO say that at least a
per cent OF the fertilizing materis
| contained in the feed is recovered II
the mauure. On this basis the manuru
obtained from feeding one ton Q
Alsike clover represents $3.50, an
that obtained from feeding one ton o
wheat bran represents about Sc IS. !
is highly probable that farmt
could not sell the manure a
the prices here given, but
should be understood that II tn
farmer were compelled to replace thes
Amounte Of fertilzing material, by al
tificial fertilizers bought in the marke
at market prices, it would cost hir
the values quoted 1t may be observe
that the g-eater part OF the rs pc
cent recovered may bs lost by locatin
the manure pile on the bank OF som
convenient stream, a somewhat prevA
ent custom in various parts OF the ter
ritory. 1t is not necessary TO give
long list Of the fertilizing values c
the various crops produced but
should be remem bered that all manure
have some value and that manur
not saved is fertilizer lost.