Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-01-26

the fertility OF our soil for beet grow
ing and general farming" No better
plant than red clover. Where trouble
in getting catch one OF our best farm
erS advises sowing about August first
with no nurse crop Glover will not
suffice alOne. Stable manure the old
est add mainstay for keeping up fer
Utility. More than half the elements
Of fertility contained in the liquid
manure and no proper methods Of
preserving them are generally used.
Plenty Of bedding and keep manure
in the dry should be the rule Wood
ashes very good fertilizer containing
phOsphoric acid and potash which
with nitrogen make the three ele-
ments necessary for plant growth. a
"balanced ration as necessary for
feeding the soil as for feeding animals.
Advise sending for Bulletin No. ~ Of
the United States Department OF Ag-
riculture.
J. ID. Towar, on subject Of Sugar
Beets," said: "Of great importance
is the preparation of the soil Mis-
takes were made last year by poor
preparation and not in time 10 SOW
early enough. Should prepare at least
year before sowing. Loss may follow
late Subsoiling by loss Of moisture,
Subsoiling not necessary in sandy soil.
Would not advise fall blowing and
winter following. Think it safe to
apply manure later than we have
been advised, say early in winter be-
fore sowing. Would not advise a
thick application Of coarse manure on
heavy land rs thick layer plowed I'M
der apt to cause roots TO spread. XIII
all weeds you can before planting and
have seed bed in garden filth as early
in spring as possible. Gave the result
Of some experiments this last season
at Agricultural College showing de
cided advantage in early planting.
Advised three periods Of planting and
about eighteen TO twenty-five inches
distance between rows. Can grow
about as many tons to the acre with
rows three feet apart as a foot and
half, but more will 20 TO top and
leaves aud less merchantable. Not
advisable To have OeetS weighing over
three or four pounds each. More
waste and less per cent Of sugar when
larger than that. Don't wait for
fourth leaf but .i.l ds soon as JUu
can. From six TO eight inches apart
IN rows about the average distance.
Unless beets get thoroughly ripe
would leave in ground as late as pos
sibe without getting frozen in, that
is so long as beets are growing as any
decrease in per cent Of sugar seems
more than equaled by the increase
in growth Greatest per cent Of sugar
where beet is fattest growing less to-
ward each tud. Fol- feeding purposes
would SOW thirty inches apart. Best
soil cray loan, about sixty per cent
clay and forty per cent sand.
Mr. Abbott reported his best beets
on strip next his strawberries where
he raGcd 81 80 bcct ground the coarse
manure used 10 protect strawberries
DUNG winter.
Lothian Allen says this business has
come TO stay. The American people
have enough ingenuity aud resources
to make II 4 success and cannot afford
To send money abroad for sugar.
Farmers ought not TO be discouraged
from last years crop OF beets as it
was one of the worst seasons in years
for all kinds OF root crops. If farmers
would charge up 20 other crops every
expense as they have TO beets would
find that three out OF five years the
majority would fail. Good farming is
the solution OF how to keep up the
fertility Of the beet fields. Commence
TO thin as soon as some OF the beets
reach fourth leaf, do not wait for all
TO reach that size. We must not ex.
pect all tests to run alike any more
than different stalks Of corn in field
TO yield the same. Gave his own ex-
nerience this wear in raising twenty
acres OF beets. All work hired and
showed a net profit of S3047s or 8l5. n
pr acre for use Of land and tools.
Replying 10 question If factory can
not in view OF the bounty, afford to
pay more for bects, Mr. Allen stated
that so far the factory had received
It's folly to suffer from that horrible
plague ot the night, itching piles.