The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-06-08

stubble, and during the fall and early winter
broadcast so TO 60 bushels of unsacked lime
to the acre on this stubble. | find when lime
is applied to stiff clay il renders ii more frabe
easier to take moisture, it correets any acIdlty
of the SOIL (Some lands in our Gunpowder
Valley are so sour the leguminous plants will
not grow unless lined every five or ten years.
AS soon as the frost is out of ground IN the
spring | harrow both ways with the spring
tooth harrow, roll and make a fine seed bed
and try to sprout every weed seed on surface.
About the first of May | harrow again to kill
what weeds that have started roll again, and
with Thompson Wheel Sower | sow six
quarts of Alfalfa seed broadcast. | then run
smoothing harrow to cover the seed and con-
serve all moisture. The old pea roots will
act as so many pipes to carry down during the
starting season any rainfall that you may have.
Every effort is to get the root of the young
Alfalfa plants through the first foot of SOIL
When you accomplish this the plant will take
care of itself.
When the young Alfalfa plant is six TO eight
weeks old it may begin to show spots on the
leaves and turn siekly yellow. Do not let
this discourage you, but run your mower over
il and let the clip remain on the ground and
in few days il will start up and show a heal
thy dark green color and by the first of Sep
tember, if the season has been favorable, you
can make your first cutting of about one ton to
a ton and ahaf to the acre. Do not cut again
during the first season and keep all stock Oft
the field. Let it go into winter quarters with
good cover. Your crop is now well estab
lished and will yield you five to six tons an
nually from four cuttings.
The great value of Alfalfa hay is the large
amount of protein il will furnish the animal,
and in the hands of skilful feeder the results
W. fb.ah hast
result from Alfalfa must understand the COM
pounding of a balance ration. The chemists
will tell you that all foods for man or beast
are made up out of three classes of substances
namely protein, carbohydrates and fat. The
protein goes to build up the bone. muscle,
brain and nervous force of the animal; the
carbohydrates furnish heat and fat so neces-
sary to animal life; the protein is the muscle
former and contains the nitrogen; the lat and
carbohydrates are the fat formers and contains
the starch, sugar and vegetable hber. Prot.
VOLTS feeding standard for every l,0OO lbs.
of animal weight is p to lbs. of protein aud
l25 to l6 lbs carbohydrates and fat, nulri-
trlne rate to of one. Fifty odd analysis of
Alfalfa show an average of II lbs. protein TO
every 100 lbs. of hay. The best wheat bran
Oh the same analysis show about IL lbs. Of
protein to every 100 lbs. of bran. Fifteen to
20 pounds Alfalfa hay cut ust as it comes IN
bloom and nicely cured with the leaves and
blossoms on it, and 80 to 40 lbs. OF sweet 81
lage composed of Z corn and COW peas cut
/ inch and mixed as it goes into the Silos),
will make large. COW do her best by giving
YOU a large How of rich milk during the fall
and winter, and during the growing season as
much green Alfalfa as she may eat with 20 lbs.
of Silage and if your Silage is all gone substi-
tute lbs. of ground corn chop and lbs. OF
ground barley or oats. Both of these rations
are fairly balanced, are grown upon your farms
and it will make you independent of the bl-
mill products The best results in dairylng
and feeding steers are obtained in conjunction
with the Silo, and every farmer who IS pre-
pairing a field for Alfalfa should build himself
a stone Silo, wooden -Silos are makeshitts and
are not permanent, round in form, 80 TO 40
feet deep, and l6 feet in diameter. will give
him about 200 tons Of fine feed. | plant my
ensiIage corn in feet rows and to II inches
apart in the rows. The white corn from low
err MARYLAND makes the best. / sow a field in
cow peas in June and they are ready for the
Silio when the corn is ready. | cut ! corn
and cow peas / inch length and pack them
in as tight as | can in the Silos. The corn
should be well cared and yield so to 100 bush,
els of corn TO the acre. The COW peas should
have plenty of pods on them, as the animal
must get the grain from Sio in addition to It's
succulency.