The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-14

make up an exhibit Of grains. era--es.
fruits. vegetables. etc. which. besides hay
ing an educational value. viii be a Very At
tra"tive feature % these meetings. III SOM
places liberal premiums vii; be- of:-Gai IL
{ merchants and other rubIic-spir!ted CIT
zeus for The best Of thr~, exhibits.
The state Of Missouri. "a, "a htg expense.
maintains an -Np,r Iueu,.il tl.!u at 'u;an-
. bii. where for years exp r.uE-uts haze ben
: conducted TO test The best and most .cpnuln-
icaj methods OF improving Lands. 10 lind cut
what varieties q. grains and grasses arr
best adapted 10 The different soils. to d.
: cover the best methods Of cultivation. 10
determine the eff q different crop Tut.-
! ticus. to ascertain IN" feeding value q Dr.
fer@nt crops. To learn what i The most
profitable combination "f feed stu:;s. 20
prove what i The best type Of animal
| Idapte,! for a given puypO=-- 10 learn wLat
insects are Injurious and what are len
fetal to crops. 10 learn something Of the
! diseases Of plants and animals and their
remedies. and to learn 4 great many Other
things that aG~ej the farmers profits every
/ season Of the year.
| Every far!n-r cannot visit the Experiment
| Station ana learn what i beng drne tu-r.
! in his behalf. and for this reason the man
agensilt has arranged - carry SOM. 0: III,
work OF The station directly to the farmer
! through tbs. i--JitGt meetings. The *
htbit car Las ben hi upon IL the best
y method.
, According 20 The last census. Missouri h &
the largest number o. farmers deriving ti.!r
chief r-venu" from III" sal IF lie stock IL
any State in the Union. This tendency ~
| the part Of The farmers 70 engage in i've
stock raising * considered commemorate. lv
the State authorities. and il VIII be en-
! Outraged Il IS asserted th8J practically all
Of the permanently prosperous aEr:.GituT4I
countries Of the would haze t1lni ,I,sir
prosperity to b. based upon TIL I've stock
hus5andTy.
BENEFITS TO THE FARMER.
The Missouri educators claim that hy in
proving tn quality Of the STOCK b.! III.
profits OF the farmer may be easily large
" and cheaply Increased. Steers which will
De ready for the market at between ! ana
, years Of age. weighing from i.ryp to I'M
pounds. ana bringing from + To- ) c=Ets =
pound. may he bred and reared practically
as cheap and as easily az a Glass al cat
that weigh less than tri pounds and bring
only or / cents. ~ these meetings =paci; Il
emphasis viii b" laid upon the points Of =
profitable beef animal. IN qualities of l
good feeder and u good seller. the methods
or breeding. judging. handling. feeling an!
marketing these animals.
i'"u" lecturers viii attend Zach meeting.
And III tn. live stock exhibit the lectures
vii! BE- illustrated by Photographs. mr!.ls.
painting and sterc"p.iron views of typical
animals which have been produced undo.
similar conditions 10 those found on the
average Missouri farm. II i stated that per .
maps not over , or IN per cent Of the steers
Of any community VIII grade on the market
as strictly choice. The WAY Will b. poiutel .
out 10y which this per cent NAV b. in
creased L" - or % per cent and the value
Of all the cattle more than doubled. with
out materially increasing the cost of breed
iEE and handling them.
II viii Le shown that. !rv Il rrouer com
hiuation Of food StufIS which may be grown
upon every farm. AMI without any adj
tondl expense. every bU-fcl Of corn may be
made To bring from > to ~ cents more than
il nov brings This item alenc viii mean
an aveFass annual increased return to tn,
farmers N Missouri Of between SlnE!Olu,
and Sl5.gr.ooD. This would represent a r@t
Increase due to more intelligent method;
Of feeding. Farmers now waste food SUITS.
such - corn fodder. which. when properly
combined with other materials. VIII bring
to Missouri feeders over S2p.UD0c &C., every
year.
WILL CONSIDER FRUIT.
Another important way If increasing the
return from live stock is the converting #
thousands OF acres o. land that ar. nov
practically Hnpro6uctivc into rich and pro-
ductire pastures. The Results Of wears -
experiments in the cheapest and best met'-
DDS Of cheating of these rulCh lands ami
converting them into pastures viii b. *
hibitCd. together with phutu..auhs .r,l
with specimens of grasses adapted 10 The
diff rent soils and different sections If IN
State Fruit growing will b. given much
attention.
The last census shows that Missouri has
tn" largest number Of fruit trees planted Of
any State in the Union. When these or !
charGS come into b=ar.nC. Missouri VIII
b" the leading fruit-STowing State in Amer !
lea. SpeCia! attention will te given In an
problems relating to fruit growing inc,uJ-
ing tn" varieties to plant. location of the ,
orchards. the planting. pruning and man
agenne:t OF trees, spraying against injurious
insect pests and fungus diseases. Demon
STATIONS viii he made at each meeftuc-
showing how TO prune. the proper way IN
plant. how to graft. how to bud. how, 20 :
mix spraying materials for the best effect. |
and how 10 apply them. Collections of i'm
portant insects. injurious and beneficial
Will be exhibited. as well as specimens of /!
fruits and trees affected with various dis !
eases. |
The lessons in horticulture will cover the
setting pruning and management of appIe.
peach and plum orchards. strawberry cul-
ture, vegetable growing. marketing of fruit |
and vegetables. Lectures will be given on (.
sol fertilization. illustrated by an exhibit of :;
commercial fertilizers ada oted to different :
purposes, together with charts. etc. show /
ing The way in which the different crops
exhaust the soil and how many important /
crops benefit the soil. :
1t has generally been believed that Mis-
*ouri Is not adapted to alfalfa. yet there are
tNo important alfalfa sect .ouS in the S'ata.
enc n the extreme norjhw astern corner and
The ether in the southeastern portion. II