Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-11

dry in July and August. There is
always plenty of rain up till the last
of June and the extra earlies like
White Ohio make their crop by then
Carman would be filling in August and
get caught three times out OF four.
Why not SOW Crimson clover to be
plowed under instead of rye? Well
am trying FIVE acres of 1t, but fear
1t will not stand our dry, cold winters.
failed once with 1t.
Why is the Red River grown seed
better than what you grow? I don't
know. 1t certainly is. 1t don't look
any better than mine, but 1t keeps bet
ter. comes quicker and grows stronger.
Makes less potatoes to the hill, but all
big ones.
What about scab? dip ali the seed
before cutting, whether 1t looks scabby
or not. 1t costs about cent bushel
and pays big dividends. They are
dumped into big. long tank contain
ing the solution. and shoveled out with
wire scoop.
How long can potatoes be grown on
the same ground? I don't know. Part
of mine has been in potatoes steady
for seven years and seems to be as
good as ever. Does any other crop pay
as we'll? Yes late cabbage paid me
better this year. will tell about It
next time.
Eggs are Good Property"
Said q farmers wife as she stopped
at the station with three crates Of eggs
for shipment. Not a thing on our
farm Is paying so WELL" she added,
eighteen cents nearly all the fall, and
twenty cents part of the time. We
can't sell our cattle at all for what we
can afford to take, and we are offered
but little more than half for our pork
what It brought year ago, but the
eggs keep UP and keep coming"
We found that this lady had a large
flock Of early Matched pullets from one
of the leading egg machine" varieties,
also good number OF Plymouth Rocks,
which she considered the best an.
purpose fowl she could keep. Their
poultry was fitting In nicely. and as
there was much damaged grain on the
farm it was being turned to good ac-
count as poultry food. mo. 8" never
goes rejected" when submitted to the
live business hen.
Compressed Fodder.
We notice that the Swine Breeders
Journal has considerable to say recent-
ly with reference to the bacon hog.
1t raises the question in recent issue
as to whether the taste Of the consum.
ers is not changing. We believe it 10.
We are satisfied that 1t will change.
The hog that is grown ON the bacon
plan makes more desirable meat than
the hog grown on the other plan. Our
people, in this respect, as in others,
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not be satisfied without It. The change
is as sure as the fact that water runs
downward. Although it may be grad
ual in coming, 1t Is better that 1t IL 90.
Senator Edwards. of Rockland, Ont,
Can, had his cattle tested for tuber-
culosis several years ago. Some of
the animals reacted. He had these
separated from the others and contin-
ued to breed from them. The calves
were allowed to take milk only once
from their dams and We're then reared
on other cows, with the result that
healthy animals have been thus grown.
The conditions under which the Affect
ed animals have been kept are such
as are calculated to promote health.
Careful fumisation with sulphur for .
prolonged period Is given to the stables
at intervals. Steam Is then turned on
for time and then the stables are
The work thus done by
Mr.. Edwards cannot fail to prove OF
great service to cattlemen Of this con-
tinent.
In the first nine months Of 1909
there were imported LIZA head Of cat
lie. During the corresponding period
IF 19(l3. the imports were On1y CAT head.
The former were valued at $4,000;
he latter doubtless will not reach in
,alue one-third that sum. One cause
doubtless, of the falling off in impor-
atoms is the imitation in prices paid
or beef on foot. This decline In the
lumber OF animals imported Is not.
lowever. greatly serious matter, since
We have SO many good animals already
n the country.