The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-10

generally distributed throughout TINS
and other states, and am informed
that the advancement made In the
actual commercial use Of sleh corn
has been greater taan has here'ffore
been accomplished in tic United
Ststes. Ast "
The station has shown that alfalfa
failed for thirty years 70 grow IN
Illinois, because OF The lack of prop
er bactaria TO gather ntrogan. Il
has brought in the proper incubation
and distributed It freely over the
state, and no's that crop IL successful
" grown here. II has shown tnat
certain lands In Southern Illinois are
acid to- an extent which prevents
growth of bacteria and che gathering
Of nitrogen by this natural and ex-
penaiye means. and has determined
The proper amounts OF lime TO supply
n order to correct this acidity u
las shown that as whole the state
we'll supplied with potassium, bat
hat only the very best lands haze
nough phosphorous for maximuu
rops, and Chat our ao.li wilIi. fall
fret at this point r. IRIS ~ht1wui4ha'
he soils Of Southern Illinois con,air
vi ona.half enough phospborous for
he best yie.da hence the-r crop
re limited by Phosphorus. not BY
ieasens as they should be
The station has discovered some
thousands or acres os swanpy lan3
yhich are abnormal y rich in nitrogen
md pho1 phorous, but 50 deficient IL
)ctas ium as TO yield but one or two
rops Of Germ. With an expenditure
If $3.50 to 81 for potassium salts the
ield Of corn has been raised from ciS
,r seven bushels 10 forty bushes am
aven seventy bushels per acre, &C
.crding to the reason. The stat'oa
conducting a soil survey Of the
jtate, county by county, and tests Of
hese different soils are mace in the
station laboratory.
The disease Of bitter rot destroy
I'd over one million bushels of apples
N four counties of the tate in Gae
ear 1900, and while the STATEN has
not yet succeeded in eXtermina.ine
he disease, " has found ways Of
argely preventing its ravages an6
aving most Of the crop, The w0rf
vii continue until this dangerous
disease Is entirely eratdicated. The
ta.ion has also demonstrated Tho val
ie of cultivation and praying for or
hard fruits.
The station has shown that some
,ows can make milk and buttot or
)ne-thira the food required By CHEERS
t has shown also that come steers
;ain four times as much as other
given time, and it keeps me-
constantly in tke field among tho
larry farmers trying to imprsc tht
iuality of milk and butter and test
ng for better nc hods Of fe2ding. Is
exhibitions in Chicago and ST. Louis
ais year attracted marked attention
Six years ago the College Of Agri
u,ture had fewer than twenty stu
leafs, with only five instructors. Now
t has 3C5 Students (nf whom II arf
vomenl and twenty-five teachers,
The development of The productive
power of the state beyond what Is
likely TO he affected by private en-
terprise, is a matter of pubic policy
rhe Agricultural college Of Illinois
houId be to eur state what the de
,artment of agriculture is TO the
United States 1t should be c3ntin
tally making experim cnts 1t should
Keep in touch with discoveries made
throughout the world and apply then
% conditions here. Such informaticn
should he di: sem,natel by bulletin
md tracts issued 20 the people. Tie
dissemination of such Information
would improve tle quality of foo
products ana also increase the guam
ity /; would also preserve the Ter.
ility of our lands. insuring prosperity
0 the next generation.
Fish Industry.
| commend 10 your attention the
'eport of the Fish Commission Of this
state Summarizing briefly, | may
'aL--tIhG- fish .ialu Ia. lQl.h.- la. -
Iegan in 1879 By reason of Tie
avs enacted in this state. the hi
,os river now furnishes mere h.h
to the markets than any cher in
the United Statcs. with The single
Exception Of the Clumbia river T.
Oregon In 1901 the output from the
illinois river alone aggregated 1700a,
900 pounds, which brought three guar
ters of a million dol ars to the towns
along that river Throughout the
state. a corresponding increase in
supply was noted Tho reDoit bows
plants in almost every stream in the
state where the waters are perna-
nent, at also shows, SCI T. applicants
supplied with fish b. the commits sion
The commission decires to equip
small STATEN at Urbana for the arti-
fetal propagation uf pike, yellow
perch and such fish as are not indig-
enous to our waters and as can be
artificially propogatei in the streams
of our state. The United States Com
mission has offered to furnish such
skilled assistants as may be needed
in the installing of the plant This
work will entail but a small addition.
al expense in comparison with the re
suits attained.
| recommend careful inquiry into
the request of the commi sion and
express the hope that the Legislature