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hay for pigs, 1t is considered better to
cut IL early, so that a larger proportion
OF leaves may be saved and conse-
quently a larger proportion of protein
conserved. While late cutting, after
the leaves have fallen somewhat and
the stem hardened. is better for
horses; for pigs, especially growing
pigs, the crop should be so harvested
as to save the largest number of
leaves. Experience teaches also that
the third or fourth crop is better for
pigs because it Is softer and more pal
atable. 1t is always wise to provide
some sort OF trough or rack with a
floor in it for feeding alfalfa to hogs
Alfalfa in it's green state, or when
used as hay or ensilage, is .first-class
poultry food. Poultry will pasture on
1t during the summer and thrive. 1t is
best for poultry to use the last cutting
Of alfalfa. as it is softer in texture,
has larger proportion of leaves, less
woody matter, and Is more succulent
than any other cutting. While poultry
of all classes will eat alfalfa hay, or
at least the leaves from it, and thrive,
it is undoubtedly a better practice to
chop or grind it and mix it with
grain ration. A good practice is to
steep the alfalfa hay in hot water and
let it stand for several hours before
feeding.
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a crop Of corn sown broadcast. The
corn was plowed down In the fall and
the sand lot planted In rye. 1t viii be
seen that in this process nature was
being assisted by moisture and sun
light to change sand into rye and corn
stalks. Then the sand, by the natural
process of decomposition of these
grains, brought about a complete
change In the physical condition of
the soil.
The work of this interesting man
attra the attention of many people
pursuing scientific agriculture, among
whom was III. j. Heinz, the pickle
manufacturer-57 kinds-who is in
terested not only in the culture of the
vegetable kingdom but in the tel ct
ual growth of boys, and through his
activity Mr.. Hollister was elected
Dean of Agriculture at the Agricul-
tural Institute of Winona Lake, In
diana. Here he was seen last sum-
mer, handling his crops Of embryo
farmers who seemed imbued with his
enthusiasm and whose first harvest
received encomiums from five thou
sand visiting farmers, who unani-
mously adopted resolutions endorsing
the work.
EDUCATING FOR SMALL ARMS.
A plan Is now taking tangible form,
which will lead to the establishment
OF small farms comprising five to
twenty acres each. On these farms
young men will be taught combined
scientific and practical agriculture.
They will also demonstrate the pos
sibility of getting an income and genu-
Inc happiness from their Investments
which may well be envied by the
salaried man or the man of moderate
capital in the city. 1t is believed too,
that this work will have a wholesome
effect upon the farmers throughout
the country. An increase of even
$4,000 in the revenue of each farmer
when multiplied by five million, would
establish the prosperity of the Ameri-
can Nation, the bulwarks of which
are its farming population.
Mr.. Hollister is also directing q
work of reclamation of q large tract
of salt meadow on the Connecticut
coast which, when reclaimed, will be
used for the purpose of intensive
farming, thereby firmly establishing
the fact that these lands may be used
to furnish employment and bring
wealth and happiness to the people,
Thus each day reveals some new
progress, and farming, that once
seemed hopeless, hapless drudgery,
is being shown a golden highway to
an ever increasing success.
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Through Toll to Triumph.
BY Anna c. GrannLs.

1t Is far cry from a Canadian
FARMER boy In the sixties to the Dean
OF Agriculture to-day In n rising insti-
tuition in the West, yet, by the applica.
ton of science to practical farming
such a change has been wrought by
Edgar ]. HOLSTER, q soil expert OF
wide reputation.
No agricultural college opened its
friendly doors to this young pioneer,
nor was the Canadian government so
deeply interested at that time as now,
In Its farming population. Books on
the subject were few and fell woefuly
short of the mark, yet he knew neither
encouragement nor dismay.
A call from western Ontario. his
birth place, came in 1873 and in re-
Spouse, some time was spent in set
ting out peach orchards, the work los
Ing its irksomeness because of the
study which accompanied it. More
over, at this point n company was en-
gagged in .reclaiming some twenty-five
thousand acres of land by the drainage
of an inland lake. The young man as
sisted in some of the surveys and was
In touch with the chief engineer of
the work. His enthusiasm was
aroused by the anticipation of the re-
suits which would come from the adj
dition of such large acreage, which
hitherto worthless, was now, by re-
ducing 1t to cultivation, to be made
productive
After some further years of study
and preparation Mr.. HOLSTER became
interested in the organization of a COM
pany for the development of n
large tract of swamp. The land was
cleared Of brush and reclaimed to
cultivation. buildings erected, ma
chinery installed and n system of
farming, very nearly perfect, was
established. Fields of six acres We're
made to produce an income of 3d.
10000 each, while others of four acres
produced $1,S0000 OF the latter ST.
10000 was net; while thirty-five acres
was made to yield $14.0OO.O0 gross at
an expense of 100000. OF course,
these were special crops such as cell
cry, onions and other vegetables
SLOW PROCESS OF NATURE.
In some instances five years Is the
period allowed for the reclamation of
land by the slow process of nature
after the drainage has been obtained
Even then these lands may fail to
produce paying crops, because of their
deficiency in essential elements such
as lime, potash phosphoric acid and
magnesia. These are some of the
WHICH 10 10 SlaDlllIN In
plants. 1t Is true that such lands con-
tain a large percentage Of nitrogen,
accumulated from the decomposition
Of vegetable matter annually produced
In low places. However, this nitrogen,
which would produce growth were 1t
available, is In an unknown quantity
and available only when sufficient
moisture Is present. yet does not pro.
duce the same results upon crops as
nitrogen derived from other sources,
such as bone, dried blood or barn.
yard manure.
To make these lands productive i'm.
mediately after drainage, 1t is neces-
sary to correct their acid condition by
the use Of lime and by disintegration
of the soil particles, thereby increas-
Ing their powers to retain water and
absorb oxygen. These forces together
will act on potash and the three abso-
lutte essentials to plant growth are nj,
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The following interesting account
of the life work of Edgar ]. HOLSTER
is sketched by Mrs. Grannis, who has
had the opportunity of personally OBJ
serving some of the results of his
wonderful activity. Except for Dean
HOLSTERS retiring modesty regarding
his own performances, Mrs. Grannis
says that it would be possible to pre-
sent many more stimulating incidents
Of difficulties overcome. All in all,
his life work is doing much not only
for American agriculture, per Sc; but
for the advancement of the idea that
misunderstanding pays, and that
there is as promising a field in this
line of endeavor as in any of the mer-
camille or industrial occupations.
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An Agricultural Education.
GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL.

Hollister proceeded upon the theory
that, climatic conditions being equal,
certain crops are adapted to certain
soils, and that planting those which
Will bring the greatest revenue will
enhance the value of the land, inspire
the people with enthusiasm and en-
courage development in all lines of
trade. For example, Kalamazoo
Michigan, was once surrounded by
boys and flats worth scarcely $1,000
an acre. After the incoming of the
Hollanders, who began raising celel =
on these supposedly worthless la
$GOO,OOO.OO was brought annually TO
the town by the sale of this vegetable.
In ten years time the land increased
in value to $4,000 an acre.
In 1899, a trip was made to Colo
RADIO where the people were farming
under irrigation. and here the growers
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trogen. phosphorIc acid, potash, and
DhOsphOric acid and make them
available ms plant food.
Mr.. UOlllster visited Florida and Sc
cured a tract Of land which for five
years was used experimentally. Al
though be was in one case much handi-
capped by inadequate drainage, which
II was not found practical TO improve,
the results were, however, very salts
factory.
In 1895, in Canada, the next field OF
operation, a phenomenal success re-
suited in eighteen months. Here MIR.
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STUDENTS CLEANING OUT DRAIN AT wINoNA.

considered by stockmen in other sec
tions.
Some Of the questions considered in
the experiments were the composition
and digestibility of alfalfa, the calcu-
lated cost OF nutrients supplied by al
falfa and other feeding stuffs. the
value Of alfalfa hay cut at different
periods of growth, alfalfa as a pastur-
age, soiling, and hay crop, alfalfa meal.
and the value of alfalfa, fresh and
cured, for different kinds Of farm ami
mails and for poultry. The Importance
OF this crop as a honey-producing
plant was also considered.
Finely ground, Kindred alfalfa
hay, called alfalfa meal, has given sat
isfactory results as feeding stuff The
commercial article is made from Sc
lected alfalfa and mixed with sugar.
beet molasses in the proportion of 70
per cent. alfalfa and 25 per cent. mo-
| iasses.
Horses and mules, Il is stated. thrive
on alfalfa pasture, and while alfalfa is
too rich food for mature horses I'M
less used in combination with some
other roughness. It is an excellent feed
for young ones, as It seems to contain
Just the elements necessary to develop
bone, muscle. and consequent size.
Caution should be used, however. I'm
feeding alfalfa to horses. particularly
II they have not been accustomed to
II. Like other concentrated feeds. II
seems TO stimulate all the physical
processes to such an extent that vari-
GUS disorders OF the digestive system
may appear. This is particularly no
ticeable In the urinary and perspira-
tory glands.
When alfalfa is fed TO horses in con-
siderable quantity the grain ration
must be proportionately reduced and
an abundance of other roughness fur.
nished. When horses have attained q
mature age and II is desirable tC
change from other hay to alfalfa. this
change must be very gradual. and the
alfalfa selected for this purpose should
be more advanced in growth at the
time OF cutting than that which is tC
be fed to cattle OF sheep AS a general
statement, very ripe alfalfa hay is the
best to use for WORKING and drivine
horses. while that prepared in the
usual way-that Is, cut when the field
Is about one-tenth in bloom-is better
for the colts. In any event, horses that
are fed alfalfa hay must be given
abundant exercise.
For dairy and beef cattle and foI
sheep, alfalfa has given very good re-
suits. AS regards the use Of alfalfa
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tect the tubers from the sun after the
vines begin to die. When the tubers
are fully ripe the vines will be quite
dead, but digging should not be de
layed too long, as the potatoes will
make a second growth in case wet
weather should set in, and weeds will
start seriously interfering with har-
vesting the crop. On n small scale,
dig with a spading fork, and on
large scale, use either one of the spe-
cial digging machines or a turning
pillow, which latter will cover ND n
good many potatoes. A late crop may
be planted during May or early in
June i'm the North, and harvested late
in autumn, when the frost has killed
the vines.
After digging the potatoes, they
should never be allowed to lie exposed
to the sun, or to any light while i'm
storage, as they soon become green
and unfit for table use. Early pota-
toes especially should not be stored in
a damp place during the heated part
Of the summer, keeping best if GOV
ID over I'm n cool. shady shed until
the autumn weather sets i'm, after
which they can be placed i'm a dry
cellar or buried i'm the open ground.
| The ideal temperature for keeping
Irish potatoes would be between 80
and 40' r., but they wI not with
stand any freezing.
| a thousand bushels Of potatoes
have been raised on one acre. How
many farmers, who chance to read
this. have raised 200 bushels on an
equal plot2 And there are some
who can not grow 100 bushels on their
acre.
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were taught the economical use of
water and the method of creating n
favorable environment for plants. A
WISH was made to Maryland where
experiments with soil and plant 6Tr
added still further to the experiment.
ers fund of knowledge. but in 1901.
the most difficult and seemingly i'm
possible work was to come, i.e.. the
retaining of tidal lands on the north
shore OF Long Island Sound The De-
partment OF Agriculture already had
had q man In the field, who had re-
ported the feasibility of reclamation
Out py SLOW processes, and that in
NeSugation revealed too many failures.
In spite of this, Mr.. HOLSTER had
sutflcient knowledge, gained experi
mentally, to suggest success, added TO
which was the further information
gained during a four years residence
In Washington, ID. c., for the express
purpose of consultation and co-Opera-
tlon with the experts of the DEPART
ment or Agriculture. An experiment
was hrst made on a small tract on the
south side of Long Island, where the
salt bog had simply been taken M
and thrown inside of a dixie. con
structed of lumber sufficiently strong
TO withstand the tide This bog was
mace smooth and even, and chemically
treated in the month of August. By
the of October the surface was
covered with a beautiful growth of
tame grass six inches high. This
might certainly be termed, "a Quick
Process Route" Work on q sixty
acre tract on the north side was begun
In June and completed in December of
the same year On this land, covered
the previous autumn with salt water.
nine hundred bushels of turnips were
produced on two acres during the
first season. Rye, oats, celery and
vegetables thrOve on the same tract
The following year twenty acres
were seeded to meadow land In April
BY August it was covered by n beauti-
full turf, strong enough to hold ND
cattle pastured thereon. The remain.
ing portion of the sixty acres pro-
duced luxuriant crops of vegetables
and corn. A year later the meadow
yielded four tons of hay to the acre
and was considered a great demon
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The Irish Potato.

A rich, sandy loan is best suited to
the production Of Irish potatoes, and
the fertilizers employed should contain
high percentage Of potash. The main
crop of Irish potatoes for family use
should be grown elsewhere, but a small
area of early ones properly belongs in
the garden. The preparation of the
soil should be the same as for general
garden crops.
In recent bulletin on farm vege-
tables, the department of Agriculture
recommends that for late potatoes, the
rows should be 21h to 3 feet apart,
and the hills IA to Is inches apart in
the rows. Lay off the rows with
one-horse pillow or lister, and drop the
seed, one or two pieces in a place, in
the bottom of the furrow. Cover the
seed to a depth of about inches, using
hoe or one-horse pillow for the pur-
pose. One to three weeks will be
required for the potatoes to come up,
depending entirely upon the tempera-
ture of the soil. The ground may even
freeze slightly after the planting has
been done, but so long as the frost
does not reach the seed potatoes no
harm will result, and growth will be-
gin as soon as the soil becomes suf-
ticiently warm.
AS soon as the plants appear above
the ground and the rows can be fol-
lowed, the surface soil should be we'll
stirred by means of one of the harrow
toothed cultivatOrs. Good cultivation
should be maintained throughout the
growing season, with occasional hand
hoeing, If necessary, to keep the
ground free from weeds. Much de-
ponds upon cultivation. Toward the
last the soil may be worked up around
the plants to hold them erect and pro-
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stratlon Of the productiveness Of the7e
lands under applied science.
MAKING SEA LAND PRODUCE.
Another equally successful expert
ment was conducted by this Wizard
Of the Soil" on this same tract, viz.
the transforming Of a Gve-acre tract
OF sea sand TO a loamy condition. The
soil was first treated with chemical
fertilizers and i'm the fan rye was
sown, which covered the ground in
winter and made a full growth the
following spring. This crop was
plowed under In June and followed by
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