The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-16

One Of the vexatious things about
farm machinery is the tendency Of
the bolts to work loose and get lost.
This can be prevented by occasionally
examining the nuts and tightening
them il they need It. The winter time
gives good opportunity for overhaul
ing AL the farm machinery and be-
Ing sure that It is IN good condition
for next seasons work. Don't put 1t
on. Spring work viii be upon you
almost before you realize 1t.
It's a happy, contented hen which
is kept busy. Feed small grain In
the morning In the litter SO that the
hens will be kept busy until time to
feed the mash. Then about an hour
before roosting time in the afternoon,
give feeding Of cracked corn for
them to go to bed on. Be sure the
hens have fresh water, grits, char
coal. and keep the hen house free
from droppings and you will have
healthy chickens, and viii get eggs
in the winter time.
Even In North Dakota they are
raising alfalfa. Seed sown on the ex.
pertinent station farm in 1901 and
1902 passed through the waters in
good condition. and Is still making Wig
orous growths. On June 27 Of this
year the first crop of Turkestan al
falfa was SO inches high, and yielded
2.37 tons per acre. The second growth,
which was as heavy as the first, was
allowed to ripen seed. Grimm al
falfa. as compared with Turkestan,
had finer stems and produced more
bransaes and leaves.
A bushei measure (circular) is 1874
inches In diameter and eight inches
deep. and contains 2.1504 cubic inches.
In building the square wooden crate
they should contain $500 cubic inches,
so that the bushel content will NOT
extend above the top edge OF the
crate. and the crates can be thus
stacked one on top Of the other. The
dimensions of such a crate are 12x14x
II inches. The materials used in
building are inch square posts, II
inches long for the corners; stats II
inches long BY two and one-half inches
vide BY threeeighths inches thick for
sides and bottom, and end Stats Of the
same dimensions and IA inches long
An experiment In corn growing Gov
ering period Of IL years made by
the Rhode Island experiment station
has demonstrated that where clover
is used as a cover crop during the win
ter the yield Of corn is greatly en-
HANGED. In the test an acre Of land
was divided into four parts. All
four we're planted to corn each year,
but section was given a cover crop
Of clover for the fall and winter, the
sead being sown at the last cultiva-
tion. Sections 2 and were kept fal.
low during the fall and winter Sec.
tion 3 was given rye as a cover crop.
II viii be understood that the cover
crop made what growth they could
during each tail and early spring, but
we're. turned under when the land
was prepared for planting.
~Hogging corn" is a new method OF
feeding which has been tested by the
Minnesota Agricultural college, and In
forthcoming bulletin the system viii
be explained and the result Of the two
years experiments SET forth. Hog.
ging corn" simplylmeans that pigs are
turned into a field Of corn where they
are allowed to eat the corn from the
stalks. In this way the cost OF labor
in harvesting and husking the corn is
saved as well as the storage. OF
course where such a system Is fol.
lowed hog-proof fence must be built,
but according to the experiments at
the college the cost OF erection was
Offset DY the saving In labor. In addi-
tion to the saving in labor It is
claimed that the ground Is fortified
and stirred up by the roofing OF the
hogs which puts 1t in better condition
for the next years crops. It is also
claimed that lhe hogs having free
range fatten quicker. Pigs weighing
about 12C pounds turned into the fields
showed gain Of about rs pounds each
at the end Of eight weeks.
The new era in farming Is forcing
Itself more and more upon the atten-
ton Of the general public outside the
farming communities. Hardly mag
azine or paper can be picked up with
out some article, comment or editorial.
being found which bears upon the sub.
iect. A late number Of the Review or
Reviews contains an article by Richard
H. Edmonds upon the strides which
agriculture is making In which he
says. I'VE have reached time of i'm
proved methods In farming and OF
restoration Of fertility to the soil.
Much is heard about the increase In
the fertilizer trade Of the country
and the development Of this industry
has been commemorate with that or
other large business interests, but the
real Improvement Of farming "a found