The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-07-24

conserve the water. The soil around
Quincy is so light that the water will
seep away and be lost, unless you put
IN such pipes. A ten horsepower en-
gine would be sufficient to raise water
for ten acres, but it might be necessary
to sink more than one well. | am be-
ginning to believe that irrigation will
be necessary in the Quincy section to
obtain the best results"
Baird.-"I have been quite success.
full with corn in this locality, except
that the corn natures rather small. Can
| you advise me of varieties of corn that
| might tryi" FARMER.
81 advise that you experiment with
kaffir corn, since it seems that it will
do we'll in your region. Try a good.
early maturing Dent variety. This
should be preferable to the Flint, and
1T certainly makes better feed. The
conditions of your region require that
you cultivate to retain moisture, as we'll
as to destroy the weeds"
Chewelah.-"Is wood as desirable as
cement for building a siloR Is silage
apt to freeze in this countryf What
forage plants should be grown in the
Chewelah regionf" STOCKMAN.
Bronze grass might do well, if the
soil is not too gravelly, but it should
not be grown in rocky soil. Vetches
will be desirable in such soil as Won
nave, as these plants reseed themselves.
IT you can get lumber at a reasonable
price in your vicinity, it would be more
costly to build of cement than of wood.
Sliage stays warm, and it is not apt to
freeze In this country; but if it sticks
TO the sides of the silo from any cause,
1t should be tramped down in order to
prevent it from settling unevenly."
Leahy.-"'I would like to know if It
would be advisable to plant the Aus
tralian salt bush in this regionf Has
the plant any desirable qualities7"
j. s.
vi advise yoa to let the Australian
salt bush alone. The plant has a few
desirable qualities, but we have heard
that in the Walla Walla country it has
developed into pest. 1t resembles
tumble weed in it's manner of growth.
and IN windy weather will break off and
roll for great distance, scattering
seed as it goes Except when young
and tender, it is undesirable for stock. .
Washtucna.-"I have white clover
lawn, and would like to know what sort
OF bone fertilizer is best to use on it.n
w. A. P.
- question the advisability of using
bone fertilizer on your lawn. Com
merclal fertilizers are generally poorly
adapted to the soils in semi-arid re- |
glons. Well-rotted manure placed on
the land late in the fall and raked off |
In the spring would, / believe, be far |
more preferable. The soil in your re-
glon needs humus rather than fertiliz-
ing elements. Manure is well supplied
with phosphates and nitrogen, and |
should therefore give your soil the
needed stimulation.
Sunnyside. Would your station ad. |
vvlse me to feed grain hay with alfalfaS |
am dalryman, and have been feeding |
oohIy altalfa. f. w.
am sure that there would be econ.
omy In combining alfalfa with grain.
From four to ten pounds of grain per
lay should be sufficient, using rolled |
barley rather than wheat or bran. The
bran would practically be wasted. You
would get good results, l believe, by
5eedlng about onehalf pound per
lay OF linseed meal. Alfalfa is entire
y nltrogenous in composition, and
should be balanced by a more concen.
rated form of the carbohydrates. -