Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-09-18
SCIENCE APPLIED
TO FARMING
How Young Man Profited by
What He Learned at
College.

HfN a'IU lat.aE taF.a. #sEaHfN @tft ~
agricultural e.. eEe. 0e Urruced 4
ta4r-Fear rotation = crops. taict
corn. once cats. once wheat and row
81 thls uue better since I learned tte
value - .eElmes a. soil eurIehers
" -oa closer sIth a. cur oats ex-
esFs a small piees each scar. 2heh We
soA ~itt alfalfa after grain Is cut
The alfalfa ag a...a ta stand thres Gel
four years ard then follow it uIth
com We les Just enough clover stand
g. meet oar re4l' Femerfs far has and
seed. pastsr.ag tHa remainder II the
as.s ami then pI1aIuE it lH6er in the
Hriug, "a IT, followed with corn
again
Not many years aea We Were told
ffat sac acre EustiaE cur time in
growing wheat ard that corn vas the
real money crop Here Is the answer
Co this statement which We have
worked aut be- uraetlea. gay. We
are Just tne Rheat crop ahead. a. the
increased yield iu corn caused by the
rotation has fully mads ur for the loss
iH acreage 10 fact. ~ are noa able
- trutnfl..y SAY that Ne arr the
wheat. clover ard alfalfa ahead-a
clear gain and this Is no mean con-
siderati0u when 500 figure the value
~ clover and alfalfa Fed In connection
with corn.
The b. otse feature - xhatI learned
a. the agricultural college is worth
many times over what expended for
my education there. To understand
the value # alfalfa hay n al feed
operations Is worth d course ir ar az
ricaltural school A feU Of our farm
ers tried growing alfalfa and pro
nsuHced % q failure. They urged
against % that IL would produce only
tao crops 8 year. that the FIRST crop
would come IH the vet end ~ the sea
son. which would render the hay i'm
possible 60 stack without spelling.
that the second crop would not yield
well IN q dry season. and that IL was.
after all, not q good feed.
While attending the college I had
ny eyes opened on the question Of alf-
alta. and oa my return 20 the farm
said, q" We viii grow alfalfa. " The
JESUIT las exceeded our expectations
NV 49, - acres ~ Alfalfa and
get i've tons Of excellent nav from
every acfr each year. and an abuys-
anee q good. safe pasturage besides
Not only is II relisheu by all stock but
4 Is b. far the easiest feed 10 handle
Before I vent 90 college an ear 81
'orn "as an eaF Of corn and nothing
more. II II had a reasonable size i
ooked good 10 me. knew nofhing
ND cared lesss about the ur0porti.r
y corn 10 the cob. and the value ~ q
Feii-hlied butt and tip. about tss
'edge-shaped kernel. about in5eota-
ION and the various other vital f.s
uFes 81 an ear Of corn. While -
ONE on my first vacation from school
vent Co cur corn-crib and tried o.
iee out a quantity Of good seed-carn
Wa astonished 70 lind that there aas
aFeely a pTesentable ear I'M th, err
re erit. Nov / can e. into auv ora
the cribs en- the farm and Ui4s ..st
? ears every one Of which will .-er-
ooFe 7o--and DO tins without any
uniting over the pile either. We u-.5 :
3 think that cur su-bashel cribs did 9
ell II they sbelled out s.o bushels 3
ID often they would fall below that q
arr. Now these same cribs irva-i- y
BY she'll OUT more than Ia80 bgb..1s
j this change has been arcowpli.ba#
i've years simply and solely b. fba
'ooess Of intelligent selection for -. 4
hos the same variety II corn Daa 81.
hen We went - college.
Before ] took Try agricultural course
e cats groWn in our Ioealitv xs-a u
.acf1ca Us confined 90 tao Faris-ias
- q fair yieloer ir a favorable ras-
u. unfortunately, most years were l.
favorable. and these oats had
ronE tendency % lodge and ue-s j.
- susceptible O. rast. the afss, 4
No. late variety. hsd heavy srraa +.
q would not lodge. bur vas a ra.- =
alder. II school learned az q 49,.
riets ~ cats imported from Eg-.s. u
Ire experiment station. I hrgg+. 4
seral bushels ~ tins kirf re-.
81 is tn variety we nos grrU ar4
yieli is not only much Ia-g.r l.. 49,
more dependable. ard th.-e cas- =
j stand ap after car h.srsast =
rms. even after they are dead -ip. -
's mats cutting d comrsratsv..r =.
y and successful operation Rg- -
point which wish o. ernuhasizs : =
E connection T. thar ore neigsb.- :.
- smother had seen the saeeezs - =
college osts and secured SD -
sing them 81 successfully a. u.
- been able 10 myself Tsi. I...t-