Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-01

of seed terminates, more of it must be |
sown to get the required stand of |
plants. and this is all figured out and |
tabulated after the tests are made, |
This also helps to decide how much of |
each kind of seed is wanted.
100 Pigeon Holes and Index.
System in introduced into every |
thing. Mr.. Pottinger gets agricultural
bulletins from many stations, and he
has a case of 100 pigeon holes to re-
ceive them. classified according to sub |
jects. Then he has an index of agrl-
cultural subjects showing where he
may find valuable material upon any
of these topics in bulletins, books or
the eight agricultural papers he takes.
Some of these journals are sewed to-
gether in regular order for more con-
venient reference.
These are but fragments and hints
of the complete records kept, and yet
all are in simple, practical form as
farmer would want tnem. With this
data at hand, the days work is plan
ned before breakfast, after observing
work, but during May and June, he
spends most of his time with the men
in the field. The hours for work are
from z TO II a. m, and from 1880 10
4 p. m. Provision is made for tennis
and other recreation on the lawn n
the rear after supper.
Mr.. Pottinger has a balance sheet
from his 100 acres in 1908. There are
46 items that foot up $19,733.51. He
has checked off expenses amounting
to $6,665.32, leaving a balance to the
farms credit of $l3,0GS.19 The 1892
crop amounted to $1S,799. Most of his
helpers are insane patients; they are
| better workers than the paupers;
many work about the buildings or DO
hauling; he has 81 for neld work.
Note some items of production:
Wax beans, $50 Is bushels at 81,
$536.30; 1876 punches of beets, at 2
cents, s9S2.70; $4,000 pounds of wint er
beets at $40 per ton, $496; 77,7S2 heads
of cabbage, $3.50 10; 7,415 dozen ears
of sweet corn at 10 cents, $741.50;
| =
S113.04 $3.50 punches of green onions
at cents per sc, $4,000; 1900 bush.
els of dry onions at 20 cents, $50;
2,125 pounds of onion sets at cents,
1910; production from pork, 6k
cents dressed, $2,629.12; $3.50 pounds
of potatoes at 60 cents per bushel,
S3S3.S0; II tons of pumpkins at $40,
$420; 1856 quarts of strawberries 1T
81 per bushel, sec; 2,737 bushels Of
tomatoes at so cents, $1,36S.50. Other
products are: Asparagus, chives. car
rots, cucumbers, celeriac, dill, horse
radish, lettuce, millet, leeks. parsley,
parsnips, peas, peppers, radishes, rhu-
barb, rutabaga, sorrel, swiss chard
|sweet corn, spinach, squash, turnips
and sage. The exact quantity and a
reasonable price is named for each
The 1000 patients at Dunning get nc
other vegetables than those raised on
this farm, except potatoes.
Sanitation saves sIany Hogs.
The hog house is on one side has
window sash the whole length of It
and hinged ventilation board a foo
wide, above the windows. The Other
house has no glass and was poorly ven
tilated. In this the hogs became over
) heated, and then went out in the cold
and about so died from pneumonia
tuberculosis, etc, while only one hos
died from the bunch that used tn,
other house. Here is practical lessor
| involving the loss of more than $20o
: and well worth needing. Hundreds o.
hog houses are not sufficiently Lighted
Or ventilated
The large hog house on the place
, had not been built for convenience o
5 sanitation. Mr.. Pottinger put row o
i windows in each side of the roof
made a continuous trough through al
r the pens, and other improvements
Here the hogs have running water il
/ summer. The pens have concret.
floors, are cleaned out every day ant
, flushed with water when necessary
, The building is ventilated.
: Mr.. Pottinger has vastly improved
| the land by tilling. and has thus re
deemed a low spot of two acres which
was thought could not be drained. be
cause of the'blue clay. The farm need
, more tile. Two or three new bridge.
5 made across an open ditch save mucl
J time and distance in field travelling
; Another fine improvement is the Gin
dering of all drives about the building
: and through the fields Cement fenc,
r posts are being made. A good vine
2 Iyard has been developed and crop
{ grown on the land at the same time.
Salvation In Work.
DIR. 0. c. Willhite, superintendent o
5 Cunning, and Mr.. Pottinger, the hea,
, farmer, both give the most positiv,
: testimony to the value of work indus
trial education, to give physical IAN,
: mental relief TO these detectives. I
S is most pitiful to see them roostin,
: about the room with nothing to dc
: Work is health and salvation and 10
: to them, and yet it is provided only i,
/ lpart.
: By examination of 1000 of the par
. Ipers, Dr. Willhite found that "a ne