The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-16

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fact that but comparatively few poo
pie as yet recognize in practical
way.
Hardly greater contrast could ex-
list in the matter Of the quality and
nutritive value of live stock feeds than
that to be noted between a succulent
silage and the bleached and tattered
leaves hanging from stalk left stand
ing in the open fields. This difference
is striking to causal observer and
probably still more fully appreciated
by the farm animals who have had
both the forms of the corn plant for
a steady ration.
Circular No. 81, United States de-
partment of agriculture, states that
one Of the reforms needed in rural life
is the improvement of country schools,
or, rather, the establishing OF real
schools for the country. Many leading
educators believe that the country
school has yet to be conceived and es-
tablished. 1t has been said with great
force that the existing country schools
are but poorly equipped city schools
located in the country"
Not much in the way of egg produc-
ton can be expected from the hens
which stand on one foot most all day
and at night load their crops up on a
big feed of corn. They will do best IL
they are made to scratch for all the
grain they get. with plenty Of milk
and now and then a hot mash of po-
tatoes. onions and meat scraps as a
sort of change. A feed Of parched
corn is all right for the hens to go to
roost on, but it should be fed some
what sparingly.
The department Of soils at the UNI
versity Of Wisconsin has obtained very
excellent results In growing hay on
| peat lands. Near Marinette as high as
| three and three-quarter tons of mixed
timothy and alsilee hay per acre were
| grown the past season on plots treated
| with a load of ashes and 300 pounds of
| acid phosphate Other fertilizers re-
suited in yields Of from one and q half
to three tons per acre. while untreated
land produced less than three-fourths
of a ton per acre.
| Because the state Of New York Il
not extensive in area folks are some.
times prone to underestimate her i'm.
portance as an agricultural state. II
Is well to remember that she ranks
first in the value OF hay. dairy prod
ucts, potatoes, buckwheat, beans, farm
forest products, vegetables. small
fruits, flowers and plants and second
in honey. fax. orchard products and
grapes. This IS. splendid showing
and one that the people Of the state
may well feel proud.
It would be well worth while FOL
every farmer who plans to do tilinf
to write the Minnesota experiment sta
ton for bulletin No. 10, recently ID
sued. in which a hundred pages are de
voted to an exhaustive and practica
discussion Of the subject of thing, in
Guiding among other things analysis o
soils, open ditch construction, cost o
tile and hauling and distributing Of
and trenching by hand or machinery
OF course thing under conditions ex
listing in Minnesota IS given specia
attention. but many general principle
are stated and conclusions draw
which would be valuable In any sec
ton Of the country. Residents OF tn
state may secure the bulletin in quea
ton by writing to the Minnesota ez
pertinent station at St Paul, Will
residents Of other states would doub,
less be able to secure it by sending
small amount IA stamps to cover Coz
Of printing.