Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-25
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Clover for hoas.

This winter | have been feeding con-
siderable clover hay to my brood sows,
writes a Minnesota farmer. When
clover hay is handled, either in throw
ing ii down from the NOW or hauling
it home from the stack, there will be a
lot of leaves and heads rubbed off. This;
is especially true if you pile it off by
the barn and feed from it there. This
short stuff mainly leaves and heads
from the clover hay, is the best part,
and by gathering it up and mixing
it in the hog feed with hot water, you
will have a good ration for your brood
sows. The clover leaf contains a large
per cent of protein which is desirable,
and you will find that the hogs eat it
with relish when thus prepared. The
hay as it is will not do very well. 1t
should be cut up in feed cutter.
have also fed that short stuff from the
clover hay to my chickens by mixing
it in the bran mash. DO not mix in
too much at first until you see how
they do on it. I have fed it both to
hogs and chickens with success and
it is an economical way OF feeding.
How Canadian Grows Potatoes.
In the fall of 1907. after my oats
were cut and shocked, | double disked
the ground so as to hold the moisture;
did this several times until the rain
softened the soil and then 1t was
plowed about eight inches deep and
thoroughly dislied and narrowed down
itno fine Jumps so that the sun and
WHY, M dra the moisture
1t was left in this condition until spring
and then double disked and narrowed
with an Acme harrow and kept in this
condition until planting time which was
the first of June. | took a two horse
walking plow and furrowed out four
inches deep which is considered in this
section the proper depth for good po-
tato growth. l then sorted out those
potatoes that had the strongest
sprouts; take none but those that
have the strong visible sprouts. ! cut
the potatoes in such a manner as to
leave three good eyes to a piece. L
planted with the sprouts left on, which
if broken off takes away that much sap
and vitality and leaves the next sprout
much weaker. When the dropping is
done, which is sixteen inches apart
take a plow and ridge up over the
row and then harrow down nearly level
thus leaving the ground in fine filth
without dosing much moisture, which is
most essential to keep the potatoes In
rapid growth. When the potatoes are
up so can see them in the row cul-
tivate very lightly to destroy weeds, If
any appear. which is not very likely
after being double disked the fall be-
fore. They should be cultivated about
six times so as to hold the moisture,
and do not cultivate deeper than two
or three inches for if you do you will
destroy the hair-like roots which cross
and recross the space between the
rows. i spray my potatoes every week
with Bordeaux mixture and Paris
Green which is made under the form
ula, five pounds blue stone dissolved
in hot water. In a coarse sack sls-
pended from a stick over bucket l
make a stock solution of five pounds
fresh lime slackened in a sufficient
amount of water to prevent burning
After both are dissolved / put them
into a forty-five gallon barrel. both
being strained to take out any coarse
sediment. Then I take half-pound
of Paris Green dissolved in scalding
water, which dissolves it quicker than
ANYTHING else. / am not troubled with