The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-04
WHAT ONE soY DID.


The blue ribDons that were pulled
down in the Angus class at the inter
national live stock show held at Chi
cago early in December prove that one
Of the most successful breeders Of this
type OF cattle in the country was
young man OF the name OF Otto Bat.
ties. who happens to live at MaQuo-
keta. Ia. but who for the purposes VI
this article might have lived in any
other state or section OF the country.
Last year, at the age Of twenty-three,
he exhibited nine head IT cattle and
captured some Of the best prizes Of
fered. This year he exhibited sixteen
head Of Dodiies and captured still
more blue ribbons, attending In all
during the season ten shows and win
ming $1,000 In cash prizes. This Toy
started in the live stock business when
he was sixteen years old with two
thoroughbred Angus cows. both Of
which gave him fine calves. A little
later he mixed with his stock breed
ultra practical men are wont to term
theory" and took a course In animal
husbandry at the State Agricultural
college. He then went back home and
developed his little herd intelligently
until today he has close to hundred
head Of AZ fine Angus cattle as can
be seen anywhere. That raising pure
cfr L. knf III DA1l nf,
tertaining ID shown In the prices he
receives for animals sold. A pair Of
heifers which he disposed of recently
brought him $500, while for three 9th
ers he received $500 each. He sells
his bulls for prices ranging from $3.50
to $500 apiece, and one cow which be
wisely keeps in his own hands he
values at $4,000. Strangely. young
Battles got no encouragement In this
work from. his father. who. though q
hardworking man, took no stock III
these newfangled ideas. His mother
encouraged him, however, and the
two proved a successful team. This
instance OF success may be somewhat
out Of the ordinary, but it shows nice
" what can be accomplished with
intelligence and energy and disproves
the claim Of some that there are ne
opportunities today for boys on. thu
farm. Other boys can do what thi.
one did II they only think so.
A 8PRAYlNG DEMONSTRATION.
The Nebraska experiment station
has lately tabulated the results Of al
extensive series Of spraying expert
ments which have been carried on un
der its direction in the eastern part O
the state during the past three years
and they are SO complete and worket
out in such detail as to furnish mos
convincing proof Of the advantage ant
profit in the spraying Of apple OF
chards. The figures given are tn
average Of ten spraying tests. Tn
number OF trees in the experiment wa
2.OO5 and their age nineteen years
The average cost per gallon OF spray
jRg material was four-ffths Of a cen
andathe cost Of application cent pc
gallon. An average of seventeen gal
Ions Of spraying liquid was used Oh
each tree yearly. while the total cos
Of material and labor per tree eacl
year was 80 cents. At picking time
was found that the sprayed trees yield
ed on an average So bushels Of al
pies. which brought II cents per bush
ei, or total OF $226, while the TN
sprayed trees bore So bushels Of frui,
each ct which sold at q cents pc
bushel. giving return Of 20 cents pc
tree. A subtraction shows that til
sprayed trees yielded a revenue q
$1.50 per tree more than the unspray
ed. while the deduction Of the cost O
the spraying. 30 cents. leaves $1.26 a
the net gain per tree due to spraying
To these very convincing figures ma
be added the further statement tina
| the trees were in . much more vigol
ous and healthy condition at the en-
Of the three years spraying than Z
the start. While this could not be q;
ured accurately In dollars and cents.
would nevertheless be considerable.
A LESSON IN CULTIVATION.
An interesting picture object lesso
which II on display in the farm crop
section Of the Indiana experiment st:
| tion shows two Aelds Of corn side b
| side, the ono on the left given no en-
tivation sitter planting and that on ii
right cultivated four ttnaes- At I'm