Middletown transcript., 1910-08-06
FARM NEWS AND VIEWS

guano, which ID Usually worth from -
to $50 psV ton. Professor Norton say
that 800 pounds of well.kept ben man
ure are equal in value 70 "A or IS two
horse loads Of stable manure. Science il
Farming ssys 100 pounds Of fresh hsI
manure contains S28 pounds phosphori,
acid snd IL pounds Of potash.
The Government crop report recently
published showed Che condition Of winte
wheat worse than bad been expected. Tit
percentage on July wsS 6l.6, and it 4
feared that conditions Esvs become WorSi
siDcs then. The combined conditions o.
the winter whess sud ths spring wheat
crops was 1872 per cent: which compares
with so.5per cent. July l, 1908. Corn bidl
fair, though increased acreage, to be q
crop Of about che same size as last year.
That ii pays 10 give cows on pasture
supplementary food during ths dry
months oiAueuss and September has been
demonstrated at the Kansas Experiment
Station. Green corn, alfalfa, any Of che
soTRhums can be more pTOfltably used ss
sOiling crops when pastures are short shan
any other way. Professor Otis states that
the soiling crops 10 6 Kansas dairy herd
brought in one year sn income Of els pei
acre above the cost Of the crop. In the
WssteFn States alfalfa is probably the beat
sOiling crop, but in she great cOrn-gFOw.
ing sections, where alfalfa does not grow
readily, nothing Is better than the oFdi.
nary field or sweet corn.
The GoveEnment sstimates that rats
alone do damage to crops, grains, food,
ami other things to the amount Of 500,
OOO, 600 3 year.
Exchange Value Of Farm PEoduct" is
the title on q speech made by United
States senssCr Reed BmOOt, Of Utah, May
"a, 1910. This speech has been Issued In
document form BY the American PrOtec.
tive Tariff League Of New York, e. DOGu.
ment No. 80.
Dairymen will Gud that the most pEac-
tical age for Guernsey Or Jersey heiieEO TO
have the fret calf Is Ct about 2 years old.
Following this practice they will develop
into better and lose none Of their siEs,if
properly fed and housed from the second
yeaFo Il 10 possible fOF them to 70 to
8 years before dropping their first calf,ii
the owner will take great pains to see that
they are not oveFied, and that their foods
are almost entirely Of ths protein order.
In great many cases the beeiy S.ysaT-
OIds are Obsained BY feeding them heart.
lily and heavily, when they have no nae
for their food, and therefore store Il on
GheiT backs. In ordinary practice the gisas-
sst demand for milk products exists during
the winter and she herd should be to Calys
In the fall to meet that demand. The
heller should Calve at shat time. More
milk is obtained BY fall calying sOd the
expense Of food and attention is lessensd.
The secret Of vigorous growth Of orna-
mental trees lies in proper preparation Of
the soil before planting. Make she holes
at least three feet across and Of q like
depth-you cannot make them too large
nor too deep. Do not dump 10 9 lot Of
manure or trash Of any kind, but irst
put back the surface soil, and II possible,
Gil in the hols with nothing bat surface
soil from surrounding territory, leaving
she other soil to be scattered where IL
may get aeEstsd and enriched. Ifnecss.
cary TO use manure, let il be well Fosted
and most thoroughly mixed With the soil
before putting il around the tree.
The reason why there are so many pigs
Lost and 90 many small litters is that the
breeding stock lacks constitutional vigor,
by having descended, from COFn.tsd stock.
When the farmers Of this country begin
% feed their breeding stock on good blood
and muscle making feeds they will not
have 80 much cholera nor 90 few pigs.
The OldTazoE back SOW thag raised 10 pigs
OF litter had Q good constitution and
very little fst on her ribs.
Many farmers are 10 the habit Of BsIinaI
theiF best animals because they bring the
highest pTics. A greater mistake cannot
Be made. A different Of 10 OF even 26
per cent. in she prics Of asingle animal is
small matter compared to this difference
in q whole herd. By keeping the very
best 70 propagate from the whole may be
made Of equal excellence, and in the
course Of q few years numerous animals
might be produced having the excellent
qualities that now distinguish some few
Of the best.
What would you say Of farmer who
cold his valuable varieties Of potatoes
and planned other kinds that were inferior
in consequences Of this impFndsnt meas.
ure, his next crop would fall short. Every
one will condemn this course, and few
II any, srs 90 wanting in discretion as 20
pursue IL, Yet many take = similar
course in selling their bsss snimals and
propasating from the poor. Not only is
THE tFus Of animals Tor breeding purposes,
bat thoss fOF work az we'll. Who
-dees not know In his own experience Of
iaFmsrs wllo cell thsiF best work horses
1Rnd keep the poorer onesf Well, the
consequence is that the poorer one costs
q great deal more 70 keep each year and
do less work, and IN the end is the most
expensive animal. The policy should have
been TO keep the better ons, and to have
sold the inferior. This is true In every
case.
And d0ubly 20, when ths farmer hes
animals Tor breeding purposes There is
3 vast difsEsncs 10 our cattle 10 sections
where much attention has besn given 10
improvements BY seIecting the best, whsn
ContTastea with those where little or no
attention has bssn paid to the subiscta
and, as matter Of cOuFss the best have
been sold, or eaten, because they were
the latest. Every man chat raises stock
has It ia bis power tomake Improvements
and be should avail himself Of aIl the
advantages around him 70 turu his power