The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-20

the American bales. But, as
PROFESSOR MASSEY. the Editor says there is room
for great Improvement in American baling. Bale
the cotton right and then stand up for fair treat
ment.
BUR CLOVER AND CRIMSON CLOVER.-As
bur clover belongs to the same genus alfalfa,
the same bacteria will thrive on the roots, and
bur clover seed sown in the rough will inoculate
the land for alfalfa, and it may be that sowing the
two at same time would be good practice. Then
as to crimson clover, believe that the seed will
terminate better sown in the rough than cleaned.
But the South should produce it's crimson clover
seed. OF course, it will not pay for one farmer
to huler for his individual use, but when
large section gets to growing this clover regu-
larly it will pay some to the huer and
go from farm to farm and clean the seed is
done the Deaware-Maryland peninsula where
large part Of the homegrown seed is now pro-
duced and where the failure last spring made the
present high price, But Mr.. Wilson says 1t
is worth In nitrogen fixing as much per acre as
ton of $50 fertilizer. A farmer remarked to me
recently that $40 bushel big price, but
that peck of the seed would do more for him than
any $3.50 worth of fertilizer he could buy. Some
of the seedsmen are now offering imported seed at
$3.50 Better examine a sample before buying.
Mr. Wilson was fortunate in getting stand
ten acres with two bushels of seed. I would SOW
two and half bushels on ten
SOY BEANS.-Mr. Zeno Moore does not say
what variety of soy beans he uses. There are
some that are too early to with black peas;
but l think that the tall yellow soy will come
in in good shape with almost any pea except the
Unknown or Wonderful, as they call it now. The
early soys should be sown with early peas. am
glad to have Mr. Moores experience, however.
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CORN FIRING.-I think that the main reason
for firing of corn is shallow blowing and de-
hcency OF humus in the soil to retain moisture
have noticed here that the sandiest soils there
is no firing where growth Of crimson clover has
been turned under for the corn. The decaying
clover retains moisture, and the corn keeps green
to the ground. / have noticed this in field after
Held, and have never yet been able to find fired
corn where crimson clover was turned under
SHALLOW cultivation, too, is important to prevent
Hiring, for in fields where the corn is laid by with
turning pillow there is always firing because the
roots are cut and the food for the leaves is with
drawn and, Of course, the leaf dies.
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SlLOS.-There is great deal said about
concrete silos. l would not build one. for have
used three OF them and find that there is great
deal more damaged silage in a cement silo than in
wooden one. The constant condensation on the
cement walls will damage the silage all around the
wall AT least that is what it did for me in three
sllos holding 200 tons each. The cheapest silos
are those commonly built by the dairymen in
Northern Ohio These made with wooden
hoops. Wood does not shrink endwise and the
wooden hoops hold the silo tighter than iron ones
tnat continually expand and shrink They make
these hoops by laying off the circle on barn floor
ana placing blocks on the circumference around
which half-inch stuff six inches wide is bent For
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