The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-12
OF Interest to the Farmers

$T.4u'per ous.le>s1-r tie same a. .-.scie
when they are delivered at his back
door three months later by the local
Sroceryman.
For all practical purposes-and this
holds whether the animal be of the
roadster or draft type-a horse is valu-
able in just the proportion that the
feet and legs on which he stands are
strong and sound. For this reason, in
the judging of the merits of sire and
dam and the worth Of their get, this
important point can be given hardly
too much attention.
All too many farmers in the corn
belt have yet to learn the several ad
vantages coming from adopting a type
Of soil tillage which makes possible
the growing of 1000 bushels of corn
on fifteen acres instead Of sprawling
it over forty or fifty acres. Such an
agricultural reform would mean not
only a vastly greater economy in the
use and working of land and care of
the crops, but a corresponding increase
In satisfaction on the part of the pro-
prietor.
One of the largest irrigation projects
in the world has been under construc-
ton during the past year and a half
on the Murrumbidgee river. in New
South Wales. The dam, which Is To-
Gated at Barren Jack, will cost when
completed $7,5OO,OOO and will store
water enough to irrigate and make
available for settlement 1858 600 acres
of land. The cost of this dam is al
most twice that Of the celebrated Salt
river dam, near Phoenix, Ariz., the
largest enterprise Of its kind in the
United States.
Considering the difficulty which is
often experienced in carrying the can
ma through SO long dormant period
without serious impairment Of vital
ity, it may be we'll to put the roots
in soil in small pots or in box large
enough to accommodate several roots
and place them in Il rather cool, light
room where the bulbs will sprout. but
where their development will be slow.
Later, as the time approaches when
they may be transferred to the open
ground, with the danger Of frost past.
they may be given warmer quarters.
A few crystals of potassium per-
manganate placed In the drinking wa
ter for the poultry make it an excel
1nvot scivN hf1h al &ks<,
mouth and throat and will kill germs
Of roup that may be present. If the
nasal passages are badly affected re-
lief will come from forcing into the
nostrils a few drops of per cent
solution Of carbolic acid and a per
cent solution Of copper sulphate mixed
by means Of fine pointed oil can or
atomizer. Besides this treatment, the
sick fowls should be kept by them
selves in a dry and well ventilated
place.
There is no system or method of
selecting public servants that will of
itself insure the election of clean and
honest men to Office unless it is back
cd by voters who are alert, honest and
actively interested in the problems Of
popular government. The primary
election system. admittedly the best
method of selecting officers yet tried,
will not insure the election Of the right
men to Office any more than a reaper
will harvest grain without horses to
pull it. Along this line the farmer, the
tradesman and the professional man
}, d. ~
tsinment of good government.
The black color Of the surface soils
found in many sections is due to the
presence Of humus. the decaying and
decayed vegetable matter. the accumu-
lation of many years. White soils are
usually Of a sandy character, red soil
Of decomposed granite or clay, while
the gray soils often noticed in western
states are composed of volcanic ash.
While black soils are usually fat and
rich in humus, in no sense do they
surpass the red or gray soils when
it comes to other fertilizing elements.
True. they often lack nitrogen, but this
deficiency is made good by the appli-
cation Of manures and the growing Of
legumes.
A query that naturally comes to one
who feels an interest in the soil be-
meath his feet is that having to do
with its origin. Subsequent to the
epoch where the stun of which the old
earth was made took form and sub
stance the earth masses were Of rocky
formation. but as result Of processes
partly chemical and partly physical.
extending through millions Of years
and including the work Of heat and
frost. Of rain and snow, Of food and