The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-10-07
48th COUNTY FAIR
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der different systems of fertilza-
tion.
On an acre the hay crop showed
the following variations with the diff
ferent fertilizers used With phos-
phorous acid 3210 lbs; notrogen
1880 lbs; potash 34S9 lbs; phos-
phoric acid and potash Alps lbs;
complete fertilizer 4O9S lbs; manure
1850 lbs; lime (alone) 1851 lbs;
lime and manure 4190 lbs. 1t will
be seen from the above that a ju-
dicious mixture of lime and manure
seems to afford the best results.
There were also glass tubes con-
tanning the various grains in the
proportions of their production un-
der the different methods of fertili-
zation. Then there were specimens
of the various kinds of corn on the
ear, showing good and bad kinds of
seed corn. The kinds of ears to
avoid were labeled with their vari-
Gus defects such as poor shape, ir-
regular rows, poor tips and thick
cobs.
In another portion of the exhibit
were glass tubes showing the differ
ent proportions of butter fats pro-
duced from a herd of cows under
various conditions of breeding. This
was especially interesting as going
to show that intelligent breeding
plays an all important part in the
milk production of the herd.
There were herbariums of the
different grains, etc, showing the
various blights which affected them
such as the Black rot on grapes,
smut on oats and wheat and blight
and scabs on potatoes.
An interesting exhibit showing the
necessity of sanitary conditions in
the stable were glass slides showing
cultures of different germs about the
stable. The slides showing cultures
of germs in a milk jar washed in
soap and water and in a closed sani-
tary pail were very interesting show
ing as they did the menace of the
open vessel washed in the ordinary
manner.
Another Interesting feature was
the cross sections of small trees,
showing the proper and improper
methods of taking off limbs and of
| treating decayed parts also showing
the effect upon the tree of improp-
erly caring for the ends of limbs af-
ter they have been removed.
Scattered through the exhibit
were pictures showing proper ar
rangements for keeping chickens, pic
! lures of students spraying trees and
specimens of proper spraying mix
lures and spraying nozzles, pictures
of the herds of cows and various
grain fields and tabulated statistics
as to the active agent per hundred
| pounds in fertilizers in their various
| chemical compositions.
No thoughtful man or woman
could fail to be impressed with the
exhibit as indicating the Importance
of the work being done at Pennsyl-
vania State College. The College is
| located at the town of State Col
! lege, Centre county, Pa, and any
one desiring Information regarding
the various courses offered should
write to the superintendent at that
address.
In addition to the regular resident
| courses the college is now Offering
| correspondence courses in General
Agricultural, Animal Industry, Hor-
! ticulture, Dairying and Miscellaneous
courses The tuition in the cores
! pondence courses as in the regular
courses is absolutely free and they
are open to all citizens of the state
who may wish to avail themselves
! of them.
No person who is proposing to de-
pend upon some branch of farming
as a means of making money should
! fail to consider seriously the ad-
visibility of taking a course at the
institution or if that is impossible
they should at least enroll in one oi
the correspondence courses.