The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-28

ture such crops, but they should be
all given back to the ground as a
fertilizer.
The speaker explained the various
properties of the plants, and had
charts giving the results of-different
experiments that had been conduct
ed by the Purdue University man.
agement. He declared that a crop
of COW peas or other Leguminous
plants, would cost about $500 per
acre to SOW and prepare the ground,
and this was much less than any
good fertilizer would cost. He ex-
planned further that to harvest this
crop, feed 1t to stock, and use the
manure for fertilizer, would lessen
its value fifty percent. That is, if
turned under green it was worth
twice as much to- the land, than it
woull be if cut and feed to stock.
Mr.. Conner spoke of vetch as a
crop that was comingzs into notice,
and advised farmers to study this,
and be early in the field as raisers
of it. The point emphasized by the
speaker was that If good crops Of
grain are wanted, the farmer must
have plenty Of manure and use it
judiciously and wisely, else he need
not expect good results.
Care of the Orchard.
In his talk at the Farmers In
stitute on the Care Of the Orchard,
Fl. H. Swain spoke Of the recent
Indiana apple show, and some of
its surpriss, one of which was that
some way very good prizes came to
the northern part of the state. Com
mercial fruit men in the south por-
tion of the state have always coz
tended that northern Indiana could
not grow apples, especially the
Grimes. Ft. Wayne, Allen County,
jtookthe grand Sweepstakes $4,000
for best box at the show, and it was
box of Grimes Golden at that.
st. Joseph county took the Indian
apolis News $500 prize for best coun
ty exhibit. Marshall county had one
orchardist who made a very credit
able exhibit, and took first OH best
plate of Grimes Golden. That s
what northern Indiana and Marshall
county can do, if they only will do
it.
The speaker emphasized the i'm
portance of proper care for the
orchard. Whatever is sown in the
orchard should. be a cover crop and
not a pasture crop. Return it to the
ground, not take it off for feed. Cut
out dead and useless wood, and
shape the tree properly.
The Importance and necessity of
spraying if we would have fruit,
was also brought out clearly. First
the winter spraying, when trees
are dormant, for the control of San
Jose and other scale insects. Then
the summer spraying at proper times
to kill or control the codling moth
or apple worm, and other insects
and fungus pests and enemies of
good fruit. =
Full and detailed information
about how and when to spray may be
had for the asking by writing to the
Horticultural Department of Purdue
University, Lafayette, Indiana
Spraying not only controls and kills
insect and other pests, but has a
preserving effect on fruit, as shown
by samples exhibited from sprayed
and unsprayed trees. The cost is
very small compared to the benefits
and spraying must be done if we ars
to have fruit of any commercial
value.
Prof. A. c. Phillips of Purdue
University, made a fine talk OF
Poultry and Eggs at the openins
session Of the institute Wednesda,
morning.
He showed that there is mor'
money in poultry, if properly hand
led, than in anything else produced