Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-02

whether It is a paying investment
and whether you receive fair in
terest or at least full value for the
money you have expended as you do
this institution.
This Indifference on the part of
many shows a lack Of good business
principles and ought not to exist
II the farmers and land owners
OF the state could see the results
secured along the several lines OF
investigation, in progress at t'i" ex-
pertinent station, We are certain this
Indifference would quickly change to
interest, the interest to attention and
the attention speedily result in s1cp-
ton OF ways and methods shown to
be beneficial and profitable.
SEE FOR YOURSELF.
The old adage that seeing is be-
lieving'' is still as true as when first
spoken. To enlarge on this adage
would be to repeat what we hear
often goes in at one ear and out at
the other" but what we see goes in
and sticks.
The Illinois state farmers insti-
tute realizing the value of seeing
things" with ones own eyes has ar
ranged to hold the annual midsum-
mer meeting at Urbana-Champaign
on July II, IL and Is. This will
afford every farmer and land owner
in Illinois an unequalled oppoTtun-
ity to see with his own eyes the won
derful work in progress at the ex-
pertinent station. 1t will give you
I %. hr 70
Of experiments along the special line
of agriculture you are interested IL.
If you are a grain farmer, you can
note the effect of rotations, diner
ent ways 49, of cultivation, various
depths and methods OF seeding as
well as the wonderful results secur-
ed when the crops are furnished a
I balanced ration of food in spG cic ut
amount for maximum yields. Here
will be given an opportunity for you
to see one field Of corn that pro-
duces an average OF 20 bushels per
acre, while close beside this field is
another on the same kind of soil,
prepared in the same way. On the
same day, planted with the same kind
Of corn at the same time, tended with
the same cultivators, and in the same
manner, that produces an average of
80 bushels per acre. Why this great
difference? That's one of the things
you can see.
LIVE STOCK YOUR SPECULATIVE
Perhaps you are more interested
in live stock than in grain farming.
If so, there's something for you to
see and learn along this branch Of
agriculture.
Perhaps your branch of live stock
is hogs. In that case you'll be in
terested to know why two lots Of
pigs-litter mates-as nearly alike
in weight, conformation, quality, ETC.,
as possible to get them, could be put
on to feed at two months old, each
given all the feed they would clean
up, both kept from grass and yet
at the end of six months feeding,
the pigs of one lot weighed so pounds
per head while those of the other
lot weighed 290 pounds per head.
AS with many other things it's easy
TO see when you know the why"
and you can see this by taking. this
opportunity to go to your experiment
station.
We hear the farmer from south
ern Illinois say I'm interested es-
pecially in the apple crop. What is
there for me to see?" Would it in
terest you as an apple grower to
know that two trees of the same va
riety side by side, pruned at the
same time and as nearly alike as
possible, given exactly the same cul-
tivation, showed SO great a differ
ence in the amount and kinds of
fruit produced that the value of
apples from one tree was 81 while
those from the other was $1.O6. This
is only one of the many interesting
things the horticulturist may learn |
and see on this occasion.
CORN sILAGE AND ALFALFA.
The several farming interests of |
the state are now fairly well noted |
with the exception of the dairymen. |
He need not be anxious for there is |
a world of material, both interesting |
and instructive for him to see. The |
sanitary dairy barn, the Bang iso-
lation method Of handling tubercu- |
losis COWS, the model 2O-acre dairy |
farm, the successful growing and
the value and economy of corn silage |
and alfalfa, without grain, as feed |
for dairy COWS TO produce a large |
and continued flow of milk and keep |
the cows in an especially sleek and |
healthy condition.
These things mentioned are but a |
few of the many valuable lessons to |
be received from this meeting.
There is not a single farmer OF
land owner in Illinois but what can |
receive timely, important and val
liable assistance through the exper-
iment station work
DOUBTERS WANTED.
This meeting will afford you an
unequalled opportunity to see these
things, where every farming interest
is represented.
II you are a "doubter" there is no
need OF being SO longer. You can
be shown at the midsummer meet
inc of the state farmarS' fnsfftuta |