Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-09-28
Stock and
~ Farm News


Coal was found on Edw. Amidon,s
farm Monday at a depth of "a feet.
The Vein Is 30 inches thick and the
quality of coal rs said to be excel.
lent.-Farber Forum.
Judge t. f. hurry, southeast of
Stephens Store, was on the st. Louis
market Tuesday with a load of hogs
good enough to sell at top prices.
There were 50 head in the shipment
that weighd an average of 21S lbs.
and sold at 1920 a hundred.-Fulton
Gazette.
The Clark Fair, Just closed, was
a great success Among the awards
were tho following from or near
Audrain county:
Best jack, 2 years and under a.
Watts Littrell list.
Best sow, any age-w. j. Shores,
LIST.
In the Chester White class for
best SOW or boar any age = a.
Barnes won first.
". J. Shores won first in all OF
the sheep show rings.
Best mule, one year and under p
Watts Littrell.
Best draft mare or gelding 2 years
and over-Chas. Burkeye LIST.
s.. NJ. wager, of Rowena. who has
trained and successfully exhibited
many fine saddle horses, was here at
tho fair with a fine young horse,
but owing to the rain Friday was
unable to show.-Clark Chronicle.
F. H. Damaree, formerly of the
agronomy department at the Agricul-
tural College OF the University of
Missouri, has a good word for com
mercial fertilizers, He writes:
Much Missouri land would be
greatly bnefited, especially for
wheat or oats, by the use Of some
appropriate commercial fertilizer.
There have been some false ideas
about the use of fertilizers, and
many farmers are still prediu.
diced against them.
A common idea is that fertilizers
will increase the crops for a short
time, but will soon cause the land
to wear out and become worthless.
This idea has been brought about by
improper methods. No farmer
would attempt to maintain the fertiI-
ity of his soil by the use Of com
mercial fertilizers without crop rota-
ton, hauling out of manure and thes
fundamental practices. 1t would be
impossible to do so and would be
very expensive to try.
Some Of the most profitable farms
III the country use large amounts of
Fertilizers, not to cause the land to
produce ordinary crops, but to in
crease the yields to the point of
high profits.
No rules can be laid down for de-
termining whether or not fertilizer
will pay on a given farm.
On badly w~ornlands the most re-
m%unerative fertilizer application for
wheat will usually be one of COM
plete fertilizers, These contain
from / ~ per cent to 2 IL per
cent nitrogen, from 2 to- 3 per cent
potash.
This should be applied with a fer
tilizer drill at the time of sowing
the wheat, at rate of 100 to $50
pounds per acre.
On lands that have been fairly
well kept up in humus by crop rota-
ton. manuring and legume growing.
the application Of t25 to $50 pounds
OF a good grade OF steamed bone
Ia per cent nitrogen and from rs to
80 per cent phosphoric acid, about
half Of which is available. The raw
bone meal will also give good re-
turns, but it contains from 2 IA to
4 per cent nitrogen, which is more
than one can afford to apply if the
nitrogen has been kept up by proper
means OF farming, The use of
$50 to 200 pounds of acid phosphate
on suchlands will be very remunera-
tive. This acid phosphate contain
from IA to 16 per cent phosphoric
acid. practically all of which is
available. It's cost is around SIT a
ton, while the steamed bone costs
about $50 and the raw bone about
$2s . ton.
Acid phosphate has a tendency to
cause the land to become soul with
continued use. and especially on
lands where lime is already begin
ming to be needed. It's long contin-
ued use is not so desirable as that
Of the bone meals. The bone meals
also have a more lasting effect due
to the karg amount Of PHOSPHORUS
which they contain in a less insolu-
BILE form. Their use is to be e c
commended in preference to the acid
phosphate.
Crystal Plains, Kan, Sept. %.
Mrs. Pete Frydendal, who lives
here. reported to-day that she has
marketed LAG dozen eggs since Mar.
| from $50 hens. Mrs, Frydendal
makes her daily trips to market In a
motor car.