Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-03-23
JOSEPHINE VISITS HERE
WEDNESDAY, AFTERNOON

That was a slightly different prop
osition 20 the farmers. They hadn't
looked at st in quite that light be-
fore. But they caught the point
Then followed a snaspy lecture on
how 20 preserve the fertility Of the
soil by use Of manures, the growing
c such crops as clover and cowpcas
nos catch crops to be turned under
Cor manurlng crops and by crop rota'
ton
In anothor cur Prof. Jordan held
~ before che farmers an ear u corn,
perfectly filled out. and propoundipg
this:
'Do you know that by adding a
kernel to every er Of Missouriis
corn crop, the increased value Of
years crop would pay tho expenses a
cur department for forty years to
Gomez"
with bad ears Of corn compared
with good ears of corn batore them,
the farmers couldn't help seeing the
truth OF the assertion. Then Professor
jordan gave this short talk on the
selection Of seed corn:
III You arc not willing 10 set apart
a hall mere breeding patch and raise
your " corn seed scientifically, de-
roiizine Inferior plants, go into your
field about the middle Of September,
when your corn has matured and be-
fore the frost has come and select
your seed corn. Look al the stalk
as well as the ear and see
that IL is well rooted and short,joint
cd with vigorous leaf growth Only
healthy plants car be good producers
And good seed is the first essential
on rich soil or poor"
"The average Missouri COW pro
duces less than $50 pounds of batter
a year" r, H. Emberson declared.
Josephine disappointing to the
famed Jersey-"bred from compare
lively poor stock, holds a record of
seven hundred pounds of butter a
year. Isn't there a lesson in those
f'gores for every Missouri dairy
man? EE{l
III you expect your COWS to pro
dnce more and better milk, you must
feed them the best in food. Don't
keep them in a filthy, unsanitary and
poorly ventilated shed or barn. They
won't give as much milk if you do,
The average farmer can't expect to
Produce a Josephine. 1t would take
more time and attention that he coul
sfford. But by building clean and
warn barns and erecting silos, which
makes It possible 70 keep the green
food of summer fresh for winter feed,
every COW In Missouri will give more
mix and consequently increase her
valve to the farmer"
How does the University Of Nilsson
u propose TO offset the movement
from the farm TO the city?
By Interesting the children Of the
towns and farms in outdoor life. That
was tho purpose of the waiting
rooms packed at every station yes.
ierday with school children. II you
ges the country boy or girl interest.
ed in the outdoor life around him
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he grows up. II you introduce the
city boy or girl to the wonders and
mysteries Of nature maybe they will
en ne depleted ranks of farm
dwc;Iers.
sometimes It was only the story of
a 2retty butterfly that the lecturer
told the children yesterday. Maybe it
was the history or a plant-a plant
brought over from India long, long
years age that held the chldren's at
.ehticn.
But il II Is bnstilled into the chill.
dren a spark of interest in outdoor
life, III purpose Is accomplished"
Prof. ]. Z. Written said.
Some of the subjects that will be
discussed at the train meetings, and
the speakers were;
More and Better Live Stock, and
Live Stock as a Means of Maintain
ing Fertility E. A. Trowbridge;
Corn and Soil Improvement" C. B.
HDtchison; Orchard Management"
Pruning and Spraying Of Fruit
Trees" J.. c. Written; Feeding
the Dairy Cow" II. Il. McNatt;
Corn Improvement" S. NJ. Jordan;
Talks to School Children" II. II.
Embenon; SANITARY Dairying," w.
b. Cutler; 'The College of Agricul-
ture," +. b. Mumford.