The Washington herald., 1912-08-11

that they may see the practical. and
therefore the profitable application Of SCI
entiic farming and stock-raisinR meth
DDS Thus they viii be prepared to work
their own land. or to superintend the
estates Of rich men or TO manage the
large farms Of corporations. I want 10
show them how to save the land, to In
crease the food supply Of the people, and
to make agriculture q humanity interest
ing and paying Industry.
Women, too. shall be invited to come
and learn domestic science, and how to
make the best use Of a surplus Of fruits
and vegetables. They are well qualified
to achieve success In horticulture and
with bees and poultry. A woman II in
charge Of my pigeon department. She
managed an Indiana shipping plant for
seven years previous TO accepting employ
ment with US. We started with 1000
pigeons, mostly Homers, Royal Whites,
Bun Expresses and imported Belgium
stock. I mean to send 1000 squads to
market every year, principally to Chi
cago and New York Pigeons raised for
food must be confined In pens; flying
keeps them poor. hardens their muscles
and makes them tough. have sold
enough squads to know that there IL
money in the business IL II is run on q
sound commercial basis.
About 5000 chickens are now coming
on They are White Leghorns, to pro-
duce eggs. and White wyandottes and
Barred Plymouth Rocks, to be used as
broilers and roasters. I am developing
both ends Of the chicken industry-the
meat end and the egg end. sold all Of
my eggs last winter to hotel in Chi
cago for 90 cents q dozen. EGGS laid
one day were shipped by express In the
evening. and reached Chicago the next
morning. There is always q ready sale
for eggs IL the supply Is fresh and reg
ular. We estimate that our revenue now
amounts to $500 a month from the chick
en- yards. counting in the value of the
guano, which Is spread upon the land,
and is as good to US as the cash in
hand. We shall also annually produce
about 5000 ducks.
The Greatest Herd of Guernseys.
IT was talking about poultry" Mr..
Barber went on to say, because II came
into the conversation naturally, but I
began my first experiments with cattle.
have, SO / am assured, the largest and
finest herd of Guernseys in the world
1o6 head were imported: the others were
bought in this country. I now have 400
cows and calves-al fullbloods-including
Spotswood Daisy Pearl, valued at 5000.
who broke the records by producing 49,
COZ pounds of milk last year. or six and
one-hah gallons a day, which was the
equivalent Of about ], LIS pounds of butter.
A young bull of my own breecings is said
to be worth $4,000 would not sell him.
however, at that figure.
"a celebrated Guernsey expert came
down from Canada to see my herd. You
must have been engaged for a very long
time he said to me, in getting your
cattle togetherf
Lets see, what month is this?" re-
Piled "Oh, yes; June Well on Septem-
ber / shall have been at the work for
one year exactly.
my cows are curried each day, their
tails are combed. and they are washed
whenever they get dirty. Tney are af-
fectionate and intelligent feel sorry
when think of the neglected cows In
all parts of the country. kicked by men.
chased by dogs and tormented by flies
and insects. Cows are family pets In
Europe. and they repay kind treatment
by an increased production Of milk. 7
shall be milking 300 Guernseys by the end
of this year. All Of them are to be kept
in box stalls. ten feet long and fourteen
feet wide We have found that box stalls
increase the milk product Of each cow
by about three pounds day. which
means at the price gets cents quart
some "a cents q week, or nearly ~ a
year, and that will be a. high rate of
on the money being put Into
the barn I am building.
VIII Get s15O,OOO from Cattle.
TT takes three acres of pasture to
feed a COW, but one acre Of silage viii
feed three cows. So we keep our cows
indoors. leaving them out several hours
glad to get back into the barn, how
ever. I am still adding to my herd and
am only selling a bull calf now and
then to persons who are willing to pay
for thoroughbred stock. The time is near
at hand when shall be selling $4,000
worth of milk. butter. and cattle each
year. Interest on the investment will
be fully met, I feel certain. through the
natural increase Of the herd.
IT learned a great deal on the Island
of Guernsey about cows and sensible
farming The people have about 10000
acres under cultivation. Their yearly ex-
ports of cattle, butter, cream. and fruits
have an average value Of $3.50 to the acre.
Two lines OF steamers to England and
two to France are in daily operation dur
ing the busy season. The farms are
small but are intensively cultivated. r
have seen muscatel grapes growing so
thickly that one could hardly get the
edge of his hand between the punches.
The grapes are sold in London and Paris
at from 40 to 90 cents a pound. Why,
we Americans are scarcely more than
agricultural botchers and land butchers.
so far, have five acres under glass
and am growing muscatel grapes myself
and shall have them for sale every
month of the year. had peaches early
IN June and also cantaloupes and necta-
rines Our receipts from tomatoes a good
part of the spring and early summer
amounted to 5000 a week. The price
at one time went as high as SO q
busheL The tomato house. made Of light
steel frame work, with glass for its
sides and roof, Is IS feet wide and 500
feet long. I took of the top soil and
mixed il with fertilizer and put down
nine miles Of finch glazed pipe. one
foot apart, at the bottom Of the exca-
vation. The soil was then carried back
Every insect, every egg and every seed
were destroyed by the heat.
Ton of Lettuce . Week.
I've planted lettuce as a first crop.
cents to cents pound more
han did other growers and shipping
about four tons q month to market To- |
natoes followed the lettuce. The vines, |
trained straight up, were eight feet and |
! half long before being topped. No
This fall I shall set out more lettuce, |
turing the winter.
yiass in which to grow frufts. flowers |
houses. each 500 feet long and a feet |
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