Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-26

the nitei States Q cptfimrut Df ~
nsHfnrf tan iusf ISSUED Circular So
&C. ths suhisff uf NhiEu la aussesf
rt tr1pfiur alafrma for tac riart
tsnds of reIas
This circular eas prepared hy -
f0auEbinud ehu ls Hna director lf
ths Tstas Experiment. stallion ai tas
.A ~ college 40 Folna Coliere
station resas Ihe aolh sas done
shile Nr NOHugbionI taf assistant
xEHculiurisi 81 fhc nfNe nf Farm
Management af the irfsral govern
mrut n IN valuable contribution
20 the scientific studs nf the retas
,rondiilons end fhusf atH 1tefe OlI
lep of o. can obtain ihpW tf mhtlut
Request 10 Nr NounrhioNd
The SUMMARY shoes the i0.iue8us
The afmora of fho hn.k Ani rr
zion pf rntas ate seeking ln'0rNailol
relative fo rroprlnF fHfenn Witch
HNl decrease tnt mniuiaIn sni fer
uhy aud make tbsif farms more
profitable
The pfIfo 81 blasl and hsu in
creased dunns thv PAST i0rif years
from ser, lue puro to prl.ra rams
ins from $50 to t2oo p,f affe
The orlguai praducinensss of
much of me aoli has netu sroatis ies.
seemed hy til tho rreFeu0r of Ilani
dls.aao kuoen a. root roo which Do
especially nmfiuua 30 Dation and
lcgumes and l1i che consequent nh.
aouec ~ iesamen from Tho Relations
Though no pracrenl rrmedy tor
Totaa root rot has yc' reen Discover
ed. ifs otii effects mas he larrrlf
utercnme ca hY ircp nl piowins
II1l bs ths rotation oi RESISTANT and
non resistant crops anl fll hf th'
incorporation OF orFnnlr matter into
ths soil
ierumss generally are not as mu0 D.
affected by root f0l as la cotton Deg "a
property tfupfe1 rotation alfalfa
f ana o. numtrr nf Varieties So roe peas
Irsn ho FroRn to grrat ntyauiaf,
I rcsfs undcr eay indicate fhnt several
other loEgmes eNl prove t0 ho of
sreat sefti,e ~ thc iarmers either an
! hai of soii lmproters. notably certain
safieti.s of soy hraus
Nlfaiia is killcd nf rnotrof Boz two
SO ntv sears raHaine mhns itrmrrs
90 decide that BE- be- mot Suitable eron
for black lands Experience hne
ever has proved that 500 mauy sef
tious 20 PAYS rs afoe alfalfa ln a
short rotation eith grain. allowing BE-
o. rcmain nn the neii about Three
years or until DESTROYED Is, rooi.r"i
and then piosine up 900 meadow ana
~ seud another. Geo pmain q similar
length 20 time
The yisiis ~ " heat cofn. oats AM
cotton follow INA alfalfa iu rotation
arc materially Increased
In desirable cropping system fcr
a BLACK land farm me Texas rnni ~
"a nyrrcnm, icgumrs are rroNn the
FERTILITY 81 ihc soii Is iucrvaeed ard
rslninlpeA sna che serreFe~ oi efog's
grown arr ro ARRANGED that amulr
crops ~ each NAV Do produced from
year 20 year for the needs NJ the
farm.
j Tho rotation should he planned ~
such a manner that q ssn BE- moti
ned from time 90 tiHe ie meet thf
changes in the weather and ether
unexpected conditions Vithaut De-
.trarilne FROM S. value.
Ou most black land farms MIXED
lroiasiOa similar GO the one usri De-
james purus of san Sabc b. mosi
satisfactory a. ~ enables ono essil,
q 10 sdinst acreage of tarioas rrofs
CnwpoAs may he groan spccensinl.
7 Is on tho hiack lands ln the Ordinary
rotation ~ eofton. corn and oafs
hs piantius them by alternate revs
and cultlsAtiux them two or three
The ~ork thus faF Accomplished is
} Nat preliminary ~ = mote extensive
and detailed study ~ iarp, managr
! ment problem Ia the black land heh
\ The ickumc tcsts wili hs cQUtlnued
a. IONS as may hc necessary IN oraeF
20 arrive a. deflnlie conclusions.
4 a.. N Evans. superintendent ~ Al
rifalt0rai Eatension Agricultural
and Mechanical COLLEGE ~ rvxAs Col
/ lcge S,atloa. Texas. SAYS
Siics are giving eood satlsfact0f,
! rcsulse in drY faTming countries A.
q preventative Cor saffir corn anf
milo msis~ cor catfie feeding mar.
poses II has hecn demonstrated
that riiAgc - 8 eood phing Tor ala
kinds " cattle and sheep A silc
may - eaiit up ~ AM msieriAl
Thcy are eseaily haiit round and
mcre wooden stAVe siirs are used
than any other Kind hcweyer cape
rally eaist re-lnforcea cencreie s1os
are siylng socd satisfactory resaits