Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-14
9 Soil Conservation.

farmers. are Wasleful Of soil fertility.
In Japan 300 people. to the square
mile are supported and the land has
been titled for 1000, years. Japan is
more populous than some of the west
| tern cities. Some Of the abandoned
farms in the eastern states are not
200 years old and he spoke of 500 acres
in New Y ork where 400. was cnItiva
ted and 100 Yves in timber. The build
ings on this farm cost $4,000 and yet
the place was offered for sale for $3, 600.
He mentioned these who settled in the
Red River Valley 80 years ago and are
now emigrating because they thought
they had depleted the soil. The limits
of available new land is being reached
and we should keep our young men in
| Wisconsin.
He spoke of the advantages of living
in Wisconsin near good markets. Hay
| in Montana is worth $500 per ton
would be worth $22 in Madison. In the
! Rel River valley one crop has reduced
the yield of grain and fouled the land
with weeds. Farmers here VINO feed
bran are using the fertility of western
| farms.
He explained why crops should be
rotated of drainage, of fertilizing and
the helpful bacteria, Animal manure
never contains more fertility than
| when it is fresh. Better apply thin
coat of manure every three years than
double the amount every six years. An
interesting discussion on the use of
commercial fertilizers followed and
was lead by Mr.. Utter. Bulletins on
soils may be obtained of the Expert
ment Station at Madison.
Showing of Fruit and Grain.
There was a fine showing Of fruit
and grain, A. d. Brown exhibited IL
varieties of apples, A, K. Bassett 8
kinds and ]. E. Baer 6. Albert Wlch-
ern made a showing of grain in the
sheaf.
Rotation of Crops.
E. G. Jacobs of Elk Mound spoke
on the rotation of crops and believed
that short rotation was best. He
spoke of the great master of farm yard
manure and that if corn were worth
81. Us per bushel it would not equal the
value of the fertilizer produced about
! the barns.
| Talk on Birds.
e. A. CIeasby of Portage talked
about birds. Mr.. Cleasby is in the
game warden department and this de-
partment has in hand the conserva-
lion of some of the wild animals and
birds. He said that no crops could be
raised if all birds were destroyed.
About $50 million fish will be hatch
ed and distributed this year. There
should be national law prohibiting
The importation of birds or animals
without inspection. Wisconsin furs
last year were valued at a million
dollars. Robins and birds are pro
tecled i'll the north but ruthlesslY
slaughtered in the south. A fine is
imposed for the killing of birds and
yet people are permitted to keep cats
who kill great numbers. Literature
along this line may be obtained of the
game warden department.
George B. Nc Gilyra asked for con-
tributions to defray the expenses and
spoke in favor of petition to the
governor requesting that majority of
the members of the state board of agri-
!. culture be farmers.
Horticultural President Speaks.
D. E. Bingham of Sturgeon Bay,
president of the State Horticultural
society, discussed fruit growing. He
told of the value oforchard production,
of the adaptabllity of Wisconsin to
produce apples. He also spoke of the
care of apples, what the state society
has done and of the possibilities which
lie in the future .. e
i J. s. Palmer Of Baraboo spoke en-
"Co-operative Fruit Marketing" and
said that few of the smaller growers
had made preparation for selling
the heavy crop of last year. Apples
paid we'll when properly placed on the
market. About fifty ear loads were
sent from Baraboo up to about Oeto-
i Der and many more followed. Stress
i was laid in cooperative marketing.
Mr.. lmrie then talked on silos and
the great good derived from them.
They provide the cheapest feed. Two
year old silage is as good as the one
year old.
/ Alfalfa.
/ Mr.. Jacobs discussed alfalfa and said
hat one ton of hay was worth the