Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-10-09
EXHAUSTION o. &c son.


Prof. f. II. Harrington of Wisconsin
Agricultural College. in speaking of
Soil Exhaustion, made a very interest
ng statement regarding the selling Of
larry products from the farm as COM
pared with selling the grain produc-
lions directly of the farm. Here is
what he says:
There is a great difference in the
amount Of soil fertility removed from
.he arm by selling crops as compared
with the selling Of cream and butter
The constituents Of the soil that be-
come most easily exhausted by farm
Ing operations are the nitrogen, the
phospEoric acid and the potash. These
each have a market value per pound
and can be bought in commercial fer.
tilizers. They are also contained in
farm manure.
An analysis of different crops and
of milk, butter and cheese viii show
how much of these various constitu-
ents are removed from the farm when
certain quantity OF these products
are sold. For instance. by using the
same prices per pound for the follow.
ing crops. etc, we find that the fer.
tilizing constituents taken from the
soil when one ton of hay is sold from
the farm have a value Of S4.S4. one ton
of corn 1886 one ton of wheat So GO,
one ton of milk $217, one ton OF skim.
milk 1921. one ton of butter 40 cents,
one ton of whey 81 cents. and one ton
of cheese S1419. The value of each
ton of these different products is well
known. For instance, the ton of hay
may be sold for $4,000, while the ton
of butter is worth 100000 and q ton
of cheese 100000. These figures show
however, that If the crops raised on
the farm are fed to the cows and eth
er cream or butter only is sold, then
for every 100000 worth of butter only
so cents worth OF fertility is drawn
from the farm"
In encouraging the farmers to en-
gage in dairying. Prof, Harrington
says:
"Dairying keeps up the fertility Of
the soil as already explained.
"Skimmilk is very valuable to thj
farmer not only for the reasons given
but because it is profitable for far
mer to become a stock raiser-that is
raise calves, pigs. poultry, etc, rather
than crop producer enc a seller oi
grain.
Dairy products. buttFf and cheese
are not bulky to merHet, being mucl
more concentrated and the cost O
transportation less than II Is for hay
grain, etc,
"Dairying utilities waste land, sucR
as stony pastures, timber and swami
land. which may be used for pasturin,
the cows if these are kept, but which
otherwise would give no returns,
'Dairylng gives profitable employ
ment during the entire year aud idle
ness is not good for either man o.
/ beast"
A visit to the National Dairy SHOW
at Chicago, October.24th to NOvembe'
End next. win give every one a shor
course in dairying that cannot b,
equalled anywhere in the world, an'
all such matters as here discussed b!
Prof. Harrington will be illustrated b.
the worlds experts in every branch o
the dairy industry. Opportunities L
view the best representatives OF
American soil of the leading dairy cal
tie, and meet the men who are deyo'
ing their lives TO the advancement o
the dairy industry is here afforded.
Everything will be shown in bic
broad. educational way that all may b
enabled to keep abreast of the mos
modern methods in appliances and th
best results In breeding and feedln
dairy cattle. and preparing for marke
and The marketing of all dairy prod
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