Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-03

WHY not have an oldfashioned ,
oreAligBt procession here the night
{ October s
" u slafp Is in South Mis- I
tas .ssg cattle. (
p =. waters. one 81 Aadrain's pro !
rsssive farmers. sold B. r. Middle /
a good male this week for $50 !
The following prize letter" from
Thomas Dudley OF Mexico. No. was
published this week in the Missouri
Ruralist. Of kansas City;
in answer to G. @. Harmon's in
aEiFy about harvesting cowpeas,
win say that In the first place they
should not be planted with a corn
planter. II Is impossible TO save all
OF them planted IN that way. be-
cause Ii gives them TOO much space
to run on the ground. The only
way is 10 SOW with q wheat
drill, putting ] IA bushels to the
acre, and i quart Of German miliet
to an acre. The millet will get
dead ripe before the peas viii do 10
to crt. When you cut the peas you
a take the peas up sooner on ac-
count Of the millet being dry in
them. BY saving them this way
they have no room to run on the
ground bat grow up straight and
make vines on top OF vines. have
been raising from is to 40 acres
for the last 10 years and find this
to be the only way to succeed.
Furthermore l will guarantee that If
Mr.. Harmon viii GOV in this manner
any moving machine viii save them.
As TO the threshing, we have not
mad any luck threshing them with
grain separators. especially a wind
stacker. The reason for this is they
have to run with such high speed 70
get the hay out OF the stacker, that
Il runs the cylinder too fast and
cracks the peas. There is a bean
and pea huIler that will do the work
all right
I hope this may help some beginntr
in raising the best and cheapest feed
that Is raised
Corn is ready TO be nj for silage
when the grain Is in the dent and
glazed, but can still be broken
with the thumb nail At this stage
under normal conditions the two or
three bottom leaves viii be turning
brown and the shuck will be turning
yellow at the end. There is greater
danger Of putting up silage too dry
rather than too moist. In a stave
siIo the slaves should be frightened
up to exclude the air and generally
Ioosened a little after the silage
swel's the slaves. The inside wal
OF a concrete silo should be washed
with a thin mixture OF cement and
water every two or three years. This
fills the pores and keeps the all
from the silage.
n will take at least six teami
to keep tho average siIage CUTIE
busy Corn should not be cut dow
too far ahead or 1t win dry out tos
much. Two men should work il
the silo distributing the silage viii
forks. Where a silage distributor il
used one man is sufficient. The,
shonld keep the silage higher at tn
walls than in the center and shoull
continually tramp the silage next t
| the walls. The tramping is especial
" TO keep out the air. When posi-
Bile allow the machine to stand tw'
or three days and refill to make us
! OF all the capacity. Finish filling tn
silo by running in a load Of grass o
> weeds. This will rot and seal the to-
: and prevent having to throw out th
same amount Of spoiled silage.
The siiage should feel wet afte
Q it is cut in the silo. II the cor
is very mature when cut and
: therefore too dry add water. A smaI
stream may be run into the blowe
from a Darrell or tank. 1t is espet
q tally iripogtant that sthe4RiIage Z b
well trampeds The blower should b
run a few minutes every morning |
? order TO clear the atmosphere bs
fore anyone enters the silo.
The above instructions cover tn
important points in filling a silo.
For further information write I
the
|, Dairy Department,
University of Missouri,
Columbia. Mo.
r. L. Crosby, OF Mexico. has hi
Ciydesdale horses at the sedali
State Fair this week and carried Of
first hohors with the following
Gallant sturdy" d7,sss), in tn
four year old and over class.
Gallant Sturdy. in the champio
stallion class.
Gallant Jack In the three year
old stallion class.
Doves Queen in mar four year
old and over class.
Doves Queen,p in champion mar
class.
"Highview Daisy" In the two year
old mare class.
Dolly Dimpies.' in the yearling
class.
The following report showing Mis-
souri, crop conditions for the montI
Of September wae issued to-day from
the office OF n. c. Wilson, secretar,
Of the Missouri State Board Of Agri
culture;
Corn The condition OF corn, fol
the state. is practically the same a
one month ago, being ssA. on'