Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-04-19

age - acres.
Peas & oats. sowed april i0th. cut
June z5-July 5. daily feed p lbs. acre
age Tor Z COWS 10 4
Alfalfa. permanent field, IND crop. CIT
July 5-Juiy %, daily feed IS lbs, acre
age Tor L cows. Il a
Flint corn. planted May Isl cut July
zo-Aug. T., daily feed 20 los, acreage
for J. cows l-3 A
Peas K Barley sowed June sth. cut
Aug Lang. l5.- daily feed 3 lbs. acre
age for Z cows II 4.
Peas & Barley. sowed June goth, CIT
-sas- l5-4Aug- .. daily feed 3 lbs. acre
age Tor Z cows. 10 a
Alfalfa. permanent fed. srd CROP
cut Aug. z5-Sept. 10 daily feed IS lbs.
acreage for Z cows Il A
Corn, planted July sth. cut sept 10
sept 90 daily feed 20 lgs-s acreage FAR
y cows. 10 A
Peas & Barley. sowed august 5th. cut
sept z0-Oct- 3. daily feed 3 lbs. acre
age for = cows - -
Il will b. seen that some Of the land
produced As much as two and even
three crops The first plat. for Instance,
sown 70 fail Rye on sept. 10Th. had the
crop entirely removed b. June Isl This
plat was Immediately manured. irrigated
piowed and seeded 70 peas and barley.
The third plat, seeded 70 peas and oats
On april 1st, mad the crop removed oy
June z5th. and on June sgtn. after hsv-
ing meen msnured and irrigated. VAS
again seeded 70 peas and barley These
crops were cut every other morning and
a rack in the corral filled. there being
sufficient feed 70 last for u days. Dry
alfalfa was also always left in the man
ger under the shed, and the cows zrs
during the season between two and
three tons OF hay
We believe that We have in this sys-
TEN solved the problem Of the sma4
farm Il has been argued in the past
that for successful dairy practice large
acreage was Necessary We believe that
We have demonstrated with this expert
ment that this is not essential
- can Be no possible objection %
using the san land over and over
curing the same seaso.- II care Be taken
10 replenlsh the elements -nich zrs
taken out BY the crops. Th=s4 -@0Fs
are kept in close confinement, the ma
nure IS carefully conserved and returned
10 the soil.
re do not claim for this system that
it is q new practice Repeated expert
meuts have been made in other states,
notably Wisconsin, on this subject. and
with excellent results. We wish also 70
refer you 70 the Channel Islands. Gusrn-
sey and Jersey. The island Of Jersey Is
= miles long and 1 10 : miles vide It
has z population Of s.. 90 and has forty
% fifty thousand visitors annually The
average size OF the farm IS acres and
there are now 10 600 acres fsTmed On
this amount Of farming land there are
kept approximately 800 head Of Jsr-
seys AID 900 head Of horses. This
makes approximately 1900 head q
live srock supported from 1000 acres
Of land OF l - head 10 every acre u
farm AL the cattle are soilsd the year
around except the cows for milk which
are terhered- These Jersey farmers are
the most scientific farmers in the world;
they make enormous profits from their
land. and l believe this Is due largely
10 the selling system
In speaking in somewhat specific tsraH
regarding these soiling crops, desire
to make a plea particularly for few
q. Them Rys Is less sensitive 70 casd
than wheat and its vegetation IS more
rapid Il makes q vigorous growth early
in the spring, and BY Nay 18th On az
average farm in the West, cutting can
b under way. I would recommend that
the seeding be rather heavy. AZ least
l. 20 - bushels Per acre Alfalfa,
OF course. Is the king o. forage crops
There Is no question as 10 its ad2pt2-
bilitv 70 our western soils Il IS Al
most . perfectly balanced food IN itSs1,
and IS an ideal crop in the soiling sys-
TEN. I have found. however. that when
il comes 10 q question Of the very best
soiling rsrions for producing the great
est amount Of milk there Is 10 forage
crop that exceIs peas an oats soN1
together. SOW as early il the spring
as the ground viii permit. and begin
cutting lust as soon as the oa-s begin
10 head out and the peas have ven
grown PODS ! have had successful tx
perience in seeding these at the rate Of
II bushels 10 the acre each drilling
the oats one way and cross drilling WITH
the peas The peas should be put u
deeper than the oats. There are some
farmers IN Sait Lake county who -=s4
that peas and oats are more prolllso-e
as a forage crop than alfalfa, and Sincs
experimenting with this crop have de-
ctded thar the alfalfa weevL has 10
terrors for them
1t viii be observed that when seeding
ueas and oats the second see--ns )
made 10 days after the first, simply 50
mat We may have the crop in -iSht
condition for feeling Il allowed d
stand too long the crop IS not paiataols-
Corn. Of course. should be sowed thicN-
che most convenient way Of p-4nr-1S
II IS wiki the grain dril 50 arranged
COB irssn kernel every 4 % inches
and in ous about is inches apart Bar
leg is planted with peas II l4Isr
sael5-g. not because barley Is any bet
ter rhan cats. out simply because L
tfrsves s. much better IN the dry, not
rart Of The season than does oats
There are great many other crops
ti.a, are used for solling purposes IN
other sections OF the country, such IS
winter vstch. COW peas. sofa beans etc.
but these crops do not seen 70 thrive
wen under the climatic conditions pre-
riiirg here
sn nor mean 10 infer that dairy cat