Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-24

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the Aeld foe olovoe seeAla0 Nt51 Sue-
nish iaseula&ioa.
o4ten . secd stand ~ siovse elants
viii b secured IN the sprins. yss duI-
ing q dry summer they will perish. u
the top soil 10 full or covered with ~.
sanic matter this II not % liable %
happen. Where clover 10 to DO sown Ia
wheat in the spring. for instance,
good method 10 10 give The wheat held
. top dressing Of stable manure dur
ing the winter. This dressing will not
only benefit the wheat, but 1t will sup
ply the risht kind Of organic material
to the surface soil for clover inocula-
ton making the soil moist for the
young clover plants during the dry and
trying period Of midsummer. On doubt
ful- clover land always givs the sur-
face dressing Of stable manure pre-
vious to clover seed sowing.
Clover will not make = '.oA1ch" and
Grow to any good IN acid or sour soil.
sweet. Acid soil can - relieved Ut it,
acid in two ways-by drainage and by
lining. Both are good. Low. sour land
should be tile drained Upland may
be lined more chsaply.
Ono important point In securing q
good stand Of clover n 10 have the
seed we'll covered. February or March
sowing will usually be covered BY al
ternate Pressing and thaw1ng. When
sowing IL made later on dfief ground
the seed should be lightly narrowed
In, which Will not nature the wheat.
County Farm 0ursav.
Interest in Agricultural development
can be found everywhere. It is always
apparent among farmers themselves.
and often without method Of expTss-
sion. Good farmers are also good bus
mess men. and there IL countrywide
feeling that organisation among farm :
ers is an absolute necessity, In order
to promote business opportunities
which are now being neglected.
There is at hand q tremendous
amount Of exact scientific knowledge.
which. II put to work systematically.
would give the whole field Of agricul-
tural development an Impetus hardly
dreamed Of even at the present time.
this knowledge has been obtained by
the United States government. state
colleges and experiment stations, prf-
vate corporations and individuals along
various lines. The work has been In
dividualistic In the extreme. however.
and 10 woefuily lacking In universal
application.
AS usual in great undertakings. or
ganization Is necessary to secure the
universal application Of the best agrt-
cultural practices. Our busy farmers
have not had time to CLEAN all or even
many Of the practical points 20 be
found in the vast bulletins, papers. etc,
which are now being issued. and have
been issued in tho past. On top q this
when once the idea IL srasped. an indi-
viduai farmer is still In doubt a. TO
whether what appears to be q good
practice is applicable to his particular
conditions. In other words. he needs a
sieve to separate the chaff from the
wheat.
The county agricultural agent has
a county itself a proper unit for or
ganization. The agricultural condi-
lions Of single county are generally
much alike thruout ana the interests Of
the people Identical. 70 that the organ
ization Of counties for agricultural adj
vancement IL entirely logical ana ex-
trsmely feasible.
Any body Il men or any individual
who has this work at heart can work
up a meeting where the object can be
discussed. All examinations interested
In the development Of the county. In
Guiding commercial clubs. farmer in
stitutes, oranges. farmers' unions,
breeders' association. bankers, msr-
chants. millers manufacturers, srain
buyers, real estate dealers and any In
dividuals interested in agriculture
should be invited.
The purpose Of the meeting should
b to form an organization
whose object shall be TO obtain better
returns from the farm and general Inn
provement OF rural conditions by tho