Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-09-18
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- Farm News

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urr.ar : a AHzgsr0os oae IN Tat
lu. ro,s carries IN ssSA away as 70
No. vsAieies srFr0schisg fFon en
-r dlrsct5o1-
Farmers AT ossr TIE seansry N~
v nov sisoe the rAln Eeftlng th@f
a,-a eus ana prsT&rsng nsAr erouAd
sar wser Those uhe hAyea1 faniss
I'd uttinE osrn arr E@tiag rAis
uo~R aaae before ths fan rains SO
b
o-ts = nuzssr are discing Aesr
an- izra. a. fat as they gt The
o- eys OF. forzhszL ouing to the
k-ra snouaf q work % The corn
rrouud tbs summer Tery HIS
rklrzfson yin be nsoesssry for
whsst. The Ero1nd Is beszg disce1
sra narrowed EeTL- The wheat vii
fhea b drilled. a fertilizer a steam
ed bone neal being used with T.
those Who are u>ing other ground
are disclng thea psOvilg and diseing
again before narrowing This WIN
make a spseadid SEED bed- aecoreEHg
10 Farmer RGsk. vho has been ask
- ooacerning The preparation Of
wheat fields By a number Of farmers
this fail.
The wheat acreage this fan viii
probably exceed that q last year &C
ooraIag to Mr.. Rusk. Who has been
around over the coUnty cutie a
good deal lately.
Or. B. Y. LEcky. state veterinarian.
has inst issaed q statement warning
s~kmsn 70 - careful in fesding fod'
der to cattle this winter, a. there is
danger Of poison in the feed The
ststsmsnt says:
There Il no way to tell definitely
Wheeler cora saIk trouble viii be
Widespread. hut all those Who conteU
plate ~pastursng Etsk fields and feed
ing shock fodse- should be extremely
careful
The explanation lies in the fact
that vhea The growth Of corn Il
stunted as il was by the recen'
drouth, there developes In the stail
soms deadly polsons. The action o
this poison resembles CLOSELY that o
prussle acid. Whatever the poisol
may be. il seems volatile and passeI
Hually out Of the stalks. General
the shock fodder IL safe TO use a
soon II Is thoroughly dried and aired
and the trouble seldom occurs 4
stalk fields after January 1.
II is advisable that as much a
possible corn be put into shock Todd
and allowed to dry out thoroughly b
fore It Is fed. Whenever disease !
prevalent stalk fields should not b
!. psstured until after January l. Hors'
should be muzzIed when corn is beln
gathered to prevsnt them from eai
ing any Of the corr or fodder. Fee
|. the shock fodder rather lightly q
first and postpone its use as long a
possible"
The Eastern group OF the Missoul
Farmers Advisory Committee Tuei
day met in the American Hotel 4
st Louis. The object Of the conmii
tee is to spread q practical knoxledl
- Of farming throughout the state an
: TO aid farmers in matters pertainin
10 crops. stock and organization.
Five members OF the COMMITTEES Q
nine Wer present. Each is a gradI
ate Of IN agricultural college. tn
Western section Of the committe
met Wednesday in Kansas City.
Those present at the 81. Louis me.
ing were: E. W. Rask. Audrain Cour
~; H. B. Derr. Scott County; II. a
Laude. Marion County; r. s. Bsss
and D. II. Doane. Columbia. DoanI
5 state leader.
Clarence Gray. living north Of thi
city, has some fine specimen ears o
corn on display at Ferris & eau
thorn's. He has about 40 acres tina
will make a good 30 bu. each.
Robert Miller. farming near MoIlnl
says the ehinch bugs are SO bad II
his section he viii not sox an,
wheat this year.
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