Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-05

the amount of seed formed. On the
other hand, they are often sown at the
rate of three pecks per acre, but, ex-
cepting for seed purposes or on land
particularly adapted to the crop, such
as the lowlands of south Missouri,
this is rarely enough.
For seed purposes, cowpeas are best
sown somewhat thinner than for hay,
three pecks usually being better than
i've. They should not be broadcasted
either for hay or for seed on the up
lands of the state. Such a method is
wasteful Of seed and uncertain of a
stand. They may be sown for seed
with the corn-planter and cultivated,
making the rows the same distance
apart as for corn, or the rows may be
placed at half the distance of corn
rows, by going over the land twice
and straddling every other row. In
this case they are more difficult to
cultivate, as the rows are too close for
convenient cultivation. 1t is usually
necessary in this case to take off one
shovel on each gang of a %six-shovel
THE ACRE YIELD CORN CONTEST
FOR 1918.
The Mems Acre Yield Contest was
organized in January, 1912, and
prizes were given at the last State
Corn Show for the largest certified
yield of corr from a measured acre
. While the list of entries in this class
was small, there was a great deal of
interest shown in the reports which
came in from the various sections
of the State. The awards in this
acre yield class we're based upon ~
pounds of dry corn per acre; (2) the
score of a ten-car sample selected
from the acre; go the practicability
OF the methods used in producing the
corn, and (4) the net profit secured
from the acre Of corn.
1t is only natural that this method
should prove popular, for after all, the
methods Of producing the largest
number of bushels per here and the
cost Of production are the vital ques-
tons to be answered in the corr
growing problem Of today. How many
bushels can be produced on the average
by practicing systematic rotation of
crops and by the judicious use Of
barn yard manure? The average
yield Of corn In Missouri for the year
1912 was approximately 80 bushels
per acre. This yield has been con
stantly increasing for the last decade,
FERTILIZER LAW OF MISSOURI.
The Missouri fertilizer law re-
quires every manufacturer or dealer
to register with the Missouri Expert.
ment Station all brands OF fertilizers
offered for sale in Missouri, together
with a guaranteed composition Of
tie same, It provides further that
the manufacturer shall affix TO every
package Of fertilizer a printed tag
signed by the director Of the Expert
ment Station, certifying to the fact
OF registration with tne missouri NIX
pertinent Station
This tag of the Experiment Sta
ton is not a guarantee Of the chemi.
cal composition Of the fertilizer, but
merely certiies that the fertilizer has
been registered with the director OF
the Experiment Station,
The law requires that the Expert
ment Station shall collect from the
open market samples Of all brands Of
fertilizers sold in the State, make a
chemical analysts Of each brand and
publish annually a detailed report.
The result OF the work Of the Ex.
pertinent station has been to drive
out Of gthe State dishonest fertilizer
dealers md 20 encourage the Dale Of