Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-08


small cob, etc. The best ears of corn
should be selected for the seed. We
should devote small portion Of the
farm for the purpose of producing ex-
ira quality of grain, and from the yield
of this small tract should be selected
the best grain for the next years seed.
1t Is wonderful what results will fol-
! low such a plan I'VE should not at
tempt to cross breed our grain. Farm
ers cannot afford to attempt to cross
breed their grain. Two strong, healthy
ears of corn to the stalk is preferable
to growing three small ears to the
| stalk.
! Mr.. Coglan devoted his talk princi-
pally to corn, but the same principles.
as in corn, are applicable to the other
| grains.
! The farmers can improve their own
I corn, or potatoes, etc. 1t isn't ncces-
sary for our farmers to go off their
own farms for their seed, because by
| using common sense the farmer can
| improve his own seed.
4 Professor Coglan offered to assist
the farmers of this district in the Sc
lection of their ears OF corn for the
] next wears seed Mr.. Coglsn says IL Is
mistake for any farm district to grow
too many varieties of corn. He said
| il is better to stick to one variety of
corn. after finding out through our ex-
detrimental stations what the best va
rety of corn is for any particular sec
| ton 1T is advisable not to use the
! kernels of corn for seed from the tip
or butt Of the ear, but it is better to
use the kernels from the body Of the
ear for seed
! Mr.. Coglan agreed to come to En-
nett and help the farmers interested
| to select the ears of corn for the inn
| provement Of their corn crop. The
best ears for seed are those whose
kernels run in straight rows, and whose
kernels are of equal size from the butt
to the tip. The length and depth Of
the grain is very important.
Poultry on the Farm.
Poultry on the Farm was the sub
ject Of a highly instructive address by
Professor J. F. Nicholson OF the Uni
versity of Idaho. He talked on this
subject on Monday and finished his
address Tuesday morning. He said i'll
4 part:
when you produce an article and
take it to market put it up in nice and
eggs to market or to your customer, do
not mix the brown and the white eggs.
If you sell dressed poultry. dress them
nice. II pays to do these things. 1t Is
in saving the little leaks on a farm as
well as in the store, where the profits
are made"
Professor Nicholson urged farmers
who raise poultry to keep a record of
moi. 10, L, F., II. ~ 10,
book account Of the number Of chick
ems he has, the average per cent of
yield of his chickens. his expense ac-
count, expense of feeding, the income
from sale Of eggs, chickens, breeding
stock, etc. He keeps and advises the
keeping of such account for each
month of the year. and then totals
these items at the end OF each year.
In this way the farmer or poultry
raiser at the end of each year knows
whether or not he has made profit
and how much.
There isn't one man in q hundred
who understands the intricacies Of fine
poultry breeding for producing the fine
: show birds" Professor Nicholson adj
vised the ordinary poultry raiser not
to attempt to buy high priced pure
! bitd pcuitINp 4HultSS suGD bllNtI hIlOWs
precisely what the blood lines of such
bird are, and unless he has the ability
, to further develop such breed. The
! prize winning pure bred chicken as q
rule is not an egg producing bird.
Professor Nicholson then proceeded
with the aid Of pair of White Orph
ington chickens, to explain to tile aud
fence Just how bird is judged by the
4. IL.
first locks for the shape Then he looks
to the color o. the birds feathers ane
skin Then he looks to the comb. the
texture. the eve, waddles, bill, cal
, lobes, the fac, the neck. the wings
the back, the breast. body and fluff
the tail, legs. toes and shanks, thu
Z weisht-all these points were well ex,
e planned according to the standard o
s perfection.
The chicken Matched lv the middle O
I, March or first Of April makes the fal
laying hen.
Maintaining the Soils Fertility
was the subject handled in an instruc
/ tive way by DR.. ?. p. Peterson of tn
state university Monday morning. Dr
Peterson conducted a round table dis
cussion in which he led The idea h
AbuS0l 10 IMPRESS NdS that We mus
\ farm cur soil today for tomorrow
: crop. so that We must no. impoverisl
$ our sol but maintain its fertility.
f Duty of Water was the next sub
: ieet, which was ably handled by Dol
n II, Bark OF the United States office o
q irrigation Investigations. Mr.. Bari
> talked on irrigation Investigation worl
!. and gave an interesting review of tn
, finding he thus far has made IL
: brought out that we must study til
k character of the soil, and make cult
: walton take the place of irrigation +
* a certain extent In this manner W
y may prevent the washing out Of tn
soil the soluble plant food that is il
g the soil. over irrigation washes on
: this soluble plant food
The greater the poresity Of the sol
o the more water is necessary To produc
@ a grain crop. Cultivation of surfac
h soil checks surface evaporation an
II makes water for irrigation 60 farther
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