Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-05
DAILY HINTS ON
FARM TOPICS
By K. A. Kirkpatrick

II ny NJ A. AlIAp1SI1SA
It is the Arm belief OF the Crop
Advisor that every farmer In Mus
catine County should make . limited
but thorough trial OF alfalfa this
Sc ason. 1t may be seeded immed,
lately with light nurse crop OF bar
ley or oats. 1t may be seeded on
ground that has been worked every
few days up until the middle Of June
It may be seeded after early potatoes
or some crop of early vegetables or
It may be seeded on field after Ia
king early oats or barley from It.,
Any one OF these methods will give
good results II the soil Is prepared
rightly. and given a thorough top
dressing of manure In connection.
1t may be necessary In some instan-
ces to give an application OF limo
and to inoculate. It Is doubtful
whether incubation 10 rs necessary
as is the top dressing Of manure and
possibly the application OF lime.
The following alfalfa proverbs By
Charles NJ. Carol are taken from the
Alfalfa extension cam paign material
prepared by Prof Holden.
Alfalfa enriches the ground.
Alfalfa ia q drought resister.
Alfalfa is the best soil doctor.
Alfalfa adds humus to the soil.
~ Alfalfa increases the milk flow.
Alfalfa is high in feeding value
Alfalfa balances the corn ration.
Grow your protein--don't buy It,
Alfalfa sod grows larger corn
PROPS.
Alfalfa is the greatest OF all sub
rollers.
Alfalfa has no equal as hog
pasture.
Alfalfa keeps stock In good condi-
zion.
Alfalfa should be grown on every
larm.
An alfalfa field is thog's idea Of
heaven.
Fox tail is the greatest enemy Of
Italia.
Growing alfalfa is good business
arming. N.
Alfalfa means more money and
setter homes.
Raise what you feed and feed whai
'ou raise.
Alfalfa does things and never
OATS on the job.
Alfalfa with a fair chance always
makes good.
Alfalfa fills the haymow and pay,
Tor the privilege.
Alfalfa is the cheapest and best
iced for beef cattle.
Alfalfa insures larger yields from
the crops that follow.
Alfalfa contains more protein pei
ton than clover or corn.
Alfalfa 10 the agricultural wonder
Of the twentieth century.
Alfalfa yields from two to three
times a. much az clover or timothy,
and Is more valuable hay.
why Grow Alfalfa.
An aero Of alfalfa Yields $3.50
pounds Of digestibie matter. red
clover. 1900 pounds; and corn 3.e0e
pounds.
In every dollars worth Of alfaifa
there are thirteen pounds Of pro-
tsin-in every dollars worth Of corn
there are only eight pounds Of pro-
tein. The great value Of alfalfa -
feed stun IL therefore apparent.
Alfalfa enriches the soil-grAin
!impoverishes the soil.
There remains little more to be
said. Every farmer who reads this
should begin Immediately to make
preparations for putting In piece
! of alfalfa even though 1t be only one.
acre II you can grow an acre next
year, you can grow ten acres the
following year-and then twenty.
forty, and even q hundred, II your
farm Is big enough to make 30 large
a field practicable.
Ten acres of alfalfa on every farm
On the United States would give 10
in round numbers $4,000, 900 acres
OF alfalfa. Before the next decade
| has gone into history we would ~
! growing 100, 900, 600 acres Of alfal-
| ia In the United States. II we do
this we will be infinitely better OF
| than we are today-our fields will
be vastly more fertile and our crop
, yields will be bigger and better
bur herds will be larger and the gus.
lity OF butter fat Will be greatly In
! creased-we will have happier homeA
and will be better citizens.
ground and fly balls, covering every
| inch OF first baseman's territory. His
stolen base record will compare favor
ably with some of the fastest men In
the circuit, and he is not afraid to be
| somewhat daring. In the first Water
! loo game here Monday he aroused the
admiration Of all by stealing second
with Pitcher futile fondling the ball,
and moment later, he, with Senno.
! completed double steal. In one game
| in Cedar Rapids hit was needed and
the pitcher had instructions to pass
George. The big fellow stretched him.
self after a wild pitch and singled,
scoring the run necessary to win. Mr..
Burns Is six feet and one and one-halt
: inches of humanity, and he carries 49,
pounds of vigorous young manhood