Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-20
FROM KANSAS ACRIcUCTURAL
COLLEGE

Manhattan, Kans-, September Is.
The farm Bureau in Montgomery
county has purchased motor car for
the county demonstration agent. E
j. Macy The county agent now will
fully and in less time and it will also
be possible to carry farmers from one
farm to another to see results of new
agricultural practice This farm
bureau has had a successful year and
is an established institution in Mont
gomery county now
Fifty-two silos have been built in
Allen county this year, according TO
W. E. Watkins, farm demonstration
agent in that county That brings
the total number of silos in Allen
county to more than 100 as there
were nearly sixty in that county be-
fore. Mr.. Watkins also reports that
many farmers are planning to lime
land this fall in preparation for al
falfa- On a number of farms alfalfa
will be sown on land with rather
tight sub-spil. 1t is believed that if
alfalfa will survive for only three or
four years on such land it will be as
profitable crop as can be grown and
il will be exceedingly useful in the
crop rotation.
A contract to build three-fourths of
mile of gravel road near here was
let yesterday to Bumbaugh and
Graves, of Norton. The road is to be
built over a sandy stretch between
here and the Ashland bottoms, few
miles to the southwest. 1t will cost
81, S91. The road is to be built under
the Hodges Rock Road Law, where
by the benefited property owners pay
rs per cent of the cost and the town
ship 25 per cent. The cost assessed
to property owners will be divided
between Is farmers. The state high
way engineers Office at the agricul-
tural college prepared the plans and
specifications.
If farmers are careful to feed only
sorghum hay which is thoroughly
dry there will be little >-danger of
prussic acid poisoning. That is the
advice of veterinarians at the Kan
sas Agricultural College who have in
vestigated the trouble many farmers
are having in feeding cane, kafir and
milo as roughage. If silage is to be
made of these crops, allow them first
to dry and then if it is necessary,
water may be added as they are put
into the silo.
After a long drought or when
growth is stunted from other causes,
the leaves of the sorghum often con-
tain a large amount of prussic' acid,
the veterinarians say. 1t requires
only small amount of this acid to
kill an animal, and death frequently
comes soon after the sorghum is eat
en-. PrusSic acid does not appear in
appreciate quantities in normal
growth of sorghum crops and it sc
largely disappears when crop is
dry that cured sorghum hay may be
fed with safety. To be on the safe
side farmers, when in doubt. should
try out the feed on few animals. II
no bad results occur within "a to As
hours the feed may be considered
safe.
A strong solution of glucose, which
nearly every farmer has at hand in
the form of ''corn syrup" or molasses
may be administered as an antidote
to animals that have been strick Ell
after eating the hay. Large quaint
ties of milk may also be given with
good effect. Another effective anti
dote is this: A solution of 100 parts
of sulphate of iron is mixed with 25(
parts of water. Fifteen parts Of
calcined magnes5a is mixed with PSI
parts of water. These two solutions
are then mixed and given to horse:
or cattle in doses of 10 to 40 ounces
In all cases the animals should have
as much fresh air as possible.