Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-10-01
FARli BUREAU NOTES.

BY ] Y. ahipm.i Agsps


nor BY any particular group of men.
Rome ia all her grandeur was The
producf Of the aims ambitions, de-
sires and efforts Of all her people
through all times, and wherein she
was great and glorious, she reflected
that which was great and glorious
among her people and wherein she
was vile, vicious or sensual. she re-
flected ID herssH me eomposit Of hff
citizenship.
AS her seven hills point toward
Heaven so does her achievements, ner
buildings, point to the ideals Of her
people, and were the Tiber to speak
from her broad banks the. story OF
Rome's building, that record would
be Of all men, and not of one.
Though a Caesar may rule ii, am
bition, a Caesar is but possible If the
people will it. either by their act or
their passive inactivitics.
What was true of Rome is true Of
all nations, peoples and communities
today as yesterday.
Communities are built by men,
working in unison for common pur-
pose, cooperating together.
This means all men of a commun-
ity No one man or no group Of men
can succeed in building the commune
Fifty edifice. It requires ALL
Communities are awake today and
are Starving in competitive effort to
build themselves into greatness and
power, build themselves ethicaily,
commercially. industrialiy.
That community which builds hes.
and surest, and that will win greatest
in the competitive race is that CONF
immunity whose people have high
ideals and are faithful to those ideals
and to each other.
The men of Charles Town Ransom
and Jefferson County knowing his
are determined that this community
shall come into its own.
Their determinat on is ticking ex-
preston in the Board of Trade, the
cooperative effort of common pu.-
pose for better things among her Cit,
l.zens.
n Since early Roman times stable ma,
nures have been recognized as a val
liable plant food and from that time
10 this many farmers have placed
their reliance on mannres for ma ii
taining the fsrtilii cf heir Ian III
value of manure depends OH many
things, most Of which can be CONTROL
led by man.
Great losses can be seen every day
due to neglect, indifference and
/ improper handling. The so-caliee
Pennsylvania Dutch" are noted TO;
their good farms. high yields and biz
profits per acre. There is reason
Yes, we may safely say several res
sons The manure on these farms !:
carefully preserved. At the outset, i
must be remembered, that most 81
the nitrogen is found in the Eque
liquid manure than lin the solids
manures, also more potash in thu
/ Very few of our farmers make any
4 attempt 10 preserve the liquid excre
ment.
/ The composition of manure is inllu
enced by different factors Some {
| the factors make little difference Il
the average farmer, due to his condi
| tons. The character of ration doe
4 make considerable difference AM
should be considered by the feeder
II is clear that the richer the ratol
lis in nitrogen, phosphoric acid an,
potash, the more valuable Will be til,
Il manure produced BY the animals. /.
i is therefore important, now, that til,
Il feeder know what proportion Of th
i fertilizing content of the food is. re
covered in the excrement. The land
oWIier who has in mind building Vi
his land by cattle feeding should con
slider this phase 1t is interesting /,
note that the manueriaI value oil cot
ton seed meal is about SO per ton a
i against $500 for corn The manure
value Of alfalfa and red clover hay
| trifle over 500. a ton as agains
4 $500 for timothy hay and 800 10
wheat straw, Il is interesting 10 not
that eighty per cent of the fertiiizini
constituents present III feed material
are left on the farm in the form d
soiid o. liquid excrement.
4 Al, this time when both cattle an
B food are high the careful and mos
successful stock feeders observe tn
mannrial value of feeds.
The value of manureS are effectc
[by the kind Of litter used. The stfa,
used as litter is much lower IN tn
elements if plant food than the tru
|. manure. but in all cases, sufficient Iii
4 ter should be used to absorb all iii
liquid excrement. If the straw IS &,
10 two-inch length, it win absor
loFe readily and less straw viii b
ESQnired
Ne straw manure has anotht
value not to be overlooked Unds
ON Conditions with heavy clay sol
The straw IS valuable Our crops ii
not suffering because the plant loo
s not ii the soil, but because Ii
food IS locked up. The small roo
which collect plant food cannon pen.
tTate the hard lump What such ia
needs IS physical treatment Hunip
tderayed vegetable matter VII loeI
en- up these soil PARTICLES tofIn;n
pockets for water and al III
plenty 81 straw used as i stable It'll