Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-10
The Styawpile
Genera, Farm Notsa

BE careful about adding lime 10 nj
trogenous manures. such a. that from
the barn. and nitrate Of soda. etc. The
lime in ashes even will set free the
ammonia OF manures, and let 1t escape
into the air. Apply nitrate Of soda and
lime or ashes separately: or II mixed,
they should be applied at once and
plowed under.
A Michigan farmer reports his ex-
periments with spraying potatoes Tor
blight with solution OF sulphate OF
copper. He finally found that pound
Of crystals to twenty Ave gallons OK
water would kill the fungi blight ana
not hurt the foliage. but that this was
the limit Of strength. He sprayed his
vines and got $50 bushels to the acre
and no blight. His "neighbor across
the road" did not spray, blight ap-
peared six weeks before digging time.
and his crop averaged only seventy
five bushels an acre. The expertmenteF
sprayed eight times. Another man near
sprayed only three times and had
blight appear three weeks before mar
vesting and his yield was only 10
bushels No blight at all appeared
where eight sprayings We're practiced'
This solution does not clog the nozzle,
az does the Bordeaux mixture.
A wool fibre of medium length seems
the more desirable, says journal OF
the northern United States. At least
this is best adapted to that region.
Now comes a farmer and says that
all that is necessary to balk a SELF
sucking COW, is to put an ordinary bull
ring in her nose. Perhaps the larger
the better.
We should remember that where we
are fattening poultry for market ana
not feeding for eggs. green food Is
necessary to the best results as else
where.
It seems that in canning to q Ger
tainty 1t is necessary to boil fruit three
times to get rid of all possible bacteria
This arses from fact prevalent else
where. that while certain procedure
may kill the parent. 1t does not Kill the
eggs or spores. So in this case. Boil
ing bacteria for thirty minutes kills
any OF them. but their spores will be
matched out" Greatly sprouted and
growing, for they are vegetable) the
next day Here second boiling must
come in, and on the third day another
must prevail. BY this time the killing
has caught UP with the multiplication
Of the game, and the food is sterilized.
and will keep indefinitely. House.
wifery might remember this in many Of
It's preserving efforts.
A Missouri expert says that the best
that can be done for roup IL ito breed
from healthy stock" We have heard
this before, and 1t 10 another way OF
saying that other old thing-that the
hatchet il the best roup remedy. which
Is perhaps. correct. 81
1t becomes question, will you have
geese or grass?
Poor roads In the United States cost
the farmers q vast amount Of money
every year in moving agricultural
products to market. It Is said the cost
is on the increase rather than falling
off,
There is considerable work being
done on the roads OF the country. but
the Improvement evidently does not
keep pace with the wear and tear on
the highways.
That is undoubtedly due to the fact
of soft roads which should have been
c&poHOcO OIlSitiaaiy AZ SAAS D~Aiu"'e "
hard highways.
The waste per capita Is estimated at
t12, which. II saved and spent prop.
erly, would build 100000 miles Of good
roads in a year. The saving in ten
years would rebuild our entire road
system allowing for an average cost
OF $1,000 a mile.
Bad roads compel the farmer to re-
plenish his wagons and horses more
often than II they were good Auto
mobiles and every other kind Of We
hicle suffer likewise.
Foreign countries pay moro atten-
ton to their highways than we do in
the United States. The result 10 their
roads are highly improved and the ex-'
pense OF keeping them in good condi-
ton Is down TO the minimum.
Good roads organizations are doing
great work urging the farmers to aid
in the Improvement Of highways ana
pointing out TO them the benefits de-
rived from substantial roads.
Good roads enable farmer to get to
market quicker with MS products, and
thereby often save him considerable
money. as quick delivery generally
brings them in before the deluge, and
prices are better.
Men in the cities OF the country real
lie the good Of improved roads ana are
working hand In hand with the rural
population with one end In view--that
Of making our highways better than
anywhere else in the world.
Highest point Of quality Is none too