Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-26
ASQU|THCABINFT ON
VERGE OF DOWNFALL
Secretary Of War See|ey Announces Resignation
and it is Persstentb Rumored Entire Cabinet
Will Resign as Result Of Irish Controversy

taking place tending to lessen the
number of persons needed and to in
crease the net productions of the
farm.
farm owners operating their own
farms was S4OS for the year stud
led, and 1870 for the tenants. These
figures are obtained by deducting S
per cent Of the capital investment
from the net income. As the tenant
has smaller capital investment this
labor income is proportionately
larger.
| Strangely enough the farmers max
ing the lowest labor incomes are ON
big farms, but they fail through in
efficient management. Poor crops,
low prices for products sold, poor
stock. failure to work and unused
capital are given as the main causes
contributing to their failure. The in
come of the farmer who owns his
farm is in direct proportion to his
/
owning small farms often materially
Increase their incomes by renting ad-
ditional land. The tenants income Is
in direct proportion to the risk he as
sumes. On the cash rent basis his
income is greater in a good year and
less in a poor year than when he
rents on the share basis Approxi-
mately one-third of the total farm
expense is for labor, and for this rea-
son the family size" farm is the
most desirable; that is, one which
provides just fair amount Of work
for the farmer and his sons and per-
mits the best use of men, horses and
machinery.
| OF the Crop farm" where so per
cent or over of the total farm receipts
are derived from the sale Of grain,
and the live stock farm where the
farmer feeds most of. his crops, the
latter proved much better invest
ment, though the fact that they were
usually larger than the "crop farm
/
But the average labor income of the
| crop farmer who owned his own farm
was but $28 per farm, whereas the
| average livestock farmer under SINH
lar conditions had labor income of
$3.50.
Pigs in clover" is more than fig
ure OF speech, says the bureau of ami
NAL industryz-it's a good investment,
and the pig that shared red and white
blossoms with the humble bee is 60
ing to put more gasoline in the farm
er's runabout than a less favored
rooter that never stuck its snout out
side of pen.
| Too often the hog is considered
scavenger and his ability to use waste
is regarded as his chief value. Ac-
cording to the department of agri-
culture experts, however, well he de-
serves this purpose, it is pointed out
that it will pay to give him good care,
| feed and housing. Forage crops are
especially beneficial to young grow
ing animals, though it is doubtful If
it ever pays to try to keep pigs on
forage crops alone. But the entire
hog herd can be run on forage crops
and will profit by this method of
management.
The crops best adapted to grazing
with pigs are alfalfa, rape, clover,
| blue grass, Bermuda, rye, oats, soy
beans and COW peas. The selection
depends on the nature of the soil, the
climate and the rainfall Alfalfa is
the greatest forage crop on soils
suited to its growth. Rape and clover
are also excellent feeds, both yielding
| high in protein which is the element
needed to balance ordinary grain
feeds.
| "Give the pig an honest chance to
make you money by giving him green
feeds in their natural state admon-
ish experts, "and his growth, health
and pork making ability will be in
creased"
egg powder" and "egg substitute"
have been branded as undesirables by
Or. Carl Alesberg, chief Of the bureau
Of chemistry, and he has refused per-
mission for manufacturers to put such
articles on the market.
Chemical analysis showed that the
proposed Substitutes" we're only
cheap baking powder containing
considerable excess Of ground rice ~
a filler and colored yellow with povd-
cred turmeric. They were shown 70
have no more in common with eggs Or
genuine powdered eggs than they had
with ham sandwiches or strawbsrry
ljam.