The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-19

their fertility.
Diversification and the practice of
crop rotation tend to make soils more
productive.
Live stock farming enriches the
soil.
| Texas fever can be eliminated Wy
eradication Of the cattle tick. The
cattle tick can be eradicated very
easily.
Feeding hogs on corn alone is un-
profitable.
Feeding hogs on pasture alone Is
Improbable.
Feeding hogs on pasture with a
little ration Of grain gives greatest
profits.
Hogs can be protected from cholera
by means Of vaccination.
The Babcock test offers a simple
means Of determining the butter fat
In milk and cream.
All Of the above factors, each in
itself worth millions Of dollars to the
American people. were discovered by
scientific experiment men. most Of
whom were in the employ Of expert
ment stations.
The facts In regard to diversified
ton that are now being presented by
the campaign force in this State have
been brought together from various
sources. Practical experience has
played an important part from. the
standpoint Of individuals engaged in
the work. However. each individual
uses experimental evidence as the
foundation and backbone for his
whole theme. Every point made Is
emphasized by the citation Of expert
mental results.
To give the people the benefit Of
the information that has been secured
by others, either through practical ex-
perience or as the result of expert
mental work. Is the whole object Of
the campaign. Each farmer could
learn these facts for himself II
he were provided with the means to
try out various plans under expert
mental conditions. Such a procedure
would be far too expensive for the In
d,vidual and therefore the United
States government and the States
have established central station for
such work. Since the fundamental
facts secured in one part Of a State
apply to any other part of that State,
IL would be needless to have each in
dividual experimenting separately.
Through the state plan each indi-
v'dual contributes his part towards
the maintenance of a central station.
whose duties 1t Is to devise expert
,nants to throw light upon practical
agricultural problems.
The experiment station was estab-
lished by act Of congress. which ap-
p-opriated funds for investigation
into agricultural problems. 1t has
endeavorod. with It's limited means.
to solve the most important prob
lens Of the State. With that In view
its activities have been direced
along the several most important
lines Of agricultural reserach. The
agricultural problems Of the State are
many. including those OF soil tillage,
soil fertility. the adaptation OF crops
TO various types Of soils. the produc-
ton of the higher producing varieties
OF the various crops, the comparison
Of varieties already esta blished. the
protection Of fruit and farm crops
from insects and diseases. the profit
able management Of live stock under
local conditions and the protection OF
live stock from the ravages Of dis
ease.
Following are some important prac-
ticai farm facts that have been es-
tablished by the Arkansas agricul-
tural experiment station:
Beef can be produced proftably In
Arkansas when cattle are pastured on
corn fodder. cowpeas and fed with
cottonseed meal.
Pork can be produced as proftab-
ly in this State when pastured as in
any other state In the Union.
Winter oats on an average give a
yield OF six bushels per acre more
than do spring varieties that are SO
commonly grown In the State.
Twenty-Five buhels Of corn per
acre Is the value of one cultivation
given at the right time.
Late cultivation Of corn increases
the yield by 2 l-2 bushels for each
time the corn is cultivated.
Tho even distribution OF corn gives
best results.
Alfalfa. red clover and many other