The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-10-03
FARM WIT
AND WISDOM

| ed himself to his new automobile by.
mounting whip socket on the dash
board, and carrying a whip in It. No
worse, after all, than wearing but
tons on the back of a coat.
Judge Lands of the United States
Court has warned the Elgin Butter
Board that II 1t makes quotations in
future on anything but actual sales
it will be called to account. The Ell.
gin Butter Board has been a monu-
mental fraud and we doubt the pow
err of even the vigorous Lands to
make 1t be good.
The Nebraska Agricultural College
reports that the crop of colts is
short over the United States as a
whole.
That Montana is still undevelG1ed
Alphabetically is shown by "a state
ment in the Reclamation Record" is.
sued by the Department Of the Inter
for. The Record says: Montana
spends more than $50O,OOO every year
for condensed milk and cream, not.
withstanding the fact that no other
section of the West is better adapted
to dairying. The same is true about
potatoes, onions. and other vegetables
immense quantities Of which are i'm
ported esch year, every dollars worth
Of which should be produced within
the State"
A government commission in Sas.
katchewan has made the calculation
that under Canadian conditions It
costs 55 cents bushel to grow
wheat. This means an average Of 81
cents delivered at the railway tracks.
The average net return to the ives.
tern Canadian wheat grower in 1918
was only fraction over cents a
bushel. The days of the western
Canada wheat boom seem to be over.
temporarily at least.
The Nebraska Agricultural College
Is giving a short course in running
farm motors-all kinds OF motors
from the pony engine to the tractor
or automobile.
The Tunis sheep utilized in the
breeding experiments Of the Arizona
Station Farm have developed great
efficiency as johnson grass extermin-
ators. Director Forbes says that IT'S
of these sheep were sufficient to keep
down the johnson grass on five miles
OF weedy bitches during the entire
growing season. They saved the
cost of ditch cleaning and at the
same time made wool and mutton
grow where one Of the most stubborn
weeds of Arizona had grown before.
The Harrison County, Kentucky,
Farmers Union pooled the wool Of
it's members this year and sold the
1000 fieeces $4,000 pounds) at an
estimated advantage Of 2 cents II
pound over what would have been
received without cooperation. A mere
trihe of $3.50 for the interesting and
agreeable job of organizing.
Glover of the Colorado Station says
that the we'll known disease of hogs
which produces weakness or paralys-
! Is of the hind legs sis now quite gen
orally attributed to a lack OF phos-
phate of lime" 1t has been laid to
inbreeding, an unbalanced ration, and
parasites. Lack of phosphate OF
lime Is another way of saying IAN
unbalanced ration" Glover recon-
mends the following treatment: One
teaspoonful Of cod liver oil, fifteen
grains OF phosphate of lime, and three
drops of fluid extract of nux vomica
mixed with the food twice day.
A new explosive called sabulite has
been discovered and will be manufac-
tured by Canadian concern. This
explosive, according to the United
States consul at Vancouver, Canada,
is three times as effective as dyna
mite, is not affected by changes OF
temperature, gives off no poisonous
fumes, and can be handled without
danger both during the process OF
manufacture and in use. IL Is saic
to be especially effective for blastinl
stumps.
Any alfalfa field is likely to be Gu
up by hail. What shall we do in sncf
: a case? II the injury is more thar
} slight the alfalfa should be cut a
once after the damage. The injured
plants are weakened and may admi
diseases which will spoil the year
crop. They will certainly be stunte'
t and will interfere with the growini
Z crop, and according to Keyser OF Col
, orado may injure the succeeding crop
, Often the crown shoots will appea
after the hailstorm damage ever
when the injury is slight, indicating
that the alfalfa Is asking for tn,