Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-10

"Sure, the only way to grow good
potatoes on this kind Of land is clover
sod plowed in the fall and plowed as
deep as the team can pull the plow." "
"Do anything to it in tho springP
"Harrow It three or four times to
fine it, firm 1t, warm IL up and kill
the weeds. Keep at it until the moon
is right"
r'What kind Of seed do you plantf"
"Ah now, don't you know, any man
that's got sense, will plant the kind
no wants to raisef"
Here you SEQ the practical man and
the scientist have both reached the
same conclusions, although they started
in different directions, They saw
things from different point Of view.
To harmonize the science and practice
Of agriculture it Is necessary to get
jim Kelly and tho Scientist out on
Kelly's field in the old Of the moon
in May.
Scientist on Milk.
The scientist after collecting facts
regarding the "Building Up Of n
Dairy Herd" says, "Milk giving is
feminine function. Large milk pro-
duction is due to the abnormal do
velopment Of tho maternal instinct
Petting, liberal feeding, frequent han
ding, kind treatment, all aid in the
development Of the milk producing
characteristics.
Then along comes the practical man
with tho assurance that tho best cow
they ever had on tho farm was
Bessie" pet calf that mother and
the girls raised
Continuing tho same topic, the scion
tist says "The profitable dairy COW
is an artificial animal built by a
combination Of factors, all tending to
tho extra development Of the milk
producing organs and characteristics.
The order runs something like this'
First--Selection
second-Care, which includes shelter,
feed, water and method Of treatment,
Third--Testing, sorting and wedding
out
Fourth--Broeding.
Fifth--Feeding handling and do
velopmont Of heifor calves.
Carolosaness negligence or Ignorance
on the part Of tho dairyman in regard
TO any Of these factors viii eliminate
or seriously impair tho results.
As any capacity above the normal
is artificially built up, by tho above
factors, II follows logically that neg
lect Of any OF tho above viii tend
toward deterioration or return TO the
, natural condition.
: Ignorance Means Losa
When practical man buys ono Of
no highly developed, largo producing
. @Sficial cows, and, ignoring thu
. - oco" Of dairying, turns her ou
inv Soods pasture to find her owl
feed, = prprisod that each yea
she giv, 80 milk. Her hoifcr calve
Il arc not as good as tho mothor an,
II by tho third generation they ar
10 comparatively worthless for dairy puI
:, poses, and tho owner declares that "Al
It this talk about pure.brod stock Is nor
" sonse, Ho has tried IL and "ther
70 Is nothing to IL" Yot his cxporienc
0. has further demonstrated that Oh
o scientist was right, His concluaion
" were based on collection OF fact
m which Is tho real "scienco Of Agricu
W ture.n y
10 Again tho scientist saysi "a llberI
ii supply Of humus In the soil, deep I'll
lg ago and cultivation will conserve moi
at turc, regulate temperature stimulal
n. plant growth, increase the availab
" plant food aud check against ba
n. weather, drouth or hot winds.
Of Farmer shiftloss,
a Farmer shiftlcss ignores tho scienc
OF Tho weather conditions are all favo
lr, able and he secures n normal crop. i
nd boasts Of his "practical experience
Oh and continues his uusciontific praetic
no until an unfayorablo soason. rhon u
scientist has full crop and shlftlc
blames his "uck"
he The weakness OF much Of tho .
be called Agricultural Science" Is duo
thn faet that nm experiment has hpl