Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-04-08


ID. best SEED 70 nae IN this pAss of IN
country"
Hello. Mr.. Burnsr' greeted sam
coming up 10 the government agent on
the street. rive been wanting e
sneak 10 you about seed corn and cot
ton. What varieties would yOu advise
me 20 get and where can | get them 2
well. as for the corn seed" replied
Mr.. Burns. "Ill order that for you. as
I want All the boys 10 have the same
Kind OF seed After this year you must
select your own seed. both cotton and
corn. Don't depend ON sending on for
seed. II you do you'll surely be badly
disappointed sometimes. Get good Va
rietiea TO stnrt with and you can build
them up by selecting seed from the
fnest and most productive plants
speaking about cOttonse,-d." the
agent continued. 'as good plnD Us
any II TO ger seed from somebody IN
your neighbUrbood You always lind
at least one kind Of cotton In every
community that In far ahead OF all 9th
er kinds. Everything seems to suit II
exactly. II you can get seed from
variety IKE that out your way ana
then select your own seed afterward
You'll soon have the most productive
cotton that can possibly be grown In
your locality"
II am much obliged to you" said
Sam. "for getting the corn. and.i think
1 know where ! can get some goed
cotton seed close at home. A fellows
got a kind down there: ! don't know
the name Of Il. but It il about two
weeks earlier than most cotton. and
it's got Eve long locks to each boil"
THAT'S the cotton for You. Sam"
said the agent. the kind that natures
early, before the boil weevils get lick
at It. Being a big boiled kind makes
II SO much the better. How about
your land2 Are you getting 1t In good
condition.
well. ] think the acre for the con-
test is all right" Sam replied II put
one ton Of ashes and two tons Of ma
nure on Il, then had II broke deep.
cross broke and narrowed Three tons
is a big lot of fertilizer to put on one
acre. but ! don't think ! can get too
much on that land"
The agents eyes frightened. "GoodF
be encouraged. you'll make a farm
er If you keep up that lick. That lands
In fine shape. and it'll soak up all the
moisture from the rains and SHOWS
that fall from now until spring. The |
idea ia to store up all the moisture you |
can for use by the growing crops In
summer when rain is scarce. The only |
way to do that IL to get the land pillow
ed deep and thoroughly pulverized. |
Whenever you see a patch OF ground
that's been plowed Eve or six times to
kill out Bermuda or johnson grass you
always see a fine crop growing on II
when everything around It is fall
ure. II seems as II farmers ought to
learn from such examples"
when la the best time to break
land?" asked Sam.
"Oh. II ought to be done in the fall"
MFR. Burns replied. Get the land In
good condition and sow a cover crop
for winter Of rye or oats By blowing
the land in the fall yOn break up the
homes Of insects and turn them out to
freeze. big majority Of the insects
that work on crops spend the winter
In the fields and around the fence rows.
So IL you don't want to be bothered
with insects break the land aud clean
out the fence rows In the fall"
"Ive made little extra money haul
ing manure from stable" Sam ex-
plained. land I'm going to spend 1t for
some good books along the line I'm
studying. Could you suggest one or
two good ones. Mr. BurnsY'
There are any number of good
books on farming and kindred sub
jects." said the agent. lyon should
get a catalogue. But would suggest
that you get 'Coburn's Swine Hus-
bandry' and Book of Alfalfa These
books are by real farmer, and he
knows what he's writing about. The
frst, Of course. Ii about raising hogs
The second tells all about alfalfa. from |
the earliest times to the present. 1t Ii |
real interesting, too. much better read
ing than some OF the novels that they |
call best sellers. THE A B G of Bee
Culture IL a fine work on Bookkeeping
How Crops Grow will tell you lot |
about agricultural plants that you don't |
know. and Life on the Farm Ii lit |
tie book that lie very interesting and
full Of helpful suggestions"
"DOn'f leIl me any more" Sam ex.