Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-01-12
THE FARMERS FORUM
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pounds fat by the shallow pan method. |
At rs cents per pound for butterfat !
the saving by using a separator would |
amount to about $5.68 per year per |
COW.
Crops grown at a good profit may, |
by being fed to a poor grade OF live |
stock, be turned into an actual loss.
The average annual value to the !
farm family of food, fuel, oil and a |
roof overhead as reported for several |
hundred farms studied by the Depart |
ment of Agriculture, was found to be !
$595.O8, Of which $421.17 was furnish |
ed by the farm.
If you have some good alfalfa hay |
give some to the brood sows. They
will eat it If the quality is good. It
will furnish protein much cheaper
than tankage or oil meal.
Diversity Of Farm Enterprises.
In most cases where studies on the
profits in farming have been made,
particularly in our oldest agricultural
districts, such studies indicate that
the most successful farms are those
which have from two to four major
sources of income; i. e., they have a
well-balanced and diversified bust
ness. In certain instances it may pay
better to have only one enterprise, but
usually when one crop pays much bet
ter than all others the production Of
it increases rapidly and soon the price
falls to the point where other crops or
products are equally as profitable. Di-
vers'fied farming is often confused
with farming where there is little of
everything and not much Of anything.
Either extreme lessons the chances of
success. When the price Of certain
I crops is very low then live stock u.s.
ually becomes desirable. However, If
the returns per animal are poor, cash
crops even at low price are essen
| tial. A well-balanced business insures
better utilization Of the labor and
| equipment.
kandiyohi Wins Corn Honors.
Kandiyohi County won honors at
| the First National Bank Corn Show
being held at St. Paul. Johnnie ALL
strom, Jr., of Spicer, was one Of the
| four prize winners in Dist. No. S, of
Minnesota, taking third prize. Prof.
! r. A. Moore, Of the University Of Wis
consin, judged the corn and he is quot
| ed as saying: "Why, the corn laid
down here for me to judge has proved
the most surprising in quality that 1
have examined in the long years Of
my association with the grain"
|
The meeting of the State Agricul-
tural Society at the State Capitol this
week is being attended by John S. An
derson of Atwater; c. o. BergQuist,
and John Wicklund, of Kandiyohi; w.
| o. johnson and v. E. Lawson Of WILL
mar; and others of this county.
ORCHARD AND GARDEN NOTES.
January els.
The American white elm and hack
berry are the best two street trees
for general planting.
Rose geraniums need a well-drain.
ed, sunny location. In the house they
should also have a light, warm place.
Root gratis Of apples may be made
now if they can be stored in sand or
sawdust till time to plant next spring.
1t is worth while to grow some ever
greens about the place to get the
beautiful effect of the snow on their
branches after snow storm.
Go over cabbage and root crops
stored in the cellar and throw out de-
cayed material. This will prevent fur
Their decay and help keep the cellar
clean.
The Surprise plum seemed to have
good many friends at the horticul-
tural meeting in December in spite OF
the fact that it is a shy bearer in a
great many places, possibly because
it is not always we'll pollenized.
Get busy on that plan for fixing up
the school yard. Does it need hedge
or a few trees and shrubs for comfort
and appearance? Talk matters over
with the teacher and the older child
rem. Pleasant surroundings at home
or school pay.
In a discussion on the state flower
at the horticultural society's meeting,
E. A. Smith, of Lake City, said he be-
lieved better known flower should
be taken as the state flower. How
many have seen or know the pink lady
| slipper which is our state flower at
present? 1t is wonderful flower, but
; growing more uncommon each year.