Middletown transcript., 1916-06-17
CORN GROWING CONTEST

CPL. 10 bushels of corn per acre was Sc
cured by those who took part. Twenty
eight boys made over 100 bushels to the
acre and Marius Malgren, who won the
State Championship, grew 209 bushels
and 40 pounds of corn on his prize acre.
A cover crop had been grown the pre-
ceding year, the ground had been top
dressed with manure during the winter,
and an application of 800 pounds of fer
tilizer were used by the 14-year-old boy
in making the record yield, which was
secured at'the cost of eleven and three
tenths cents per bushel.
INCREASE ALFALFA YIELDS
Every county agent in Virginia has
had successful alfalfa demonstrations
during the past year, and total of
,588 acres are now being grown under
demonstration methods, according to
T. o. Sandy, State Agent. The increase
per acre has averaged one and one-third
tons of cured hay over the ordinary
methods. The increased value of the
extra yield of alfalfa hay at the rate of
SIS per ton amounts to $87, 847.5O. This
sum is more than sufficient to pay the
salaries of all the county agents in the
state for the year.
The careful preparation of the seed
bed, incubation, the use of well-drained
land, the correction of acidity and the
liberal use of fertilizer to give the crop
a quick start and carry it along will IN
sure success with alfalfa. For the first
time in the history of the state, Vir-
ginia last year raised enough hay to
supply her local markets.
GETTING SIZE, COLOR AND QUALITY
"'In no other orchard in New Jersey,
have l ever seen Winesays attain the
size, color and quality that the variety
does in the Repp orchard in Gloucester
County," says Elias S. Black, associate
editor American Fruit Grower. ''The
planting of this variety was almost dis
continued in New Jersey some years
ago because of the small size and the
scabbing tendency of the variety. The
success of the Repp Brothers is due
principally to their system of orchard
management including the liberal ferti-
lization of their trees which has assisted
in bringing the larger size, better color
and the higher quality of fruit. :"
STATION FARMS MAKE MONEY
While gathering facts about varieties,
pruning, fertilizers, production and
marketing of peaches, Prof. NJ A.
Blake, New Jersey State Horticulturist,
has made the two orchards conducted
by the State Experiment Station fnan-
cially successful. The practical and
scientific results reported to the peach
growers of New Jersey, have done
much to increase the profits and raise
in Importance the peach crop in New
Jersey.
| VALUE OF SOY BEANS IN ORCHARDING
Where cow peas are sown alone, the
best and most effective way to use
them is to grow the crop for forage and
then seed down the field, after disking,
to wheat or other fall-sown grain, says
Nelson F. Page, of Virginia, in the
American Fruit Grower. The principal
fertilizing value of cow peas is in the
nitrogen nodules on the roots. When
sown alone, cow peas should be put in
at the rate of one and one-half bushels
of seed per acre. Mr.. Page states that
fertilizer should always be used to get
the largest yields. Cow peas are of
particular value in orchards as they fur
nish an abundance of humus, so essen
tial to the growth of the trees.
INCREASING PEANUT PRODUCTION
If the production of peanuts should
be raised to rs bushels per acre, the
crop would be very profitable on soils
and in regions that are favorable. Some
of the best growers are now producing
larger yields without difficulty. To Sc
cure the organic matter in the soil. the
crop should be grown in rotation in
Guiding soy beans, COW peas, or crimson
clover. The fertilizer should be applied
broadcast and be we'll worked into the
land. If applied in rows, cultivator
should be used to mix the fertilizer well
with the soil before planting. With
proper preparation and liberal fertiliza-
ton, rs to 100 bushels per acre should
be grown.
FIVE ESSENTIALS IN GROWING TOMATOES
Five essentials in growing tomatoes
are given by Theo. F. Jager. A grower
who is successful must study the soil
and give it what it needs in fertilizers
and humus. He should keep the culti-
vator at work to conserve the moisture
needed for the crop to reach size and
perfection. Earliness and quality must
be secured through feeding the crop to
maintain steady growth, and through
the selection of variety to meet the
soil and climatic conditions. Marketing
tomatoes as near home as possible and
preventing loss through falling of prices
by canning at home when the tomatoes
would otherwise be sold at loss, are
considered the essentials of profitable
production.
PROFITS IN DAIRYING AND FARMING
Dairymen and farmers engaged in
the production of livestock feed their
stock heavily because it pays. Animals
which are fed heaviest and most nearly
correct, produce the most profitable
beef, milk and butter. The orchards,
the gardens, and the fields which are
yielding the profits today. and those