The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-08-30
WEST TENNESSEE
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BETTER Livestock.

Better Livestock
Bailey P. Evans Of Bedford coun-
/ ty, has purchased from the Scioto
Stock Farm in Ohio, rs head Of high
class Aberdeen-Angus cows with %
calves at foot and two young bulls.
These are the foundation for a breed
/ ing establishment. He also purchas-
ed in the joint sheep sale 1t Colum-
bus, Ohio, 81 head of registered
Shropshire sheep. These were con-
signed by A. ]. Knollin, of Idaho.
He also purchased a Shropshire ram
from AnOka Farms of Wisconsin.
John Hitch, Of Blount, county, pur-
chased IL head of two-year-old An
gus heifers from the Scioto Stock
Farm, and four head from another
Ohio farm. j. !. Higgins, of Jeffer-
son county has secured a second car
load shipment from STANLEY Pierce, of
Illinois. The shipment consisted of
Z cows, 3 calves and 10 heifers, all
top-notchers.
Such importations from other live
stock states will soon make Tennes-
see one of the leaders in live stock
production as Tennessee has the right
to be, considering soil and climatic
conditions.
Study Your Seed.
The separation of the grain for
seed can be accomplished with an or
binary tanning mill. The functions
Of a tanning mill are:
/. To clean separate out
weed seeds and trash.
2. To grade grain-separate out
the best seed.
8. To separate different kinds of
grain.
The tanning mill can separate
grains only when there are certain
physical differences between the
seeds to be separated. Grain differ
ing only in color or name cannot
be separated by machinery.
The necessary differences are as
follows:
/. Difference in weight.
2. Difference in size.
8. Difference in shape.
Breeders of Purebred Poultry
In place of selling your surplus
cockerels on the market, try distribut-
ing them to. farmers over the coun-
try at rs cents and $1.00 each. There
may not appear to be any money in
it now, but by so doing you will
popularize your favorite bird among
your people and will eventually Gre
ate a market for your Matching eggs
and breeding stock at good prices
Be a booster if you believe in what
you are breeding. Try to get every
farmer interested in the same. You
will soon have them all pulling for you
if you are right.
Take Command of Your Business.
You are in charge of a campaign /
the everyday workings of your farm
business.
Defeat or victory? The result
rests squarely upon your shoulders.
How rapidly the days go marching
by-each day loss if you abuse it.
Your farm account book is the re-
cord of your campaign What does it
show? If greater balance, you are
winning. Keep it up
Start your account book now! The
of the division of extension
University of Tennessee, Knoxville,
are at your command.
Fertilizers and Manures for Wheat
Apply phosphate literally using $50
to 800 pounds of acid phosphate or
Basic Stag on soils which respond to
them.
If nitrate Of soda or sulphate Of
is available at nrices which
justify their use, apply rs to 100
pounds per acre after the wheat has
begun growth in the spring when
plants are drv. On very poor soils,
a small part of the amount may be
applied in the fall and the remainder
in the spring. heterogeneous feftiliz-
ers may pay only on land low in
nitrogen and humus.
Farmers should club together and
buy fertilizers in car lots as early
as possible. Haul the manure as fast
as it is produced and apply extensive
light applications rather than heavy
on small areas.
All old straw stacks and other
plant refuse should be scattered very
lightly over the wheat in fall and
winter.