The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-03-14
FARMERS CALL COURSE
At HUB A SUCCESS

muslin was wet thoroughly and sprea d
down evenly on the sawdust Now take
a plank or table and lay out tie corn
ia a row and drive nail between
every ten ears. Have ear number one
to correspond to square number one
In the germination box. The proper
way to take the kernels from the ear
with knife; how to place the kernels
all one way to get a good test reading
and the proper place and angle to have
the termination box. Test and don't
guess.
AIR Mobley took W the Importance
u the alfalfa crop and the audience
stayed TO the finish. To the skcptlc
who thinks that alfalfa can not be
grown this was great convincing
message Alfalfa IS practically equal
to wheat bran for the feeding Of dairy
cows and what 30 we pay for wheat
bran and how many acres of good old
golden corn does it take to buy the
equal Of four tons Of alfalfa 10 an
acre. With a yield Of eighty bushels
OF corn to the acre at 81 per bushel it
would buy two tons OF bran, or II
would take two acres of eighty bushel
corn to equal one acre OF four tons alf-
AHA But isn't It a fact that one acre
Of alfalfa is equal TO four acres Of
corn.
Why will the dairymen stand in
their own light and give away the
profits they have worked so hard for
when they can keep that money at
home? why do not the dairymen buy
all the corn. oats. hay, silage and other
rough feed The point to Illustrate
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seated at a table dining when one, the
man at the head OF the table handed
s. bill to the man at his right say
ing this is the IS owe You That
man handed it to his companion on his
hight. saving this is the balance on
the account / owe you And so the
S. went tround the table and came
back to the man who had it first for
small debt that this companion on the
left had owed him. The first man had
the same bill he had a the beginning
Of the meal and it had served the func-
ton OF paying $40 worth OF debts.
What would ii mean TO the accumu-
lated wealth on the farms Of Lake
county if we would raise our own alf-
alta and not spend out money for so
much OF the dairy feeds that go out
OF tue county ana Utlp TO buliQ Up
some other farming community Have
you ever stopped 10 consider these
facts is to what It would mean if We
were to raise enough alfalfa to OFF
set the buying Of these mill feeds
Have you ever stopped to think that
alfalfa and corn silage are the two
feeds that come near making the
cheapest home grown dairy feed? WHY
continue to go along with your nose
on the grindstOne when you can get
help at your own door BY using the
good commonsense practice Of the best
farmers in the world?
The different methods OF curing the
hay was discussed and not much en-
eouragement given for the curing Of
the pea-greeB hay for the best feed
value.
A discussion OF the best silage took
place as to whether the green corn was
better than the mature corn. The con-
clusions reached were that the mature
corn with the ears on was much bet
ter feed than the long green stalks
with all fodder and no grain. Exper-
mental station data show that and
the cows tell us the same thing when
We feed them.
The county agent ended the discus
sion with the things necessary TO 80
10 get stand of alfalfa. II means
more expense thar we put on our corn
ground and II means better farming