The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-05-02
FARM BUREAU NOTES.
(By T. M. Deal, County Agent
Rape for Hog Pasture.

1
There is probably not any one
crop which will produce more sum
mer feed per acre than rape. All
acre will carry from fifteen to thirty
pigs from the middle of June, til
late fall. Good rape pasture often
adds one-fourth or even one-third tc
the pork producing power OF the corr
| alone, or on blue grass.
Rape should be soWn as early as
| the condition Of the soil will permit
where drilled four or five pounds
should be sown to the acre, six OF
seven should be used where broad
gives the best results for summer
pasture, however, a good many use
about four peclSs of oats With it.
The Dwarf Essex is the only salts
factory variety and European grown
seed is considered the best.
Rape should be from eight to ten
inches high before it is used for pas
ed in earlier. The pigs should be
fed about two pounds OF grain in adj
dition to the rape. The rape then
/ furnishes the protein, taking the
place OF tankage and other such
feeds.
Raise Your own Sweets.
The government is asking that we
urge every farmer to grow some
cane or else some sugar beets in or
der that we may have some form Of
sweets to take the place OF the
sugar.
We announced in previous ar
ticle that survey of the county
had been made and that there are
about seventy-tive or eighty cane
mills in the county. There is also
quite a supply of good seed avail
able
The government suggests that
every family grow a few sugar beets.
By boiling these beets a syrup is Sc
cured which has been pronounced
excellent, The tops Of Che. beets
make greens while the pulp is used
for hog feed.
sible to purchase white sugar in
Washington, d. c. A light brown
sugar known as sand sugar, is being
used Some of the government men
say there will be 10 graduated SUI
gar on the market after the canning
season Is over.
Boys and Girls Clubs.
Mr.. Frank P. Reed, from the Ex-
tension Service, at AmeS, was in the
county two days helping to organ
ize the club work. We were only
able to visit few schools due to
large enrolment from this county.
Quite a few have already sent in the
enrolment cards and We are very
anxious to have the rest sent in as
soon as possible.
Directors Meeting Postponed.
Due to the Red Cross sale at La
moni and the rain, the meeting OF
the directors OF the Farm Bureau,
was postponed from Saturday, April
9th, to Saturday, May 4th.
Poultry School.
Mr.. A. Ward, from the Poultry
of the Agriculture En-
tension Service, was in the county
last Thursday, making arrangements
for one-day poultry school to be
held some time in May There will
moni, further announcements will be
made later.
Decatur County to Receive Ten
FOslson Tractors.
Governor Harding, cooperating
with clyde L. Herring, of Des
has arranged for, the dis
tractors at factory price.
Each county in the state is to re-
ceiye ten Of these tractors to be de-
liyered at the county seat. Iowa is
inc Ultra SLdlt W i eCSlNC Il luOld
of these tractors. Michigan, Ford's
home state, and Ohio have already
received their allotments. England
has received eight thousand of these
tractors and Canada one thousand.
No profit is allowed to any one
with the distribution of
these tractors In order to get one
il will be necessary for the applica-
ton to be acted upon by the Farm
Bureau aud the chairman of the
Council of National Defense.
1t is the plan of Mr.. Ford to dis
tribute these tractors to farms where
they will be ken. in constant use,
either on the owners farm or work
ing for the community. In order to
ges one of these tractors it will be
necessary to make certain agree
meAts concerning the use of the
tractor.
These tractors will probably be
in about a week. Three APP
plica.ions have already been turn
ed in for tractors.