The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-12-20

and towns Mr.. Hoover tells III
that food will b. more scarce il
1919 than ever before. Not onl,
will We have our own people Il
feed. but those who have beer
in close touch with the situation
tell us that in Europe half the
people are star, ing and in all o.
them there is ser US fooC
= shortage. The fields of Northern
France and Belgium cut to piece:
as they are with shells will not b,
able to produ .e large crops unit
reco st, uction of the land has
taken place.
lhe millions Of people in these
countries are looi ing to the Unit.
ed States as a supply dcpo. OF
the world. Our canned &c DDS,
dried vegetables and frui s, and
other food aterials must be
earned in large quantities
Next Years Garden
First any weeds that may have
accumulated during the last few
weeks of the season should be re-
movee and burned together with
old cabbage stalks, I0tito and
tomato vines and oth-r refuse.
This mt ter ial if nllo we'd to remain
or if plowed under, might h ,rbor
insects and diseases that wodld
pre- We troi blesome next g, asun,
After thorough cleaning the
garden should r, ceiye q liberal
coating Of table manure. V,ge.
tables need more fe tility than
any other crop and stable manure
is the best source o. plant TODD
y)u have No, only does it sup.
ply food for the plant but it also
adds organic matter to the soil
and by its acids makes available
some pant food already in the
the soil In I he spring manure
will be scarce and hard to buy.
Get it now and pread j. on the
garden at the late of 8 tons t. a
lot 5ox150 feet or a good sized
whee barrow load to a sQuai e rod
Of garten.
To obtain the best results in
raising vegetables the garden
should be plowed or spaded in
the fall After applying the
manure plow the ground and
leave it rough over winter. Fall
Iplowing will allow the ground to
dry out earlier in the spring SO
that you can SOW your seec a !
week or so sooner Prepare your
garden this fall and increase
your yield next season
Never Let a Pig Celebrate a
Birthday.
Never let pig see | is own
birthday, is the advice If the
best authoriti, 8 Of ptrk produc
ton. Time may not be worth
very much to the hog but the
hogs time is worth u great deal
to the owner. TIE sooner the
Zig makes a hog of hif self the
better j. is for everybody con.
cerned
Marx .ting Of no IS that are
from seven to ne months Cd
instead of waning, until af' er a
year from the narrowing lime
prevents a great loss from dis
eases, saves grain and laDOr The
self feeder system hich per
mits hogs to eat grain at will
whether in pastures or dry lots
is becoming more and more pop
ular i'm Indiana and is de- iKned
to come into wider use this win.
ter an1 next year.
Farmers are urged to feed their
pigs narrowed this fall so they
may be marked M 1t s, MINER.
Did you ever receive such high ,
prices for poultry and eGgs and
dairy products as you are getting
now? 1t will pay to feed the !
pre- pc times Or in other words ]
balanced ration TO poultry and ,
cows
A good marke. for Indiana ,
farm products Is assured for the {
next two or three years because
The world demand for food will
un il European sgricul {
lure is back to a normal basis. ia
Il. G. THOMPSON. &C
County Agricultural Agent
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