Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-07

per cent. phosphoric acid prepara-
ton; another with IA per cent. acid
phosphate; another with a three per
cent. ammonia, eight per cent. phos-
phoric acid preparation, and the
fourth was not fertilized. The farm
ers noted that the IA per cent. acid
phosphate fertilizer which is one
half as expensive as the igh-priced
fertilizers, gave results equal to the
high priced ones.
In the house of Mr.. Shenk a mod
ern Dulco lighting system, installed
at a cost of $500, was exhibited.
The generating engine which charges
sixteen batteries, runs on kerosene,
primed with gasoline, and not only
lights the house and barn, but fur
nishes the power needed on the farm.
At the Hershey Industrial School
seven varieties of pure bred corn,
and five local varieties are growing
side by side in one field to deter
mine which is the best growing corn
in that locality. The farm agent is
conducting a similar experiment in
many parts of the county, and the
results will be passed on to the
farmers.
At the Hershey farm the farmers
were given a sight of the $4,000
bull, while DIR. Wendell, in charge of
the Hershey stock, gave figures on
his pedigree that showed the value
to the farmers of having a good
bull. At the Hershey hog farm the
farmers saw 600 Duroc Jersey and
Poland China hogs. These hogs are
fed on milk which is returned un-
used from the chocolate factory. it
was a new idea to some of the farm
ers to raise their hogs on the bypro-
ducts of their dairy.
The farmers had for lunch the
roosters Farm Agent Niesley urged
them to kill from their fiocks. Fol-
lowing the lunch Mr.. Bulkley told
the men some of the things he knew
about dairying. He sounded a hope
full note on the future of the dairy
ing business. He urged the farmers
to get rid of every Improbable COW
as a saving in feed.
The idea of a community bull ad-
vanced by Mr.. Bulkley was new, but
the questions asked by the farmer:
| showed their interest. He suggested
| that four or five farmers go together
and buy a good bull for their herds
rather than each farmer buying ar
| Indifferent animal. He also suggest.
ed that another group could do the
same, and at the end of two years
| they could exchange bulls, rather
| than buying a new one.
Hear of Conservation
Donald Mccormick, food admins
| traitor, gave the farmers and theil
| wives q short talk on the part the!
must take in the war, urging upor
them the particular necessity foI
conserving wheat and sugar. HI
told them to use the substitutes the!
were forced to buy with their wheat
rather than throwing it away o.
allowing it to spoil
After lunch the party went to thu
| Hershey calf barns, where hundred
of young Holsteins are being raised
as milk producers should be raised
! There were two barns full of them
everywhere from eleven days t
eleven months old.
At the farm of S. T. Whitmer, nea,
Union Deposit, the party inspected
| an old barn which had been re
! modelled into a modern dairy barn
1t resembled the new model barn a
the Bonnymead farms in it's stal
and floor arrangements inside, ant
was an eye opener to the farmers ol
what modern intensive methods cal
do to an old farm and equipment
Mr.. Bulkley gave the farmers al
interesting talk On how to Judge
COW and a bull. He used two fin,
specimens of dairy cattle in makinI
his talk.
The last stop was at the CHECKER
plant of r. r. Mitchell, known a
Beaufort Farms. More than 400,
eggs at one time, are laid in tn
| incubators. and thousands of chick
ems are raised yearly. Mr.. Mitchell
declared that he has adopted tn
slogan advanced by Mr.. Bulkley ant
| is killing off every chicken which /
not profitable, From several thou
sand he has reduced his flock to 70,
this year. He urged that the farm
ers raise chickens as meat con
servation measure. He said the farm
ers could raise chickens more cheap
ly and give them a wider range o
ground for vigorous exercise.