Milford chronicle., 1919-01-03

tinue to Conserve Labor and to Nee
Other Problems Of His Operation
Brought About by the War.
Though the armistice has been sign.
ed, the eyes Of the world are sun 70.
cused upon the American farmer, who
is called upon to exert his best effort
10 produce greater yields of all farm
commodities under the existing short
supply of labor The duty is pressing
Of furnishing abundant supplies for
our Own people, and in a large meas.
ure for shipment abroad. Conditions
generally make II important that the
farmer retain on the farm over winter
as much Of his labor supply as possi-
BILE. This man power should likewise
be utilized to accomplish tasks which
might otherwise fall In the buster sea-
sons Of spring and summer, or at
planting and harvest times. One of
these tasks which Is of a rather Ia
bOriOus nature is that of lining, and
fortunately il may be done In winter,
though it is not the customary prac-
tice. Yet, under the circumstances, It
is one way to utilize labor efficiently
during the winter and at the same
time bring about better soil conditions
and greater yields so badly needed.
Lining Soils in Winter an Advisable
Practice, According to Opinions Of
Agricultural Colleges.
Agriculturalists and Experiment Sta
tiOn workers have been prompted by
difficulties arising out of war cOndl-
tiOns TO give thorough consideration to
the practice of lining soils in winter.
The opinions of number on this sub
ject are given:
Advice Of Experiment Station Workers.
Prof T. c. Johnson, director of the
Virginia Truck Experiment Station,
Norfolk, Va, says:
I'VE think II a very good practice |
for the farmer to purchase lime dur
ing the fall and winter for immediate |
application or for application prior TO |
planting crops in the early Spring. In |
the trucking section ii is customary to
procure lime during the winter months
and apply it on such crops as cabbage,
lettuce, tomatoes, cantalOupes and Gu
cumbers, but for such crops as beets
and potatoes lime usually should be
applied on the crops preceding those
We are advising farmers
TO secure the lime at the earliest date /
possible on account of the difficulty in
and labor"
Dr. II. J. Patterson, director of the
Maryland Experiment Station, says:
"We have gotten Very good results
)y applying lime during the winter as
/ top dressing on wheat and fall seed
ID grasses. We do not advise this as
being the best method of applying J
ime, but lime applied in this way has
proven beneficial both to the grain and
srass which follows the wheat"
DR.. Jacob G. Lipman, soil chemist,
lean and director Of the New Jersey :
agricultural Experiment Station, says:
1.-The wisdom of purchasing and
preading lime in the fall and winter
s entirely proper. At this particu-
ar time, when farm labor is costly
nd scant as TO supply, the conserva-
loAA VI AAtE GhOA 70 "a AnE AuADlEA cAOuiu
e urged in every possible way. In :
Iced, It has been our practice for
ONE time past to advise farmers in
Iew Jersey not to leave certain Of
he farm work that may be done in
he winter until early spring"
DIR. Elmer o. Fippin, professor of
oils, Cornell University and College .
( Agriculture, Ithaca, N Y, says:
"ln the matter of the ordering and
Sc Of lime in the winter we
ave emphasized the importance of
armers ordering their lime in the win
er because of difficulties of getting Z
ars in the spring also they then have
lOre time for such work. We also
IN cur regular work the
ractice of applying lime in the winter
ny time when the ground is essential G
bare of snow. While. we prefer
nat 1t be applied to land that>is to be r
lowed or to be given cultivation be- !
lre the crop is planted, we 90 -
Dject TO a man applying It to a &
lready established, but with the
that his immediate bN
is are not likely 10 be as larg& 4.
here the lime can be more thoroE
incorporated with the soil"
go Of the Concentrated FormkJ
Lime Saves Labor.
Considering these statements a
aiding agriculturalists, in view d
Ict that a high percentage (apH
ately S5 per cent? Of the soils IL.
the Mississippi river are sou =
idly in need Of lime and tha
portage of labor and transpoi y
cilities is severe, the farmer
1t hesitate to secure a libera
Y of lime now for immediate N
ition and home storage. sllssf
In the purchase of lining 4 Essi
e farmer should give careful sfo-- ~
alton TO its chemical CONF ioE I5ni
airing in mind that the concf rated Es:l
rm Of lime, which is the lu# and lo
e hydrate, possesses nearly e the ss9,s an
power of that Of vari- 81
is finely pulverized limestone7 S..h