The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-08-06

should be used.
II weeds are bad in the field wher
the crop is coming up It is we'll &c
NOW the tract, which will give the
alfalfa the better chance to come or
ahead. The field should be cut for
hay when one-tenth in bloom. Al
falfa fields should be cultivated In
the early spring Of each year.
Sulphur Plays Dual Role
In speaking Of the treatment by
sulphur Mr.. Hyslop brought out the
fact that sulphur acts both as n food
and as a food obtainer for the alfal-
ia. and leaves no detrimental effects
to the ground in any way. While
many of the fields are treated to only
about so or 100 pounds to the acre,
with good results, he believes it is
more economical to put on about 800
pounds, or more, where the benefits
last for greater period Of years.
Where the soil is very shallow, or
where the water table is known to
be close to the surface. 1t is better.
in the opinion of this expert. to sow
red or alsike clover than to expert
ment with alfalfa. Mr.. Hyslop's
talk was followed closely by all pres
ent, and his suggestions regarding
alfalfa. which has come to be grown
here on such huge scale. will be
kept in mind by his hear
ers.
O. NJ. Plummer Speaks
Mr.. Plummer. who is in the coun-
ty in the interests of the Pacific Live
Stock. Exposition, was the next
speaker. and he gave a very enter
tanning discussion of the big struc-
ture which is being erected at Port
land by the stockmen of the North
west.
Professor E. l.. Potter of the AMI
nal Husbandry Department OF the
D. A. c., made the concluding ad-
lress of the day. in which he ex-
plotted in a most telling way the ad-
'antages of raising better live stock,
md showed how the stockmen were
fine thing in not hav-
ng a fine line of rams to be able to
urn of to their neighboring sheep
nen of Lake County.
Ensilage Aids Hay
Professor Porter gave some most
statistics regarding the
eeding of steers for fattening, as a
esult of his experience at the expert
nent station at Union County, and
roved how the addition Of a small
mount of ensilage fed along with
he straight hay brought the daily
verage increase of weight up to a
ound and three-qusrters, as COM
ared to a pound without the ensil-
ge. and at a very economical cost.
The beautiful Frank Mccormack
anch on the shore of the Upper
,lamath Lake. was the next place
isited. Here the various tracts that
ad been treated with sulphur show
d gains in production OF over 20
er cent. Mr.. Mccormack, while not
isposed to talk much about the fine
heep, lambs and cattle, which he
rought out for the inspection Of tn"
isitors, indicated that the stock
'ould speak for itself-which it did.
his enterprising rancher declared
lat in his original bunch Of ewes .
le heaviest would not tip the scales
t 40 pounds, and that as a result OF
reeding them up, he had just sold .
ne of a pair of twin April lambs
hich weighed considerabl yover 100
ounds. He exhibited a herd of great
eek thoroughbred short horn ea.-
e, which were a delight to the eya.
Professor Potter gave another
1ort talk here on the advantage to
lie county, were there enough Of the
enchers who raise thoroughbred
uff to make IL worth while for buy
IS who wanted carload lots of young
ulls and heifers to come in, and
hat it would mean to have a coun-
y-wide reputation for place
here this kind of live stock was |
The cattle should not
lly be we'll bred, he said, but well