The Crittenden press., 1920-08-27
Agricultural Column
BY G. M. GuMBERT

| OuT NrllltHutH iOunly fdTm bu
reau will meet Saturday, August
% in the High School auditorium a
1880. Mr.. J. |. Clement, Presiden
of our organization, urges all pro
gressive farmers in the county tc
meet with US to become acquainted
with the aims and purposes of oul
work. We believe that when you
once understand Farm Bureau worl
that you will become a member.
A meeting Of the directors will be
held after the regular meeting to
consider plans and policies for the
fall and winter. Receipts for paid
up members, and applications blanks
for new members are now available
All members are urged to be pres.
ert as this is to be most import.
ant meeting.
More than 300 tons of lime has
been delivered at Marion within the
past two months, and some orders
yet undelivered If you wish tc
know as to the advisability of using
lime, ask one of the following pro.
gressive farmers:
George Johnson, j F. Hill, DR.
F. W. Mum, Allie Hughes, Mr.
Beard, o. G. Threlkeld, DR.. T. A.
Fraser, or j NJ. Fowler.
Acid phosphate and lime make
one of the most productive and prof
liable combination that can be used
Sometime ago | made an offer of
limestone crusher at a very rea.
sonable rental, provided someone
would supply the power. This crush.
er will begin work on the farm OF
o. G. Threlkeld in Repton valley,
where there is creek bed with a
loose surface that will furnish 100
tons Of So per cent lime. Since the
increase in freight rate | believe we
can very profitably crush our own
lime. Other features to this prop
osition are, distribution of labor
saving in hauling, availability Of lime
when needed most and a greater
propaganda for its use. would
like to see a few crushers owned by
the farmers on a cooperative plan
This would be most profitable in
vestment, as time will prove, and !
believe there will be a number Of
crushers owned in the county within
the next year. / would like to keep
this crusher busy in this county un.
til Christmas and | want all inter-
ested Farm Bureau members to know
that they will be served first.
Messrs o. G. and o. S. Threlkeld
of Repton are operating the largest
dairy farm in our county. Last fall
they erected new dairy barn with
stanchions and stall room for 60
head. At present they have so head
on hand and milk about forty cows,
They ship 5000 gallons of cream
each week and feed all the skim
milk to hogs. A milking machine
which has proven very satisfactory
saves time and worry twice each day
The question of suitable hay and
pasture for a large herd is a very
serious and most important one.
When Mr.. Threlkeld solves this prob.
lem his success will be assured. Err
nest is one Of my agricultural stu.
dents and has for his project this
year 3 acres Of alfalfa which we hope
to increase to 10 acres next spring
They have corn to fill two forty ton
silos and will supplement this rough.
age with cotton seed meal. Mr.. Threl.
keld used his tractor to great ad.
vantage this spring and says that
he would not be without one.
Last winter he decided to build
up his herd by raising his own cal.
YES instead Of buying nondescrip'
cows. | accompanied him to Paducat
where We bought Ollie's Liberty
Bond, three-year-old pure bred jer.
sey bull. The great grand sire OF
this bull was sold to J, b, Haggan's
estate at Lexington for $4,000 and
the same estate paid $4,000 for his
great grand dam as an old COW. Oh.
lies Liberty Bond weighs about llOC
pounds, has big roomy barrel, good
scale, splendid dairy conformation
and is undoubtedly the best Jersey
bull In the county. When we bough,
the bull we also bought a purebred
jersey heifer which has since dropped
a beautiful bull calf, subject to reg.
ister.
Crittenden county is best adapted
to dairy farming and the sooner you
realize this the more wealth viii you
have.
! have planned a motor trip thru
the Blue Grass and return via State
Fair for the boys taking the agri.
cultural course in High School. We
will take with us all needed provis.