The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-05-26

COl1ON DEED bbD 10 ohy mia
ture of cotton seed meal and hulls
running below $3.50 per cent Of
protein.
In the classification of cotton seed
products, the Department of Feed
ing Stuffs of Kentucky goes a little
bit further than any other state in
that it requires the percentage of
bulls to be stated in all cotton seed
products running below 1882 per
cent of protein. 1t also requires
this grade of material to be tagged
with a yellow tag showing that 1t is
ldulterated.
Seed Corn Infection And Corn Root
And Stalk Roots e.
During The past winter the Do
parimtlt of Agronomy of the Es-
pertinent Station has carried on an
investigation as to the extent of
seed corn infection with organisms
which are capable of causing the
root and stalk rots So common in
corn fields in Kentucky. The stalk
rots are particularly noticeable after
wind storms when many rotted
stalks are broken over. The root
rots cause early maturity of the
plants, and result in immature, light
ears. 1t has been found that prac-
,tically 100 per cent of over 400 ears
of the seed corn studied from Ken
lucky, as well as several neighbor-
ing states is infected with a fusar-
Jun. 1t is the same organism which
causes the pink kernels on white
corn and which follows as a pink
Dicld the injury of the ear worm.
+ III young seedlings grown al a tenn
pe1ature OF about 20 of the seeds
become pink or purple and the base
of the stem and small roots where
they are in contact with the seeds
very often rot off. Diseased plants
may recover after the formation of
the permanent roots, but due 10 the
seed infection, these are gradually
rotted off also, giving the results
before mentioned.
1T is REQUESTED THAT every
county agent send in specimens of
seed corn Immediately from his
district in order that the distribu
tlon of this disease over Kentucky
may be definitely known and the
possibility OF regions which are di-
sease free may be discovered.
Since in every county in the State
farmers are confronted with the
problem of doing their work with
about seventy per cent of the ordin-
airy supply of labor, agents should
urge the use OF larger power units
per man, and thus increase the
efficiency of the available farm help;
otherwise a great many good acres
of land that should produce some
thing to eat will lie idle this year.
Animal Husbandry
Eeven though the past year has
not been favorable as a whole for
the cattle feeder, yet a number of
men in the State who carried on
cattle feeding demonstrations under
the direction of the Extension De-
partment have made some money.
This was brought about by using
the best approved methods of fesd-
ing for cheap gains, as well as good
judgment in buying and selling.
The decline in the price of fat
cattle should not discourage farmers
in their efforts to produce a better
grade of calves. There is time for
prices TO swing back before the.
calves from cows bred this spring
can be put on the market. 1t may
nit be wise to greatly increase beef
production, but ii can be no mistake
to improve the quality.
The best and the cheapest way to
improve the quality is to use only
the pure bred sire. Keep the best
heifers and' breed them to better
pure bred sires of the same breed.
The second and third crop of heifers
will have many, if not most, of the
good qualities of the registered
siTes.
To get the best results the calf
should be kept growing all the
time. While young it must have
milk and plenty of it. In addition
to grass it should have grain many
weeks before it is weaned. The
grain in liberal quantities should
be continuedsuntil the second sum-
mer when abundant grass will meet
its needs.
An Economic Hog Feed
, Fish meal has proven a very eff
! Gent feed for hogs. since il con-
tains large percentage of protein
and mineral matter and therefore
. is well suited for use as a supple