The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-04-06
FARM NOTES BY
THE COUNTY AGENT

That the corn weevil can be easily
controlled in the cribs has been thor
ouhly demonstrated in Marion county.
Las fall a campain was carried on
against this pest and most satisfac-
tory results obtained. Numbers of
farmers made their cribs tight, II
built new ones, and fumigated with
carbon bisulphide. The treatment vas
effective in every case and killed the
weevils just in proportion As the
cribs were tight. If the criD was so
pei cent tight, the remedy was effec-
tive to the same degree. Where the
crib was almost alright. ali Of the
Weevils were killed.
This treatment is SO cheap and so
easily applied that it is foolish to a.
lew such large part of the corn to
be annually ruined. Those VINO may
may have tried it last fall and fail4d
tn obtain the best results, and! those
who may doubt the effectiveness of
this method of controlling the weevil,
should visit the farms where its
value has been demonstrated and see
the condition of the corn at the
present time. Without trying to give
complete list of those who applied
this remedy successfully, we mention
Messrs. j. c. Johnson, A. S. Pickett,
H. L. Shearer. W. NJ. Gist and J. l..
Manning.
Too many hogs are sold before they
are ready for the market. and usually
the reason is the lack of feed. If pre-
parations are not made between now
and August to grow the fattening
feeds, it will be too late to put them
in this year. Careful planning of the
crops for hog feed should be made at
once. The difference in price of good
heavy hogs and good light hogs makes
it important to be sure that plenty of
feed is provided to properly fatten the
hogs.
In this connection, very few farm
ers realize how much more profitable
it is to market a heavy hog than a
light one. They lose sight of the fact
that the additional weight is not all
the gain. In considering whether it
will pay to feed a 1O0-pound hog I'M
til it weighs 165 pounds, they fail TO
see that there is an extra profit on
the 100 pounds. For instance, a 100
pound hog at 10 cents is worth So
If the same hog is made to weigh 165
pounds it is worth $21.45 at Is cents
a pound. Not only has there been re-
ceived Is cents pound for the added
IS pounds, but also So more for the
original 100 pounds that the hog
weighed. In other words, the gain
of 65 pounds has brought a little
more than II 2-5 cents a pound. If
pork can. and it should, be. produced
at 8 cents pound, then there is a
profit of 9 3-5 cents a pound, or 1924
on the extra IS pounds.
So long as there is a difference of
to cents between the price of
light hogs and heavy hogs, it will pay
to feed the light hog of fair quality
until it will weigh at least 165
pounds.
It is a settled thing that the Mar
ion County Fair will be held this year
and the date is set for Thanksgiving
week. With this much notice. there
is every reason to expect the largest
and most complete display of the
county's resources that has ever been
seen in Ocala. Every farmer should
plan right now to save an exhibit
flCm every good crop that grows on
his place this year and put it away
for good keeping until the fair There
is no better way to get ready for the
fair than to select the choice speci-
mems of each crop as it natures and
place them where light, insects and
rats cannot damage them. 1t is I'M
fair to the farmer, the farm and the
community to have to jerk up what
ever can be found on the place in
order not to fail to be represented at
a fair. Exhibits are for advertising
the farmer, the farm and the COM
munity and visitors expect to see the
best on display. Besides, the exhibi-
tor that starts early in the year to
collect products will have the advan-
tage and be the winner over the one
who waits until late in the fall. He
will have more complete list of pro-
ducts and a better quality.
VIM. A. Seasons,
County Agent.