Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-06-23
WITH THE FARM BUREAU MEN,
RERS

BEERS.
Will Mead, who lives about five
miles north Of Manchester is carrying
broad smile these days. His alfalfa
is ready for the first cutting, stands
about twenty-six inches high and is as
thick as hair on a dogs back Nj.
Mead tried for two or three years to
establish a stand Of clover in this
which did not do well until he APP
field and finally tried alfalfa, all of
piled limestone and inoculated the soil
The result is one of the prettiest fields
of alfalfa in Delaware County. Any
farmer who is interested in alfalfa
and would like to know how to get a
good stand, can we'll afford to take
off few minutes and call on Mr..
Mead. as he will be glad to give the,
formula to anyone.
Dan Firestein, who lives about three
miles south of Manchester, has been
I interested in alfalfa for number of
years, and has finally established a
good stand on his farm. He is going
to compete with Mr.. Mead in showing
samples at the county fair, and also in
the matter of getting larger yield
per acre. Mr.. Fierstein says that
8 lime and incubation are necessary to-
get a good stand.
These men are going to report to-
their local Farm Bureaus this fall, in
regards to the yield of their alfalfa
fields and Just what is necessary to-
get good stand of alfalfa. An effort
will be made in the latter part of July
or early part Of August to hold al
farm tour or two, for farmers who
are interested in alfalfa, at which time
! several visits will be made to Diff
ferent alfalfa fields over the county.
Farmers who would be interested in
going on an inspection trip, should
notify the County Agent, who will
be glad to keep them posted as to the
exact date upon which the Farm Bur
eau inspection trip will be made.
r. H. Davey, of Earlville, says that
he has one of the first experiments in
the county going on at his farm. He
says that about five acres Of his al
falfa is now standing over two feet
high and is ready to cut. There is
a strip down through the field which
he failed to lime. There is nothing
hut sheep sorrell and weeds of other
descriptions, which abound on acid
soils, growing in this strip of land.
If you do not believe it, visit Mr. Dav-
fpr Hal
will be glad to have you come and
look over the alfalfa field.
w, H. Cutie, of Earlyille, is making
preparations to seed twenty acres to
alfalfa. Mr.. Davey and Mr.. Clute
have both had the advantage of OBJ
serving field that belongs to Mr..
Hunt, at the edge of Earlyille, besides
Of having practical observance of the
value from the feeding standpoint, in
the western part OF the state and also
in Dakota.
These men are going to try and
solve the problem of high priced mill
feeds by raising crop on the farm
which has the. feeding value OF bran
and can be raised a great deal cheaper
and obtain equal results in the feed
yards as we'll as the high priced mill
feeds.
Geo. Mcdowell, who lives in Prairie
Township, has a seeding OF alfalfa,
which is several years old, and which
is still delivering the goods. Mr.. Nc
Dowell is going to increase his alfalfa
acreage, as he realizes it is one of the
greatest forage crop in the world for
growing pigs. Mr.. Mcdowell says that
shoats run in alfalfa have a greater
stretch, better developed bone, than
pigs grown under any other condi-
lions.
Frank Mead, who lives north OF
Manchester, has been experimenting
with alfalfa and has been successful
in getting good stand. However,
he believes in limestone and inoculAt-
ing the soil. After number OF years
his alfalfa became infested with June
Grass, and last year he plowed 1T up
leriey/ Totato crop. This year it is
Sal ack again to alfalfa. Mr.. Mead,t
saydsas1D9he cannot grow hogs with |