Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-02-18

Sheep II 1888 1864
Swine 1865 10,1O8
Horses 1882 5,407
Mules 26i 800
Have an offer Of tons prime
mixed hay at $40 per ton. Farmer
in the county wants TO buy a horse
would prefer Il fOur-ycar old
weighing between 1900 and 400
pounds, we'll broken and kind. Have
an inquiry for apples Of good quail
tN.
In our al Club work we prefer
to use purrbrcd stock where posi-
Bile; for that reason would like to
have the names Of all who can sup
ply purcbrcd pigs, lambs, or eggs.
II is Il good time now TO rig up
4 secdcorn tester. 1t does not mat
ter what form of tester is uscd-.thc
thing is TO be sure to test. \ very
economical and satisfactory meth
cd is TO use a shallow box : inches
deep. Mark Off the sides and ends
in two inch spaces; saw down an
inch at every mark. BY the use of
cord it is easily possible TO divide
the box of into two inch squares.
Pill with moist earth or sand up
until flush with the cord. but not
enough to hide it: have this firmly
packed. Number the squares on
one side, and letter them on one
end. 1t simplitics matters and
makes error more difficult if the
cars to be tested are placed in a
rack divided in the same manner,
and similarly lcttcrcd and number
ed. The kernels from an ear arc
then placed III the square in the
testing box that corresponds to the
number Of the square in which the
ear is placed, and few mistakes oc-
cur. After all Of the kernels arc in
place cover with piece Of cheese
cloth or muslin. fill the remaining
inch with earth. moistcn the whole,
and set the box in a place where
the temperature will be similar TO
that in corniicld at planting time.
In about week the test should be
ready. Use only those cars that
show six sprouts from the six
kernels, preferably large. vigorous
ones.
Suppose. for instance. that one
ear III twenty is unfit for seed. If
The seed IS moi tested. and those
ear, are not discovered, if Will
mean that there will be only nine
teen stalks Of corn where lhcrc
SHOULD be twenty. In other words,
II ten acres Of corn were planted
with such seed. there would be va
cant spaces in tina. area cuuiyulcni
10 onr-hnlf vrc.-dur to The sterile
seed. II is II job thai can be done
rainy days and odd moments, and
VIII pay mighty auuI interest ON
the !Ab"" and capital invested.
In HE app. nd"d report Of the
quality COWS Of the Grrcnbricr
testing Association We note That
Us" ., the thirteen COWS are owned
b! J. !. Iiardjcl. Mr.. iIandlrl j.
II mrNibrr Of tic Association who
'nciicy"S III Weighing his mill, and
recording the figures, al every milk
~ time. BY so doing he can learn
iltlrIs that he would discover by
no 'cihcr means, even tho he has
= very intimate knowledge Of his
hcrd. Some hcrdsmcu say weigh
ing milk is all tom-foolcry, they
know tho best COW" We will
grant that they do. but they
do not know by how much she ca
GELS, nor could lhcy prove their
claims 10 prospective buyer without
figures. BY adding up the weights
at the end OF the month Mr.. Handley
knows which COW is the highest
producer TO ihc very pound. If the
records are preserved il is an easy
mattcr TO refer to them to see which
COW keeps up their milk flow per
siStently q long while after fresh
cning, and they are the ones that
roll up a profit. 1t is also an easy
matter to determine how the herd
reacts to change or ration. or to
study how extremes Of weather
conditions affect them: and il ii is
desired TO compare the merits OF
several feeds the milk shCc, IS mute
evidence Of their comparative val
uc. Mex, TO cOw-,cSGng this is one
OF TIE most enlightcning and profit