The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-03-25
FINER FARMING \
BY H. A. Powers, Co. Agent.


Put manure under cotton where
you intend to grow clover next year.
The man who sows red clover every
year is the man who grows red clover
most often.
Spray. 1t pays. You can perhaps
buy the apples that you will use
cheaper than you can spray but you
cannot buy, the fruit that you will
need for less than it will cost.
/ R. I .DeBerry spoke to the Farm
ers' Union at meeting at Oak Grove
On last Saturday. He urged farmers
to be careful not to plant cot
ton to things grown on their farms.
| The terraces built on the farm of
Cleve Sellars last May are standing
Iyet. They are built wide enough and
high enough. A little of this work
should be done on every farm until
washing is stopped.
Messrs. Strasser and Hite were
here this week from Davidson county
looking for seed sweet potatoes free
| from black rot. They bought some of
our seed. Let US fight this disease
until we get rid Of it.
| There were~a million bales of cot
ton grown in the Memphis territory
last year. Records show that "A mil
lion dollars worth of products were
bought to grow this crop which could
have been grown in the SAME TER
RIT0RY. This is too large a bill for
food and feed.-C. M. Watson, Mem
phis Farm Bureau.
| Last year Henry Wilson treated his
| seed potatoes with four ounces of BIZ
chloride of murcery to 80 gallons of
water. He found thot it did enough
good so that he will use it again this
season. This amount is enough to
disinfect so bushels of seed. Allow
seed to remain in the solution for ten
minutes. Be sure that all of the ma
terial is well dissolved.
| C. M. Watson was unable to be at
Moore's Hill, White School and Wild
ersville last week. He spoke to good
number at the other places and a
large crowd at Wildersville especial
ly. All that attended the meetings
will tell you that Mr.. Watson had
something worth while to say. We
heard none say after hearing him that
this county does not need Farm Blu
reau; or County Council of Agricul-
ture.
i Congressman T. w. Sims sent
us large supply of Farmers Bulle-
tins just before he retired from Of
| flee. They are free and we hope that
the farmers of this county will use
them to good advantage. The farmer
should have reference library just
the same as the professional man.
Get started now. When you want in
formation look for it. Bulletins are
not written with the intention of ev-
| cry thing being used that is found in
them on every farm, but that which
applies to you only.
! John Moore, Chesterfield, killed a
hog six months and one day onl that
dressed 315 pounds. 1t was fed on
corn, buttermilk and kitchen slop.
This was balanced ration. If you
cannot get the buttermilk from your
own COW you can buy it already pre-
pared or substitute tankage which
will balance the ration. We not only
have the owners statement for the
above but we also have w. McKelvey's
who says this was the finest hog ever
killed in Henderson county. If you
have planned to raise your own pork
this year and do not have a shote as
large as you thought you needed,
keep the above in mind. 1t is the hog
that makes rapid gains that makes
money. 1t takes a certain amount
of feed to keep the animal alive. The
surplus feed consumed is what makes
the money