The Ocala banner., 1921-10-07
ITEMS OF INTEREST 70 STOCK
RAIsERs AND FARMERS
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curement Of an annual license and
hunters can get detailed Information
when getting this necessary paper.
Game is said to be fairly prevalent
in many counties. the season having
been such as to allow for multiplied
tion OF deer and birds and the protect
ing laws fairly well observed.
Times Union.
An Explosive-Picric Acid
Free to Farmers
The United States government has
over twelve million pounds Of picric
acid, an explosive 25 per cent strong
er than 40 per cent dynamite, which
is offered free to the farmers of this
country This picric acid was left
over from the war and is highly rec
commended for use in blasting stumps,
making bitches, breaking soil. opening
holes for trees and other farm pur-
poses.
This explosive has been available
for several weeks. The farmers of
many states are ordering it and saw
ing much money thereby Florida is
allotted $4,000 pounds Of the acid
If we do not use our quota by May /,
1922, it is probable that the remain
ing amount will be divided among
other states where greater appre-
citation will have been shown for this
generous government offer.
Picrid acid can be ordered through
the county agents, who in turn order
through the college Of agriculture, Uni
versity of Florida. No order for less
than 100 pounds, nor more than 1000
pounds, will be accepted by county
agents from any one person or cor
poration. The orders in county
must amount to a carload, or 10000
pounds. Packing will increase such
an order to 10000 pounds.
A corn crib 12xI2x16 holds 400
bushels clean shucked corn.
Mr. Citrus Grower what are you
going to do about the whiteny? 1t is
time to spray for the fall brood. The
fungi have done about all they can,
and the oil-enulsion sprays are now
in order.
Save Beggerweed Hay
The feeding value of beggarweed
hay is often under-rated by even good
farmers. This plant is a legume, a
plant having the ability to take nitro
gen from the air by means of germs
which live in nodules on the roots, and
it consequently contains more protein |
substances than ordinary grass hay.
Professor J. NJ. Scott, of the Flor
ida Experiment Station, urges every
farmer to utilize as much of this val
uable legume as he possibly can. He
says that the yield is ordinarily not
as great as from Crab grass or Para
grass, but when cut at the right time
when one-fourth of the field is in
bloom-it makes a superior hay, a
hay, SO palatable that stock will not
let as much go to waste as Of other
hays
Practically all hay crops make the
best forage when cut in the middle
of the blooming period. If cut before
this time, there will be little hay left
because Of the high content of water
evaporated. The older the plants get,
the less water they contain. If over
ripe, the water content will be so low
that the hay will be woody and un-
palatable. For best results, cut the
crop when about a fourth Of it is in
bloom.
Special attention should be given |
to the curing. Do not let the hay lie
too long in the hot sun. 1t should be
Taked into windrows soon after being
cut and left to cure. Do not stack I
permanently in the NOW, nor haul to
the barn, nor bale before it is we'll
dried out, as it will turn black and
have a smutty appearance if so treat