The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-27
The Farm and the Farmer
BY William r. Sanborn

lty 10 grow clover has been largely re-
sponslDle for the omission of this crop.
In indiana clover is grown once in
ROTATION of 10 to II years as average
Tor the state; in Ohio once in Is
years"
1t is well known that continuous
growing of grain crops without manure
or fertilizers of any kind constitute =
oraln on soil fertility which is appar-
ent because it can be measured in de-
cllnlng Yields. 1t is not So well.
known, however, that alfalfa or clover
"nen removed as hay crop. depletes
SOIL fertility in the same way. Leg
umes fix nitrogen, but when the crop
IS removed from the soil. not only is.
an the nitrogen gained from the air
taken away, but all of the phosphorus,
POTASSIUM anda part of the nitrogen.
is lost from the SOIL"
Wnere Nitrogen Comes From
II taxes nerve to pillow under a gool.
crop OF clover. Yet in this way ONLY
- tnere an actual addition to the nit
iosen-content OF the soil Just whau
part OF nitrogen legumes take from the.
1oiI ana what part from the air has NOT
oeen dehnltely proven Recent yorl-
On tne source OF nitrogen for soy beans
inuicates that on soil inocuIated and
Wen supplied with lime 20 ner cent ~
tne TOTAL nitrogen in the crop NAV he
taken from the air. and 20 ney. cont
from the soil.
Tour ton crop of alfalfa hay taken
from the land carries with u oon
p1ulIue OF nitrogen, Is pounds of phos
phorus, and 96 pounds of notassiry,,
Large as is fbic
II can be wholly or partiaJJv mar
famed by blowing under bumrs ond
organic matter in the form of manure
stubble, crop residues. and cova- &C., 80
aIIer cultivated crops in the rotation
Phosphorus and potassium eoora~ -.
later must be added in a syster, 81
permanent fertility.
Fancy Steers at S12
The long predicted top of $40 for
ally reached in that market ~ ~
quay, Dotn packers and shippers paw
'rdt on SIX loads. In spite of the
TACT that 10000 cattle came IN o4tar-
.nes VI enoice stock was comparatively
scarce. The receipts were the second
largest since November Tba 80.
grades were in demand and sold 10c
and 15c over last weeks close Tho
guerra average price on Monday was
SIo,oo' ooth the top price and gen
eral average being also reached again
on luesday. Chicago hogs made
1op OF SIo.65 on fancy lights. on
Feed Me With Apples
ms Is tne request of writer in tbe
Philadelphia Bulletin, and if nohody
OBJECTS, we shall proceed to do 81 He
wants to be fed on apples and relates
why, as follows:
once more the succulent baked an
PIE is restored to its place of honor on
the American breakfast table. Once
more the thrifty housewife feels as
sured OF an abundance of filling for
her tavorite apple pies. After last
years famine comes this years feast
When the crop is estimated to WELD
Z0fO0O,OOO bushels of apples. or con
siderably more than twice the bulk
last year
Apples are not only bounteous in
quanuty, but superior in quality to
the frult that survived the unseason- /
able alterations of high temperatures !
and frost last spring and parching
drougths in the summer and fall. The
merry cider press is having its inning
100, and the luscious "frfuit Juice
which the Volstead act permits. will
dispense its good cheer at many a fes-
tive board for several weeks. When
the last Thursday in November arrives
not few pious souls will be Eeve
that chief cause for THANKSGIVING
is the oountlful apple crop"