The Ocala banner., 1922-06-09


| All we need, then, are the COWS.
And we are getting them Less than
year ago Florida's first sale OF pure
bred dairy calves was held. One ma,
in Leon county has purchased more
than $4,000 worth of purebred Jer-
seys Within the last twelve months,
one OF the females of that lot cost
/ ing over thousand dollars. A num-
/ Der OF forward-looking men are max
ing the breeding and raising of pure
| bred dairy cattle a business. Wen
have the cows, all right And that is
the third essential
Summer Forage and Pasture
Crops
| In summer the thoughtful farmer
makes plans for hay and summer pas
ture crops. Florida is naturally adapt
ed to the growing of a number of
valuable crops suitable for these pur-
poses.
To enrich the soil and to furnish
feed high in protein, beggarweed and
cowpeas are unsurpassed for planting
at this season, says Professor w. E.
| Stokes, of the Florida Experiment
Station
Sow beggarweed seed 10 to IL
pounds to the acre, if hulled, or Is
to 20 pounds to the acre, if unhulled.
One or more cuttings of hay, equal
in feeding value to the best alfalfa,
may be had from this crop, if cut
when about half thru blooming. Where
not desired for hay this crop makes
excellent summer grazing
Cowpeas or cowpeas and sorghum
are unexcelled for summer pasture
crops for Florida. Sowing the peas
in rows as close as can be convenient
ly worked, or broadcasting alone or in
combination with sorghum, are salts
factory methods Of planting.
The amount of seed varies with the
individual farmer and the method
used. Two to three packs of seed 10
one acre, when planted in rows, is
satisfactory. When broadcasting and
in combination with sorghum, four to
six pecks of peas and twenty-five to
fifty pounds of sorghum is ample.
Either Brabham or Iron oowpeas
with Amber sorghum will give good
results. These varieties of cowpeas
are more or less disease resistant.
Amber sorghum is fine stemmed and
is ready 10 be cut about the same time
as the peas. Where not desired for
hay, these crops make excellent sum
mer pasture.
For soiling, that is cutting and
feeding green, or for silage, there is
probably no crop that can be planted
at this season that will do better than
sorghum. Altho it is best to have
sorghum up and past its slow grow
ing stage before summer rains set in,
it may be planted as late as June.
Thoro soil preparation and liberal
fertilization with fertilizer high in
nitrogen is essential for best results
with sorghum.
Seed drilled in four-foot rows, cul.
tivated as you would corn and cut as
the seedheads reach maturity, gives
an excellent soiling crop or makes a
silage about equal, pound for pound
to corn silage for either milk or beet
production.
For maximum yields the large later
maturing varieties; such as, Red Top
or Sumac, Orange and Japanese
Honey; will be found satisfactory.
During the fiscal year 1922 ex-
hibits by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture were shown at
about 20 fairs and expositions held
in SO states and in the District of Co
lumbia. These figures include many
state fairs and a number OF exposi-
tions for which special exhibits were
prepared.
National Bird Refugees is the title
of the most recent motion-picture re-
lease of the United States Department
of Agriculture. Attention is drawn to
the Federal regulations administered
by the Biological Survey against dis
triguting birds or their eggs in the
national refugees.
Complete eradication of pigeon lice
is possible in one treatment if direc
tions furnished by the United States
Department of Agriculture are follow
ed The pigeons should be dipped in
a solution of sodium fiuroid and soapy
water. and afterwards never allowed
their freedom. Stray pigeons must
not get in tothe flock.