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NEWS
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COLUMBUS, O.. July 5-Analyz-
ing figures obtained last summer from
Sc farms in eight Ohio counties where
the owners agreed to spray with Bor.
deaux mixture for hooperburn, and
to tabulate results, crop disease con-
troll workers at Ohio State Universi-
ty report that spraying with power
machines gave the best return; that
traction sprayers came second, and
that even the Old-time hand'power
sprayer did more for the crop than
the new practice Of dusting.
Yield increases from power spray.
ing on 81 fields gave crop increases
averaging $54.50, to the acre in value.
Traction spraying on 20 farms brought
$27.SO worth Of potatoes to the acre
more than on plats unsprayed.
Hand-pump spraying gave returns
that varied widely, according to the
thoroughness with which the operator
succeeded in getting the Bordeaux de-
livered to the underside, as well as
to the top of the leaves, but in each
case, such spraying paid better than
busting, which on IA farms gave av.
erage increases of only 1913 an acre.
Farmers are about right when they
figures that tractor must replace
more than two horses on draft work
II 1t is to prove a paying proposition
SO say rural economists here, who
. have worked with 81 Ohio farmers In
keeping d close check on tractor costs
. during the last four years. A survey
is being conducted In Trumbull and
Geauga counties In the northeast, and
Putnam and Allen counties In the
. northwest. +. l.. Morrison has compil
ed the accounts of these farmers for
, the last year, and announced the re-
: suits today.
He finds that the 81 tractors were
t worked on an average Of only 247
hours during the year. at cost OF
$1.32 an hour. This. in his opinion
= places them about on the border line
OF economical operation. Plainly to
, be economical, he believes, the trac
l tor would have to fall into the class
of the "a included in the study which
l were used more than 800 hours year
A The operating cost of this group av
: eraged only $l.15 an hour. Mr.. Mori
$ son said.
He comments: Farmers believe
: probably rightly. that tractors do not
work economically where they take
> the place of only two horses, as II
t moving or raking hay. Flowing ant
J. discing is the chief use of tractors os
;, draw bar work. Where there are only
3 SO acres to be plowed and disced
. this gives only about 100 hours OF
!. tractor work year, which Is no,
: enough. Increased use OF tractors or
belt work will help, make them ar
D economical proposition on man.
farms. OF course, 1t must be borne Il
! mind that other factors, such as goo
soil, topography, and drainage cOnd
tions, good farm layout, available cal
- ital. and mechanical ability Of tn
farmer also make tractors more ecOl
omical
J. Ohio wheat ought to make an excel
!. lent crop this year, say seven scien
" lists who July 1. had gone thrOug
n $50 fields in the state, and locke
carefully at 100000 heads of whea
one big one. .lf
AS for certified seed wheat, the
add. 1t seems unlikely that large
. proportion Of the crop will pass Il
!. spectiOn than was the case last yea
n when OF 500 farms applying, lass tina
Q 200 received certiflcation.
|. Seven inspectors OF the Ohio See
10 Improvement Association will mai
9 this report to Wallace T.. Hange
state secretary OF the organization
" having been in the field since whei
headed up. They go to wheatfeld
listd for inspection, and select ro'
that appears representative of tn
III whole. Then they count off thou
TX and heads in the row, making note I
tn all weed and variety mixtures. TIL
N is repeated twice ON different row
10 SO that 5000 wheat heads in thrt