The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-31

prolific butter-making month, during
which storage stocks, which were
rather low, increased 54,531. 900
pounds.
A new high point in egg storage
records was reached on July l. with
9'8l2,O0o cases in store. an increase
of 2,27S,O00 cases as compared with
one year ago on same date. Moreover
our egg holdings were more than O.
OOO'OOO cases in excess of those of
July l, 1919, when we had such ire
mendous holdings of creamery butter.
But this is a big country, with a ca
paclty for tremendous consumption.
and both egg and butter surplus pro-
ductlon is now due to drop
Fertilizing the Orchards
The value of the use of fertilizer in
fruit orchard is being more generally
appreciated from year to year. The
principal problem of the fruit grower
is to get good fruit crop. Experts
tell US that ordinarily if one blossom
out of Is produces fruit a good crop
will follow Frequently, however, on
ly one out of so or even 100, sets
fTufe. Investigations have shown that
therelis close relation between the
nitrogen supply in the twig at bios
soming and fruit setting dates, and
! that by the proper use of fertilizer
the grower can, in a large measure,
1 control not only the setting of the
1 fruit but the formation of the buds
as will
| In discussing the use of fertilizer
/ in the orchard, Professor V. R. Gard
! ner, University of Missouri, pointed
/ out that, since an abundant supply of
nitrogen in the tissues at blossoming
time is a prerequisite to fruit setting,
/ an application of available nitrogen.
when necessary, should be made to
| the tree at blossoming time or a few
| days before, at the rate of from four
/ to five pounds of fertilizer per tree.
/ Professor Gardner told of experiments
in which this method of fertilization
/ increased the yield of apples from IS
! bushels per tree TO "a bushels.
! The Fly-Free Dates
| The extension department of the
Ohio .. in commenting upon the dis
astrous experience of farmers who dis.
regarded the fly-free dates for sowing
! wheat last year advises farmers
/ against making a similar mistake this
year. c. H. Waid, of the state de
partment of agriculture, tells of his
inspection of IA wheat fields in seven
northwestern Ohio counties. These
fields were sown early and showed an
average of Sc per cent of infestation
and the crops were almost nil In
further explanation Mr.. Waid goes or
to state that most farmers observed
the proper dates and that these farm
ers cut their average infestation t.
20 per cent, this despite the fact thai
early sown and heavily infested
fields will spread the fly for at least
half-mile radius about. This spread
takes place in the spring.
1t is reported that in the counties
south of Columbus, where the fly-free
dates were almost unanimously OBJ
i served, the average infestation was
cut to three per cent. So far as wheat
/ growing is concerned, what goes fol
! Ohio will go in Indiana and we have
r no doubt whatever that the fly-fret
dates in this state will be closely OBJ
/ served. We recall that last year man,
farmers deferred their sowing from
two days to week after the dates set
according to location.
j About Bacteria In Milk
II We don't know how these college
professors get that way, nor how they
manage to corner and count so man.
thousands of bacteria per second
But it seems that they do. We have
= met ancient farmers with whiskers {
foot or so long, who had been milk
ing and drinking milk for 60odd years
who never had got a peek at singh
bacteria nor discovered the quantity
of milk in cubic centimeter' in al
that time. But listen farmers and
dairymen, just listen. Here is where
J we drop out and let the professor dc
J the talking. as per a letter from the
: Ohio u. as follows:
Bacteria that produce a new gen
Grafton every 20 seconds and drive
out most other kinds of bacteria from
milk within 80 seconds are what caus
es milk to sour. says a dairy professor
at the Ohio State University, telling
how to keep down these Tactic acid
organisms.
Cool milk at once after it has beer
drawn, and keep it COOL" urges this
scientist, R. B. Stoltz. 1T is SO de
} i grees Fahrenheit when it is drawn, and
il ought to be cooled at once to so de
grees.
eff milk when drawn contains 5000
bacteria per cubic centimeter, and is
left to stand uncooled for two minutes
it will then have 100000 bacteria t.
the cubic centimeter. Spring water
he states, averages 50 degrees, bu
it is we'll to test your spring and Sc.
if it is cool enough He discourage!
the mixing of morning and evening
milk, and denies the statement some
times made that use Of a cooler lower
the fat test