South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-03


and families OF
both. The first stop
W T vuJCTN-T was made at the
farm OF A B.
Stout near Plymouth. There a nice
stand of alfalfa was viewed by
the tourists A little further on a
stop was made at Heinz Experiment
farm. Many things of interest were
seen there. AT j. r. Ritcheys farm
an excellent stand of alfalfa was on
exhibition.
Lime and Grimm.
On Floyd Jacobys farm. where an
unusually good stand Of alfalfa was
Mound II was learned that lime had
been used year in advance OF plant
ing and Grimm alfalfa had been used.
At VIM. Heydes farm near Bre-
men the excellent effects of lining
the soil was noticed. on the farm
there were two strips of alfalfa one
had received a coating of two or
three tons OF limestone. the other
strip had none at all The strip hav-
ing the lime showed an excellent
yield while the un-limed portion was
yellow. thin and very poor quality. 1t
was learned that the fields that had
been we'll lined and sown with
Grimm alfalfa showed the best yield
Lunch at Bremen.
Arriving at Bremen shorty before
noon the entire delegation drove in
mediately to Waterworks Park. Bas-
kets bOuntifully filled with lunch
were soon emptied under the shade
OF the trees and for time alfalfa
was forgotten. but not for long. One
of the surprises of the tour was a
new dish that was served at lunch
alfalfa greens. Housewives who get
tired Of cooking me regular routine
OF dishes now have one more that
they can add to the menu Of daude-
lion. kahl, naradock. chard, endive
and mustard green's.
Alfalfa Greens.
The honor of discovering this pal
atab;a dish. which received the
unanimous approval OF the tourists,
goes 10 Mrs Floyd Jacoby 1t is said
that her daughter. Iris. picked some
alfalfa when II was quite tender and
\ suggested that It would make good
greens. Mrs. Jacoby cooked them
and all members Of the family ate Of
them and declared them delicious.
The word was passed among the
neighbors and now several families
IN Marshall county include alfalfa in
their list of green's.
German township farm women
prepared a large pOttage Of them,
and everyone present had tn oppor-
tunitv of sampling t he new dish. 1t
was also through tn courtesy OF the
German township farm women that
two large freezers Of ice cream was
served as a desert following the bas-
ket lunch.
Little time was lost after lunch was
served in introducing speakers Y. Y.
Clark first called on w. A. Ostran-
der. department of soils and survey.
Purdue university. Ten minutes was
allowed him 10 make a few remarks
and he crammed every one Of the ten
minutes with interesting facts and
figures concerning alfalfa and lime
stone.
He frankly told the farmers they
should not hesitate about putting
limestone on heir soil If il was not
producing the crops it should. Re
calling the days OF former alfalfa
tours when only a handful of far
mers made the tour. he contrasted
them with the present tour OF nearly
a hundred persons and pointed out
that alfalfa was a crop that should
be produced on every farm.
Brother Leo. of Notre Dame uni
versity. told OF his experiences in
producing alfalfa and warned the
, farmers not 70 try and take all the
alfalfa off the land when il was pro-
duced
a large portion Of 1t must be
turned back into the soil II YOU do
not wish 20 ruin your land" he said.
IT see many farmers in Marshall
county year after year cutting two
and three crops Of hay from .heir
fields and leaving nothing to be
turned under They are making the
mistake OF their lives"
Mr.. Clark expressed regret that
time did not permit many more OF
the able speakers present 10 address
some remarks 10 the crowd. but as
many more stops were scheduled he
suggested the caravan get under way.
The swing back 20 Plymouth was
made. arriving home shortly before
dark. Farms visited on the return
trip were Frank NUuer's Jacob Car
Diners. clyde stocks. Mira. C1ar
Kiefer's. c. Q. FFfrshberger's and Will
liam Iden's.
II IS estimated tnere are s. 900 acres
az alfalfa IN Marshall county and Il
is believed there VIII he 5000 acres
planted this year. making total OF
: ZOO acres