The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1922-01-05
COUNTY AGENT REPORTS OF
WORK FOR FARMERS IN 1921

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tory results have been obtained dur
ing the years 1920 and 1921. The
method which gave the best results
is the use of one per cent solution
of Lysol for irrigating the bladder
Farm Crops and Soils Project.
Demonstrations were carried on
this year with five varieties of oats,
namely, Victory, White Bonanza,
Shield, Banner and Blue Ribbon. The
demonstrations were tried out on III
yer bottom, upland, clay, peat and
sandy loan soils, and the yields vari-
ed from SO to SO bushels per acre.
Tests were run on Blue Bell peas,
which yielded from 264O to 276O lbs
per acre. Wheat yields went from
|26 to 33 bushels per acre. Haends-
chen Barley in three year trial has
proven very valuable variety for
Whatcom county. 1t is a variety that
yields rom 48 to Sc bushels per acre
and the boards thresh off clean, in
fact, the seed looks very much like
Ia beardless variety it is so clean when
ready for seeding. There is a good
supply on hand now for seeding next
spring and parties interested in get
ting good seed are advised to write
the county agent early.
Silage corn demonstrations were
carried out on five farms with four
varieties of corn, namely: Minnesota,
Ideal No. Is, Rustler's White Dent
and triumph Flint. The seed was Sc
cured from Minnesota and does ex-
|ceptionally well here.
A STRAIT was made this year toward
growing certified seed potatoes and
It is hoped others will fall in line for
this work during 1922. Various pota-
to varieties were tested out on river
bottom land.
Excellent results were secured in
the tests with barnyard manure, poul-
TRY litter and commercial fertilizers.
The demonstration on the F. G..
Johnson farm showed the value of
careful handling of poultry litter and
COW manure. There is a lose of eight
bushels of oats per acre when these
farm ertilizers are exposed to the
weather during the winter months.
f. C. Reeves found that he was able
to double his crop of peas and oats
by the use of $50 pounds of phosphate
and ten loads COW manure per acre.
The reason or this is that COW manure
is lacking in phosphate and needs
THAT element to make balanced fer
tilizer. Every farmer in Whatcom
county can produce more crop per
acre by using superphosphate at the
rate of $50 pounds per acre with the
COW manure. Not only will the crops
be greater, but it will mean that the
manure can be spread just half as
much per acre. thereby covering more
land each year.
Potash fertilizers gave very excel
lent results on the D. Wander Griend
farm. Every farmer north of Lynden
would profit by using potash like mr..
Wander Griend does.
Any afrmer wishing to order super
pho sphate or potash should take the
matter up Immediately with the
county agents office as orders for
these fertilizers can be pooled to adj
vantage.
On a fertilizer test with potatoes,
ii was found that potash added to
chicken litter showed an increased
yield Of 100 pounds per 100 foot row
Of potatoes over a yield of 60 pounds
per 100 foot row where no fertilizer
was used.
The test with 2-10-2 fertilizer on
raspberries this year gave very good
results.
Potash has a very beneficial result
on much soils in securing a strong
catch of clover and also stiffens the
ctraw on peat soils.
Phosphate fertilizers are we'll
worth while on upland soils for oats.
Phosphate fertilizer should be used
in connection with COW manure; it
also might pay with a potash fertil-
izer but the return is not large.
A very successful excursion was
held this year for the purpose of in
specting these demonstrations, 81
farmers and their wives attending.
81 farmers were visited In 1922 an
other tour will be held. Can you at
tend in August.
Farm Management Progress.
Ten poultrymen cooperated this