The Ocala banner., 1922-07-21

United States Department of Agricn1.
lure. These figures indicate that the
reoerai-ald system grew at rate of
more than 20 miles per day on each
working day of the month Allo+.
lnents OF funds to definite projects
amounted to s1,S2S, 900 during the
month.
Solve The Winter Feed Problems AZ
Planting Summer Hay and Forage
Crops
crops OF cowpeas, sorghum, Spanish
peanuts, and beggarweed sown during
July will keep the land from laying
idle' and will also help solve the feed
problems this fall and winter" SAYS
W. E. Stokes, forage specialist.
Late paintings as a rule do not
yield as high as earlier paintings
However, if the land is thoroly pre-
pared, and in the case of sorghums
a little fertilizer applied, very good
results may be received.
Brabham and Iron cowpeas plant
ed in July in close rows and worked
a time or two, will come off for hav
after the rainy season is over, giving
product if properly handled superior
in feeding value to most any that is
| Skinned into tha c+a+a
Spaish peanuts may be planted
in July in "a to 80 inch rows, and 2 to
inches in the drill They should be
worked with weeder before and af-
ter they come up, and laid by with a
small sweep, pushing a little dirt UP
to the vines. The vines may be used
as hay and the nuts for hog feed, or
let them remain in the field to be har-
vested by the hogs alone.
Hulled beggarweed seed sowed at
the rate of Is to 20 pounds to the
acre On wellprepared seed-bed will
for fall cutting.
furnish excellent grazing and hay
Late planted sorghum requires good
preparation of the land, ample fertil-
| ization and thoro cultivation. It
should be drilled in rows and culti-
waited as you would corn. Where an
earlier planting has been made a
second crop can be had by fertilizing
and cultivating the stubble after the
first crop has been cut.
Local Creameries Offer Best Means
Of Marketing Dairy Products In
Florida
The product the dairyman is tc
produce determines the type OF dairy
farming he should follow. Dairy
farming is organized on basis to
supply the large consuming centers
Large cities demand large quantities
of fresh raw milk. and if the dairy
man is going to produce whole milk
he should Reve near some large con
suming center, and equip himself tc
become a highly specialized dairy
farmer
The market for high quality milk
in Florida is limited because of the
few large cities in the state During
the tourist season, which lasts from
three to five months, there is a fairly
good demand for high quality milk
but small in comparison to the states
with many large cities, as is found
in the East and Middle Wester states
The amount of the whole milk con
sumed> is small in comparison to the
amount consumed as by-products OF
milk, such as butter cheese, ice cream
4 or caned and powdered milk fol
cooking purposes; and Florida i'm
ports some $17,O00,OO0 worth in these
forms each year, according to Pro
lfessor H. L. Brown, extension dairy
man.
In speaking of F1orida's needs in
marketing dairy products Mr.. Brown
says: THE great need in this state
are markets conveniently located tc
the farming sections, so that farmers
may supply milk and cream to be
manufactured into by-products. Dur
ing the tourist season the creameries
can supply milk to the lrage consum-
ing centers.
This type of dairy farming will
make dairying possible on thousands
of farms that are situated too far
from the whole milk markets, and
will put the dairying in rural com
munities where the full benefits Of the
industry can be secured"
Stocks of beef in cold storage on
June /, 1922. were but little over half
those in storage last year and only
slightly more than one-third the five
year.average stock. according to the
United Etates Department of Agricul-
ture.
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