The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-03-23

A. G.. Army, IN charge VI atii
Crops at the Minnesota Experiment
Station, says that an increase pei
ac{,e in wheat of 80 per cent, "a Tor
oats and 2S per cent for corn has
been secured on the University Fam
from growing these crops in rotation
with clover above the yields secured
from these same crops grown contln-
uously without clover in rotation.
Manure was applied at the rate OF
two tons per acre each year, both In
the rotation and continuous cropping
system. Prof. Army states that tbs
is simple evidence that legumes
grown in rotation with grain and corn
bring increase in yields per acre, re-
duce cost of production and make
for permanent agriculture.
Taking these figures as increase III
grain crops due to including clover IN
rotations should in itself justify an
increased acreage of clovers and al
falfas throughout Stearns County +.
However, in addition to the increase
which can be expected from grain
crops grown in rotation with legumes,
we also find that growing OF leg
umes, such as red clover, sweet Glow
er, alfalfa and soy beans, furnishes
one of the cheapest sources OF pro-
tein which can be supplied to dairy
cattle or other classes of livestock.
The farmers problem today is to
feed as economical as possible and yet
feed a ration which will make for
maximum production. When we con-
slider that ton of good alfalfa Is
equal in value to a ton of wheat bran
and compare the cost Of producing
this heterogeneous roughage with the
average selling price of bran, we find
further reason for encouraging the IN
creased acreage of alfalfas and red
clovers. The feeding value OF ton
of red clover hay, properly cured, Is
almost equal to alfalfa. Other le-
pumes which can be grown success
fully and materially help to reduce
the feeding cost are white sweet
clover and soy beans. The fact that
several Illinois counties are now
purchasing white sweet clover seed In
carload lots from the Red River Val
ley should serve as ample proof that
this legune has proven it's value both
a soil builder and hay crop.
Soy beans have been grown sue
cessfully in Stearns County for the
past few years, or since when they
were first introduced. The early
varieties are best adapted to our
conditions. The Wisconsin Early
Blacks, Chestnuts and Ito Sans are
all varieties which can be used to
good advantage planted with corn for
sileage and will materially increase
the feeding value of corn sileage.
Sow beans can also be used to very
good advantage in corn planted for
hogging off The Ohio Station re-
ports a production of 179 pounds OF
pork more per acre from hogs fed on
corn including soy beans as compar-
ed with gains made on COIN alone.
A bushel of soy beans can be dis
tributed over eight acres when plant
ed with corn and gives an increased
seeding cost of not exceeding SOC per
acre.
P. w. Huntemer,
.".. County Agent.
Now's the Time to Start the Garden
The value of having a vegetable
garden on the farm that will supply
the table during tha growing season
with a bounteous amount OF fresh
garden produce cannot be estimated.
A plot 100 by 100 feet properly plan
ned, planted and cared for should pro-
duce a good supply for table, winter
storage and canning.
March is the month for starting
plants that are to produce the first
ripe vegetables. At least four weeks
can be saved by starting plants OF
celery. cabbage, onions, beets, to-
matoes and peppers in the house, be-
ginning about the second week in
March and planting in the order nam
ed, finishing with peppers about April
first. Two or three cigar boxes plac-
ed in a south window will furnish
room for a goodly number OF plants,
or a larger box about three inches
deep and the right size to fit in a
well lighted window will grow all the
seedlings necessary for the small gar
den.
The Seeding plants will need trans
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