The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-11
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Iconditions 1/2 hour most satisfactory.
Dry seed quickly by spreading it out
on a cloth in paper.
| 3-Yellows affect the leaves of the
plants.
4-Black Leg is not soil germ as
yellows and black rot, but germs are
/ carried from spots on the leaves by
rain spatterings. Where this germ
follows the roots the plant suffers and
great is the loss.
These diseases may be kept under
control by rotary crops. Treatment Of
seed, soil management, care of seed
bed.
Club Root is known to be brought in
on cabbage plants and known to be in
the U. S. for more than 100 years. 1t
was advised to rotate in case of club
root with sugar beets.
William N. Thompson was, called on
and told Of his success in cabbage
seed treatment in this locality.
The last subject was lead by Mr..
Brill: Feeding when milk price is low.
He said: The dairy cow needs GER
tain amount of feed to maintain her
self in order to produce a certain
amount of milk, feed must be supplied
in proportion. He advised feeding her
well during her dry period. The
farmers who have alfalfa are the
lucky ones in the dairy business. AL
falfa contains more vitmanes and
more lime than does timothy. The
dairy COW needs lime supply in her
feed or the milk production may be
cut down or she draws upon her bones,
Lime is found in milk, so given to the
COW in alfalfa, supplies it in a cheap
form.
Feeding problems may be helped by
first getting rid of boarder cows, sec
ond, feed good cows well so to main
tain bodies and supply milk produc-
ton.
Feeding rations were tabulated:
Ingredients with Timothy hay. Ground
oats, 200; Bran, 200; Oil Meal, 200;
Gluten feed, 200; Ground Corn, 100.
Cost was $40 per ton in 1923.
With Alfalfa. Ground oats, 300;
Bran, 400; Oil meal, 100 Gluton-;
Corn, 200. Cost was $34 in 1924.
Less energy is required to digest
alfalfa than timothy. Ground barley
can be substituted in place of ground
corn. A feeding ration that is being
experimental with is cut alfalfa of
IA and 3-8 inches lengths, addition
of molasses, ground oats and honey.
This cut alfalfa is to be used in place
Of bran. Cow Testing associations
were advised to decide the board from
the good producer. Provide plenty of
sunlight, keep your animal in healthy
surroundings and she can better resist
contagious diseases. The local Insti-
tute committee appointed is: j. j. Bar
rows, Jay w. Rhodes and John UNI
land.
The lectures and discussions
4 throughout the session were full Of
interest and were beneficial to those
in attendance.
The 10th annual farmers institute
of this district was held at Somers on
Tuesday and Wednesday.
County Agricultural Agent Judson
William acted as chairman in the alb
sence of Town Chairman J. j. Barrows.
Small attendance at opening session
Tuesday a. m.
Mr.. Walter c.. Brill of Vostburg
spoke on "The Farm Income and Di-
q versifcation." He said: "Fifty-five
per cent of the income of farmers in
Wisconsin Is derived from the dairy
cow and 15 per cent of the farm crops
required to provide feed for the dairy
cow" He also said farmers should
pay attention to the raising of hogs,
poultry and fruit growing as these
sources help increase the farmers in
come.
He told of the farmers of Missis-
sippi taking on dairying instead of de-
pending entirely upon their cotton
fields and said that single crop systems
are found not practical in other states
as we'll as in Wisconsin.
In the discussion that followed, the
fact was brought out that the man who
diversifies makes more money if he is
a good manager.
Fruit growing does not mix we'll
with the dairy business as the spray
ing of fruit trees in the spring comes
at corn planting time, but to overcome
this was advocated the organization of
spray rings.
Also a farmer should specialize in
any side line he takes up.
The speaker recommended the grow
ing OF SEED corn as SlQS line. Also
the growing of can peas used for the
growth of the peas for the Wisconsin
Gamers was brought from Idaho and
if raised in our own state would re-
duce price and freight.
1t was advocated that the growing of
, pea seed in this locality was not found
to be successful.
Spraying of fruit trees was talked
on for few minutes. The farmers
, telling of their success of year ago
and also this year. 1t was found that
the spray to be a success must be put
on before the blossom opens and when
! weather is dry to prevent scab.
: Tuesday Afternoon Session.
Mr.. Rowlands spoke on the subject
of Cleaning bitches with Explosives"
He said south and central Wisconsin
has 500 miles of drainage bitches put
: in with dredges and recommended ex-
plosives be used in cleaning these old
bitches where dams had been formed
: by water carrying debris and so caus-
ing these drainage ditchess not func-
tioning. He named three ways to
clean old drainage bitches.
First, arm strong shovel;