Pocahontas star herald., 1924-10-16

W
Journals of the value of cows anu
chickens ON the farm and what other
people are doing but this Is story Oh
one Of our neighbors, We have hearu
the remnrk made that If all things we
read were true why don't something
like that happen around here Inc
reason is that the common every day
things are passed by without hotice'
we should study the things nearer
home. the things that are adapted TO
our community. The following Is
financial statement Of the affairs OF
four cows and farm flock of brown
lechorn hens owned by Mr.. NJ d.
Brown. living near Birdell:
Mr.. Brown has milked four COWS
since January list. Three Of the cows
are very ordinary grade cows, the
other one about one-half Jersey The
crenm from these cows was sold to
local cream buyers for total Of
.StGi 50 from January LIST to Oct. lst'
or S17.0i per month. Mr.. Brown states
that these cows have been on pasture
alone since early spring and have not
been fed any grain at ALL He also
states that he intends to do and can
easily make these cows much more
profitable. one Of the important points
In the dairy business according to Mr..
Brown is the regular attendance OF
the cows. He milks his cows twice
day and at practically the same time
each night and morning.
The chicken story as told by MT
Brown is of equal Importance because
chickens on his farm are sideline.
The eggs sold from this flock since
Jan. LIST brought a total of $75,9i or
$S.43 per month.
The total production Of these cows
and chickens from Jan. LIST to Oct.
list was $2S74 or S26.S4 per month.
Aside from the S237.49 the family has
been supplied with milk, butter and
eggs. Mr.. Brown also laid consider
able stress on the value of manure
obtained from the cows and poultry.
II is a safe estimate that the manure
for the farm and the milk butter ana
eggs used by the family will pay the
feed bill on the cows and poultry.
In commenting on cows and chick
ems on Randolph county farms Mr..
Brown said--it beats cotton by far.
Now that we have been reading of
these things in far of countries and
wondering whether or not it could be
done here at home, would 1t not be
well to get in touch with Mr.. Brown
and talk this proposition over? How
many farmers have made an average
of $26.34 on cotton without $50 worth
of worry and depleted the fertility of
their soil beSideSy
Select Cotton Seed For Next Crop
Now that everybody is well under
way with cotton picking in Randolph
county, it would be well to give thought
to the problem Of planting seed for
next year
Ii satisfactory yield has been made
and the cotton seed is free from disease
and the grower is satisfied with the
prospects of the variety grown. Suff-
eient planting seed should be saved
to plant about twice the acreage one
expects to devote 10 cotton next year
Planting over has become common
practice in this county due to the cold
weather in the spring and saving this
extra amount Of seed will insure the
grower against losing a crop next year
by failure to get seed or having to take
seed OF an inferior quality.
Seed from the first picking should
be saved. There are several reasons
why the seed from the first picking
are superior The most important
reason. however. is the increase in
earlineSs. The most serious objection
to saving SEED from the first picking
is that these seed contain high per
centage Of moisture. This. however.
viii not affect the termination Of the
seed II they are stored over the winter
properly. The seed must De stored in
such way as 10 allow thorough dry
INK. one Of the best ways is to store
the seed in sacks 50 that there is an
air passage all around the sacks. 1t
is advisable to watch the seed care
fully and il any heating occurs to stir
the Sced often preventing any loss in
.germination.
The mixture Of varieties is very
common where the cottOn is ginned at
a customs gin. But with the ep-opera-