River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-04-24

from the mower should be allowed to
lie where they fall at all times.
Leaving the clipped grass or the
lawn is one of the easiest ways TO
supplement the fertilizer and to
keep a lawn at its best all sum- or
by supplying humus and mul,h; K.
A number of folks are using the
cultures obtained from the Bacteri J.
logy Dept. for the first time this
year. In using the same it is not
necessary to dissolve the jelly like
substance in the bottle. The bottle
should be filled about two-thirds fell
of water before you plan to inoculate
the seed, shake it thoroughly for
about minute. The seed should be
placed in a wash tub or basket and
the water from the bottle 5prinkled
on the seed. The gellatine should
not be removed from the bottle.
Some more water can be added and
sprinkled on the seed. Stir tire seed
thoroughly so that every seed Will be
dampened. Then let the seed dry
before sowing. 1t is well t. do this
inoculating the evening before SOW
ing the seed. One bottle of culture
will inoculate 20 pounds of alfalfa,
sweet clover, Red clover, mammoth or
alsike clover, 80 pounds of soybeans,
vetch, cow peas, and garden beans,
and go pounds of garden peas and
field peas. Cultures for sweet clover,
alfalfa, medium red clover and soy
beans can be obtained at the County
Agents office; Equity Elevat r,
River Falls; Bergman & Madison,
Spring Valley; Elmwood Grain aud
Lbr. Co., Elmwood; First National
Bank, Maiden Rock, and Equity Ex-
change, Prescott. 1t can also be sent
to you by Parcel Post C. o. D., if
ordered in time. If you plan to use
any suggest that you lee me know
6 or Z days in advance so that We can
keep enough on hand. The above
places have some cultures on hand
now for those who ordered same.
If you and your neighbors plan to
spray your apple trees this spring it
would be well to organize a spray
ring and have someone in the COM
munity do the spraying. In this way
you will be more certain that it will
be done at the right time and the
spray material can lie purchased in
larger quantities and quite saving
will be made. If anyone is interest
ested in organizing such spray
ring, shall be glad to to help you in
any way l can.
When clover fails it is difficult Tor
a farmer to decide what he is to use
for hay. There are several good
emergency hay crops which were
mentioned in last weeks notes. Oats
and peas on heavy soil make a very
desirable crop for hay. Plant liz
bushels of peas three or more inches
deep and 112 bushels of oats with
drill the same or opposite way of
planting the peas. This rate is for
an acre. Cut when the oats are in
the dough stage. This same con-
bination with a pound of rape to the
acre makes very desirable hog pas
ture. Oats and peas may be mixed
before planting. Any of the late
varities of peas or oats can be used
for this. Sweet clover is becoming
very popular for pasture and hay
crops. 1t should be planted on soil
having plenty of lime. Sow IA to 16
pounds of sacrificed sweet clover per
acre. The sweet clover should be in
oculated. 1t can be sown with a
nurse crop such as oats or barley.
The nurse crop is not to be sown at
a rate of over one bushel per acre.
Plant on firm seed bed the same
as alfalfa. Sweet clover can be
pastured the first fall much closer
than alfalfa. Plant the biennial
white or yellow blossom for pasture.
1t is well to get acquainted with the
crop by planting only small acre
age. If you cut the sweet clover
with the mower in the fall be care
full not to cut too close as the new
shoots, instead of coming out of the
crown as they do in alfalfa, come
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