Milford chronicle., 1925-12-11
TREATMENT


300 No. 16 per cent
Acid Phosphate 20 17.S
No Treatment 10 1-3 14.U
Due to the extreme dry spring,
these results cannot be accepted as
a. fixed rule, and it is planned to
continue this work over period OF
several years.
A QUESTIONABLE on the cost Of
growing soy beans was filled out by
forty farmers in this county, giving
an average cost of producing beans
per acre of S22.18. Considering the
average yield as eighteen bushels,
the farmer, at present prices, can
not expect to make very much by
growing soy beans as a cash crop.
Several demonstrations of feeding
soy bean meal to dairy cattle are
now in progress-using twenty-five
pounds of soy bean meal, fifty
pounds of corn cob meal and twen-
ty-five pounds of either bran or
ground oats to the hundred. 1t is
estimated that beans fed in this
manner will be worth from two to
two dollars and a quarter per bush
eel to the fafrmer. Recent research
work on the feeding of soy bean
meal to poultry in the place of meat
scrap has brought forth results that
are very encouraging. The formula
consists of substituting fifty pounds
of soy bean meal for the meat scrap
in the five hundred pound laying
mash ration. According to these
experiments, meat scrap can be en-
tirely eliminated and soy bean meal
used-if fifty pounds of mineral
feed, consisting of ground steamed
bone-meal, carbonate of lime and
salt is added Each of the above
rations has given an increased egg
production.
Truck Crops.
The price for canned tomatoes
was such this year that would JUS
tify farmers in saving seed and
there was 100 lbs OF field selected
seed saved of Radebaughs strain of
the Greater Baltimore variety. 1t is
planned to try and distribute these
seed in the county next season.
The sweet potato disease work
has been carried on in cooperation
with DR.. Adams of the University
of Delaware for the past two years.
Twenty varieties were put out on
Andrew DOlby's place near Seaford
and several of the varieties are very
promising.
The cantaloupe disease work is
also carried on in cooperation with
DR.. Adams. A demonstration on
busting was carried on with Mr..
Harvey Hastings, near Laurel, for
the purpose of determining the
proper amount Of arsenate of lead
to use in the busting mixture. 10,
Is, and 20 per cent of arsenate dust
was used on different plots. The re-
suits of the experiment was tab
ulated by DR.. Adams.
Poultry.
On July 1 Mr.. H. S. Palmer was
added to the Extension Department
of the University of Delaware as
Extension Poultryman, and the
great need of such a worker in the
state has been felt for some time,
and the splendid response that Mr..
Palmer has received throughout
the county indicates the need of
such work. 70 State Egg Laying
Contest Calendars are now being
kept by poultrymen in various COM
munities, and IA demonstrations |
have been given during the past |
three months.
Agricultural Economics.
In the early spring the farm man.
agement tour was held for the pur-
pose of giving the agricultural SEN
iOrs of the University of Delaware
an opportunity to study the differ
ent types of farming in the county.
Everyone felt like this trip was
worth while, and it is hoped that
this practice will be continued.
The Sussex County National
Farm Loan Association as explain
ed to you by Mr.. Howard J. Cook,
Secty.-Treas., has made a steady,
healthy growth during the past
yean There are now 46 members
with loans amounting to $4,000.
The Nassau Milk Producers Asso-
citation Bull Club has adopted uni
form farm sign board, and this is
worthy of every farmers consid-
Grafton especially those living on
the improved roads.
Soils.
Soil survey maps of the county,
published by the Bureau of Soils,
D. c., has been distri-
buted to approximately 200 farmers
in the county, and supply for fu-
ture use is now in the county
agents office.
Japan clover for permanent pas
ture has continued to give satisfac-