Milford chronicle., 1926-11-05

the drV periods. MOSI VI Ih0 SUN
cessfui celery-growing enterprises
however, are located on the low.
Wing muck or the hammock
coils The muck soils that are un-
derIain with mari or some form OF
material bearing calcium carbonate
are considered best for celery
growing.
Rotation Good As Fertilizer
THAT crop rotation is as effect
iva in increasing soil fertility as
tbe use of manure or commercial
fertilizers has been demonstrated
nv numerous experiments carried
on in this country and England says
the United States Department Ol
Agriculture. Furthermore, crop ro-
tation as ordinarily practlced does
not entail any additional cost. Ine
extra WELD due to this practlce Is
therefore a profit that may be creG-
tied to the farmers managerial aDlI-
ity. ...,,4,,uo,
experiment station yielded 23.4
bushels per acre from cultivation
alone. When the crop was manured
the Weld was increased by 14.'
bushels. or to 81 bushels per acre; |
when it was grown in rotation WIN |
other crops the production was l5'1
bushels greater, or S7.5 bushels per
acre. When both manuring ana TO-
tation were practiced, the acre
weld was increased by 25.3 or to a
total of Az bushels per acre.
Buckwheat Feed
Rucl,wbeat has a characteristic, |
hard. black hull with practically no |
value as a feed. UnaduiteraIeu |
buckwheat middlings, which are
difficult to obtain, are made from
that part of the kernel just beneath
the woody hull, and are very rlch
in protein, says the United StaIes
Department of Agriculture. The
middlings are usually mixed WIN
tbe bulls and sold as buchwheat
feed or buckwheat bran. This pro-
duct has a lower feeding value taan
wheat bran.
Fire FOOliShneSS.
A heart-rendering message; re-
ceived by Extension Forester IyIon
of South Carolina, makes us reallze
the money loss caused by careless
burning of the woods. 1t read'
"T am in great grief. WISH
something could be done. Thursday
on coming home, / found that my
neighbor on the west had put nLe
out. '*or allowed it to be put ouC'
giving us no notice. Our WhoIe
timber land of young pines (some
70 acres) was burned. coulu
have cried if it would have done
any good .,-.- e.,,,,,
have tried to educate my neighpors
not to burn the woods. 1 have saVeu
these same woods twice by taklng
ali hands and fihgting the hre.
was not at home and did not kno"
it was to be burned.
"Todav this cherished parcel OF
70 acres is only a charred mass-a
mute tesHaony to the ignorance
vic q ness OF neighbors'
startC "a fire.
6k Hog Health.
A Aritv of the infectious dis
ease ecting hogs may be avoid
ed klgh sanitation qGarantlre; qGarlla-.J
and a,unization. Pigs shoIes anu
old Aags should not be allowed u
e4f from dusty or muddy grounu'
psFable feeding floors or platforms
l4rablv of concrete, and troughs
Snme nonabsorbent material tnaI
~ <be cleaned, washed and dlsln-
fdcN3 frequently. are recomlnehu-
ed. Some sort of automatic orllh-
ing fountain which does not over
flow should be used. II WalloW
holes are provided. it is advisable
to make them of concrete, SO tnaS
thev may be cleaned and dlslhIecleu
from time to time. -.
FREQUENT cleaning OF pens sneus'
shelters, and hog lots, as Wen as
troughs and feeding hoors' Is an
imnOrtant factor in disease preVen-
tion IT is imperative that the prem
ises he disinfected following OUT
breaks of infectious diseases. IN
addition to thorough cleaning AZ
stated intervals, a hberal ainounS
of slaked lime should be applleo III
mems. houses, and adjoining lOCs'
When disease appears in the neru'
lose no time in calling veterlnar-
ian so that a correct diagnosis may
be made and proper treatment ao-
ministered.
Potato Yield
The production of the potato
which for more than 200 years has
6een one of the staple field and
garden crops of the United States,
has kept pace with the growth IN
population on the basis OF about
3 l-2 bushels per capita. In recent
years there has been an increase in
the per-acre yield of potatoes. Re-
ports for October indicate an acre
yield of 1895 bushels for 1926. Ihe
average for the 5-year period l92l-
25 was 1869 bushels. Increased
Yields are attributed to seed selec-
ton and treatment, better fertiliza-
ton, improved cultivation, and crop
rotation.
Settled SOws And Pigs.
In tests conducted by the United
States Department of Agriculture
as to the efficiency of self-feeding
and hand-feeding of sows and their
pigs, both sows and pigs on the
self-feeders looked better and were
more thrifty than those in the
handled lot. Furthermore, they
required less feed per 100 pounds
of grain and were ready to market
at an earlier date than those fed
by hand. In breeding practices
better results likewise were obtain
ed with the sows in the self-feeder
groups