Smyrna times., 1927-05-04
WEEKLY FARM NEWS CLEANED
'f1lN DEL -MAR-VA PENINSULA
.,,rC OF FACTS OF GENERAL
Sou ,rrrpEST TO THE FARMERS
,od md Compiled by the Del
GalH'iT ~ Eastern Shore Association
MAJ j Salisbury, Maryland

r.+iro soil BY the use of electric
ht i beyond the experimental state
y ,.oJen ! During 1926 one farm
"Stockholm, it is reported, grew
Nh ,a ~ heating the soil with cleo
s. .tv The lettuce was placed on
gu.. .orket HI March. This successful
zion gives strong prospects Of
s-aiIv modifying the seasonal en-
l.'rTrs l!aDr,ent to such an extent that let
md other crops in the future will
M sr+ - IN the December market.
Fp 1sdging from the many conferences
IN President Coolidge is reported
'I.r saro had With the various senators
,..ire a4 y farm relief, he is interest
lin Yin what might be termed the farm
! soblem.
,..sau Of Agricultural Economics on
I. tomato crop for 1927 planting
tSe market crop in half a dozen
~ and second early States shows
S,rt Is Der cent gain in acreage over
4 season but the main increase is
|. rpcoyery in Florida from last
s,Ts light planting"
little change appears in the sec
il early States as group and "the
,+,Irlanted and intended to be plant
IN all these together is about the
!. vear average. 1t is the largest
prssge since 1924"
aSSiuments from Florida this sea-
IN M 10 April were five times those
\ NE early part of last season. I'm
M, have been one-third larger, al
s,rgb tomato shipments from Mex
u IA not shaw the great increase
urssted BY acreage double that of
1t year.
Over 100000 people have moved
hm farms Of the United States over
,ptod Of five years-1919-1924-ac-
r1g to figures issued by the Bu-
M oi Census.
nnew census report for 1925
In that 2,747,732 of the farms
mrated On unimproved dirt road,
@a on improved dirt road, 1885,
Mm concrete or brick roads, 316,-
II gn macadam roads, and 946,057
1gavel roads.
According to a statement from the
Eae House in behalf Of President
lmHdge he is interested in expanding
he facilities Of the intermediate
tsft Banks. The President is anx-
bus to make the Board function as
Eively and as energetically as pos
ible, especially the intermediate cred
j banks and the land banks. Both of
asse Institutions have done a re
markaBe piece of work and have won
general APPRECIATION. The President
deSirous Of extending the services
j ID them to assist in the financing of
8ginltural lands and cooperative as
8datons.
D. Maltui, Southern Regional
igent for the Agricultural Education
sNice states that the time has ar
7sd when very serious consideration
aald be given to the use of electric
4sn the farm. He believes that in
cEtiOn should be given to boys on
farm in order that they might be
" 70 use and operate farm electri-
equipment.
IA recent book issued by the Bio
zeal Survey Of the Department of
Ecuture it is recommended that
u boys take more interest in the
@tur-bearing animals of the coun-
Formerly it was thought that
Professional trapper supplied the
market with furs but it is found
aT that farm boys contribute the
sgz number Of pelts which swell
annual catch. In this publication
shown why no fur-bearing animal
aaa BE captured in summer, since
Mf is not in good condition until
]G; why a long closed season is
.sole; why fur animals should
s Killed during the breeding sea-
and above all, why dens or nests
~ animals should never be de-
sAleSt the mother and her young
lued, thus reducing the number of
ANNALS for the next year.