Evening star., 1946-04-14

permanent pasture, 80 acres in
wooded pasture, 81 acres in wood
land, three acres in wildlife borders
and 10 acres in homesteads, barn
yards, fences and roads. The pasture
land remained the same, while the
land devoted to cultivated crops and
wooded pasture was decreased. The
land devoted to permanent hay was
increased, as was that devoted to
woodland. Wildlife borders also were
added
Five-Year Plan Made.
In order to achieve the maximum
conservation on his farm, Mr.. Bald
WIN will follow this schedule during
the flve-year period:
l. In the general crop rotation of
corn, small grains and hay. 400
pounds of a 2-12--12 fertilizer will
be applied per acre when the corn
is planted. Another application of
Z-l2-l2 fertilizer per acre will be
made when seeding small grains
ana timothy in the fall, and still
another ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS applica-
tlon will be made in the spring
when clover is seeded on small
grain. In addition, one ton per acre
OF limestone should be applied once
curing the four-year rotation.
z. In establishing orchard grass
IN 37-acre field now in broom
sedge, Mr.. Baldwin seeded IA pounds
OF orchard grass and 10 pounds
OF Korean lespedeza per acre after
the land had been disked. On this
neId 600 pounds per acre of Olaf
fertilizer was used and two tons
Oh limestone per acre also will be
applied.
s. Alfalfa is being established in
two fields of 20 and 20 acres where
corn and wheat previously we're
grown. These fields first were
dressed with 3 tons of limestone
80O pounds of 2-12-12 fertilizer and
30 pounds of borax per acre, and
then were seeded with 20 pounds of
common Kansas alfalfa and 81
pounds of timothy per acre.
4. To maintain the alfalfa stand
400 to 600 pounds of O-12-12 fer
tilizer and Is pounds OF borax per
acre will be applied each year. One
ton of limestone per acre will be
applied every third year.
Permanent Pasture kent.
5. To maintain permanent pas
ture, predominantly in bluegrass.
tons of limestone per acre has
oeen applied, to be followed by
l-ton-per-acre application every five
or SIX years. In addition, 900 pounds
IL 20 per cent phosphate and 100
pounds of muriate of potash, or TOO
pounds of 0-14-7 fertilizer per acre.
Will be applied every three or four
years. On the best portions of the
pasture land a 00-pound-per-acre
application of nitrate of soda will
De made to secure extra early and
more abundant grass.
6. In establishing the wildlifeI
borders on the farm the soil con-
district will provide 40
pounds of Sericea and 40 pounds
)f Cyrtobotrya to be sown.
7. In order to protect the wood
and area from fire and provide graz
ing, some of the mature trees will
be thinned for lumber and the un-
desirable trees will be taken for
fuel, leaving sufficient trees for
wildlife and future farm use.
While most Clarke farmers take
readily to new practices, changing
ong-accustomed farming methods
has not been without problems. A
mild disturbance occurred last year
when contour strips were being
layed off on the. farm of Col. !
Graham Dougherty, who was serving
at the time with his neighbor, Gen.
Donovan, in the OSS.
When the contour strips had been
layed off, Col Dougherty's farmer
said he couldn't follow such new
tangled ideas, and threatened to
resign.
That part of the plan was by
passed for the time, and since
seeing the results of contour plant
ing on the Donovan farm this year.
the farmer has come around to the
conservationist point of view and
the Dougherty farm is being con-
toured.