The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-06-23


enslon agent, Luther Schramm a
farmer, and Harold Morgareidge,
local banker.
During the morning stops were
made at farms operated by Dale
Hedge, Virgil Moore, Albert
Hupp and Harold Morgareidge.
At the Hedge farm, principal
points of interest were their
pasture improvement and some
new hay harvesting equipment.
Their eighteen milk cows are
being grazed on meadow type
pasture. A seeding of such grass
is bing made to supplement the
limited acres available. A new
type field chopper had just been
delivered, 1t is a rotary blade
type cutter and chopper which
will be used to harvest both
green and dry hay. The green
hay will be stored in a trench
Silo.
On the Virgil Moore farm
several fields of alfalfa, ladino.
bronze, fertilized pastures were
observed in very high state of
production. His Is cow herd of
Holsteins have recently been
grazing on oats used as nurse
crop for Birdsfoot Trefoil. Two
fields renovated during the past
years have been seeded to Birds
foot Trefoil; one with oats, the
other with no nurse crop.
The party then moved to the
Albert Hupp farm to observe the
Meadow and Pasture Improve
ment work he has done in the
past five years.
He had $50 bales of good
alfalfa orchard grass hay curing
over NOV drier. The barn was
remodeled last month to give
added strength sufficient to sup
port partially cured baled hay.
The remodeling when completed
will not only provide greater
storage space but more
efficient housing for his dairy
herd.
Mr.. Hupp reports that his farm
now is producing more hay and
pasture than his So head of cattle
will consume. Five years ago the
same area supported only 18
head. The differences is the
result of liberal use of lime and
fertilizer plus some good farm
management.
Harold Morgareidge then
showed considerable pleasure in
exhibiting some of the fields on
the Newton farm that now pro-
duce alfalfa and clover where
only thorn bushes and bronze
sedge grew year or two age.
The labor of clearing the hills
plus the use of liberal amounts
Of lime and fertilizer are bring
ing excellent results in the farm
of increased production of high
quality hay and pasture. A plot
of Birdsfoot Trefoil seeded four
years ago is producing excellent
grazing for fine herd of beef
cattle.
In the afternoon the touring
party was joined by W. H. Cal
land, Ralph Danford, Erval
Stevens, Daniel Schramm, and
Ray Baker at the Erval Stevens
farm. At this point, a three year
old variety test plot was observ-
ed. The grasses and legume
which showed best in this plot
were: alfalfa, of which there
were four varieties which looked
good; Birdsfoot Trefoil was hold
ing we'll and both Ladino and
White Glover looked good. Of
the grasses, reed canary, orchard
grass, the fescues and timothy
look most promising.
The party then moved on to |
the Luther Schramm farm to
observe the winter range for the |
beef COW herd. A 80 acre field |
which wintered IS cows until |
three weeks ago is now show
ing very lush growth of grasses
and legumes. It will be clipped |
in a week or two and allowed to |
regrow for grazing this late fall |
and winter. That portion of the |
area most recently seeded will |
make a nice hay crop. 1t is alter
mating strips of Birdsfoot Trefoil
and alfalfa Ladino with a grass