Show contouring reduces soil and water loss reclaim waste land by half halfmoon moon shape fence by C W GEE pioneers who settled ohio and laid out their fence lines along the true points of the compass would have been shocked by a land transaction which recently took place in log logan county morgan connor delibe deliberate at ly added 1 37 acres to his farm near e Belle bellefontaine Bellefont fontaine ame ohio in order orde to make ins is fence lines crooked having adopted many soil conser practices recommended by 1641 ta the U S soil conservation service among which were contouring his yield had been increased by this method he reduced water runoff run and cut soil loss to the minimum A fence had been erected on a 32 acre tract along the north side of the connor farm the fence ran according to the compass wh when e n wiley connor returned from the military forces father and son de aided to reclaim several acres of waste land which included an old barn ham lot near the north line and bl bf seated by a small ditch unable to plant the land to her ber nes ries on the contour because of the straight fence line the two moved the fence now their line fence follows a halt half moon shape which would have aroused the horror of the early ohio settlers connor how ever is not concerned with guiding his life and farming activities by the compass he is concerned with saving his top soil two diversion ditches have been constructed and six acres of trees planted KNOW YOUR BREED minnesota no 1 by W J DRYDEN minnesota no I 1 is not a hybrid hog it is a new strain more highly inbred than most existing breeds A cross of the danish landrade Lan drace and I 1 typical minnesota no I 1 and 2 cross barrow the tamworth were first made in 1936 at the universo university ity ol 01 minnesota the new breed is long bodied and short legged with a full ham light shoulder and a light strong bone the ears cars are rather large but thin and of good quality the breeders have been selected upon the basis of performance i e fertility sur vival rate of growth economy of gains and body conformation A new breed minnesota no 2 also is being perfected at minnesota F easy method used for dipping pigs A simple arrangement for dipping pigs at vaccination time devised by dr J 0 black nebraska V nanan Is shown in accompanying drawing one side and end of a 50 gallon drum has been opened at the left in cutting the drum turn the sharp edges in and down so the pigs will not get injured when get ting out the drum is placed out side the pen where vaccination is to be done after each pig is vaccinated it is dropped over the fence and into the drum on its back the pig wil will turn over in the drum and jump out and drum will be ready tor for the next pig soil packing reduces productivity of land plug your soils as you would a watermelon is the advice of many soil experts this will give you a chance to see compactions that ae arc holding down yields modern heavy equipment and short sighted crop ping practiced practices have robbed the soil of its organic matter and packed it according to middle wesl soil improvement committee per manent remedy is regular use ot ol deep rooted legumes |