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Show Smithfield Meet Farmers Discuss Feed Problems Feed situations and the purchase of corn harvesting machinery to handle increased acreage of corn for silage were discussed in Smithfield, Monday night at a meeting called by George Mather and William Erickson, presidents . of the Smithfield Farm Bureau organizations. County Agent R. L. Wrigley led the discussions. Many farmers reported that some people in the community are keeping their alfalfa fields with only one-third to a 40 per cent stand left thinking they will get a crop of hay. It was suggested at the meeting that they plow up this land and plajit it to corn or barley to make feed for livestock next winter. . "The alfalfa killing is serious," Mr. Wrigley declared, "and there are many farmers who still think they will be abe to go out and buy hay next fall." He explained that the winter kill is so general in this county and on into southern Idaho, that not much hay will be for sale, and advised that each farmer check over his livestock and estimate the amount of feed it will take to carry them through the winter. Then proceed to plant that feed, he said. Crops that will provide necessary neces-sary feed are corn for silage, peas and oats, red clover, oats, or oats and barley, for hay, or plant pastures, pas-tures, or barley for grain. Many combinations also can be worked out to augment the feed problem. Land that has to be plowed from dead alfalfa is well adapted for potatoes, corn or barley. Beets on every farm where land is suitable will provide a cash crop, and tops, pulp and molasses to feed. William Erickson, a member of the county AAA committee, advised ad-vised farmers to organize in groups of 10 SL ,.!. pi tint-a few acres of corn each. Then they can decide de-cide on the kind of harvesting machinery needed to handle the acreage and make an application for the machinery at once. |