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Show BASIN FARMER tub PAGE FOUR ffiSIN FARMER Established 1924 Published 1st and 15th of Each Month at Roosevelt, Utah. the absorbing water and preventing evaporation of moisture. winter-killin- g by (c) It prevents the top around work new a forming canof the plant roo;t so that ice not freeze solid around the root and smother the plant. WHAT MANTJEE SPEEAD- EE WILL SAVE ; matter at Entered as second-clas- s The modern manure spreader has the post office at Roosevelt, Utah, a wonderful record of efficiency under the act of Congress of March over the old nethod (f spreading C. 1879. by band, not only in saving time, Official organ of the but in increasing the yield per Uintah County Farm Bureau acre, because of even distibution of RoosRocsevelt Standard, Office: the manure. Telephone 30. evelt, Utah. The United States Department of 50c one year. Price, Subscription Agriculture, in Bulletin No. 814, gives the results of trials in haulEditor ing and spreading manure by hand George H. Harrison Violet Harrison....Business Manager and with a mechanical spreader. Wagons were used by 312 farmers, and 382 used manure spreaders. The Chicago Market The distance of the haul and size The of the load were averaged. (Feb. 1, 1927) the following. gives report The receipts of Turkeys continue M.S. Wagon seem some sections in and 382 312 light Number of reports to be about exhausted; quality Number of horses 2 2,3,4 is firm generally good. Market 75 at 47c for Young Toms and 43c Distance hauled, rods ....74 44 65 for Hen Turkeys. We do not look Size of load, bushels in 45.6 for any decided change Time per load, minutes ..68.4 price. The report stated that it was evOnly a very few ducks and geese arriving that will command ident that a given amount of mantop market prices, owing to poor ure could be handled in less than quality, the stock being thin and half the time with the modern coarse. In Strictly fancy ducks are spreaders than with wagotns. quotable today at 3 5c per pound; the trial, manure was handled at Best class of buy- the rate of 1.4 bushels per minute Geese, 2 2 6c. ers have turned their attention to with the spreader, and at less than frozen stock. .7 of a bushel per minute with the Receipts of Chickens are liberal, wagon. The nicrease in efficiency but owing to the changeable weath- is due, not only to the saving in er which we are having, only a time when spreading the manure, smll percentage of the scalded but also to the fact that considerstock arriving is in good ougb ably larger loads are hauled in the condition to sell at outside quo- spreaders, and comparatively less tations general offerings wet and time is spent in going to and frorj spotted. Young Roosters are Degin-nin- g the field. Besides this saving in to be very staggy and have time, the manure will usually be to be sold as stags. Fancy dry spread .more evenly over the field, and hard work olf spreading with springs are quotable at a fork entirely elimated. Hens Hens, Heavy Light and staggy young roosters, 23-- 2 5c BOVINE T. B. EEADICATED poorly dressed, either kind, AT INCEEASING EATE Market is overloaded Capons: The number of cattle tested for with light, thin birds weighing from four to five and a half pounds, tuberculosis in the count! y under which are not wanted by the trade Government and State supervision and sell at low prices. Light cap-u- during the fiscal year ended June and slips should be scalded and 30, 1926, was 24 per cent more picked clean, so as to sell for chick-en- s, than for the preceding year, acas market is higher on chickto the United States Decording ens than cf.i slips or light birds. To command top prices capons partment of Agriculture. should weigh from six pounds up. Nearly every phase of tubercuThere is ready sale for No. 1 stock losis eradication work showed an but Igiht birds, for the increased activity at during the year reasons explained above, sell at a accredited-her- d the Though plan of decidedly lower price. combating the disease was conductLive PoWtry 30c ed in all the states, general p Turkeys was given the area projot Heavy Hens 23c which provides for the Light Hens testing of Springs all cattle in a county. Under this 22c Stags over 6,500,000 cattle were 20c plan, Leghorn Springs or over 1,500,000 more than Black Springs 18c tested, Old Roosters 19c during the preceding year. Geese Of noteworthy interest in conDuck3 nection with the tuberculin testing (This information was furnished under both accredited-her- d and area by C. H. Weaver & Co., South Wat- plans was a survey to show the er Market, Chicago, 111.) present estimated extent of the disease. The survey showed the VALUE OF SPEEADING STEAW probable extenfr of the disease as 2.8 per cent, meaning that on' an with straw is 28 average cattle out of every for three reasons: thousand the in United States are (a) The essence of the applicatuberculosis. In 1922 the i3 estimattion right where the roola get ed per cent of infection was 4 pei the full benefit of it. cent. (b) Manure or straw assists in 5-- 27-30- c; 28-30- 6; 21-22- c. ns 35-36- c, ce 26-271- 4c 27-2- 8c 21-2- 2c 31-3- 2c ! Top-dressi- ng ben-ifici- al are you a reader of Tips for Large Alfalfa Yields Big Increase Obtained by University of Illinois Last Year. Alfalfa grown on the Davenport plots of the college of agriculture. University of Illinois, has been made to produce what is considered a big hay yield through careful attention to six points, according to F. W. Gault, of the agronomy department. Last year, for instance, the hay yield was increased from 1.8 tons an acre up to 4.5 tons an acre of high quality alfalfa hay. This increase is a large one and offers considerable in the way of more economical production, he said. Eye on Six Points. Similar results no doubt could be obtained on farms in certain other sections by keeping an eye on the six points, Gault said. In the first place, the soil must be sweet The land which grows alfalfa successfully must have naturally a large supply of lime or else enough limestone must be applied to sweeten the soil. The land which produced the 4.5 tons was heavily limed. In the second place, alfalfa does best on fertile land. Manure, sweet clover plowed under, and phosphate greatly aid the growth of alfalfa. The land which produced the 4.5 tons had manure, lime and phosphate applied to it Both rock phosphate and bone phosphate were used in comparison. They were about equally successful. Sweet clover residues were also used In comparison with manure. The land for successful alfalfa growing must be well drained. The land In the above test was thoroughly tiled. Good Seedbed Essential. A good seedbed is essential In getting a start at alfalfa growing. The land should be thoroughly worked down in order to destroy weeds and to furnish a fine, smooth seedbed for the germination of the alfalfa seed. Good seed is essential. Northern-- , grown seed, such as South Dakota No. 12, lias proven to be the best The northern strains are winter hardy and less susceptible to disease. The rate of seeding may vary from 12 to 15 pounds of seed an acre. Good thorough inoculation fs necessary as the sixth requirement. Proper inoculation may be had by using soil which Is known to carry alfalfa or sweet clover Inoculation or good reliable commercial cultures may be used. After an alfalfa stand Is secured, considerable caution must be exercised In order to keep it producing to the best advantage. It Is not best to cut alfalfa during Its first years growth. When cut for hay, the cuth tings should be made when about of the alfalfa is in bloom. The last cutting In the fall should not be made too late. There should be time after the last cutting to allow a growth of six to eight inches to develop. This growth allows plant food to be translocated to the roots and lessens the danger of winter killing and Insures a vigorous growth the following spring. one-tent- The Uintah Basin Fanner if notWHY? Cole Batteries jj Gates Tires I aI 1 Authorized A good DODGE line of Good Used Cars or Phone 160 jj 1 Vernal, Utah - j C. F. TTJCKEE lillllllllllllllM i 1 Dealer Call 1 I RED FRONT GARAGE TINGLEY Owner & SONS BUYERS OF 1 , Seed, Wool, Honey, Pelts J j and all lawfully J caught furs. u n MYTON, 1 -:- - UTAH. 1 P. O. 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