Show 11 1 new strain of corn withstands guatemala crossbreed Cress breed also R esisto root rot possibility of producing corn that would withstand root rot and other diseases as well as prolonged dry spells appealed to earl E may and iowa state college officials knowing that guatemala had been producing corn for more than 2 years in an isolated region which had resulted in a highly inbred strain which could withstand dry spells as well as certain diseases and pests iowa research workers collected J I 1 jim moore bloore and enrique salas inspecting guatemala corn field 1200 1 varieties of corn from central america new guatemala U S crossbred corn has been tested at ames iowa the new corn out yielded three corn com conly used U S hybrids as a much as 25 bushels to the acre while the midwest vanet es withered and died during hot weather the guatemala TJ U S crossbreed remain in full ears college officials believe that ear early ay results give promise of a new strain that will withstand long dry and hot spells in any part of the united states james moore K M A station reports that work in guatemala has proven entirely successful and he believes that the new corn so soon will be grown on many farms in tho the united states organic ma matter her will aid work of soil bacteria A single ounce of soil contains 50 million living bacteria according to it R C thomas of the ohio agrical tural experiment station these bacteria can help or harm the crops depending on the kind of bacteria the good kind rot the organic matter release plant nutrients and help build soil structure the harmful kind cause plant diseases the good kind can be aided and the harmful kind eliminated by add ing organic matter to the SOIL soll to get this organic matter according to middle west soil improvement committee return all possible aril an mal manures to the soil put back all crop residues and grow deep rooted legumes regularly in the rotation and feed them generous generously ly with fert lizer carrying phosphate and potash early growth stressed in raising baby pigs while the average weight of eight week old pigs Is probably less than so 30 pounds a lot of pigs weigh 40 pounds or more at this age on or the contrary many weigh as low as 20 pounds these variations in wean ing weights h have ave a marked effect on the growth rate of pigs up to the time they are ba coners the bigger pigs at eight weeks old are the first to reach pounds hog self feeder r 4 A portable hog feeder Is a piece of labor saving equipment which has a place on an every farm where hogs are being raised the capacity of this feeder is 55 bushels but it may be made of any fize size desired it if it Is kept well painted it will remain water tight culling pays dividends to poultry producers regular culling pays dividends but many poultry farmers are unable to carry ou out t the procedure because of pressure of other duties how ever as the boulting moul ting season ap preaches pro aches it will be seen that a per of the flock commences to moult earlier than others and it is these early moult erx that should be segregated and sent off to market at first opportunity |