Show crop roots require oxygen and water organic matter decay helps soil fo to breathe Gr eatho soils must breathe deeply it if crop roots are to support high yields above the ground these roots need oxygen to grow and reach out for water plant nutrients to breathe deeply soils must have regular additions of organic matter without organic matter soils tighten up soil particles are jammed together the soil becomes a compacted mass there Is little room for either air or water hoots roots find it hard to forage in the tight soil when organic matter Is added it opens ns the soil for air and water to soak in deeply As it rots the organic matter builds soil ture the humus formed from or ganic matter swells and shrinks with wetting and drying com pounds that form when organic matter decays help to stick these mineral part particles acles together in small groups so that the soil is loose and workable organic matter should be added deep in the soil as well as in in the uie plow layer middle west soil im provement pro committee points out that the best way to drive organic matter down deep is through use of tap rooted legumes such as al al 67 ea PLOW LAYER I 1 NEED TOO TO 1 I IV falfa or sweet clover regularly in the rotation the roots of these legumes drill down IS 18 to 25 inches below the plow layer heavy stands of legumes also can be secured by liming according to soil tests and by making sury sure soils are well stocked with phate and potash for full prodoc tion when a good top growth is plowed under to go with the roots these legumes will build the ture soil needs tor for high yields one wheel power unit the power unit designed by carl ton M edwards cornell university cor for lincoln arc welding foundation can be used to drive numerous front mounted garden tools farm tools lawn mowers or snow blades A cultivator tool bar can be attached r across the rear of the frame cast er wheels on each end of the tool bar will adjust depth and give three points on the ground for balance all welding on this unit can be done with a inch diameter elec using approximately am peres welding current herds and flocks all night lights help to prevent stampeding of turkeys on range blackhead of turkeys causes heavy losses pow der mixed in the mash at the rate of one ounce daily daffy for birds has been found effective in preventing losses because it destroys cecal worms which are carriers of the blackhead organisms to make lambs tick proof spray them with DDT mix one pound of a 50 per cent DDT pow der in 25 gallons of water and apply it to the back belly sides and around neck and ears one appu cation should last for two or three weeks two essentials for livestock and poultry in late sur summer are shade and water DDT proves effective on peach tree borer DDT when used as a trunk spray will control the peach tree borer according to the new york state agricultural experiment sta tion the new method of borer control takes the place of older methods using ethylene dichloride of crystals since it Is non injurious labor saving time saving and inexpensive DDT is used at the rate of two pounds fu 0 o each gallons of water |