Show profitable SEED CORN DRY HOUSE PLAN ON IV r aa 0 t A ii interior view of seed corn house home at Pi piketon keton ohio prepared by the united states department or of agriculture the profits to bo be derived from the good preservation of seed corn have been put to practical tests testa by the office of corn investigations ot of the united states department of aarl 1 culture the cuts show a building constructed solely for the purpose of preserving seed corn it has a concrete basement and flue warm air passes from the basement through openings in the floor ascends through the 0 corn and escapes through venti gators this house was waa constructed at a cost of and in one year returned to the farm in profit due to a five bushel increased acre yield on acres planted with seed corn dried and stored in it these figures were wera obtained as the result of 17 separate tests the owner of the farm on which this test was made was not fully satisfied it because it was waa made on small plats and he therefore made more extensive tests at corn gathering time in november he selected two bushels of seed placing one bushel in a crib and the other bushel in the seed corn dry hou house se in the spring with a two row planter he planted tour four rows 1280 feet long and 3 feet apart with tho seed kept in the dry house then four rows with the seed kept in the crib this he be repeated seven times making eight tests in all in which tour four rows planted with one lot of seed were compared with the adjoining four rows planted with the other lot of seed at harvest time four rows yielded a wagon load of ears which constituted a weighing from the seed kept in crib there were produced pounds while from seed kept in dry t Z Z 1 za 1 im seed corn house at piketon Pi keton ohio louse there were produced pounds each row of the latter pro alced uniformly more than each row it f the former these results are the same as in the tests of the department where the rows were thinned to the same I 1 of stalks the experiments emphasize the fact hat the productiveness of the stalks s B more important than the number full stands can be obtained by the teavy leavy planting of weak seed good fields cannot be obtained in this vay the most expensive seed to llant ilant Is that from fro ax which a stand of italics can be obtained but from which 1 good yield cannot be obtained fhe che stand of stalks bears tile the samo elation to the grain yield as the num ter of trees in an orchard bears to ahe ho amount of fruit produced productivity as well as number must be considered stirring milk to cool it tha importance of 0 stirring milk while lille being cooled has been demonstrated in experiments conducted by the united states department of agriculture when the cans of milk are merely set in cold water the cooling process Is very slow much too slow in fact to be at all satisfactory to a progressive dairyman in particular the milk at the top of the can above the level of tho the water Is hardly affected at all T the he cold milk being heavier than the tha baim warm will remain at the bottom ot of tho the can while the warmer and lighter milk stays at the top ultimately of course t the he entire can ful will acquire the same temperature but this will require such a long period of time that tor for practical pur poses stirring la Is now regarded as indispensable in ono one experiment it was found that the milk at the top of tho the can abodd the level of the surrounding water was from five to six degrees warmer than the rest of the in consequence bacteria developed at a M higher rate at the top when the milk became mixed later the increased number of tue the bacteria in the warmer portion resulted in hastening the souring of the entire when the water in the cooling tank was degrees F the temperature of the milk was reduced by stirring from nearly 90 degrees F to 60 degrees F in about three hours unstirred milk did not reach tho the lower temperature until four hours and fifteen minutes had elapsed the stirring was done at intervals of fifteen minutes A period of even three hours however Is regarded as aa too long time to cool milk and the specialists of the department consider that the tests teats demonstrate the necessity of employing some suitable form of milk cooler that is more efficient than running well water where ice Is ia plentiful it Is easy to cool the milk to as aa low as 40 degrees F by running it over some form of cooler around which cracked ice or a mixture of ice and salt Is packed to improve the farm egg of the middle west it if the farmer the country merchant and cash buyer the railroad and the carlot car lot shipper will glee give special attention to certain points in the marketing and handling of eggs in ia the middle west the farm egg of that th at section may be greatly improved according to the united states department of agriculture here are some suggestions which each individual factor in the process may follow with profit to the whole suggestions for the farmer 1 improve your poultry stock 2 keep one of the general purpose breeds such as aa the plymouth rock wyandotte orpington or rhode island red 3 provide one clean dry vermin ermin v free nest tor for every tour four or five hens 4 conclude all hatching by june I 1 and sell or confine male birds during durin g the remainder of the summer 5 6 gather eggs once dally daily during ordinary times and twice dally daily during hot or rainy weather lier 6 in summer place eggs as soon as gathered in a cool dry room 7 use all small and dirty eggs at at home 8 market eggs frequently twice a week if possible during the summer 9 in taking eggs to market protect them ta ern irom from the suns rays 10 in selling insist that the transaction be on a quality basis for it care has been given the eggs t athla h Is system will yield more money mone y to the producer suggestions for the country merchant and cach buyer 1 candle and buy on a quality basis 2 allow the farmer to see you candle his eggs 3 pack carefully in strong clean cases and fillers 4 do not keep eggs in a musty cellar or near oil barrels or other odoriferous merchandise 5 ship dally daily during warm weather suggestions to tile the railroad 1 provide a covered portion of station platform where cases of eggs can be stacked and see that the agent stacks them there 2 0 provide refrigeration tor for tho the bags ga on the local freight 3 where refrigerator cars ato are used on local freights see that the doors are kept closed when not loading 4 if refrigeration cannot bo be supplied provide stock cars for this purpose luring during the summer 5 where box cars are used for eggs do not allow freight which may hurt their quality such as aa oil barrels to bo ba loaded in the same car suggestions for the carlot car lot shipper 1 buy strictly on a quality basis 2 encourage the smaller buyers to trade on ona a quality basis 3 join tho state carlot car lot shippers association 4 co onerato with other ship shippers perti and with the state officials in bringing about this system of buying 6 re keep ea the subject agitated and before the people in other words cate them |