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Show BEAVER PRESS Good Time to Blast Soy Beans Now Stumps of Old Trees Important Crop v (Prepared by the Dnlttd States Department of Agriculture.) In the last few years soy beans have Bureau of Dairy Industry Increase Seen, as Prices for Meat Are Higher. Rotation. Uses ar (Prepared bt the United Statei Department of Agriculture.) ; Corn, alfalfa, and pasture,1 grass have proved to be the most profitable crops grown on the dairy experiment farm operated at, BeUaviHe,1 Md., by (he United Slates Department of Ag rlculture. The bureau of dairy ' Indus rotation,- - three try uses a) years alfalfu and three years corn The pasture Is comparatively penmu tier it and does not enter Into the ro tation except at ' intervals.1 ' ; T. E. Woodward, in outlining the rotation, . sayst'J'lu., changing,, from corn to alfalfa the ground Is manured In the fall after the corn Is removed for silage. The hind Is then plowed Htnd left in the rough to allow pulver ization by freezliig. The alfalfa Is sown about the first of April and pro duces two small cuttings the first year, "In changing from alfalfa to corn the first cutting of alfalfa Is removed the latter" part of May,' the ground Is plowed, and corn Is planted for silage Manure la applied for each crop of corn except the one following the al falfu, and tu summer, when It cannot be used on the corn or alfalfa. It Is placed on the pastures. Mine Is ap idled every six years previous to sow ing the alfalfa." v A mixture of six pounds of orchard grass, four of timothy, three of red top, four of bluegrass, four of red clover, and two of alslke, sowed about April 1 on land that has been fall plowed and manured, provides pasture about June. If the first crop of newly sown alfalfa Is weedy It Is made Into hay, but Instead of giving It barn splice I is stacked In the pasture, (which Is fenced so cows can eat it when pastures are short and dry. six-ye- Alfalfa Will Outyield Any Other Legume Crop Where alfalfa grows well It will usually outyield any other legume. It will make cheaper hay than a legume, which must be seeded every year. Although experiments have shown that soy bean hay Is equal In value to alfalfa for milk production, It must be remembered that soy bean hay Is not only likely to be stemmy hut Is also more difficult to cure than alfalfa. In view of the suees at the dairy experiment farm of the United Ktnfes Department of Agriculture at Beltsville, Md.. In raising alfalfa on a heavy clay soil underlaid with an almost Impervious subsoil, It Is' believed that alfalfa can be made to thrive on many soils often considered unsult able. Alfalfa makes such a good and cheap hay. according to the bureau ol dairy Industry, that dairymen are urged to not give up the Idea of raising alfalfa until convinced of Its Impracticability either by trial or by consulting Borne reliable authority. ( 4 well-cure- d ,.'! i ' i f The beginning of this year found fewer beef cattle on farms and ranges In the United States than at any previ ous time for half a century. There were then only about 24,000,000 head In the country.' Under the Influence of higher' prices for beef, the number Is now beginning to, Increase, accord ing to figures collected by C R. Arnold of the rural economics department of the Ohio State university. , In summailzlng the history of the beef cycle In the' United States Arnold has found that In 1895 more than 40,000,000 beef tattle were on the farms and ranges of the country. This number declined to about 33,000,000 animals In 11)04, and then started up again under the Influence of strengtlienlnir prices. Dy 1007 the number hud again risen to about 88,000,000 head. Low prices again caused a drop to about 27,000,000 bead In 1914. War demands raised prices and the herds Increased to a total of about 30,000,000 head In 1919. Sudden, cessation of the war time demand dropped the price, and numbers and prices declined together until they were exceptionally low from 1920 to 1920. The beef cattle cycle extends over a long period of years, Arnold points out, because tho number of cattle cannot be increased as rapidly as the number of bogs or sheep "It seems evident that we will have a larger number of cattle within the next few years, but it seems doubtful that we can expect low prices for beef cattle for at least two or three years, because the number Which we have at the present time on ranges is so exceptionally low," says Arnold. Pure-Bre- d Ram Adds Pounds to Lamb Crop An Interesting experiment has been conducted by the Oklahoma expert. ment station. A pure-bre- d ram" was placed with one group of ewes averaging in weight 104 pounds. Kwes were all on the same kind of pasture and fed the same kind of feeds In the same quantities. When the lambs were born from the purebred they averaged 8.9 pounds. The scrub ram was placed with thi second group of ewes of the sara quality and age as the first group, their weights being an average oi 101.7 pounds each. These were giv en the same care as the first group. The lambs whan born weighed only 8.1 pounds. Although the lambs shed by th pure bred ate no more than those sired by the scrub ram, the lambs from the ram gained faster and pure-breweighed 10.12 pounds when sold and the lambs from the scrub weighed only 05 pounds. The difference In dollars and cents was that the lambs from the pure-breram brought $1.98 more, with no ex tra cost for feed or care. Dairy Facts d . All barns should have an nbundnnci of ventilation, sunlight and dralnaga Beware of drainage toward or Into th barn or yards from premises previously occupied by diseased animals of any kind. Old barns are more ant to b troublesome. Basement barns, partic ularly If built years ago, are likely to have floors at a level below that ol the outside ground levels. This li dangerous, as It keeps such barns damp and full of bad air. Basements require a larger amount of drainage and ventilation than barns built wholly above ground and on high ground, with ample natural drainage of the surroundings. A low basement barn may easily drain an area of two or three hundred feet around it. Improvement Societies Found in Many States Crop Improvement associations now operating in thirty states and a num- The cheap bull Is one of the most expensive Investments the live stock man can make. Live Stock Hints Feed only what ciean up. the animals will , ber of Canadian provinces, serving as a connecting link between experiment stations and Individual farmers, have done much to help farmers reap the benefits of experiment station work. For example, an Improved variety of oats developed by the Kansas station, and known as Kanota, yielding from five to ten bushels per acre more than commonly grown varieties, Is now the leading variety of oats grown In that state. Seed of this variety was first distributed by the station to a few farmers In 192L Agricultural Notes Plant white or yellow pine on thin, rough land. Paint and be ahead of the elements. Remember, "Save the surface and you save all." farm record book accurately fanner to know every angle of his business. A good kept will enable a San Jose Scale ' Practically all orchard fruits are attacked by the San Jo.se scale and many of the ornamental trees and shrubs are also attacked. As far as a higher price. must supply feeds containing protein the fruit trees are concerned, the Sao and mineral matter. Avoid digestive and Intestinal trou Jose scale attacks the trunks, limbs, and fruit On the older parts ! foliage bles In winter by using of the Surprising variations In butterfat grecn-cu- t tree, especially In case of a succulents. and roughage tests may be due to several causes. I severe Infestation, the appearance Is Among these are: Sudden change In If the lambs are to be born strong that of an ashy gray color. weather; sudden change In feed; ex- and vigorous, a moderate amount of j When the hand is rubbed briskly citement or Irritation: change In sur- exercise is necessary ior me ewes nur . over the scales, a greasy appearance is a result of the mashing of the Inroundings; new milket. Ing the winter. sects nndemeatb the scales. are Important , Ulealth and cleanllnesr Experiments at the University of facts In the production of high qual- Illinois have proved ear corn ensilage Com Fertilizer ity milk. Healthy cows, kept clean, to be an economical and profitable end sanitary practices throughout the feed for beef cattle. For corn on well drained black 'dairy contribute to Ugh quality pro- prairie loam soils use superphosphate . 'duct Ion. In the hill or (Mil at rates of from 90 Exercise for brood sows aliould not i be overlooked. Feeding them some to 100 pounds per acre where hill Time spe, In cleaning and washing dlstunce from the or up to 200 pounds per acre i sleeping quarter" dropped, ; The higher colored upI wbere drilled. separator will pay dividends. A. will help to provide It. land soils need a mixed fertilizer such 'dirty separator will not skim efficient-JyIf milky water Bnd slime from the since It stnrts the crop From every angle In the cattle pro as the previous separation are allowed to duction business, a good sire Is a ne- off a little more quickly in the spring remain In the teparator bowl the next when the soli Is cold. This mixture cessity and a good cow herd Is a great hatch of cream will be contaminated, should be applied at rates of from 75 In of beef the help that to 100 production where hill canning It to spoil rapidly. I pounds per ic Will return a profit. dropped. Proper feeding of the cows during the winter Is necessary to Insure the birth of strong calves. The ration By fallowing the plan of creep feed-Ing, In nibs may be marketed earlier at well-cure- d ; Th nrlventnres were coming to an end for Minna, but she would not feel badly because she had baa sucn a beautiful time. J She had been taking music lessons she loved music but she had never and ' wonder-- , thought she would have the ful treat of being invited Into a music and actually meeting all the In. . r shop .. a mliali whpn u ww. Birumeiiis uuu ..tniio yicco they were having a jolly time. And now a C Major Scale was going to be married to a Miss First Piece and the Violin had Just played a lovely tune for the guests. At the end of the tune every one sighed a little, whispering, "Wasn't that sweet?" and, "Have they come yet?" The Violin went to the back of the shop from where the bridal party would march and now he took his , as best man, giving a signal to Minna to commence playing. They all came along, the ushers, bridesmaids," Miss First Piece with her head down just a trifle, and C ; pi-"-- When new farm or garden problems present themselves, do not forget that the county agent will help you solve them, A warmed toolhouse starts the good husbandman on next year's farm tasks by giving blra a chance to put all Implements In order. Greenhouse are starting the early cabbage plnnts. They can regulate their sowings better if you will give them your order now. men Erosion Is doing more than the removal of farm crops to reduce the fertility of soils. Sloping lands should be terraced to help check soil erosion. Asparagus heads the list of vege- tables for earllnesa. This vegetable Is rapidly In popularity, the average having Increased four times whnt It was In 1923. y Drainage does more than take w ter off the land; It gives ventilation helps tillage, and lengthens the season. Drainage makes a transformation wbere It Is needed. . Lengthening Day Must I uone areiuny to Pay, d Being notoriously simple-mindehen can readilv be hnmhmv,!, r'TF use oi circuit: iiguis, into WOrkln.1 hours a day during the winter. the trick is a good one only wi! works, and the careless or w,.. user of lights can do his flock gj uauiage man me extra eggs will k for. The theory of the thing having more light, the hen win tu pi more food, which will enable her ' lay more eggs. A series of cautions for the J lights In the poultry house. i tJj ou the Ohio State poultry calendj frw iei luuows; iiiey ure us xii 1. Grade and pen pullets awm i!ti to age, condition, and laying nnitnl n so that each group may be proper: nanuiea. 2. Excessive fall production nils It hard to keep the flock in heavy pfj! ite Ion auction during tne winter. , O i produce 1JI,. 10 tie o. wu 'ii use uguis than a day. Excessive use r" lights means overproduction, follows x ui by a slump. 1JS 4. To avoid a spring molt, disce, to tlnue lights slowly in the spring, 5. Use lights on breeders only aftsl :ai January 1 to 15, In order to help tta !le back Into production. 6. Don't crowd production over per cent, otherwise the flock will k come thin and molt. 7. Be regular In management it: the use of lights. 8. Feed grain liberally when nsbJ lights. 9. Always have feed and wild available when lights are on. 10. Do not turn lights off too ear! In the spring. 1L Do not stop feeding early is late in the day when lights are final eliminated. 14-ho- "They're Off." Major Scale looking very proud and happy. As they marched in all the wedding guests arose and sang to the familiar wedding music these words: Hera comes First Piece, Here comes First Piece; We bope her happiness Never will cease; Here comes C Scale, Here comes C Scale, He Is the hero Of our merry tale. After the march wp" over an. oey had been given the Bass Viol's best wishes and i lano's blessing, and all the others had congratulated them, every one suddenly shouted, "They're off!" Minna tore up some old pieces of paper and they all threw them after the bride and groom. The Piano gave them a music case fitted up with some extra notes as a parting present, and off they vanished, through the Inside office, up the back stair case to the balcony. It was rumored that they expected to spend their honeymoon here. As Minna walked away from the foot of the stair case and came again into thii shop every Instrument and piece of music had gone back to Its place. There was absolute quiet And now they looked Just as they alwuys had looked. No longer did they have arms or legs or faces. Now they were lying down, making no sound. - The shop was just as It was in the daytime. And then It began to grow more and more Indistinct and other objects came more and more Into view. This was very strange Indeed, for here was her bureau In front of her and the red clmlr, and the red table which were always In her bed room, and on the wall were her own pic- Early Hatched Puilet3 Best for Winter r" Ino Jftr Egs I" Where eggs In winter are watts the early hatched pullet is, wiUo: doubt, the one to depend upon. Yet ling hens and those older ones art very rarely good producers during Jfcl vember and December. They are uncertain even In Jac ary and February and really do begin to lay well until March, When the e?g production falls below 15 y cent during the winter months, one si not making much profit The age at which most pullets W gin laying Is from six to seven month! to W f some lay at four and d not eight until months, and others nine months of age. This means that if a 50 per centet in November, tti yield Is hatched dnrfe! be should pullets March or April ; May hatched pulled will lay a little, but, as a rule, w 40 or more per cent dally. n one-hal- lov thi hoi ta; the Vigor and Vitality of : Parent Stock WeigM nej b!e Successful hatching of eggs In ton bators depends fully as much on 6 vigor and vitality of the parent and the care of the eggs before ! put into the Incubator as upon Be l cuhator Itself. Successful hatches can be exp only when the birds In the pens which the eggs come are enjoying abundant health. Poor hatches are probably can more frequently by poor breed5 stock than by poor Incubators. hei let: tor i fin Juj ( tie wa of tures. Af She really couldn't understand the change. Had the musical magic wafted her bnck here again? But of one thing she felt quite cerShe was sure that the C Major Scale and Miss First Piece were going to be very, very happy. The Reel Reason Aunt I feel quite provoked to think that you and your mother were in town the other day and went to a restaurant Instead of coming to our house for dinner. Why didn't you come? Little Nephew The fact Is, auntie, we were hungry. Jack-Mum- my, Taied Amusement give me a penny and I will stop crying. Mother-B- ut I like to hear you cry It amuses me. Jack (after some tlme)-Mum- my can I have the penny for amusing you? Moustique, Charlerol. Poultry Facts net cat hu: oY Hens p.y for warming their mi The largest breed of chickens States Is said to Jersey black giant be in the United Build the straw loft straight acre There should be 12 to 13 India straw after it has settled. p' Watch the old hens In roar They are dangerous spread of poultry tuberculosis. flock. It PrI I Pel fleatlnc tho lnvlne houses is Ing a more frequent practice. I dlr is properly applied and used will cretlon, It should prove beneficial. the Liquid, condensed or dried ' milk or hnftermllk Is valuable for ter feedinz. Milk him a tonic eSf! whets the appetite for other feedsj aerves as a partint substitute totir feed. fo', to tin .'U growing Orderly marketing results from production. Orderly production Is secured by studying market needs and production trends, and planning production In accordance with them. BAMBOOZLE HENS BY USING LlGHf T tain. . Avoid extremes In the condition ol breeding stock. MINNA'S CERTAINTY uisi-usse- , ' Every bull Is potentially dangerous. . ... i The dairy cow Is tre most efficient of all, animals In changing crops Into human food. The crop will do well on many soils. It will grow well on soils too acid for red clover, sweet clover, or alfalfa. It is excellent as a summer catch crop Dwarf Fruit Trees Will following early crops, or for fields not In the regular rotation. Occupy Very Little Room for Hay. On an area 67 by 76 feet George Cutting . it . i . i a, x ue i me lime Hunt McHenry county. Hi., has 70 puuiicuiiuu and methods of cutting for hay and fruit trees. These Include apples. gives the best mefhods of curing the pears, plums and cherries, of which hay; and as to the seed, It discusses he has more than 50 varieties. time of harvesting, method of harMost of the trees are of dwarf vari vesting, threshing, and storage. eties, else they could not stand so Tentative United States standards near to one another, writes Frank M. have been prepared by the United Chase, In the Farm JouruaL The ap States Department of Agriculture for pie trees are set six feet apurt and use in the marketing of soy bean and the pear trees five. Even then, small soy bean mixed hay. and standards fruits currants, gooseberries, raspber have been prepared for grading the ries and strawberries and many veg beans. etables are grown between the rows Soy beans which are to be stored as of trees. seed should be thoroughly dry when Besides producing fruit, some of the thrashed. After thrashing, the beans trees also serve an ornamental pur. should be watched carefully to avoid pose. Across one end of the little or chard and garden Is a cordon consistheating and molding. Heating Is especially likely to occur If the seed Is ing of 24 of the apple, pear and plum bulked In large quantities In a bin or trees. The trees In this cordon, which In a poorly ventilated room. Soy beans is about seven feet high, are five years are seldom attacked by weevils or the old. The cordon Is supported by wires other Insects which attack most other strung on steel posts. The branches beans and peas. of four apple and two pear trees also The bulletin may be obtained free have been arranged to form a low. d cordon. from the office of Information, DeFrom one of the dwarf apple trees partment of Agriculture, Washington, D. C, as long as the supply available a Waggoner not more than seven years old and standing no higher than a man for free distribution lasts. Mr. Hunt one season picked three pecks of fruit Hunt also has had notable success with his small fruits, Important Pointers on f raising gooseberries three and Trees Pruning Young inches In circumference, and red raspThe growth and fruiting habits of berries. 14 of which laid side by side, the cherry and plum lend themselves have measured a foot readily to the same general principles of pruning as are practiced In the case of apples and pears. On account of Time to Open Silo their smaller size and habit of growth, When silage Is allowed to settle the open head system of training and and form a crust or decomposed mat pruning Is usually found best With ou the top, It makes little difference these fruits, the most important point. what time It be opened, for very little Is the establishment of the proper spoiling goes on after the cap is once frame work or scaffold branches In To open such silos the formed the young trees. Pruning after the spoiled material on top should be contrees come Into should be signed to the manure pile. It Is ad light and consist mainly of thinning vlsable to put It somewhere away out thick clusters to admit the proper from the stock. Not that it is poison, amount of sunlight needed for the debut It Is of tittle value as food and velopment of well colored fruit might cause dlgestlonal troubles. one-hal- Numerous Feeds Useful With the Winter Ration All Bams Need Plenty of Air and Sunlight There are numerous feeds that may be used In connection with the winter ration to take the place, in part at least, of the tonic efTect Inherent ex-In Bummer pasture. With the possible ception of apple pomace, silage Is the Only one )f these feeds that ordinarily can be used with profit as a major portion f the dairy ration. In competition with the common dry feeds. Because of the high cost of production, high market price or high cost of rtorlng and feeding, the .others can profitably comprise only a much (mailer percentage. ' become important as a hay and seed crop In the eastern half of the United States. As the acreage Increased and new uses were found for the crop, the machinery for harvesting the seed has been developed to high efficiency. Id the principal grain producing sec tions the grain binder, the self-rak- e reaper, and the combine are now used for harvesting the seed. In a publics' tion Just issued by the United States Department of Agriculture, Farmers' Bulletin 1005-F-, "Soy Bean Hay and Seed Production,'' the story of the rapid rise of the soy bean to its present place in American agriculture Is traced, and suggestions are made as to the use of the crop. Harvesting Crop. Soy bean hay should be thoroughly cured before being stacked, housed, or baled, as there Is danger of molding when it Is stored or baled too green or too soon after a rain. Soy bean hay Is hut little more difficult to cure than hay from other legumes, and may be handled successfully by about the same methods. The crop Is at Its best for hay when the seeds are about according to B. B. Robb of the fork State College of Agriculture. Wet soil is Ideal for the explosive to brace against to push out the stumps. Dandle the blasting caps with care, Professor Robb warns, for a blasting cap explodes with great force and anyone near it is almost sure to be hurt Electric blasting caps are generally considered better than caps and fuse to detonate dynamite for blasting stumps and ditches because fewer misfires occur. Either la dangerous when carelessly handled as they are more sensitive than the dynamite Itself. Above all do not leave blasting caps of any kind around where children can pick them up. Professor Hobb called attention to the appeal which the Institute of Makers of Explosives Is making to protect children from blasting caps. This organization estimates that approximately 500 children are crippled In the United States each year from playing with blasting caps which they have picked up In the vicinity of mines, quarries, or In the field where agricultural blasting has been done. In March, April, and May the number of these accidents tends to Increase and this increase continues through the summer months. It Is supposed that this occurs because children play out of doors more In good weather and also because more blasting Is done In these montha two-arme- d Fairu Tale for ExploThrives on Soils Too Acid Wet Soil Is Ideal sives to Brace On. for Sweet or Red Clover Now Is a good time to blast stumps, or Alfalfa. New CORN AND ALFALFA BEEF CATTLE ARE DAIRY BEST CROPS FEWER ON FARMS , Six-Ye- Daddii Nobody Going o, I'.IlIIe. you must not -say I ain't agoinV Tou should say I am not going, you are not going, he Is not going, we are not going, you are not going, they are not going." P.lilie (very proudly) Cee, ain't nobody goln'? Teacher-N- Foolish Question Teacher What author Is known for his vocabulary? . Little Willie Webster. A straw loft Just hlch enoW keep you from using swear word' make a lot of difference la keepmi I V I he poultry house warm and dry. er Producers have hnd experleirt the past where their hens did when confined to the houses they were given range. e e Over one-haof the total CPS r for the year Is produced durinf folic mnnllt. n f -- ,.(, Inrll Mflf't June, according to United State pnrttnent of Agriculture statistic - lf ilfl! nej no mi |