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Show the unrrAH basih ot faeueh of the ThT Ar- circular entitled a Cse-- ; special cent study University experiment at the kansas college of agriculture patholo- - Phosphate It Will Pay. Missouri College of Agriculture shows losses Incurred by an outbreak 1st They point out that: that on a slope of 3.6 feet to 100 feet, gof of among a flock of crops will produce heavier Legume poultry roup washes so soil without A Litter Bedding Affects Manure six-year-o- ld . left any crops showed a reduction of profit during : rapidly that only 29 years are required ; the year of the outbreak over the preto wear away the seven inches of surone of $2,425.58. The depre'Dry Sawdust and Fine Shav- face soil," says the magazine. With ceding dation per bird was $1.47. It Is estl-- : ;a rotation of corn, wheat and clover mated that 90 per cent of the expected Are Clean and ings on the same land, 437 years would be was lost due to loss of birds and profit required to move the surface seven egg Satisfactory. production, according to Dr. J. H. Inches, while on land left In sod constate veterinarian. University of lEux, Straw la the bedding material al- tinuously the time required to wash Arkansas college of agriculture. most universally used on the farm. : away the same seven inches would be The prompt removal of sick birds It will absorb from two to three times 3,547 years. from the flock and Individual treat Systematic terracing of such slop- ment of the head lesions, the slaughIt weight of liquid. If the supply Is canty, It will pay to cut the straw ing ground, used In conjunction with tering of all recovering birds that as litter, for finely cut It will regular cover crops, would make the might have been chronic carriers, Jbsorh about three times as much life of the rich top soli almost cleaning and disinfection of the It 1 pointed out. liquid as uncut. purase, and provision of ample air Dry sawdust and fine shavings can without draft prevented the losses recommended as clean and satlsfac-,'jc- j the proportions that were obTheir bedding materials. served In several other flocks similacapacity according to fine rly affected. 'ess and dryness Is from two to four times that of ordinary straw. Trees Too Close Not Injurious to Land. States Have In blocks of orchards where the There Is a more or less general im- Twenty-Fiv-e trees are too close together half of the pression among farmers that manure No Laws Governing trees should he cut out this winter. from stables and cow barns in which : Trees. The natural tendency la for the sawdust has been used as a litter Is , to be left In until those which trees to Injurious the land. While we would ot My that this suspicion may not ' (Tnpand hr th TTnlted StatM Department are to be left permanently do not ef Agriculture.) amount to much. The lower limbs have some foundation, we have never The act, passed at the last session have been stunted or have died back been able to discover a tingle Instance federal from lack of of such Injury and Inquiry has been of congress, which permits the cost light. Planting trees far of to the half 1 pay a very Important mat-'fo- r. made both In Canada and the United government apart enough federal-ai- d along States In this matter, qys the Farm wayside planting considerable im.... and Home. Such Injury could only highways, will give occur on very light soils following petus to the movement long fosteredwomens clubs and ether social or- Implement Repairing very heavy applications. Host satis- by and Its effect will quickly Done During factory evidence hag been .obtained . ganlzatlons, In an improvement of the be evident from many forms upon which sawdust ha been used as a bedding material appearance of the main Interstate for a number of years and upon which roads, according to the bureau De--of. Fine Time to Put Machinery the soil Is light and sandy. Naturally public roads of the United States and Tools in Shape. It Is on heavy soils that this class of partment of Agriculture. No Laws. Have States manure proves most effective. Latest available figures show that Use your winter leisure time to put One word of caution Is necessary. tree no 25 have states laws governing Horse manure from stables using sawyour field machinery In fine order. A shrub and highways. along planting dust heats very rapidly, especially if Any workman will do better work If left In the pile, and the excessive fer- few of the remaining 23 have good he has better tools. This is true of mentation that may take place will laws, but the majority have indiffer- the former just as it Is of everybody ent ones. else. Field work can be done better seriously Injure the manure. Such The Massachusetts department of with good, sharp, manure should be mixed with that tools from the cow barn, which can readily public works, and the highway and than with some that are allowed to be managed when manure carriers are forestry departments of other states, get out of kilter, become dull, etc. It pays, and pays well, to keep imInstalled and a manure spreader used, have already demonstrated how much lllxed manure (horse and cow) may can be done at small cost to beautifyof plements and tools In the very best of condition. To allow them to get into be handled in the same manner as the roadsides by jndidons planting native trees, shrubs, and perennial poor condition la Sft at made with straw. The saturaInviting rapid and serious depredation. tion of the sawdust with the liquid flowers. The Massachusetts department Is excreta promotes the ready decompoDuring the winter, when there Is by law to make roadside no great amount of work, is a empowered sition of the litter under favorable Conditions of temperature; and the Improvements, the work including time to put the machinery in good foe the following year. Begin best place for this to take place, in such planting, replacements, and care be necessary. When a road Is shape with your plows. See that the shares order that the full manorial effect as may laid out as a state hfghway, it Is gen- are sharp, have good points, and that may be obtained, la the soil. If the wide to prohole bottoms are well covered with the manure cannot be spread at once, the erallyanmade sufficiently area on each side of the travvide grease or some protection against rust. neap should be kept moist and com- eled portion for roadside improvepact, as In the case of manure made ment No trees, shrub, or plant with- Plow adjustments can be made so far as possible, but for actual work It is with straw. in such a highway can be cut reto do this without getting Hardwood Sawdust Best. new ones added without a pretty hard or moved, Into the field. The sawdust of hardwoods decompermit from the highway department Likewise with the cultivator; their pose more rapidly and farther Is richWork In Massachusetts. should be sharpened and their er In potash and phosphoric add than The work of roadside Improvement points surfaces of pines and conifers generally, In Massachusetts la done polished and coated with jtat the mainbut no harm due to resistance to de- tenance division. The costbyla Included some nonrustable material that can be cay need be feared from the use of aa a part of the regular maintenance easily removed. Look to the boxing on the wheels. Sometimes they wear the latter, provided that it Is not emof the state. The state expenditure sufployed In larger quantity than Is has a nursery at Palmer, where trees badly. Go the whole list of maficient to absorb and retain the liquid and shrubs are and where chines through propagated com excreta. planters, drills, mowers, the highway landscape supervisor rakes, binder, spreader, etc. trains men In the care of trees and Examine them manure from end to end. See roadside beautification. Jests Show How Rains Public acquisition In all states of that all necessary parts are la good Rob Farms of Rich Soil suitable tracts of land along the high- shape or, if badly worn, get new ones ordered immediately. Dont forget Tens of millions of dollars are being ways for state parks, for purposes of when new come that they ones the literally washed away in the rivers recreation and conservation of timber should be Immediately adjusted to the and streams of America through fail- and animal life, and the acquisition of machine. g ure of farmers and dther land owners small strips and plots from lands of for development to properly protect their parkways and Journal. the Farm bureau, would en- Good Business Judgment parklets, says erosion, reports the the hance created by considerably the appearance of The rich surface soil, to Purchase Phosphate roadsides. matter for the accumulation of vegetable It shows good business judgment to many centuries. Is laid bare by plowbuy a phosphate and apply It to grain within and Great Losses Incurred ing and deforestation, state A. IL Whitson and Griffith fields, few years is swept away by rains, Richards of of the soils department at Outbreak semi-steribeearth Roup by leaving only the : Wisconsin the College of Agriculture reresults Announcement ef of the neath. ! fre-ique-nt lnter-iminab- le. ng Plants Improve Main Highways ab-jrptl- ve I - yields If supplied with plenty of phosphate. Phosphate will hasten the maturity of small grains and corn from one to two weeks. Phosphate 1 constantly leaving the form In crops, bone of animal, and' .milk sold. Phosphate will be lost no matter bow carefully the manure 1 handled. On the average Wisconsin form for every dollar spent for phosphate return of from $2 to (4 may reasonably be expected. . How may phosphate best be applied1 and In what amounts? The greatest money return will be" obtained by broadcasting for the small grain crop with which alfalfa and clover are sown. I Around the Farm ft C ft C if ifr Repair your chimney and prevent ; fires. Sharp plowing i lowshares mean better ani less power to do It. ' Soy beans should be sown for hay as soon as possible after com plant- - : Winter well-adjust- ed Cod liver oil fed to hens that are housed closely during winter helps .keep up egg production. j Conserving the fertility value of the .manure produced Is an Important part !of every dairy form program. Colling the poultry flock Is Important but It is not a substitute for feeding and good management. Limestone works slowly in correcting soil acidity, especially if it is not thoroughly mixed with the soil by disking, harrowing; or cultivating. sgwnmwswiuiH BARGAIN s 11 J I s ICO selects paper sad 100 en-c I YsZcpes wita year raise the ef tad I erne year fam II address neatly printed. $3.00 j I Best linen paper. Only a few I boxes left i j MAIL TOUR ORDER TODAY j !j I Roosevelt Standard If j I save thh inDum-UA1T- 3 -- FSC"!?1 by buying RAfiniai direct frers ths manu- facturer. 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