Show Practical Farm Experiments Of or the various publications of tile the Department of or Agriculture the most useful and probably the most popular Is s a farmers farmer's bulletin issued five or six times tunes a year on experiment station work Practical Farm Experiments would probably be a comprehensive title for these bulletins as each pamphlet of or about 30 pages Is composed composed com- com posed Dosed of or a dozen or fifteen short descriptions descriptions descriptions de de- of practical farm matters the he outcome of or the experiments and tests of or the government experiment experiment experiment ex ex- stations all nIl over the Their value lies largely largey In Ia the fact that each article Is only a a. couple of pages in length and it can be picked up and read rend through at odd moments whereas when a farmer receives a longer bulletin he is more likely to lay It away for some future reading when he be has lIas more time and as time is usually usually ally any pressing on the farm it is likely never ne to get read at all aU Tanners Farmers Bulletin No is the thelast thelast last issue of ot these bulletins and Its lit lit- little tie tle stories are arc decidedly interesting Information given on the root system of field crops will be a surprise to probably even some of ot the best informed Informed In in- formed farmers An Illustration V Is shown of corn roots as they V occupy the ground in the corn com rows It shows a myriad of small rootlets entirely encompassing encompassing encompassing en en- compassing the ground in every direction direction direction tion for a depth of or almost four feet The root systems of various other l plants are described Wheat roots occupy oc oa cupy copy the ground to a depth of tour four V V J S feet teet Flax roots go down three and tour feet teet Grass roots four to six feet Red clover completely occupies the upper three feet teet of Dr soiL Crimson clover roots in a single year grow v three feet Alfalfa roots go to the enormous depth of or twenty to thirty feet All of which may give some farmers new Ideas as to cultivation which breaks the roots of or plants ant and the distance at which to plant When late lute potato hills are three feet apart each way the soil soU is very fully occupIed pied pled by the roots to a depth of or three feet Each potato hill hIlI therefore occupIes oc oc- twenty seven n cu cubit it feet of or soil soU Salt Not Needed For Asparagus Another nort article is on the Proper Prop Prop- er Fertilizers for Asparagus Although salt has lIas been en considered a time hon ored necessity for this crop it has been found that asparagus will wIlI yield as well wen without as with it except for the fact that the salt prevents the growth of or weeds Growing Mushrooms for Rome nome Use is another short article and Onion Culture re covers an another Another nother short article gives gives' the remarkable results results re re- of ot forcing early earls rhubarb with ether Raising Calves on Skim Milk supplemented sup sup- of or course by grain gram Is an Instructive little article covering the results of ot experiments in this line In the government stations in Iowa Idaho Idalio Ida Ida- ho lio Kansas Nebraska and Utah Entire Entire En En- tire success has been had with th the tho skim milk diet and the practice Is considered even more desirable by bv some somo authorities than allowing tue itie youngsters to have natural milk Other topics discussed are Noodles a product prepared by European housewIves and some manufacturers from torn flour with the addition of ot a certain er tain a amount o of eggs and salt the being into sheets and cut Into strips or fanciful shapes Condition Condition Condi Condi- tion Powder Powders and Special Stimulating F for Fowls and anti tarm farm Animals Animals- the he Relative re Cost of Producing Meat from flom the Beef Type and the Type of ot Cattle the Use of Animal I Food for Young Ducks showing the i gains of ducklings on rations contain lag ing ng different proportions of animal food the Bad Effect of Using Milk from rom Diseased Cows and the Production Production tion ion of Cider Vinegar This is a free bulletin and application lon tion should be made to your senator or member of congress or to Secretary Secre- Secre tary ary James Wilson at Washington |