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Show ALFALFA AND HOG RAISING How the Farmers on the Delta Tract are Getting into Hogs and Alfalfa. elusions. One Is that It is not necessary neces-sary to raise a grain crop before planting alfalfa. Turning under grain stubble add no appreciable amount of humus to the soli the following spring. It docs not decay, Haw land should raise alfalfa as well as grain, , and the sooner the farmer gets Into alfalfa the better off be Is. Hut the land should be well cultivated and leveled, and the seed planted early. Cheap seed Is dear at any price, and It k ought to be Millard County seed. ' There Is plenty to be got now, end It may be scarce next spring. Harley seems to be the best nurse crop. In the best of fields it is evident that not all the seed comes up. We believe that If the seed were lnnocu-luted lnnocu-luted more of It would grow and It would make a healthier growth. This r point has not been thoroughly tested out, but It ought to be the coming season. The farmers are Just as anxious to get dulry cows as hogl, but this is a ' difficult proposition for farmers who have little money. One of the best ' services the Delta Company could ren. der the farmers would be to get In 200 or 300 good dairy cowa and sell- to ' the farmers on time. If It took a mortgage on the cows and their Increase, In-crease, and then a portion of the ' creamery creek each month the com- pany would be safeguarded and the farmer could soon pay for tbelr cows. It would be another source of income ; by wblch the farmer could the sooner make his payments, be could use up on the farm the products raised there ' snd add to the fertility of the soli. 1 The company has shown its willing-i willing-i ness to aid the farmers In building a rallorad. It would be equally profit-' profit-' able to them and the farmers to aid ' thetu In stocking up with dairy cows next spring and take much less money. Of course In the above write-up we 1 have mentioned only a few who are getting Into hogs and alfalfa. There ' are many others. There Is not a farmer on the new lauds around Delta who does not realize real-ize that the sooner he can get a large portion of his farm into alfalfa and stock It with hogs and dairy cattle the sooner he will be making good money from his farm. He knows that this country Is especially adapted to alfalfa, al-falfa, that this Is the best food for stock, and that with our dry and sunny sun-ny climate and abundance of pure water all kinds of stock will thrive with comparatively little expense. The editor has taken several trips over the project during the past week to see how the fanners were getting along In these lines, and the outlook Is certainly promising. Jhnpson & Hunker were among the firnt to take up land on the Delta tract and they think they have got one of the best pieces of land to be found anywhere. They have 20 acres altogether, but they never got down to farming It In a systematic manner until last year. They put In their first alfalfa In the spring of 1912, from which they harvested about 100 tons. They put out some more this spring until now they have 160 acres In alfalfa, and next year they will put In 40 acres more. We went all over their fields and they have certainly got a fine sand, and they should get a big crop next year, and probably some seed. They have little difficulty In getting a good start, although they have had to thicken up some of It. They have planted some In the spring and some after the raln Is cut In August, and while both do well they think spring planting the best. They pasture It during the fall and believe this thickens the stand. They made a good start in the stock business, having 150 hogs, of which 50 are brood sows. They have 30 hogs ready for the market They have Just completed one of the finest breeding pens In the valley. It Is 70 feet long and contains ten pens, and Is built of ship lap Inside and outside, with two thicknesses of building aper between. In front of each pen Is a cement floored pen ten feet long. With warm quarters like these they can ralso pigs any time of the year without danger of loss. They have a small flock of thrifty looking sheep and some splendid horses. They expect ex-pect to get Into dairy cows and as they have one of the best Guernsey bulls In the state they will probably go In for this breed, or perhaps a cross with the Holsteln. There is also plenty of pure bred chickens, ducks and turkeys on the place, so It has quite the appearance of a stock farm. They have just put down a third wejl which will be equipped with a wind mill and tank, so they will have plenty of running water for the stock and domestic use. An attractive looking look-ing house has also just been built. They have Invested a lot of money in the farm, but they have always had faith In the country and next year their faith will be rewarded by big returns. Ixcke ft Coleman's 200 acre farm lies to the south, and 80 acres is In alfalfa. Half or it was planted last year and they got 60 tons from It. They expect to put in more next year and will add stock. Wm. Cliff and George Bunker all have thrifty looking farms In this vicinity with promising alfalfa fields which should give a big yield. On John Steele's farm, wblch is msnaged by Ezra Bunker, there are 25 acres of alfalfa with 60 hogs and a large number of cattle, Including about 25 milk cows. A. Leuthlser Is the big hog man on the north tract. He has 200 hogs of which 10 are brood sows. He expects to ship a carload before long and will have a big bunch to market In the spring. He prefers the Duroc Jerseys, and has some fine looking sows. He will put a hog wire fence around his 1 B0 this winter so he can keep his pasture for his own stock. He has a few acres In alfalfa but will put in too acres more next spring. Fred Rock is another enterprising farmer who Is getting Into hog raising In a systematic manner. He has 12 brood sows and a valuable prize winning win-ning boar he got at the state fair. He has built a breeding bouse with ten breeding pens 10x10 made of matched flooring. 'His hogs run in the stubble all winter and will pick up a good living and grow fat. requiring requir-ing only a little grain to finish them off for market. He has a fluorlshlng five-acre plot of alfalfa and will put in 30 acres more In the spring. Siru-nan Siru-nan Robertson has bought an Interest In Rock's farm and Is going In for farming. Fred thinks having a partner part-ner is the next best thing to having a wife. Herman Munster, ' . on( John B. Ileydt'a big farm, has been very sue-cessfu! sue-cessfu! In hog raising this summer, but since Mr. Hoydt came out from St. Louis a few weeks ago and saw the possibilities he has stocked up and made preparations to go Into hog raising rais-ing on a more extensive scale. A brooding house with ten pens 1x10 has been built with yards to each. They have seven registered Duroc-Jersey Duroc-Jersey sows thst cost from ITS to lioo each and 21 hogs, some of wblch will be resdy to market In February. There are 10 acres In alfalfa and 30 "ort will he planted la the spring. The whole 320 acres Is to be enclosed Ha a hog fence la the spring and Hher Improvements made. Mr. Hoydt would not put this much money Into the place If he did not believe It would make good and with a hustler like' Herman he will not be disappointed. disap-pointed. M. A. Abbott has one of the best alfalfa fields on the tract. He planted 40 acres a year ago last spring and got over four tons to the acre this summer in three cuttings and It Is looking fine now. He has three brood sows among his 40 hogs, most of which he brought over from Rlchfleld thla summer. He believes In sprlngf planting of alfalfa. al-falfa. II. H. Holdrldge, across the road to the north, has 30 acres in alfalfa which gave as good a yield as did Mr. Abbott's. He has 17 hogs. L. II. Moulton across the road east was very successful with hogs last year and, marketed a large number. This year he baa 73 head with 10 brood sows; Win Walker has 26 head with seven brood sows. Jerome Tracy has a promising field of alfalfa and next year will have In 40 acres. He has 17 hogs of which four are brood sows. He has bought one of the Pltlno houses and moved on to his farm for a residence. Isaac Jacobs and his two sons have some of their 240 acre farm In alfalfa and will have about 40 acres more planted In the spring. They have 64 bogs, eight litters of little pigs and a large number of brood sows. Their stock Is mostly Poland-China and Berkshire. Fred Barben baa a few acres of alfalfa al-falfa atarted and has a bunch of 35 hogs. Jeff Clark Is a new comer from California, who has taken up 120 acres of new land north of Tracy's snd Is getting ready to put in 30 acres of alfalfa next spring. He has brought along some new ideas as well as new machinery and proposes to put them both to tho test. For one thing he Is going to flood his land for allfalfa. Ills neighbors do not encourage him In the plan, and the results will be watched with interest. He has nearly completed a neat house 30x34, and Mrs. Clark, who Is the boss carpenter, aays they will be moved In before Christmas. The appearance of Andrew Elszelle s farm shows that he Is a good farmer. Ws didn't see a weed along his ditch banks or on his farm. The alfalfa that he planted last spring has made a fine growth and will yield a good crop next summer. He has made a atart with 25 hogs and will have a big drove In the spring. 3. II. Thompson has a fine stand of alfalfa and about the best stand of fall wheat we have seen. A. J. Prltchett has not yet got Into hogs or alfalfa as this Is the first year his farm has been cropped, and by the looks of the 25 big stacks in his fields he should have a big. crop. They moved Into their fine new house last week. While not so many farmers on tho south tract have got Into hogs, they are getting a good start In alfalfa. J. W. Evans, Jr., has 80 acres that was planted In May and Is coming along fine. Mrs. Evans, however, feels more proud of the pretty little ten-pound baby girl that arrived at their home a few weeks sgo. Hall Bros, have SO acres of alfalfa that are coming along fine and promise prom-ise a big yield. They have 17 hogs, of which four are brood sows. They are pure bred Poland-China and are long bodied and fine looking animals. Mr. Hall believes this breed requires less feed and makes a more rapid growth. We find, however, that IhM-oc-Jersey fs the favorite breed with most of the farmers. Fred L. Baker and Murray Jefferles both have a good start with alfalfa and will Increase their acreage next spring. Jack Sly has the largest number of hogs of any farmer on the south tract The 160 acres farm of hlmsi-ll and father, Amos Sly, has 14 brood sows, four litters of little pigs and 35 hogs ready to market. He also has a fine registered boar. Ills stock Is Poland-China Poland-China and they seem to be prolific breeders. Ills Durham-Holsteln cow Is also prolific, as It haa just dropped two calves. We did not hear wbetnei his hens and Pekln ducks laid twice a day or not. It is bard to say whether Jack Sly's or J. L. Sampson's alfalfa fields were the best, but tbey were the most flourishing flour-ishing fields ws saw on the south tract. Jack got three good cuttings from the 20 acres planted In the spring of 1912. and a clipping from an eight acre Held planted hist May. Both of them seemed equally advanced ad-vanced and will give a big crop next year. 8ampson has 16 acres, four of wblh were planted last June and It Is surprising sur-prising to see the growth It has made In that time. While Mr. Sampson has no hogs he has five cows and Is selling sell-ing cream to the butter factory every week. We did not see Jimmy Taylor's alfalfa al-falfa field, but the neighbors say ho got the best crop of any one, shout Ave tons to the acre. He also planted sweet clover and got some seed. While M. K. Berk has no alfalfa oi hogs be Is getting ready to put la 30 acres of alfalfa next spring. He Is plowing his land deep, harrowing It snd leveling each land. He will drill seed lo the spring and then corrugate, corru-gate, but believes there will be enough moisture In the, soli to bring up the seed without watering. The land is a sandy loam and has never been planted. Ia looking over the different alfalfa fields the editor has reached two con- |