Show aa FARM 21 R TOPICS 1 C FARMER IMPORTANT IN GAME PROGRAM aid sportsmen with wild life restoration plan by JAY N DARLING the key figure in a any ny program of wildlife restoration in the united states Is the farmer the farmer controls that portion odthe of the outdoors sought by the gr great eat majority ot of small game hunters of the united sta states tes without a mutually beneficial relationship b between farmer and sportsman oil all conservation endeavor devoted to the increase ot of upland game fails of its prime object the guarantee of sport to the ge general public it is true that the farmer hog has been the victim of the hoodlum type of hunter and it is id up to orga organized nihed sportsmen to combat the evil 0 of f trespass on cultivated lands excessive clearing and grazing have at times worked to the in injury aury of the farm farmer er through cutting down the supply of helpful wildlife the drainage shark has promoted schemes that have impoverished the soil lowered the water table and wrecked the hopes of many a 6 settler ettler as well as destroying vast sources of wealth in fur fish and wild fowl mans ceaseless war against insect S pests would be lost were it not for the help given by birds rodent pests are kept down by birds of P prey rey in certain areas the sk skunk unk a heavy insect feeder and one of the few enemies of burrowing grubs is highly important to agriculture other mammals at times listed as vermin may be vastly more helpful than harmful to the farmers the assembling of source materi al for education in schools and colleges in the basic principles of conservation is the function of a committee established by the national wildlife federation crop rotation kills many insect pests when one sees the annual loss to crops and property caused by insects he is inclined to think that crop pests are getting more numerous and destructive from year to year it is a fortunate farmer who h has not experienced a loss from these six footed animals the hession hessian fly by takes a yearly toll of millions from american farmers the chinch bug has ravaged our corn and wheat the past SS 50 years to the extent of several hundred millions of dollars figures in this state on codling moth sugar beet webworm web worm and grasshoppers would be equally staggering moreover several human diseases are carried only by insects all ali can testify that gnats flies mosquitoes etc are an annoyance no where large of one kind 0 ot f crop are grown one can naturally look for increased insect injury from year to year unless preventive and remedial measures are taken the number of species that attack one plant is often large about attack clover affect corn and the apple the first year the crop is grown a person may assume that a few injurious insects will find their way into the field and do practically no injury the insects will hibernate or pass the winter near by and find conditions me lit the next year should the same crop remain on the land each sue succeeding year the injury can be expected to increase on the other hand where crops are changed the insects will emerge irom from winter whiter quarters and find no food at hand this will necessitate a search for it and only a few of the insects that successfully pass the winter will find their way into the h new field this Is especially true of insects that pass the winter in the larval or worm stage and are notable not able to travel far of 01 course all insects cannot be controlled by crop rotation minerals for cow the minerals that are used most by the dairy cow and therefore most likely to be lacking in the ration are calcium phosphorus and common salt legume hays when grown on soils not deficient in lime will usually supply sufficient calcium an adequate supply of phosphorus can be secured from the grain ration if it contains as much as 30 per cent of feeds rich in this material such as wheat bran or cottonseed meal the salt should be supplied by adding one pound to each pounds odthe of the grain mixture and also allowing the animal tree free access to it in the pasture or exercise lot perfect twelve leading live stock judges recently collaborated in set setting ing up the n standard reported the country horne home magazine they a agreed re e d on medium size short legs ihl thick k bodies heavy bones short I 1 straight hicks backs deep ribs long level croup heavy muscles moderately straight hocks and reasonably long sloping pasterns pa sterns such a horse has life action and alertness and he be can t turn urn around without breaking down a dozen dobert hills of corn |