Show good soil increases farm C crop rop yields tests reveal value 0 of f proper nutrients high crop yields per acre on the farm like mass production in in austry are the secret of financial success according to emil professor of soils at university ol of wisconsin it costs no more for seed and tillage usually the main expenses in crop production to grow a 50 crop than a 25 crop he dec declares 1 ares wisconsin tests show that addition a al I 1 crop yields resulting from heavy fertilization cost only 2 to 3 per ton for alfalfa and 10 to 15 cents per bushel for corn and oats the extra cost ol of a larger yield per acre lies simply in the tha A 4 varlo X tl proper fertilization has paid on thousands of farms whether applied to corn wheat oats so soybeans cotton or any other crop a additional fertility removed from the soil but even this Is partly compensated pen sated for in the case of legumes by the greater amounts of nit nitrogen rogen the bigger crop supplies to the soil high acre acie yields are also the secret of success in erosion control and soil conservation when yields on less land are doubled or trebled through adequate liming and heavy fertilization a bigger acreage 0 oi more lands can be returned to forests and permanent grass that means more and better food for all herds and flocks damp litter in laying houses frei results in colds and other diseases dampness around water containers can tie be eliminated in pens wl with th running water by putting a drain pipe through the floor and setting the watering pan on a frame over the drain pipe dry utter litter pays off feed Is wasted when animals die A pullet that dies in december represents a loss of 40 pounds of feed the loss of a newborn pig represents a loss of pounds of feed to avoid excessive loss of butterfat butterfat in skim milk in winter run enough hot water through the separator bowl so it will come out the cream and skim milk spouts do this as soon as separator Is up t to normal speed moldy or inferior corn is less likely to cause trouble when fed to cattle than when fed to horses and mules mechanized hog farm makes pig raising easy A fully modernized and mechanized hog farm arm can be so rig rigged that one man can handle sow a and bring to market each year 1500 to 2 2000 hogs a hau half million poun pounds d ol 01 t pork rk on the hoof according to dr waldo semon ot of the B F goodrich company this is possible by mechanized iveans means ot of conveyor belts chutes and other devices tests sho v he said that rubber tired tiled tractor ind other larm farm vehicles require only 40 to 50 per cent as much pulling power on plowed ground or sod as do steel wheels and can plow a field in 25 per cent less time and with 25 per cent less fuel consumption deep litter will help kee keep laying house dry deep litter will help keep well insulated and well ventilated I 1 laying a yin 9 houses dry this winter says iowa a state college not only will there be impre eggs to put in the crate but a also I 1 a the house need not be cleaned as frequently it the utter and droppings are kept dry A deep utter litter keeps the floor dry because it develops heat beat as it slowly decomposes decompose 11 in the laying house insuring better flock health |