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Show Pasture "Studies for Dairy Farm its 44 HEY ALL v,:., ,,, the smartest car at the cIud s Plan to Compare Rotation System With Continuous Grazing Method. . Taking a tip from the European dairy fanners who follow a rotation and fertilization system of pasture management, the United States Department of Agriculture has launched a pasture experiment to compare the rotation system with the continuous grazing method practiced In ' this country. The project will be conducted by the bureau of dairy industry and the bureau of plant industry at the departments dairy experiment farm at Beltsviile, Md. Method of Testing. A field has been seeded to a mixture of grasses ant! legumes and divided for pasturing into 6 paddocks of 2 acres each. Sixteen or twenty cows will be turned into the first paddock and kept there four or five days until they have consumed the cream of the pasturage. Then they will be moved to the next paddock and 10 or 12 young dairy animals will take their place to clean np the remaining pasturage. Throughout the season both groups of cattle will be moved forward to succeeding paddocks at interval of four or five days. As each plot is finished by the young cattle the, droppings will be scattered with a drag tooth harrow and nitrate of soda will be applied at the rate of 100 pounds per acre. This will make at least four treatments for each plot during the season. field was seeded last The October to Kentucky bluegrass, timothy, orchard grass, meadow fescue, Italian ryegrass and perennial ryegrass. Late in February a further seeding was made, consisting of red clover, white clover, alsike clover and lespedeza. At the time of seeding, 400 pounds of superphosphate and 100 pounds of sulphate of potash per acre were applied to the field. Similar application of phosphate and potash will be made each fall or early winter as also an application of limestone every four years if needed. Another Pasture. For comparative purposes, another field will be pastured continuously with milk cows in such numbers as the condition of the grass warrants. This field will be divided into three paddocks, two of which will be seeded the same as the rotation pasture. One will be treated with the same fertilizers and the other will be untreated. The third paddock will be seeded to reed canary grass and fertilized the same as the others. The comparative value of the two systems will be measured by a consideration of the carrying capacity. the effect on the pasture plants, gain in weight of the animals and quan tity of milk produced, and other factors. 12-ac- re high-produci- 12-ac- red-to- s, 12-ac- . . - . . Grubs Found in Backs of Cattle in Spring The grubs found in the cattle during the latter part and in spring are the larvae warble fly developed from backs of of winter of the ox eggs de posited during the pasturing season. Every grub allowed to emerge, drop to the ground and burrow there later develops into a fly which proceeds to carry on the harmful work of her kind. Extraction may readily be managed by squeezing down hard upon each ripe boil with the open mouth of large bottle. In some instances the opening in the boil has to be enlarged with a small knife to allow passage of the grub. After the operation apply a mixture of one part of iodoform and five parts of vaseline to help heal the boil and also apply it twice a week to forming boils. The grubs torture cattle, retard growth, prevent fattening and cause a shrink in milk, writes Dr. A. S. Alexander in Successful Farming. It does not pay to let them Injure cattle, young or old, and it should also be remembered that there is a great economic loss each year from holes caused by the grubs injuring hides. There should be a concerted and persistent warfare waged against grubs wherever cattle are kept. I hope that every reader of this paper will take an interest in this matter and interest others so that, in time, the annoyance, suffering and loss from warblers may be greatly lessened, If not absolutely prevented. Feeding Cod Liver Oil to Chicks Is Favored There is without a doubt advantage in feeding cod liver oil to chickens while they are growing, that is. those that are kept indoors. This would apply to early hatched chicks. The method is to take one pint or one quart of biologically tested cod liver oil and thicken it with regular chick starting mash. As soon as it is so thick you cannot stir it, knead in more with the hands and then mix the remainder of oil in the meal and then mix this meal in the rest of the 100 pounds of mash. This is considered a dry mash and is kept before the chicks at all times. Seed potatoes treated three or four weeks ahead of planting will show no delay in sprouting as is often the case with seed treated to kill disease organisms just before it is planted. Treating seed that is coming out of dormancy may cause it to become somewhat dormant again. Early treating gives the seed time to come out of dormancy and be ready to grow as soon as planted. Treating seed potatoes has Increased the average yield 22 bushels per acre in the test plots conducted for the past eight years in the Kaw Valley of Kansas. Give Chicks More Room Disastrous results in the way of heavy losses of chicks are likely to follow when one overestimates brood-'e- r house capacity. It is a safe rule to allow a square foot of floor space to every three chicks. In fact, giving the chicks more room than this would be advantageous, especially in early season when chicks must be closely confined to the house. - Suggestions Applicable Other Products of Farm. (Prepared b; the United States Department of Agriculture.) Dr. William Stuart, of the United , - - States Department of Agriculture, suggests several rules for the marketing of potatoes at roadside stands. His suggestions apply particularly to potatoes, but are also applicable to other farm products Grow the variety most popular with the consuming public. Harvest the potatoes only as rapidly as they may be needed, when this is practicable. If soil adheres after digging wash the potatoes before putting them on sale. Grade them into fairly uniform sizes 4 ounce and 12 ounce potatoes do not match up well. Display the potatoes In small packages, 4 quart peach baskets, climax grape baskets with handles, or any clean, attractive, and convenient container. Dbnt be afraid to ask a fair price for your product, but not more than the retail store price for similar goods. Doctor Stuart also warns against offering out, bruised, sunburned, or badly scabbed potatoes as quality , ; LOW PRICE line THE entire Superi- or Whippet Fours and Sixes is distin- guished by such beauty of design and richness of color as have never before been associated with inexpensive cars. And Whippet is a big car, too, with plenty of room for you to lean back, stretch out your legs and relax in absolute comfort. d Mechanically, no other so many important advantages. stock. It is much better to feed them to your stock. If the grower follows these suggestions, says Doctor Stuart, the quantity of potatoes that may be sold at tht roadside stand is limited only by the amount of travel on the highway. 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