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Wednesday, February 27, 1 i)2t)
Inoculation Is
Aid to Soy Bean
One Plot Yield Increased
Three Times Weight
of Cured Hay.
(Prepared bj’ the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
To plant soy beans from the same
lot of seed in tbe same field during
1 tiie same summer with the same
amount of fertilizer and make one
| plot yield three times the weight of
| cured hay as another plot is an ac
complishment worthy of mention.
' Such a large increase, measured in
terms of the weight of dried hay, re
sulted during the past summer from
the inoculation of soy bean seed with
j nodule bacteria, according to observ'd
: lions and measurements recently com
pleted by specialists in soil microbi
ology of tbe United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Untreated Seed Used.
In a 30-acre field upon a high hill
on tbe farm of F. It. Fred, near Mid
dleburg, Va., tbe supply of inoculated
seed ran out temporarily at tbe time
of planting and the seed drill was run
with untreated seed for several trips
around the sides of a large square of
land until more seed could he treated
and placed in the drill. Then the
seeding was completed with the inoeil
lated seed. Long before -harvest time
the result became visible to the whole
| countryside. From the lowlands and
from tbe opposite hills a great yellow
i square became more and more distinct
ias the acres of inoculated soy bean
Lay grew steadily greener and dark
er and the plants from uninoculated
seed grew yellower and brighter.
Dr. E. B. Fred, of tbe University of
Wisconsin, Dr. Charles Thom, chief of
the division of microbiology and L. T.
| Leonard, bacteriologist of the bureau
of chemistry and soils, inspected tbe
field. They found that the inoculated
plants were much taller and healthier
than those untreated and that they
also contained many more seed pods.
Difference in Yield.
To determine the differences result
ing from inoculation, careful measure
ments were made by the department
specialists in soil bacteriology of both
the treated and untreated plants.
Fifty plants taken from each portion
of the field showed that the treated
plants grew to an average height of
39 inches, the others to only 23 inches.
An estimate of the yield of dry hay
! gave two and a half tons to the acre
j for the inoculated seed and only three
. fourths of a ton for the other. An
other startling difference was the av
lernge of 20 pods carried by the inocu
lated plants as compared with an av
ei'age of five pods for those untreated.
; Finally, an analysis of the plants
i showed that those grown from inocu
i lated seed carried approximately twice
| the percentage of protein as the oth
! ers. Agar culture of nodule bacteria
j from the Wisconsin College of Agricul
' ture was used for inoculation.
Asked if inoculation of soy bean
! seed with reliable cultures would al-,
! ways bring such profitable returns, the
; department specialists in soil bacte
; riology replied, “Probably not. Some
land does not need inoculation, for
the organisms are already there, but
it is worth trying in any community
where nodules are not abundant on
i the roots of legumes. Each farmer
I should determine this matter for him
| self by planting inoculated seed side
|by side with uninoculated seed, and
let the facts speak for themselves.”
Greatest Usefulness of
Jerusalem Artichokes
The greatest usefulness of Jeru
salem artichokes in the past has been
as a stock feed. At present in France
they are mostly used for sheep and
cattle, and in this country they are
most frequently grown for hogs. The
crop lias been highly recommended
for this purpose, but has never super
seded corn where that crop succeeds.
The leaves and branches are also
good stock feed and are extensively
used abroad. The stalks may be cured
in tbe same way as corn stover, or
they may be made into silage. Asa
source of alcohol Europeans have
used Jerusalem artichokes to some
extent.
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I Agricultural Notes |
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Kainy days for repairs.
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A sharp plowshare saves many a
sore neck.
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This is good fence building and re
pairing time.
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Clean up that wet spot in the field
—it’s too expensive to live with.
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Soy beans should be sown for hay
as soon as possible after corn plant
ing.
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Leaving machinery standing out
doors increases farm expenses and
cuts down profits.
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The farmer who has meat in tht
smokehouse usually' has money in tin
i pocket Isn’t that so?
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Forward looking farmers are the
■ only ones who lay permanent plans
! for permanent pastures.
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Cucumbers, cantaloupes and water
melons may be started in paper plant
1 boxes buried in the soil of the hot
i bed.
Garden Located
With Care Best
Select Soil Well Supplied
With Plant Food to Get
Good Returns.
In select lug the site for the vege
table garden t Ills spring, care should
be taken in locating the garden on
soil that is well supplied with plant
food, advises A. M. Binkley, associ
ate professor of horticulture at the
Colorado Agricultural college.
Soil Is Important.
Good soil is essential to a success
ful garden, lie says. It is often pos
sible to select a site a little distance
from the house that will yield better
results, with less labor, than one
closer to the house with unfavorable
soil. Asa rule, though, it is desir
able to have the garden fairly close
to the house.
A sandy soil, on land that slopes
gently to the south is desirable, for
generally it will 1 “warm up" early
and enable the gardener to plant and
harvest early crops.
Good drainage is very desirable. A
good fence around the garden is
often indispensable for protection of
the crops from farm animals, includ
ing poultry.
No amount of cultural care will re
place sunshine! This highly impor
tant truth should not be overlooked
in selecting tbe location for tbe vege
table garden and in arranging the
crops, declares Mr. Binkley.
Exposure to Sunshine.
Careful consideration should be
given to tbe number of hours of ex
posure to sunshine each day'. Asa
rule, foliage crops such ns lettuce
and spinach do fairly well in partial
shade, but should have not less than
three hours of sunshine per day.
Plants which ripen fruit, such as
tomatoes, require more sunshine, and
should have a minimum of five hours
of sunshine daily'.
Oklahoma Farmer Lost
Money Keeping Poor Cows
The story of a Payne county farm
er who has kept a farm account for
the last year illustrates liow blindly
we work when we do not know the
production of our dairy cows. This
farmer made an inventory of Lis en
tire farm. The inventory showed that
he bad $226 worth of feed on hand.
He had five milk cows which were
fed practically all of tbe $226 worth
of feed. From the five cows lie sold
$l2B worth of products. He made noth'
ing and paid the cows S9B for the priv
ilege of milking them. Some allow
ance should he made, however, for the
dairy products used in the home. —
Lloyd Godley, county agent, Payne
county, Okla.
Common Salt Poisoning
Is Easily Preventable
Next to lead and paint poisoning,
the most frequent type of mineral
poisoning is caused by common salt.
Ordinarily', salt poisoning occurs only
when salt-hungry animals are sudden
ly given access to liberal quantities of
dry salt, fish brines, or pickling solu
tions. They gorge themselves, develop
extreme thirst accompanied by severe
diarrhea, foaming at the mouth, and
abdominal pains. Paralysis, particu
larly of the hind quarters, may result,
followed by coma and death in from
four to ten hours. As small a quantity
as three pounds may prove fatal to a
cow while a lesser amount may result
in the death of a sheep or a hog.
Lasting Influence of
Limestone on Yields
The question is often asked as to
the lasting crop producing usefulness
of limestone. How long will lime
stone continue to influence crop pro
duction?
The West Salem field in Illinois af
fords some data on the subject. A
four-ton per acre application made in
1911, and without subsequent applica
tions, was still giving a slight re
sponse in 192 T. For the first nine
years of this period this single appli
cation gave increasing returns; dur
ing the last seven years the returns
have been diminishing.
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Control Insects
and Disorders
Annual Loss From Pests and
Diseases Amounts to
Immense Sum.
The annual loss of crops caused by
insect posts and fungus diseases in
New York state exceeds tbe amount
appropriated each year to conduct
tiie state’s business, according to a
bulletin on tiie control of insects and
plant diseases, reprinted at the New
York state college of agriculture at
Ithaca, N. Y.
By careful spraying experimemts
conducted by growers themselves, it
is shown tliat tiie average annual
preventable loss to potato growers in
this state from blights and insects is
nearly fifty bushels to tbe acre. This
represents a yearly loss of more than
ten million dollars which might be
prevented by spending less than ten
dollars an acre for spraying.
Estimate of Losses.
A careful estimate of losses from
the loose smut of oats in New York
shows that five per cent of the crop
is destroyed annually by this fungus
disease, a net loss of more than a
million dollars in 1919 when tbe gov
ernment survey was made. Tbe
losses from apple scab, codling moth,
and San Jose scale, from peach yel
lows and fire blight, and from all the
other common insect pests and de
structive plant diseases, if they could
be accurately calculated, would show
a grand total of appalling magnitude.
This tremendous annual tax on tbe
plant production of tbe state might
be greatly reduced by the proper ap
plication of known methods of con
trol.
The method of control to be em
ployed for a given insect pest of
fungus disease must be determined
by the nature and habits of tbe en
emy and by tbe character of tbe crop
attacked. Plants can seldom be cured
of disease as are men and animals;
they must be protected from tbe at
tack. If sucking insects are to be
controlled, something must be applied
that will kill when it bits them; it
biting insects are to be combated, tbe
fruit and foliage of the plants musl
be sprayed or dusted with a poison
that when eaten will destroy the pest.
Prevent Diseases.
Many fungus diseases are prevent
ed by spraying the plants before tin
disease appears, with a mixture de
struetive to tiie fungus Tmt barm
less to the plant. TLe poisons tliat
destroy fungi are seldom effective
against insects, and lienee we have
fungicides and insecticides. Often
these can be combined in one mix
ture for insect and fungus pests of
certain crops as, for example, ar
senate of lead and lime sulphur foi
controlling codling moth and apple
scab.
Best Planting Distance
for Many Fruit Plants
Many times fruit plants are planted
too close and growth is unsatisfactory,
states C. Woolsey, University of Ar
kansas collige of agriculture exten
sion service. Tiie common distances
recommended are as follows: Apples,
35 feet apart each way; peaches, 21
feet apart each way; cherries, 21 feet
apart each way; plums, 21 feet apart
each way; grapes, 8 feet apart in a
row that is 15 feet from the last row
of tree fruits; blackberries, 3 feet
apart in rows 8 feet apart; raspber
ries, 3 feet apart in rows 8 feet apart;
strawberries, 214 to 314 feet apart in
rows 4 feet apart.
Frequency of Milking
Cows Is Hard Problem
It is very difficult to establish a hard
and fast rule as to when a cow should
lie milked out completely after calv
ing and how often she should be
milked. Like many other things in
the care of an animal, a great deal
depends upon tbe existing circum
stances. Care is not merely a matter
of frequency of milking but also avoid
ing those conditions that would cause
undue inflammation at this particular
period. The understanding of tbe
caretaker as to tbe condition of his
animal is a very material factor.
Variation of “Quoits’'
The game of horseshoes is luiset!
on quoits, which is a pastime resem
bling the ancient discus-throwing ol
Greece. Few traces of-a game re
semhling quoits can be found on th<
continent of Europe and ils or-'gin
may be-sought for on the bonieri.-uids
of Scotland and England. There art
references to it In the Midlands, dot
Ing from the beginning of the Fif
teenth century. Asclinm, in bis Toxo
phllus (1545), refers to the gome a?
being played chlelly by the working
classes, who often used horseshoes
for want of quoits, a custom still pre
vailing in country districts.
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No Use for Them
“No,” said the sunburned farmer,
"you won’t do any business here, me
lad. I've finished with labor-savin'
machines. 1 don’t hold with ’em."
TLe young traveler could not help
but smile.
"Look here,” continued the farm
er, pointing to a typewriter, “take
a look at that. That’s a writin’ ma
chine my wife spent all Lor savin’s
on Vos I ain't very handy wi’ m
pen."
"What’s the matter with It?’
“Matter!” exclaimed the farmer
“Why, nobody can write their blinkin'
name with it unless they can play
a church organ!”—London Answers
Corn in the crib and meat In tbe
smokehouse almost always indicate
well-to-do farming,
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For soil building and for hay the
soy bean lias no equal. Laredo and
O 100-tan are I lie best varieties.
Mr. and Mrs. p. 11. Thornton and
three attractive little children, spent
the week-end with home folks at Un
ion Point.
Mr. L. V. Holman, our traveling man
says the green lip stick is becoming
popular now, sin-re tbe girls found out
that green means go ahead and red
means stop.