Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 156, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 July 1911 — AGRICULTURAL NOTES. [ARTICLE]

AGRICULTURAL NOTES.

The Indiana Wool Growers held an Interesting meeting at Purdue May 25. Tubercle bacilli are widely distributed in market butter. Ordinarily the bacilli remain virulent for more than five months. On the average farm success hinges very largely on keeping up a systematic rotation If a profitable syatem of agriculture Is to be maintained. Tuberculosis was known as early as 460 B. C. It la a disease of which four types are recognized; the human, bovine, avain, and a type belonging to cold blooded animals. The Purdue orchard was carefully sprayed In the spring with dilute lime sulphur. A "New Way" power sprayer was used with good satisfao tlon, and at a more reasonable expense than the old hand outfit Many creameries fall through mismanagement and lack of business neooids The same is true of dairymen. A systematic arrangement of the per

formance of each cow will help greatly to make the dairy herd more profitable. A top dressing of manure is one of the best things for keeping meadows and pastures on a profitable basis. 11 manure is not available in sufficient quantities a commercial fertiliser will add greatly to the value of the grass crop if iiupplted properly. The loose smut of wheat la a fungus disease that causes much loss to the farmers of Indiana every year. The Botanical Department is trying different methods of treating the seed wheat to prevent loose smut i£ the crops. The results of this work are awaited with much interest During the past winter an interesting experiment has been run by the Botanical Department by which the method of growing mushrooms has been much improved. The ordinary compost has been reinforced by adding certain commercial fertilizers that Lave proved advantageous in securing a quick growth and heavy yield.