Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 229, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 1917 — THE NEIGHBORHOOD CORNER [ARTICLE]

THE NEIGHBORHOOD CORNER

A DEPARTMENT OF FARM WELFARE CONDUCTED BY CO. AGENT LEAMING. For the benefit of persons intending to purchase western lambs for ! feeding purposes, Dr. H. J. Kannal, assistant state veterinary, reports ’ that a temporary change in the livestock sanitary regulations have been made, whereby upon written permission from the state veterinary westi ern lambs may be brought into the state for feeding purposes without being dipped. As under unfavorable weather conditions, the loss from exposure following dipping often amounts to 15 or 20 per cent, the saving effected by the new regulation isapparent. . “We need a large number of sheep in the state at this time,” said Dr. i Kannal, “to clean up the fields and utilize the waste products of the | farms. A flock can be kept on many ! of our farms from i weather without any great expense, reutrning a nice profit. The new regulation went into effect on Sept. 28th and since that time 15,000 feeding lanjbs have been brought into the state. Most of these are bought through Chicago commission men, who can make arrangements tq see that proper permits are obtained.” —o — Hogging Off Corn. “I expect to hog off quite a lot of my corn this year,” said Robert Yeoman, of Newton township, the other day. “I have been following the Sractice for a long time and like it etter eacn year. ‘ My best results have been obtained by turning hogs of various ages into the same field, as I find there is less waste than when the hogs are of uniform size. The results have convinced me that the hogs will make better gains than if the same amount of corn had been husked and thrown over the fence to them. I usually sow rape in the corn thdt I expect to hog off.— The hogging off of the corn is general enough to require comment, but there are still farmers who use the old-fashioned, laborious method of husking corn for hogs in the fall. The majority of our progressive hog growers are installing self-feeders to supply all the tankage the hogs will use during the feeding period. Prof. R. C. Ashby states that he has never used tankage in any experimental work but that it has shown a profit. That it can be used to an advantage in hogging off corn cannot be disputed..— —o — Corn Varitey Teste. “What variety of corn is best adapted to Jasper county?” is a question often asked. Due to the fact that the county has at least three distinct corn areas, it is evident that no one variety can be generally recommended. Firman Thompson has been experimenting with many varieties on light sand for several years. This year, co-operating with the Jasper County Better Farming Association, he grew ten varieties in plots in the same field. They were planted about June Ist and growth was stopped by the frost of Sept. 9. Of the ten varieties planted, which included among others, Silver King, Murdick, Wimples Yellow Dent, Early Yellow Dent, Rustler White, White Cap Yellow Dent, Wolfe’s .Yellov/ Dent, Minnesota No. 13 alone completely matured. Not from this year’s experience alone, but as a result of the behavior of the Minnesota No. 13 for several years, Mr. Thompson is convinced that it is one of the best varieties for the type of soil found in his locality. An earlier, high yielding corn is badly needed on the lighter soils of the county and the Minnesota No. 13 seems to fill the need. For some of the heavier soils, Silver King is very promising and the Better Farming Association hopes to locate several experimental plots of this corn next season.

—o The Farmers’ Clubs. The Newton township fanners’ club will hold a “Better Livestock” meeting at the Blue Grass school next Tuesday evening, Oct. 16th. The program is as follows: “The Present Need of Better Livestock,” R. J. Yeoman* “The Work of the County Livestock Breeders’ Association,” P. H. Hauter and Chauncey Wood. “How to Start Into the Livestock Business,” Oscar Weiss. “Feeding of Farm Livestock,” King Chamberlain, of Newton county. “Lessons From the Livestock Show,” Stewart Learning. “Livestock and Crop Production,” John Rush. Everyone is invited. ———. —-oThe Kniman club will hold its regular meeting on the evening of Oct. 18th. The program expects to put on a snappy program and invites all to attend. The Wheatfield club will meet the evening of Oct. 19th at the Wheatfield school building. Try and be present. —o — The Apple Crop. “I lost quite a sum of money this year because I was ‘too busy’ to spray my orchard,” said a prominent young farmer* the other day. “I have a big orchard on my farm with plenty of fruit such as it is, but it is so imperfect ns to have~little-or no market value. Choice apples are selling in Indianapolis at from $4 to $5.50 per barrel and I could have made big money by caring for my trees. As it is I can notice a big difference in the quantity and quality of the fruit* on the pruned and sprayed trees in my orchard. Care pays in the orchard as well as on the other farm , —; crops.” Jasper county has plenty of fruit trees to supply its population with good fruit every day m the year, but we must either depend on shipped in Triiit or do without. Is it too early to resolve to prune and spray next year?