Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 234, 12 August 1914 — Page 8

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AJND SUN -TELXSGItAM, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 12, 1914 . Edited by A. D. Cobb Agricultural Expert

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HOLD THINNER HOGS ON FARM FOR FEEDING

Selling Light Weights at High Prices Only Serves to Reduce Future Supply for Breeding. The present upward tendency of prices on all classes of live stock presents a condition which should give farmers a great deal of food for careful thought. Unquestionably the European war has had its influence on the speculative tendencies of the market of the past week. A part of the present high Drices. however, can be attributed to

domestic conditions. Locally there is a shortage of corn, and some farmers who are carrying large numbers of stock hogs are finding it embarrassing to secure feed at any price. In the two months pricr to the placing of new corn on the market, it is usual for hog price3 to he high. These two forces are responsible for existing condition-. According to local buyers, prices can be expected to go even hifiher in I ho near future. Hold Small Hogs. Our of the results will be that the farmer who has stock hogs weighing about 300 pounds will be tempted to take advantage of present prices, and throw them on the market, fearing that the price will break later on, and that mere money can be made than by feeding them high priced corn. It is usually a great mistake to throw these light hogs on the market. Only eastern buyers can use them to advantage for killing purposes. They should be held and fed otit, when they will supply the meat that will make them profitable to

kill and will undoubtedly pay the farmfr fnr holding them. Another temptation will be to market brood sows that are well up in firth. In times of high prices there arc always large numbers of good sows thrown on the market to be tinned into ready money. There is an economic feature to this practise that .cannot be overlooked. It means that much of the breeding stock on the farms i3 being sacrificed, and that until the farms can be restocked both r,ows and feeding hogs will be scarce and very hard to buy at any price, during the next twelve months. It would also mean that high prices would prevail for the next year. This will stimulate every farmer to stock up heavily with hogs, with the result that the mr.rket would be flooded the

next season, and prices suffer. Look To Future. It is true that every man must be governed by his own circumstances, aid seme readers of this article will lie ant to refer to the old adage that "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush." It will be well to bear in mind, however, that before the "bird in hand" is consumed, it would be well to make sure that there Is another "bird in the bush" to take its place. Above all things it is the farmer's duty to look forward, and plan his operations for the future. He is responsible not alone for his own welfare, but on him naturally falls the duty of teedinp; the nation. The wise man will carefully balance the profits to be derived from marketing half finished products, with those emanating from a consistent effort to build up a permanent rt?ndard of efficiency, with an eye always to the future.

CALVES BRING BIG PROFIT TO FARMER Harry Landis Employs an Unique Method of Increasing Farm Income. Many farmers are finding It profitable to keep a few milk cows, milking one or two for their own use, and allowing the others to raise veal calves. For the man who does not like to milk, and is busy with other work this may prove a good system to follow. Farmers living in the vicinity of a

FARMERS RID LAND OF NON-PRODUCING COWS ANDJOULTRY Success Demands Production

and Efficiency of Highest j

Order in All Departments on Farm.

PICK SEED WHEAT

Careful

Selection Harvest.

Pays at

This is the time for farmers to select their seed wheat and get it in shape for planting. It is better to get the seed of some pure variety and is known to do welf in this locality. If such seed has not been raised on the home farm, get it from some neighbor. It pays to get seed close to home. ; The seed should be carefully clean-

In addition to planting only crops j ed, and run through the fan until every

which rob the soil of its fertility, some' small and .shrunken grain is removed.

farmers keep on their place large numbers of thieves of the worst Bort. Star boarder cows, idle hens, poor horses

large dairy can often obtain calves j . h unDrofltable ani.

several days old for from . $4 to $6 j malg beong tQ thig clags They con.

each, lhese can ne piacea wun tne , sume more than tney produce. Then

cows, and marketed when they are six or seven weeks old. A good cow will give a handsome return during the year in this manner, at a minimum expenditure of labor.

As an example of what can be done

there are the weeds, which spring up behind a farmer's back, and will steal the plant food out of the soil if he does not cultivate constantly. All these thieves have their effect

on the showing that is made at the

The large plump and bright colored berries have the most vitality, and will produce the best results. It is a decided advantage to have the seed wheat free from rye. This is one of the little things that it pays to look after.

SHERIFF TO SELL OLD LODGE HALL

A case which has been in circuit court for several years was settled

when Judge Fox appointed Walter G.

FEED YOUNG STOCK TO DEVELOP BONE Growing Animals Need Supplemental Food With Short Pastures. In times of short pasture it will prove highly profitable to give the young growing animals, some supplemental feed to keep them In good condition. It is most important to keep the young animals growing all the time. It Is at thla time that the most economical gains are put on. The proper development of bone and muscle, means a big roomy frame which can carry the maximum amount of fat and flesh when placed upon the market. Calve,s that are to be placed on the market as body beef should never be

TURN HOGS 111 CORN Hogging Fields Gives Good Results.

Some farmers make a practice of hogging down corn. While this method may appear shiftless, it is not a bad farm practise. The hogs will husk the corn about as clean as the average farm hand, and it is undoubtedly a good way of returning fertility to the soil. ' A little rape sowed in the corn at this time of year will make good fall pasture for the young pigs, and as the corn ripens they will have almost a balanced ration.

,UnoVSnike renfrts the h old ! end of the year in the profit and loss j Butler to take : charge o, e colored

sixtv dollars worth of calves in eigh- column. The farm is the farmer's fac

teen weeks from a young cow that

produced her first calf this spring. Two of the calves were produced on

dairyman for $4.00.

Question Box The editor of the agricultural page will answer questions of farmers, truck gardeners and persons having gardens, through this column. Address Agricultural Editor, The Palladium.

SALVATIONISTS TO COLLECT $1,000,000

Poultry Hints

Effect of Early Hatching. Early hatching has an important bearing on the production of eggs. To produce a large number of eggs in a given year it is necessary that the hen make a good fall and winter egg record. This means that she should be hatched early enough so as to be fully developed and be laying either in November or early December. On the other hand, it is just as important that she be not hatched so early as to go through a fall or early winter moult. Should she go through this moult she will not recover in time to produce many eggs until the spring is on, and the winter egg season over. Eggs bring a higher price in November, December and January than during any other corresponding period of the year. For this reason the early laying pullet that produces eggs in ihese months shows her owner a profit. In the spring the first egg the hen lays shows most vitality. This is an important reason for early hatching, if a big yield is the object. The early spring months are the nearest approach to the ideal for growing young chicks. March, April and May are usually of such mild average temperatures that young chicks grow and thrive more rapidly than at any other time of the year. Earlier hatched chicks do not show the same vitality, owing to the extreme cold, while those hatched later have their energy largely sapped by the extreme heat. In this way early hatching has an important hearing on securing a heavy egg yield, because the early hatches in the months of March, April and May mature better and have more vitality. It enables the breeder also to select and cull more carefully. If his flock does not show the quality he wants, energy and vitality are lacking and he has time to cull down and eliminate the poor ones before the laying season begins, thus increasing the average yield of his flock.

The United States last year imported 22,293,533 square yards of fibre

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tnrv though he works the raw ma- """"'"6 " m um ouwmo leri'alanfse'ndsoS III finished Saturday August 22 Quinn lodge, product. In a successful manufactur- Jf; A. M and Ada lodge

his farm and one he bought from ajing enterprise, account must be made ; - "

l of every item that is used. Every i .v. J Zl "V i ma,n, and every machine must work ! deem the building. The business dur- ' ... ... ... . . i ino that TimA will ha in fha nontie n

continually with the nighest attainame v""v " "l efficiency, if the greatest profit is to j Attorney Butler. be derived. The most successful man-; mhmbmh ufacturers in the country have spent I . . ., . , a i .

a great aeai or time ana careiui i

thought, and have often employed high

class experts to work out the details of their business that perfection might

be obtained.

Of all the great business interests the farm offers the greatest opportun

ity for deriving great benefits by giv

ing careful attention to details. Farm

life and farm work is made up of many

intseral units anrl thp man that Dava

Several inquiries have been receiv- th mr)st attention to systematizing

ea recently regarding tne value ot nls work so that none of the details

vetch as a farm crop. ,v,n , o-ripntprf will make the ereat-

vetcn Deiongs to tne legume tamiiy, ps.t surress

ana is a nitrogen gatnerer, and is

rapidly coming into prominence in

Indiana as a cover crop. The winter vetch is more valuable in this locality.

and may be sowed in the fall with rye or alone. It is a hardy plant,

sends down a strong root and winters well. It makes an early growth in

the spring, and is a good early pasture

crop for sheep, hogs, and cattle. It

may be cut and fed green as a soiling crop to dairy cattle and when cured makes fairly good hay. One of the

most important uses to which vetch can be put is as a cover crop to be plowed under for corn. The great amount of humus which it supplies, and its nitrogen gathering qualities make it valuable in this respect.

To make a satisfactory growth the

ground should be inoculated with the particular nitrogen gathering bacteria

that attach to the roots of the vetch plant. When possible to obtain soil from an old vetch field, this is easily done in the same manner as for alfalfa. Vetch has not been grown much in this locality, and the soil will be hard to obtain. It would be advisable to try only a small field at first,

and obtain some of the commercial innoculation from the Bureau of Plant

Industry, Department of Agriculture at Washington. D. C. In the request

state the amount of seed to be sown, and the probable date of sowing. To Preserve Eggs. Will you kindly tell me the best way to preserve eggs for winter use. When liquid glass is used what amount of water should be used with it, and can tha same solution be used a second time? G. D., R. R. 8. The water glass method is probably the best for preserving eggs for winter use. About one quart, of water glass should be diluted with five gallons of water. It is a good plan to place the solution in a large stone jar. The eggs can be placed in the liquid as they are produced until the jar is filled within two or three inches of the top. I do not think it would be advisable to use the solution a second time.

FERTILIZER FILLER OF SMALL VALUE Farmers Should Purchase for Quantity of Real Fertility, Says Expert. Farmers are warned not to place much faith in the rash statements ot fertilizer agents who recommend their wares on account of the value of the filler used. Filler is placed in fertilizer for mechanical reasons and has little fertilizing value. An agent once recommended his goods because the filler was made of Etock yards manure, and he stated that it would be a valuable supply of humus. A normal application ot 200 pounds of a 2-8-4 fertilizer would contain 28 pounds of fertility and 72 pounds of filler. This filler distributed over en acre would mean about six one-hundredths of an ounce of filler on every square foot of soil. Surely such a weak application of humus would not produce much organic material in the soil.

ritl7PnH of the TrIp nf Whieht An i aervice uepariment, nas Deen invuea r ertinzer snouia De Dougm ior tne

not look with favor unon the nronosed i eaa n tne discussion, and the ques-! amount of real fertility it contains.

tunnel between the island to the main-: l,ou wl" lucu "c lulueu uve " lue 1 land of England, and the chamber of members for an expression of their! Alberta province has an area of Commerce of the island has adopted j views. J 253,540 square miles. Strong resolution in favor Of a modern ' ammmmmcmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

fery system.

TO DISCUSS CHOLERA

The Farmer's Association of Harrison Township will meet in the church

allowed to lose their baby fat. Any ! at Jacksonburg, Friday, Aug. 14, at

class of live stock that is allowed to

run on pasture in dry weather, and after the grass Is cropped short, will be more than likely to lose flesh, and it is costly to put this gain back on. The most successful breeders and feeders, keep their young stuff growing all the time.

7:45 o'clock. The meeting, will be given over to the discussion' of Hog Cholera. Many farmers in the neighborhood have asked that such a meeting be held, as there have been several outbreaks of the disease in the township this year. A. D. Cobb of the Palladium Farm

Service Department, has been invited

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I WANT TO BUY YOUNG CALVES This week I can sell you fresh cows, either Shorthorn or Jersey. I handle only good ones. Also registered Shorthorn and Jersey Bulls. A. D. COBB

Phone 3687 After 6 P. M.

Where can I get the bacteria to innoculate alfalfa? How soon ought I sow now? Can you give the address of a reliable seed dealer in Richmond? E. S. Economy. The cheapest source of innoculation is soil from a successful field where the crop has been grown for several years. About two hundreds pounds of this soil to the acre should be scattered over the field to be sown and Immediately worked into the ground, to prevent the sun from killing the bacterial life. Commercial innoculation can be obtained from several firms who produce it but it is not as reliable as the soil method. The Bureau of Plant Industry at Washington, D. C, will furnish small amounts of commercial innoculation, free to those making application, stating the amount of seed to be treated arid the time of sowing. . The different dealers advertising in the columns of this paper are all reliable, and will be able to furnish you with good seed.

MISS EVA BOOTH. "The American delegation attracted unusual attention and dominated the entire conference," said Miss Eva Booth, of the Salvation Army on her return from the international conference held at London recently. Although she is in poor , health Miss Booth announced her intention of launching a campaign for .$1,000,000 with which to erect the Boston Memorial Training School at Chicago, shortly.

To the Democrats of Wayne and Fayette Counties : Owing to circumstances in

business and health beyond! my control, I herewith return i

the nomination for Joint Representative so generously tendered me in convention at Cambridge City on May 28, 1914. Recent conditions make it physically impossible for me to make the race or serve if elected. Whoever the nominee, I will pledge him, through you, my unstinted support. Respectfully, CHARLES FERGUSON.

Farm Renters Read This 75 acres, 3 miles from good shipping point. Fair buildings. Best terms ever heard of. $500.00 down, $1,500.00 next year, and the balance on long time. Now get busy. The early man will buy the farm. Price $85.00 per acre.

FUNK & MILLER Phone 2766.

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Clean Your Clothes with Putnam Dry Cleaner. Works in gasoline like soap does in water. Agents for Sal Tone, the Great Stock Salt. FLECK'S FLY CHASER In any amount. . We also carry a full line of Conkey's, Fleck's, Pratt's, Sloan's and Danials' Stock and Poultry Remedies.

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FOSLER'S PHARMACY 105 Richmond Avenue