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AGRICULTURE
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I WAYNE COUNTY FARMERS
FAltM CHOI'S snow
HKMAItlvAltlK GAI.V.
Acreage. Decreases Hut Vnluo In
creases by $1IM00,00( Over
l,a,st Year.
Washington. With decreases In
tho production of the eleven iniport
nnt farm crops, not Including cotton,
tho total valuo of theso this year
reached $3.TC9,5G2,000, according to
tho Unal estimate announced last
week by the Department of Agricul
ture. This Is an Increaso of almost
5190,000,000 ovor their valuo last
year.
The Department's final estimate of
production to-day differs consider
ably from Its preliminary estimate
made In November becauso of a re
vision of the acreages based upon tho
Census Hureau's figures which be
came available since that time. Tho
important features of tho different
crops, compared with last year
were:
Corn An increase of 1,790,000 In
Acreage, a decrease of f 354,772,000
bushels in production and an in
crease of $180,441,000 in value.
Winter wheat An increase of 1,
833,000 in acreage, a docreaso of 3,-
4SG,u00 bushels in production and a
decrease of $3,1G7,000 In value.
Spring wheat An increaso of 2,
029.000 In acreage, a decrease of 10,
297,000 bushels In production and a
decreago of $14,821,000 in valuo.
Oats An increase of 390,000 in
acreage, a decrease of 25S, 2 15,000
bushels In production and an Increaso
of $S, 257, 000 in value.
Barley A decrease of 116,000 in
Acreage, a decrease of 13,592.000
bushels in production and an increaso
of $38,75C,000 in value.
Ilye A decreaso of SS.000 In
acreage, a decrease of 1,778,000
uusneis in prouueuou aim uu increaso
of $2,004,000 in value.
Huckwhoat A decreaso of 27,000
In acreage, a decrease of 49,000 bu
shels In production and an increase
of $l,Ua9,000 In value.
Flaxseed An increase of 290,000
In acreage, an increaso of C,G52,000
bushels in production and an Increaso
of $5,S00,000 in value.
nice A decrease of 2G.500 In
acreage, a decrease of 1.57G.000 in
production and an increaso of $1,
050,000 in value.
Potatoes A decrease of 101,000
in acreage, a decrease of 56,295,000 ,
bushels in production and an Increaso .
of 39,212,000 In value.
Hay A decreaso of 2.G74.000 In I
acreage, a decrease of 13,534,000
tons In production and a decrease,
of $5d,i99,00u in value. I
Tobacco A decreaso of 353,000
In acreage, a decrease of 19S.30G.000
pounds In production and a decreaso
of $16,932,000 in value.
The acreage planted and the farm
price per bushel on Dec. 1, 1911, fol-
lows:
Crop. Acreage.
Corn 105,825,000
Winter w't 29,162,000
Spring w't 20,831,000
All wheat . 49,543,000
Oats 37,703,000
Barley . . . 7,627,000
Rye 2,097,000
Buckwheat 833,000
Flaxseed . 2,757,000
Rice 696,300
Potatoes . . 3,619,000
Hay 43,017.000 tons 14.64
Tobacco 1,012,800 lbs. 9.4
Hay totals are given In tons and
tobacco totals in pounds.
Swamp Heclaniation is Task of a New
League.
Chicago The Immediate drainage
of the 80,000,000 acres of
nnrl nvprllnw lnnil in tho
swamp
United
States, the lmmodlato rnmilatlon and '
control of the flood waters of every llse breeds in their purity. Tho fan
river in the country, the immediate , dors of that day, and there wero but
development of a national policy for a handful compared to tho number
tho control of the entire water ques- of t'o present time, wore so amblti
tion as a unit, are tho alms of the olIS to flourish In tho show-room
National Drainage Reclamation as- t,lilt inbreeding was carried on to an
sodation Just formed In Chicago of alarming extent. This was done at
men from the south, southeast, east. Ul expense of hardiness and egg
southwest, middle west and far west, production, and It Is no wonder that
To this end tho new association farmers became disgusted with
will got behind the bill introduced , "fancy chickens" and held on to the
In the senate by Senator Nowlands, ; common hen.
prodding for the regulation and con-' , These facts led people to cross
trol of all rivers and streams, stor- breeds, and they secured birds
Ing their flood waters nnd dlstrlbut- strong of constitution, activity and
ing them In times of low water., I vigor, and birds that could bo rolled
"It is a big question," said B. J."Ion for producing a good crop of
Watson, commissioner of agr'lcul- eggs, or carcasses of tempting flavor
ture, commerce and Industry, of "id size. Had tho farmer stuck to
South Carolina, "a tremendous ques- tho original crosses nnd not mated up
tlon. But now Is the time to do the tho fockorols with tho pullets of tho
work. Now is tho time for tho pa- samo cross, all might havo been
trlotlc citizens of all tho United
States to say to congress: 'Wo de
mand (not ask) that tho federal
go eminent do its duty; wo demand
that the foil n ml irnvnrninnnt drain
the swamp lands, store tho flood wa-
ter, restore tho forests.' " i ror "o generation only.
' it is a great work," said B. A. This falluro with crosses led tho
Fowler, of Phoenix, "perhaps tho fanciers to Improvo tho pure-bred In
greatest work ever undertaken by order to save tho poultry world from
any body of men In tho United going qulto to mongrelism. Instead
States. Wo of tho west aro with f of breeding closely to standard ro
you. Wo will holp you of tho south qulretnents, regardless of utility,
and tho east and tho central states 1 they changed tho ordor of things,
and tho northern states to drain your and began to pick out their best lay-
swamps and to drain our swamps,
for wo of tho west havo millions of
swamp acres to bo reclaimed."
Jamos R. Garfield, former secre
tary of tho Interior, and Glfford Pln
chot, former chief forester and at
present tho president of tho National
conservation association, wero pros-1
ont at tho organization meeting. 1
Each spoko at length upon the mag-j
nltudo of tho work tho association
was about to undertake; each spoke
of tho necessity for a strong organ
ization, built upon tho policy of na
tional patriotism.
As tho namo of tho association In
dicates, Its primary work will bo to
compel tho federal government to
take Immediate steps to roclalm the
80,000,000 acres of swamp and over
flow lands that aro scattorod all over
4-
tho country. At tho samo time it
will glvo its aid and support to overy
other conservation tnovemont, to
forestry, Irrigation, river regula
tion. Tho word "reclamation" in tho
namo indicates tho comprehensive
ness of tho aims of tho association.
'"Wo want to reclaim theso 80,
000,000 acres of swamp lands," said
Edmund T. Perkins, of Chicago, who
called tho meeting. "Wo want to
add to tho permanent wealth of tho
country llvo or eight billion dollars'
worth of land, and hundreds of mil
lions of dollars to tho vauo of tho
annual crops from our lands. Wo
want Undo Sam to do this for tho
sako of all his people to provide
moro homes for his nephews and
nieces, to Increaso tho prosperity of
tho land, to decreaso tho high cost
of living.
Cows Scarce In India.
London. A deputation has arrived
from India to put beforo tho British
public and government a grievance.
It is that in order that British troops
In India may have beof to eat, tno
cow, tho most valuable possession of
tho tiller of tho soil in India, is be
ing slaughtered too freely. As tho
natives use tho bulls as beasts of
burden and for plowing, the result
is that only cows are offorod for
slaughter. Now It Is contended that
cows have become scarce and that
tho milk supply falls far short of the
demand. It Is urged that tho govern
ment Import Argentlno beef to India.
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Paying Poultry.
Wo are living In an era of Im
provement, and tho agricultural
world has not been slow to "catch
on." When we look back a score
or moro of years, and compare tho
condition of tho farmer at that time
with his standing at tho present day,
we can readily note that he has been
wide awake and is keeping abreast
of the times.
But in no branch has lio shown
more progress than ho has In tho
poultry line. Tho writer remembers,
when he was a boy, tho manner of
attention paid "chickens," and how
tho theory seemed prevalent that it
was next to Impossible to havo hens
lay In winter, or during cold weather
generally. They reasoned that while
such a thing was possible, It was not
probable. The erection of commodl-
ous, comfortable winter houses was
considered a waste of good lumber
i and money, and -the possession of
Oil 11 Nlf
M dak drh'm'K e H
Cts. per pure-bred poultry was deemed all
Bush, right for a bobby, but all wrong for
61.8 I business. Artificial Incubation and
88. 0 brooding was looked upon as a vls
86.0 ionary affair, a regular "plpo dream."
87.4 There no doubt was a good reason for
45.0 all these objections, but tlmo has
86.1 changed it all.
83.2 To-day wo find farms on which are
72.6 erected largo and substantial poultry
1.82 houses, on which a regular system
79.7 of feeding and caro are employed,
79.9 I on which the Incubator and the
brooder are playing important parts,
and on which nothing but strictly
pure breeds are kept. What Is the
result? The farmer has made tho
poultry branch one of the most Im
portant adjuncts to tho farm, and he
has secured a winter income which
previously was practically unknown.
' a time wnen u was lar
"uro prouiauie 10 use crossurceus
for practical purposes than it Was to
W0'H ,)Ul w"on no recrossod those
birds tho stock deteriorated and he
soon had worso than mongrels on
his hands. Crosses for profit are
really only half-breds, and beyond
tbat "ro worthless. They
aro good
ors and their best-bodied fowls, nnd
thon each year, with utility as a
foundation, paving tho way for
practical pure-breds. They wore
successful. To-day wo havo stronger
and hotter stock, and tho mongrol
hen Is annually growing
less in
numbors and Influence,
Properly bred puro bloods aro
moro prolific In laying, aro producers
of bottor-slzod nnd moro uniform
oggs, grow quicker nnd better car
casscs, aro moro quiet In manner and
utlllzo the food enton to hotter ad
vantage than could ever have boen
credltod to either tho crossbred or
tho mongrel fowl.
What 13 a mongrel? A mongrel Is
a mixed breed, a conglomeration of
dlceront kinds. Use a dunghill malo
on pro-bred fomales and In one sea-
son you will have a largo (lock of all
sizes, nil colors And all conditions.
What then could bo expected If cock
orols from such a hatch wore allowed
to mato up with tho pullotft? Origi
nally tho mongrel represented good
blood, eventually It could boast of
nothing. That Is tho vory kind of
mito out of which It is tho purposo
of tho writer to lead tho fanner. Oct
out of tho rut, nnd aim for moro
poultry nnd bettor qunllty.
Wo havo known cases whoro mon
grol poultry havo been graded up to
better stock, For Instance a Hock of
common hens of the samo color were
solcctcd, nnd a puro male of a dis
tinct breed of tho satno color was In
troduced. Tho next year a male, not
related, of tho same breed wns mated
with tho pullets of tho first cross, and
so on tho breeding wns continued un
til tho common blood was practically
eliminated. It can bo done, but It Is
a long way to securo what can ho ac
complished tho llrst season by In
stalling tho gcnulno goods.
Tho advlco Is, securo a breeding
pen of practical purebrcds, koop
nothing elso on tho promises, do not
lnbrood, build warmer and bolter
houses, feed a ration that will make
eggs and not fat, and give tho hens
as good caro as would bo given tho
cows. Tho result will bo moro eggs,
better eggs, larger and moro plump
carcasses and, moro money In tho
'hennery.
Ono of tho topics most discussed
among horticulturists, both practical
and scientific, Is tho use of fertilizers
for applo orchards; and diametrically
opposed views In regard to both kind
and amount of plant food needed are
vigorously supported. After long
and careful tests on both old and
young orchards, tho authorities at
tho Now York state experiment sta
tion, at Geneva, now advocato qulto
strongly utilization of natural soil
fertility through tillago and cover
crops rather than the use of added
plant food. In an experiment In an
old orchard, completed several years
ago, the use of wood ashes and acid
phosphate continued for twelve years
and seven years, respectively, did not
increaso tho ylolds or improve the
quality of tho fruit to any profitable
extent; in a test of sod mulch and
tillage the application of fertilizers
on the tilled plots was of no finan
cial advantage; and In tho experi
ment now reported In Bulletin No.
339, stable manure, pfcsphorlc acid,
phosphoric add and potash, and a
complete fertilizer wero all used at a
loss, to a young orchard. Philadel
phia Record.
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