nOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION
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Growing of Alfalfa
"The Queen of Crops"
(Contlmicd from Lot Wcok,)
ALFALFA seed should bo Inocu
lated by means of artificial cul
turo cither obtained from tho
Government or from somo firm who
propagato It, and it costs nbout $2
jicr aero for tho inoculating fluid.
Directions always go with tho prep
aration and should bo carefully fol
lowed. Another monns o"f Inoculation
is obtained from dirt from a well
established alfalfa field. About .100
to 500 pounds per ncro of this should
applied by hand lato In tho after
noon or on a cloudy day, and the soil,
nftcr It has been taken from tho al
falfa field, should bo kept a llltlo
moist and not bo allowed to dry by
tho direct rays of tho sun. Tho bac
teria of Inoculation for alfnlfn aro
very sensitive, and tho sunlight kills
them. Auothur means of inoculation
for nlfalfn is obtained from dirt un
der tho roots of Bwcot clover, and
this is usually along tho public roads.
Sweet clover Is so Intimately con
nected with alfalfa that tho nodules
on Its roots furnish Inoculation for
alfalfa as no other plant docs. Tho
Inoculation should bo applied Im
mediately beforo tho seeding and
lightly harrowed In. It tho land has
been seeded with n machine, it will
need no other treatment, but if It
has been applied by hand or by wheel
barrow seeder, thon tho surface of
tho field should bo very lightly bur
rowed and uovor rolled after seeding.
Treatment of Meadows.
Mnny fields of alfalfa hnvo been
destroyed by weeds and grass talcing
them after a few years of good pro
duction, lilucgrass Is one or tho
worst enemies of alfalfn, and this and
all other weeds can bo easily eradi
cated by means of a good spring
tooth harrow run crosswnys over tho
field. Somo will doubtloss sny thnt
tho harrow will tear alfalfa all to
pieces, but I hnvo never seen n slnglo
crown 'of alfalfa destroyed by n
spring-tooth harrow. You can lit
erally tear tho field nil to pieces by
harrowing both ways, yot tho alfalfa
is not disturbed, and It grows all tho
better for tho working nnd tho woods
nnil grass aro killed. A disc sot
slightly slanting is uometlmes used
to cultivate an alfalfa Hold. If a
farmer can not got n spring-tooth
harrow, then I would recommend a
disc hnrrow run ono way nnd a fine
tooth harrow run across tho field.
I would recommend by nil means to
keep nil unlmnls oft tho nlfnlfa
meadow. Tho less tramping It gets,
tho better is grows. However, mnny
men deslt'o to pnsturo nlfalfa and
torao hnvo dono so vory successfully
both with sheep and hogs, nnd in tho
"Went nnd fioutli alfalfa meadows nro
Kraxcri during- tho Winter with horses
and cattle.
Improving tliu Soil.
As doubtless many of you know
thnt after an alfalfa flold which has
stood for several years Is plowed nnd
planted to other crops, tho succeed
ing crops on this nro far better thnn
on other land whoro nlfalfa has not
grown. Tho reason for this Is, bo
causo tho llmo and phosphato havo
been put Into tho soil, In nddltlon to
nitrogen, which nlfnlfa breathes in
from tho nlr and deposits through its
roots by means of tho llttlo nodules
of bacteria growing on tho roots of
nlfnlfa and other legumes, nnd it la
a wlso provision of Naturo that theso
plants brontho In nitrogen nnd do-
Effective February 1
Reduction No. 3
On Goodyear Tires
Making Total Reductions 45 Per Cent in Two Years
To Give Always the Most for the Money
Wc.nre'nlad againfor the third time in
two yearsto announce n-bie reduction on
Goodyear tires, -effective February 1st.
Goodyear policy on price' is to cive the
utmost. in n tire at the lowest possible profit.
Our reductions are made to that end, without
ever reducing the quality'.
That always mean's, with our matchless
output, more for the money than, any other
maker can-give.
As rubber enmo down our prices came
do.wn. As our output multiplied,, reducinc
factory cost, our prices came down with it.
In two years our reductions Including; the
presenthave totaled 45 per cent.
Last year we increased our output 26.G per
cent. A few days ago the embargo on rubber
was modified so that supplies seem assured.
The market price for rubber seems for. a
time established. Fabric costs less than last
year. So, under bur minimum profit policy,
we announce this new reduction.
Only Fair Basis
We consider profit margin on n tire the
only fair price basis. We keep that margin
just as low ns our line allows.
While wc do that, Goodyear tires will nl
ways undersell any tires that compare with
them. That is because wc have 'the largest
output. We have a new factory, modcrnly
equipped. And we. huvc world-wide facilities
for buying rubber.-of our extra grade, at the
lowest market price.
For n long, long time most tires have sold
much above Goodyear prices. Some have
sold one-third higher. A few havcsold lower,
ns some always will, because of less rubber,
less quality. But we can and do, under all
conditions, give more for the money than
jiny rival tire can offer.
The Best We Know
Goodyear Fortified Tires offer the best we
know. They are built to give you tho lowest
cost per mile. They minimize tire trouble
in five costly ways employed by no other
maker. And they are always the same, re
gardless of price reductions.
Most tires will always sell higher, becuuse
of smaller output. Some tires will always
sell lower because of lower standards. But
we promise you that none will ever give bet
ter thun Goodyear value.
This poltcyhns made Goodyenrs the largest
selling tires in the world. It will make them
more so as more men find them out.
Ask your Goodyear dealer for our new
price on the size you buy.
THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Akron, Ohio
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rations for all llvo stock. If any ono tho land for alfalfa. In Jofforson
can Imaglno a flold crowing nix to County I havo seen eight tons per
eight tons of wheat bran ior acre, aero taken In four cuttings and It Is
worth $2G per ton, then you hnvo a dono without affecting tho stand,
comparative valuo of alfalfa hay. It Take, for instance-, n flold that Is
will In tlmo enter into nil of our producing six tons of nlfnlfa por year,
feeding rations, and Is doing so now which Is worth $20, this makes $120
with a great many of our fecdors. taken from tho land without cultlvn-
I know ono dairy farmer who raised Hon and socdlng, and thus avoiding
eight tons por ncro of alfalfa, ana uicso expenses, ana yet producing
takoB hard work, Intelligent applica
tion and Its costs somo monoy, too,
hut It menus an investment snfor than
a Nntionul bank, and it will pay big
dividends for years to come, because
the llmo and phosphaton that you put
thoro to grow nlfnlfa aud tho nitrogen
that nlfalfa deposits In tho laud will
mnko your land rich, besides having
had tho harvesting of tons nnd tons
dirZTI v II nJ cottonseed meal and clover hay, crops. A good crop of wheat Is 30 deop, rich
mvi thi. rini.?.h,Mnn5 iLS ?c nu" ihon on0 dn' ho lcMea that it bushels to tho acre, at $1 por bushol, nro. It :
Yon nnv nil- i,,?i 2 i '.f u was to buy concentrates at all tho net liicomo la $30. A good crop voreo wrlti
win m 1L fi Ju8t ,,or li0W nlfnUa and ho fed ensllngo and alfalfa hay of corn Is 7G bushols per ncro at 7Cc Station wc
nnult It l.,ln tl. ll .!.. .l. ; ii.l. T I'lKtll lUllH l'r UCru 111 llliuilll, llliw tuvsv vaivuowd, ll Jl'l ll UUIIVJillK "u iiui lunuuh " vwiio ..... w..
llmo cor .innVinP rniii n'i provlous to sowing It ho fed ensllngo moro not Incomo than moat othor of flno hay for feodlng. Alfnlfu lovca
. . ".-: " -... .. ...w.u ,. .nttnnnnpii mrni nnn ciovor nnv. ciuiih. i unon cron nr wnenr lu :iu uuun. nun luuiu uuu u liiuniy ui iiimi-
t ronunus mo or mo myo
rlttou by an Ohio Experiment
oriior:
nnd obtained exactly tho samo result per biiBhol, not Incomo $50. 2G per l" anil llmo without innnuro
In milk and butter as ho did when ncro. A good crop of clover Ib two 5.,n'? U" ''" ami farmer poor.
i .l i it: , i,.B,r,.w lurnci1 feodlng tho othor rations. Thus you tons perncre, say $17 per ton, $34 in- "" " TiT" ",,? "' ,i-i .mi 0, r
undor and fits In splend dly n our ro- i i10b.0fip,i ti,n nocossltv of riur- como A cood cron of tlmothv Is J.,uUo ,,,01oW " rich nil ocr.
tntlon. Alfnlfn win urnw tnv n nn 800 l 'uo i"0 noccssii) oi pur toiiio. a h"croii 01 umoiny is jn growing nlfalfa wo aro incul-
chaslng inny conccn iraica ormoi pro- auu uia mhiq aniuiini. do you boo calil)g Illoro mtolltKOiico In ourselves,
toln. Alfalfa hay Is tho best hay for alfalfa Ib ono of tho host cash crops ,nnllng boUor far,ncra, bettor mon
nil IIYUBIUUK. 11 la kuuu iui nuin i..uv imuiu vuuiu iuiou. tjiil It.
will fit Into tho crop rotation of our
ugriculturo? Clover stands for ono
or two years, then tho land Is turned
tntlon. Alfalfa will grow for n groat
many moro years, but it can bo turned
unuor in two yeaiB with ovon moro
1"" CLT Tr8,,!,u,t 1'orfios nnd driving horses, although Bhould never be turned into cash, but
In i-inin . . n 1 ?lnb,l8llcd! lfa ; they should not bo given nil thoy fed on tho placo, by all moans. A .
10 ncid, ho Is not apt to sacrlfico It at t0 cnt mit u Bi,ould bo supple- farmer is committing Innd suicldo it
n two jearaj honco tho rotation can ,nnnl wui snmn tlmothv. For milk ho over soils clover or nlfalfa. Ho
and boyx.
. .- . . . . imn.LCd wiLiibUiitui.iutui.ijt u iiv v jv ounn viwhjj vi uuuiiui
,,,.; '.Tnrt; ' ?,a,vo n5nra !0,n. cows thoro Is no bottor hay in tho should feed it nnd mnrkot It to his
men say that thoy did not want nl- ....,,,. nn iRO for bcof cnttlo. For cattlo and tho residue will eo bnck to
"""?? "? ri,lr.m'1Veca"8,0 n m"8 ' ?' hogs It furnishes a good. pasture, pro- tho land In tho form of manure,
poss blo to kill it, and ordlnnrlly dhln you wl8h t0 imsturo your What placo has alfalfa In our per-
spoaking I will say that you must n)ca(iows. Alfalfa hay can bo fed, manont ngrlculturo? I claim it Bhould
? if?wBha,ri p,?w lR cut th0 r.00t.!l chopped short, with grain In tho Win- have the very riwt place. Tho
tho it' it W i ii iy "!'? e" t ter, nnd It makes an ideal ration, element of llmo and phosphate
i.A.iir -lii i7 1 .V "w" For poultry aiiaua lurnisaes an us- musi do suppneu in oruor to grow
.. . """'"B "IWUHCJI IU UIO BUM, pollon f0C(J.
add humus also and mnko tho land collcni ,otv,lll ,lf .,,,,
porous for Bovernl feet deop. No T , ' , , Vun r.-
other plant does this. When planting I l'"v0 rl)orta from alfalfa grow -
nlfalfa ono must remembor that wo ors from over tho Stato of Kentucky,
nro entering into a plan of permanent hundreds of thorn, and It is Intensely
Improvement of our soils. Interesting to noto tho variation In
Alfnlfn liny. tho yield of this great crop. It may
Denver VMh Iluttcr.
jl0 uno crcniuory in uonvor uses iu,-
000 gallons of cream dally. Moro
than hair or thls'nmount Is shipped
In from Kaunas, Nebraska and othor
ndjolnlng Btntes. Sixty-five- cents a
gallon 1; paid. So this ono concern
alono pays moro than $1,000,000 an
nunlly for crnam from outsldo of
Colorado. This creamery manufne-
nlfalfa successfully, but In doing bo turos 2C.0OO pounds of butter dally,
wo aro putting Into tho soil olomoutB
that all crops require. Theroforo, In
growing a field of alfalfa wo aro fit
ting tho land for all or any following
crop, because tho alfalfa adds tho
nitrogen.
It means permanent Improvement
which nt tho'retall price of 35 cents
amounlB to $8750 a day or moro
than $2,rJ00,000 a year. This means
that Denver folks eat somo button
Of courso tho entire amount is not
consumed in Denver, but thon It must
bo remembered that tuoso figures
It is needless for mo to tell you of run from three cuttings of ono ton of our soil, putting back tho natural apply to but ono creamery and thoro
tho value of this great clover for hay. per ton to four cuttings of eight tons elements that man hns ruthlessly and aro a dozen others right In tho town,
It Is as rich as wheat bran and It por Benson. These variations indi- selfishly robbed our lands of. Al- to say nothing of tho bull butter and
furnishes tho best hay for balnnclngcate to me tho difference In preparing falfa Is not a lazy man's crop. It process factories.
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