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About The Springfield news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1916-2006 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 26, 1918)
h4 ' PAG1 4 THR SPRINGFIELD N1W8 , THURSDAY, SEPT. 20, 101S I v! Farmer, Stockman and Selecting Said Potatoet Tho selection ot seod potatoes la icorthy of moro attonllon than ts usu Hy ncrt.dcd by tho avorago farmer. Of all crops grown ou tho farm thero Is nono that will dctoriorato under aerelesa handling or iraproro mora mptdty under progressive, up-to-Uato Methods than thla crop. The reason for tho tendency to a ftackward trend under usual methods fit that tho potato, like the human be grows in families, and tha. omparlson might bo carried farther fet saying that thoy should grow in larger famillca and all become useful Members of tho class to which they lelong. "What man of you would bo willing to seo his daughter marry a Ban who might happen to be a fairly Accent individual It he was the only scful member of a scalawag family? How does tho average potato grower seloct his seod potatoes? Goes to tho bin and takes them as thoy come? Tea, usually, or sometimes takes tho smaller and inferior stock. But you say, "I take tho best from tho bin,' er perchance, "I -have selected them Xrom the windrow in the field after toq digging." Well, this is still far snort- of what you should do. "Why? Because when you select your tuber from the pile you have no means ot knowing what its family was. You io not know what sort ot brothers and sisters it had. if any. How have tho great dairy herds ot this country teen produced? Simply by repeated selection of producing animals whoso sires and dams were producers and from producers. This is exactly the methods you must pursue if you would succeed best In breeding a pro ducing strain of potatoes. Your fine tuber, that you have selected from the pile or windrow may have been the only "tuber in the hill, if so, it is a "shy breeder," and should not become 3 progenitor ot your future genera tions.. Mayhap it was the good mem ber in' a scalawag family. Thero may nave t been one or two, or perchance? a half- dozen of "no account" tubers In this family in which, case you have evidence of bad blood that you do not want and cannot afford to have enter v. . r ...... i it r ' production. , ' Select your seed potatoes at dig ging aime in the fall. Note carefully the vino of an individual hill before you lift it If it is right and you find a reasonable number, six or more fine rubers, all of which are fine speci mens, then lay them off to your, right and retain the entire hill for seed. If you do not find it so, if there are too few tubers tor profit, even though ine,( or if there were-a dozen good cues"' and one ill-shaped one, then dis card, the whole hill as a family with bad blood. These may be dropped to your: left and' go into the market crop, j You lose nothing. It costs you ' nothing that you are compelled to dig ' ity liacd while making your seed se-j jetton, wh!ch, of course, adds somo xpense as against the modern horse-1 agger. But you can afford to do it. I kod goods always sell first and j ever become a drug on tho market I lore than this, you wl, if you pur-j ne IU tccome so interested in the ex-; r.erlnent itself, in the thing you are doing, that you will absolutely lose jrfght of the money side ot the pro-j position in your efforts to excel your j brother grower and prove tbe Delim its of your methods. In the Feeding of Swine A great many of our swine raisers do not make as much use of pasture 35 they well might," On the other Baud, some go to the other extreme and place too much reliance on the various pasture crops. Those used sicst for swine raising in Oregon ara alfalfa, clover, vetch, blue grass, na tive grasses and various mixtures of these. The method of feeding swine when n pasture should be determined very j largely by the kind of pasture and tha iraia fed, if any, In addition. We might well speak of alfalfa, clover and vetch as the same, since they are all ; of quite similar feeding value. Experimental evidence has proven qaite conclusively that mature hogs in fair, condition can bo maintained, or even bo made to gain slightly on good leguminous pastures, therefore we would Judge that dry brood sows and mature boars might be carried eco nomically this way. However, in tho easa, th8y are run down, they should ! Bested enough grain to build them ud joogpod breeding condition. Growing rwliiu (fiat are intendedt for market jhould never bo placed on a Jeguml iouc pasture with tho idea that a narket finish can be put on, or that in economical growth can be produced on tnich a ration. Enough grain must be fed so that thoy aro kept growing rapidly from the time they are weaned until they aro sold. With young brooding stock.it is not quite so essen tial to crowd them to tho limit, as It may l:o overdone and they become so tat that they inny qot breed regularly. Many people are botlicrcd by tholr awino rooting in tho pasture and there by spoiling tho sod and giving the pasture- a rough, unoven appearance. Ringing may prevent this to somo ex tent, but if tho hog wishes to root, ho wilt do so after the nose has become calloused so it ia not painful to htm. Rooting may bo caused by a desire to get Into tho moist ground to cool off, or in search ot somo food that their feed does not contain. Tho first trou bio may bo obviated by building an artificial wallow, which may bo kept clean; and tho latter trouble may be overcomo by a study ot tho animal's food. Frequently salt, mineral mattor, or animal matter ts lacking In their ration, when hogs root continuously. Tho mineral matter may bo supplied by feeding salt, charcoal, wood ashes, etc The lack of animal mattor can bo ovorcomo by feeding small amounts of such things as tankage, or meat scraps. When hogs nro on a legumi nous pasture, tho animal matter, such as mcntion.ed, is not so necessary In their ration, but It would probably bo advisablo to use it when hogs continuo to root as under tho conditions men tioned above. When Buylnjf Feeds " It pays . To know the requirements of tho feed law. (The law does not protect against ignorance.) To know tho names under which feeds are sold. (Feeding stuffs aro sometimes sold under a misleading name and are branded with mislead ing data. To know what feeds' are required to supplement - the home-grown ' ra tions. (The right feed for one farmer may be wrong ,fed for another.) To keep posted on the market prices ot feeds. (An economic feed today may be expensive feed to buy tomorrow-.) 1 To buy registered feeds. (Reliable manufacturers desire to have their feeds tested. The wisdom of buying ! only branded feeds is shown by tho J fact that in 1915 the average protein content of samples of unbrandeiT cot-' tonseed meal examined was nearly three per cent less than .that of .' branded- meal.) To buy feeds branded like this: 100 lbs. net Pure "Wheat Bran. Guaranteed ' Analysis Per Cent Protein J 14.5 , Fat Fiber r 4.0 10.0 Manufactured by .. It does not pay To' buy feeds blindly. To. take too much for granted. To be afraid of words like "protein" j or "carbohydrates" because we do not hear them every day. To wait until feed Is scarce before buying.' To buy feeds of unknown origin. To buy unbranded feed. Good Silage Necessitates Good Meth ods -Only the best silage can bo ob tained from corn when it is handled properly. In reply to many inquiries being received by the County Agri cultural Agent, the following points are mentioned as essential to the pro duction of good silage: The causes for silage spoiling is either due to lack of moisture, not cutting sufficiently fine, or not tamp ing enough, especially on the edge. The larger percentage of ears should be well dented before cutting. The best silage Is made from the more matured corn, besides it con tains as high as 10 per cent more feed to the ton. Corn can be left in the field until a few of the ldwer leaves on each stalk begin to die. If corn is put into the silo when It is too green, and the ears aro in the milk stage, it will be more acid, not so palatable and will not contain as much nutriment per ton. The finer the silago Is cut (one fourth inch) the better it will keep, as It packs better. There is less waste In feeding silage cut in the shorter lengths. There has been some complaint over the county due to heating of silage. The more air there is in tho silage, the more it will heat. Finely cut silage that is well tamped will not Jieat so badly. Silage that is cut fine is also easier to get out of the alio. The knives ot the silo should be kept sharp if ono wishes to doo good work with tho gutter. Tho knife blades should bo kept sharp. The better way to fill a silo is to keep the top of the silago layer saucer shaped; that is higher on the outer edges, then when the silage settles it cannot settle away from tho wail. It is not always necessary to add water in filling the silo. A good plan is to add the water when tho last third of the silo is being fllicd. When in doubt, add water. Salt Is. not necessary, nnd only adds payability. The smaller the dimen- Dairyman sloe or the silo, tho moro packing re quired. Straw cut flno, wot and packed down thoroughly ts n good senior tor tho top ot tho silo. In conclusion, tho tendency horo Is to silo com too green, and not cut sufficiently flno for tho boat silage. Lime Now Available Tho Stato llmo plant at Gold Hill, Oregon, will bo nbla to fill ordors tor llmo by tho first ot Octobor, nccorJ tng to N. S. Robb, County Agricultural Agent, who gives tho following In formation regarding llmo: Tho prlco will bo $1.75 per ton f. o. b. Gold Hill, nnd tho freight 'on n twenty-ton car ot bulk llmo will run from throo-fourtha to ono cent por ton por mtlo. This wtll bo- In tho neighborhood of $3 to $3.60 at Eugono. All applications for llmo should bo mndo to tho Stato Llmo Board, Salem, accompanied by tho purchase prlco. Orders will bo filled In tho order they are received. Farmers should pool tholr- ordors for car lots. This is tho substance ot tho recent Information received from tho man ager ot tho lime plant at Gold Hill by Mr. Robb. Further Information as to Uotnlls can be obtained by writing tho olllco of tho County Agricultural Agent at Eugeno for circular letter on "In formation Concerning Agricultural Lime and Lima Bulletin." This Infor mation was obtained for Mr. Ed L. Ayro ot Junction City, who so far as to Mr. Robb's knowlodgo is the first man in tho county to order a car load. It will bo used on Mr. Ayrcs cherry orchard. - Mr. Robb says that tho Lano county farmers should try llmo out on a small scale first, as It ts not going to be a cure-all for all soil troubles. It will not boboflt on lands that need dratnage, nor will tt add fertility to tho soil, as will manure, commercial fertilizers, or green manure. How over, tho use of llmo and green ma nure crops is a well tried practice In some sections of tho United States and is highly recommended. To got the best results from the use of lime, the land should be weli drained, and not be too low in for-' "tillty from continuous cropping, says Mr. Robb. Corn and Oats for Work Horses Contrary "to "popular oplnlnontha'. horses fed oats havo more life, keep in better condition, and enduro work bet ter, especially during hot weather, than horses given a grain ration con sisting largely or exclusively of corn, an expeilment conducted for 48 weeks at the Ohio Experiment Station with work horses showed that oats aro not superior In efficiency to corn. Econo my in feeding Ib generally In favor f corn. Three teams of mature geldings were used, one horso in each team bo ing fed oats and tho other an equal weight of ear corn in connection with mixed clover and timothy hay. Thero was practically no difference in tho changes in weight during tile year be tween tho two lots. No difference due to the feeds used was observed in the spirit and endurance of the horses. Tho cost of feeding the corn-fed horses, with corn at 80 cents a bushel, oats at CO cents, and hay at $10 a ton, was 85.05 for the 48 weeks, as com pared with a charge of $122.19 tor tho horses given oats.' Animal husband men at the experiment station, con sidering tho jelativo prices of thesj two plains over a long period of years,, say that corn mry bo substituted for oats for work horsos with a material saving, and thtrrfore should be given a larga place in their rations wherever market coiit'ilio.-iL, warrant its use. How to Make Farm Work Count Plan your work ahead. Keep ahead ot your work. If you do this, it will maks you wealthy. Ono of tho best to do farmers in Lane county recently made a statment to this effect. He said that the system of always keeping ahead of bis work had mtfde him his stake. Freight and express will be slow. Order oyoiythlng early and sixty days ahead ot time. Put all tools in first-class repair be fore they are needed. Make everything handy about the farm so as to make it easier to do tho work. Keep a list of rainy day Jobs, and thereby save time when the weather Is good. Consider whether you can use p. tractor and other labor saving ma chinery to advantage. Two-horse, threohorso and four horse teams increase the amount ot work a man can do in a day. Many 'fanners are partially solving the labor problem by forming themselves Into clubs or rings to help each other in threshing, silo filling, etc, Neighbors can co-operato in buying the heavier types of farm machinery. Wants to Get Better Yielding Rye for, Grain An effort Is being made by tho Lano Count;- grfcultural Agent to got a variety of ryo Introduced Into the county that will produco lnrgo nnd profitable yields ot grain tor tho farm ore of tho county. "At jirosont tho ryo grown horo la nil right for pasture nnd. green ma nure, but tt doos not produco n lnrgo enough crop," says N. S. Robb. Wo ought to bo nblo to produco our own aupply ot ryo seed, Is tho opinion ot Mr. Robb, for ho believes tho do mand ta going to Incronao from year to year when farmers learn tho vnlua of tho crop tor pasture and green manure. It tho demand contlnuoa aa tt has tho past two years whore ovor twenty tons of tho seed hna boon shipped Into tho county In tho last year, tt will bo profitable nnd advis able for somo ot tho growers to pro duco ovor supply of seed at homo. Mr. Robb Is making an effort to get . tho variety ot ryo known as Rosen istnrtcd In tho county, aa this has proven to bo ono ot tho heaviest yield ing vnrlottos ot ryo for grain In tho United States. $300 Net on Acre From Irrigation I Ono ot tho most striking results from Irrigation during n season Ilka tho pant, nro tho figures from thrco acres on tho farm ot C. M. Etnor), north fo Eugeno. j Mr. Emory has taken botweon eight und nlno tons of string beans off nf , two acres that were Irrigated, nnd ' theso beans will bring In thu nolgh 'borhood .of $100 per ton. I Tho yield from tho Irrigated was doublo that of tho boons that wore not Irrigated, says Mr. Emory, nnd this was (lono with only ono nppllca- I tlon ot water. ' Tho number of picking was also j doubled through Irrigation. Mr. Emory says that off of two acres ot boans, and ono acre ot rasp jhorrles that were irrigated, he will not over $300 an acre on tho total of ' 1900. Humus Did you over keep a piece of wood land fenced for ton or twenty years, never nllowlng flro to burn It ovor. and then clear It nnd put tt In cultiva tion? Old you notlco how (loop nnd loose and mellow tho soil was? IIo,v you could dig your too sovornl Inches deep Into It? How tt mndo crops grow rank and green nnd enabled them to remain so during parching drouths? Such is humus rotted, decaying vegetable matter, without which all farms nnd farmers must bo failures. Nature unhlndred, makes it by tho ton; mnn, unhlndred, has destroyed it faster than Nnturo his mndo it, aa la evidenced by barren, gullled fields on every side, , ! Th remsdy? There Is only one, and that Is back to Nature's ways.. uurn noimng, grow winter nnii sum mer legumus to plow under every year, and your fields will come back to tho fruitful fatness of olden days. Reports on OaH, Rye and Barley Re I quired i V - 1-itruetIonB for obtain ing tho amount of oats, ryo and barley j threshed in tho county have been ro celved from tho U. S. Department of Agriculture by the county agricultural agent, N. S. Robb. These blanks aro to be sent to all threshers of tho county by tho county "'gent, and nro to be filled out by the throshermen. Owing to tho slowness of tho reports on the wheat threshed coming In, '.heso other blanks will not bo mailed until October 1st. ' Mr, Robb urges all threshermcn to make reports, of tho wheat threshed this season, so tho report can bo closed by October 1st. Only 50 por cent of the threshermen havo made reports so far, and It Is not tho deslro ot the county ngont to havo to make ; a report that cortaln threshermen did ! not report. Saving food is saving soldiers. . ,f Fifty-seventh Annual Oregon State Fair Salem, Ore., Sept. 23-28 Daily lectures and demonstrations on food production and conservation; more and better exhibits; high-class amusement, attractions and entertainments; an excel lent racing program; ideal camping grounds, and the best of accomodations for both exhibitors and visitors. A. H. Lea, Secretary, Salem. THE HOME OF CHOICE MEATS Judging from the "run" we have had to our meat department, the people of Springfield are keen to discover the best that's going. 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