The gazette-times., May 13, 1915, HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION, Page 14, Image 20

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IIOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION
Alfalfa "The Queen of Crops"
Beeded last April that produced three shown by wool, tleeces and hides and
crops during 1914, but that grew on by frozen meat.
deep, rich, river bottom land. Ordi
narily I would urge seeding to be
P. F. Gilmore. editor should then be applied any time dur- talrtneltz preference vlded Into two sections in
intr. before the Alfalfa ing the Summer previous to July " . . ' o . i whleh are growing tropical a
(Address of
Kentucky Farming,
Growers' Association during Farmers'
first, disked in as already stated and
What Kind of Seed to Use.
Paluce of Horticulture.
The Palace of Horticulture, is dl-
one of
and equa
torial plants and in the other are the
wee, smgton. Ky.. January ,. mW thorougQ,y ke ,n ori to get a By all means I would recommend exhibit; of fruUa and flower; from
ITIIOUT in any manner speak- " !!5:5?wnf i. IVZZ Z the different erowin sections here
Ine in a sliehtine wav of anv luo capiuary attraction restored, yunwi kxu. m mo ina ymco, iu. k-j
oral? othergleyin thei? Then during July orabout the first Western, or home-grown, seed, that a abmrad;ooa h nrf.hMa
w
Places in the Rotation of' flem cs 3X il! .".ft mcanderS tre
or tne State, 1 Will address myself . c "" aypucu uu .,.,.. flowers ar ernwlnir under the huee
particularly to this greatest of a the and thoroughly disked again. If no other grown seed seems to pos- Ilfi&BT9 USe
forage plants, this Queen of Crops, the ield is well filled with humus it sess I would never use imported "S
alfalfa woulJ not be necessary to turn under seed, for the reason that you do not 1 a ra 0 ,rfi.?it
My subject is "The Place nf Ai. a sreen crP- Du' " s necessary to know what you are buying, and ten great erow'ng """,a
fatfanTentucky ficu." The of decayed vegetable to one It would be Turkestan alfalfa. f boo hs In wl lch they have co-
ouestion is h,a it , ninro in tho'matter thorough y m xed through which produces a small plant of slow eir very uesi. Appies, pears
Sermanen t wricultuw of thl, stale the soli, and the purpose of this hu- growth; and this imported seed has grapes, pineapples, oranges and all of
farmer knows the necess ty of these w,ater '"e,a BPnSe ana not compact samples ana naye tnem tested at mountains to the north and from
two crnns from rhiMhnnH- thoi, ., like a br ck. your agricultural station and test "le mountains to me nortnauu irom
a part of all of our Lrmron rnia A heavy coating of barnyard ma- them yourself, too; this is easily done the ya eys to the south. These trees
UoT Our" horsesand 5 ll need" be go with ol without between two pieces of blotting paper Jh dfl
both timothy and clover hay and our the ree" "op. With plenty of ma- I have been often asked how much W J an aa ' aU of th"
soils remiirfi thp rAinvo.iatinn nt o nure or a heavy green crop, ground seed per acre should be used in Ken- ,, ., uspul'n'y .ur.0UIlu,, .V 01 ;
sous require tne rejuvenation of a J 6 Dounds ner tuckv I am a ereat believer in. a buildings and bordering all the walks
StTKeZc&oomor lfoA J5S S of ll ffi ZT -res of. lawns and
other mpadow rmn in nnr normo phosphate. Remember, alfalfa loves mend from 25 to 30 pounds per acre. """" "euB- . . , ,,
teJUSS?Z h4 ut. demands .lime, an I have never yet seen a field of al- e
clover that claims for itself more a Kaune conaition or tne sou. wme- raiia tnat was too neaviiy seeaea it f,- iV not however merely a
permanence than red clover? Red "tone we have in abundance in the every seed that you put nto the "X
clover is good enough for Kentucky, "tate. but it must be ground. f,rludullVrtLTI,t0,!r,: man ol th" f proLs bhlch the
cussed, except by inference, red During August the field should bo
dui tor some reasons, not now dls- reparation oi eea ih-o. i ? t",Y"" Z,r.a Vv, raw products of the farm are turned
me itn ivemuLiv y ia , ... . . . a,. " "
to the-25th of Au- enough in getting a good stand. Otn- bread and other flour products.
there is moisture era use m m,,u. .u Ture Foods Exhibit.
cussea except by inference, red During August the field should bo - . u;" ' u "TJ ith int0 the finished products of corn
clover has failed us for years and is disked in order to kill all germinat- jbole field covered not merce are shown,
growing more and more shy. there- ing weed seeds. The land should be heavy growth of hay but wltn a vig Four Com hag g
fore I claim we must have something leveled and the top two inches should orous Krowtn oi young plants. working flour mill in which all of
to take its place, and if we can find be put into the finest kind of tilth, How to Seed the Ground. tt)e gtel)g by wj,ch the raw grain is
a crop that Is as good or better in just as you would prepare a vege- Some farmers who are clever in turned Into flour are shown and ex-
every way, more permanent, lasting table garden. seeding clover either by hand or Dy plained. In addition to the mill
for five, 10 and 15 years, Instead of When to Sow Alfalfa. the small seeding machine carried there are cooks from ten different
two, a clover that will produce one T. lrt , tI ... Kpntliekv is across the shoulder are expert nations who make the flour into
nr Wn rrtna Qt a fllttlnrr nr (hxan - 1.
?A V' m, :". s rl. X from the 20th
vuuiuso j)ci j Ctti auu lUilL Will -4. -..,JnJ
detiogit more nltmepn and bnmna In &uot' . k"" . anma - m oooHlno- nttnnrimpnt tn
our soils than clover, then it is evC t 'us has be L plowed the wheat drill. I have seen good Thf department of pure foods has
dent Kentucky farming must have and th? Droow Surfaw cuUure stands secured by sowing with- the a laboratory exhibit showing the
this clover, if it will grow in our ""fr. there wl be hand broadcast and crosswise. I methods used in testing foods and
state. That clover, gentlemen, is a(- mnitnrn nrMerved to eermi- would by all means recommend put- also in the preparation of formulae
falfa and it will grow on every farm nXthe seed readily As late as the ting alfalfa in with the best seeding and recelpts or home and comuler
o w"h tbTni S'. W "I faide Hr t of September may be sa", as machine especially made for the pur- cIa, cannInR ,B connectlon wItn tnls
If; ,f n,3 8 br0ad Btate" we have proved in many cases, but Pose that can be purchased. I vis- h t , the canne , whlch th
hiavlWn,T neVery U is best to sow between the 20th of UeJ a field this past Summer that actual operaUons of ycmnlng all o(
L'whn havJ f, "lnT August and the first of September in had been so seeded, and I do not th CQmmon f u and vegetttbles
SSr. w S i i a l6d; order to get a good growth of alfalfa think there was au ; inches of ground w, be carr,ed Aso ,h pBroducts
others have seen it tried and seen it ?e cold weather sets in. that did not have its proper proper- , thl8 cannery wlll be on exhibit.
nf rnr th , , , The reason for sowing in August tion of plants growing. Proper at- Th Uvestock exhibits are In two
nit nr ? m.v82? 1 ntucky ag- , f ,fl fl t the lant can get a tention to the seeding will secure dlvlslongi tb permanent herds and
IZ fSr? y, LZ? ? U PreSeD ' good start In the Fall and make a uniform depth and even growth and the competition animals. -nM
?t.??"h!.0f S, T Bueff' vigorous growth in the Spring, a full crop I would lay great stress Th evmiDent nerdg are at tn(,
TJ2Xt smotherlng'out all weeds, and then on the wed . ;o aa fa as well as , P d th wnole ,
oiuer wup auu u u.6 vcv tnat the fa,r ,g open Tnege animai8
seeoing umuuiuca uCu are alB0 eligible for the competition
will grow here, and grow bounteous- FbytoVToiMtoioiZZ
Iv. snlendidlv and viplrt pnnrmnns 10 . r ..
n. tho n y,: ,- il " growth and numuer oi cuuings uur-
We must bave more
takes faith and lots of work, too, to
the world. ingtneyear; the other reason is that purpose, as we must remember .that but the dea jg t0 haV0 typlca, anl.
f m " Spring seeding is apt to- suffer from alfalfa Is a permanent woRfor ' years, ma,g of a th(? ditferent breeds ou
BU" '" Ul ". i ti;0 hot drv weather in May. I have hence we snoum eibkb our picyam
grow aiiana, dui it pays, as many oi :--',-- BPPIiines g,lcceed. but tions, especially
you know,
Kinds of Soil.
Alfalfa loves a deep loam full of
humus. It will do best on Buch a
soil, but it can be made to grow on
almost any field in the state of Ken
tucky. I have seen it grow at Its
best on the alluvial lands of our
rivers, where It seems all the ele
ments necessary for its production
are present in the soil. I have seen
it do well on the level rich loam soil
in seeding,
u nnt i,nr,TT,anr1 If nn all ftntlg. thorough.
I call to mind one field that was (Concluded next week.)
very
Agricultural Exhibits at Fair
BY
exhibition continuously.
The dairy barns and the creamery
will be operated during the entire
period of the exposition and all of
the operations necessary for the suc
cessful carrying on of the dairy busi
ness will be the subject of constant
study and demonstration.
The International Egg Laying Con
test for pullets was started on No-
irmiicn parpenter. numerous. Engines are shown drlv
, . .., A -j. nir everv sort of farm tool ana pump, K- io .m
ress already made towards the .ojrt irrigate farm is.shown
completion of the palaces and whioh flnnnllea water to the main S..:LeA.
of Central Kentucky, as doubtless UUI " "B8 ana at lne exnioits oemg ditches. From tnese tne water is iea are 0f the same strain with which Mr.
all of you have seen. It is growing 'aP'dly put into place to answer the through the laterals to fields of Barron hag aIready won three con-
well also in the western part of the question as to whether the Panama- growing crops auu :uolu tests. The "Oregons" are daughters
state, and In the southern part, on Pacific International Exposition will handling of the attendant, tne ait- of the 303-egg.per-year hen and of
all characters of land. There are be ready on February 20, the open- ferent methods of Irrigation are per- the Oregon hen whlch jald eggg
hundreds of acres of it growing on '"g day. formed; such as the check, the rill durng the past four yearg-
the steep hillsides and mountain tops The same is true of the question and the flood methods. shown
of Eastern Kentucky. Alfalfa is not as to whether the European war has Washington Exhibit. T. Tono 'm't ,
over-particular of the character of seriously Interfered with the National The State of Washington has a big .vh,V,?t .it t n8 t mTh pi, i!I
land, just so the necessary elements and International character of the ex- pThhlt instalipd in a navlllon made exmmt sl)t ong-iailed fhoenlx
are in that soil. position. , There has been no with- !f 1 ' ,1 f k , fowla' whlch are the flrst to be Be,,t
drawal from participation on account ?f natlve wood covered wlth bark-
ner because of the sacred associa
tions with which they are held. .
Persian fat-tailed sheep, from
Preparation of the Soil nuui yai uciyauun on account - - out 01 tne Kingaom. ine COCKS nave
The first reaulsite that alfalfa de- 0t tne Wa!" an(1 ln 80veral ln8tances " iruus ana ttt feathers 10 feet in length and
ine nrst requisite tnat auaua ae- .aDnronr at ona have hspn murmpntM the fodders of the state n a of the ... . f, .
mands is drainage, the next is lime The agricultural exhibits will be varieties and exhibited bv the dir. I" ufc'8" .l"0"car,el" "i?"
and then phosphate. If any lands seen under four different heads, ferent counties.
have these requisites, then alfalfa These are: Agricultural, hortlcul- Missouri has nn oioWoio ovmi.h
will grow there. If they are defi- tural, food products and livestock, dedicated to corn and the hog. The which is procured the astrachan so
clent in one or more of theae require- In the Agricultural Palace, which aim has been to show the wonderful much valued as a trimming; Chinese
ments, then the land must be sup- covers seven and one-half acres of corn which is grown there, due to the chow chow dogs, Chillingham wild
plied with them. ground, are on exhibit the farm ma- constant selection of better seed. white cattle, which were found upon
After drainage lime is the first chines and tools as well as the raw The United States Government is the British Isle by Julius Ceasar, Per-
necessity and this must be in the products of the earth. making an exhibit of the postal serv- slan and Arabian horses are some of
land in abundance. Four tons of Working Models. Ice as related to the farmer. In this the Interesting special exhibits of the
ground limestone per acre is good. The manufacturing companies have exhibit will be shown the possibilities livestock department,
six tons better and eight tons still t th , products tor demonstra- ot the parcel PBt as related to the The interesting problems of rural
better. For ordinary use. however. . products ior aemonstra Iimdn.r nn th. . . .. ... . ,,, ,
iiiur Minn iipr aero ih rrm mnr onrt .-.ww., uuv ..u.uk "in, Dr.r. n rri.... ..m ,. . , t.j j , . l
( M 1,.,,. ,, ,. , , ouuici iu iuu nij, iiiio win uc uiiuwii iraieu auu expiuineu in tne tuuea-
this should be put on after the land "Is have In all Instances added work- by means o actual Bpecimens and tional Palace, where also are to be
has been thoroughly broken in the Ing models and moving exhibits. also by charts and maps. Various found all of the data that have been
Spring, broadcast and It can be best The International Harvester Com- methods of reaching the consumer In collected in connection with the back
applied with a limestone spreader, pany has mounted every type of ma- the first place and of building up the to-tho-soil movement.
. The lime should then be thoroughly chine which does Its work by. moving business afterwards will be fully ex- In the Oregon State building there
disked into the ground. I should parts in the machine so that they plained and illustrated. is a complete display of the agricul
nave said in the beginning that the are constantly operated by means of The Philippine Island and the Jap- tural resources of the state.
. preparation for alfalfa should start individual electric motors. In addi- anese government exhibits are both In most of the other state bulld
- at least one year ahead. Take, for tion actual demonstrations will be very full. These show the tools and Ings, however, are to be found the
. instance, a field that will be planted given in the demonstration field pro. methods used In the very intensive objects of historical interest to the
Jn alfalfa in August; It should be vlded for this work. farming which is necessary in these people of the state. These buildings
sowed to rye or rye and vetch or The Hold Caterpillar, the C. L. countries. have .been built with the desire to
Crimson clover. This clover crop Best gas tractor, the I. H. C. tractor, New Zealand has a large space give a common center at which the
should be turned under in the Spring, the Case tractor and the Yuba Ball filled with the products of her fields residents can register and can meet
the land broken deep and subsoiled, Tread are a few of the farm and road and especially with the raw and fin- friends. ' The official state functions
or a deep-tilling plow should be used, tractor companies which have their ished fiber products. These are hemp will take place In the state buildings
and the land left for a while for machines on exhibition. and flax; rope, twine and woven and constant social affairs ar
weed seeds to germinate. The lime The gas englae exhibits at very goods. The pastoral activities are planned in all of them.
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