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A MODEL FARM
How a Clergyman Lifted a Mortgage
on a Pennsylvania Farm
GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL
There is a farm in southeastern1 tematlc is the work that the owner
Pennsylvania which the Department may leave for a week without notice
of Agriculture considers a model twen- to the laborers, with no interruption
tleth century farm. It consists of flf- «
to the regular routine. The,
The feeding
teen acres, thirteen of which are in of the cows, the handling of the milk,
cultivation, the remaining two acres keeping the barn clean and disposing
being occupied by buildings, yard, etc. the manure, are all worked out under
This land came into the possession of such a system that they require little
the present owner—a minister of the supervision on the part of the proprie
Gospel—in 1881 with a mortgage of tor. There is no pasture on this farm
*7,200 upon it
for pastures on such high-priced land
are out of the question. There is not
Improving the Soil.
even a barn lot, the thirty head of
The soil of the farm Is a reddish cattle remaining in the stalls the year
•omewhat gravelly clay. So run down round. We have been taught that this
Was it in 1881 that it did not support is not a good practice, for it has been
the two cows and one horse kept upon supposed that milch cows need a cer
It Last year it raised all the rough tain amount of exercise, yet it must
age for thirty head of stock, seventeen be considered that the Danish cows
of which are cows in milk.
It has stand in their stalls from November
been brought up to its present remark to May and are staked out in the field
able state of fertility solely by the use from May to November, and yet Den
of stable manure applied directly from mark ranks high in the dairy Industry
the bam. The system of handling this and her cows are healthy.
manure is such that none is lost, either
Balanced Rations a Necessity.
liquid or solid. No commercial fertll-
iaera have ever been used and no ma-
Notwithstanding this extraordinary
Ban has been hauled from the city. practice the bill for veterinary services
This Is a practice greatly differing on this Pennsylvania farm during the
from that In vogue on the majority of past six years has been but *1.50, and
duplicated on other farms, but It de
pends on the soil and the man who lias
the management of it It cannot be
done by one who is not a student. A
similar system may be developed on
any dairy farm that disposes of pas
tures. Where land is cheeper and the
dairyman can afford pastures, the sys
tem would be radically different in
summer but not in winter. Probably
the most Important single feature of
this Pennsylvania farm aside from the
systematic manner in which It is con
ducted is the one of handling the ma
nure. The fact that the stock is
stabled the year round makes it pos
sible to save all the manure both
Lquid and solid •«•'d apply it to the
land. Being applied daily as pro
duced, any leaching by rains, carries
the leached materials into the soil
where it Is needed The remarkable
yields of every portion of this farm
seem to Indicate that this method of
handling manure is highly satisfac
tory.
work of the Department. 1 cannot
believe that the farmers of the
try as a whole appreciate what a
splendid mine of agricultural Infor-
mation exists in these farm bulletins,
which they can have for the asking.
A BIG EDITORIAL OFFICE.
ter of the disease or where they have
not developed sufficiently tor him to
determine the true nature o the^case.
m this event he does not wish to dis
play his ignorance or what in reality
may be but an apparent lack of knowl
edge since at some stages it is lm-
possible to accurately diagnose a case;
but a frank admission of this kind
would destroy the patient’s confidence
in his physician. And so at this junc
ture the “bread pill” steps in, is given
to the sick person, with no apprehen
sion of any harm resulting therefrom.
for ■rlllns »-•
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for Bluinff, x II th<- packages
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should b» In
:
PLAXTb”
1 lbrary oí every fermer who I» lnMs|
eared In making the »oil yield the zre»te»t poulbl«
returna. Until edition Is exhausted copte» will h»
mailed (ree. Send name and addrea» on post card.
Nitrate Prerak“*11'*- A»dsrssa B- 'liMas, Ncwïork
40 BULBS, 25 Cents.
Fnrin or out of doors growinor Gloxinia, IWonia, Iris,
Heilla, Tubcr'ses, Jonquils, DafTcMlila, Oralis Froesia,
I . ips. Hyacinths, Crocus. Japan Lily, Snowdrops,
Narcissus, Allium, Chionodoxa, Pa coni a. For S/»<•.,
stamps or coin, wo will send this magnificent collection
of bulbs, and also as a premium a fine KTZ? KT KT
collection of flower seeds, 250 varieties, ■ ■ » C> E,
(>rd«>r today,and be sura to get them in time for planting.
WOODLAWN NURSERY, MALDEN, MASS.
The Department of Agriculture Pub
lishes Over Four Booklets for
Every Day in the Year.
One of the biggest editorial offices
in the Government and probably in
JOSEPH A. ARNOLD.
the country is in the Department of
Editor, Department of Agriculture.
Agriculture where the Division of
is the title of Our New Catalogue for 1906-the most beauti
Publications edits, revises, and in They cover every practical subject
ful and instructive horticultural publication of the day —
186 ¡¿gw-700 engravings-7 superb colored platea-
some cases returns to the authors and would make an exceedingly val
for rewriting an average of four bul uable farm library. Bound together
7 duotone plates of vegetables and flowers
letins or books for every day in the they would form several large vol
To giro thh culoxuo th« l«r*< t»“lb1«
’« n'*ke **" b11—*•» llb"** o're'>
year. During the last fiscal year 1,- umes prepared by the best agricul
463 new publications passed through tural experts in the country and the
the editor’s hands, nearly 400 of result of the widest and most exten
these, however, being issued by the sive scientific farm experiments ever
Counts as Cash
Weather Bureau, which is under the made.”
To ererv one who will etate where thia advertiiement wai aeen and who
Department of Agriculture. The to
enclose* Tea CeaU (in «tamps), we will mail the catalogue, and alto tend frM
of charge, our famous 5O-Cent •• Henderson collection of aeeda, contain
tal number of copies of the remain
ing one packet each of Giant Mixed Sweet Ptdtf Giant Fancy Pantiet^ mixed/
KIXG ALFOXSO’S SHOPPING.
ing 1,000 odd publications printed dur
Giant Victtria Aneriymixed; Henderten't NewYtri Lettuce/ Xtrh F.uby Ternate/
ing the year was 12,000,475. Many
and H'hite Tipped Starlet Radiih; in a coupon envelop«, which, when emptied
and returned, wiU b? accepted as • 25-centcash payment on any order
of these are generously Illustrated, A Paris Millinery Shop Startled by
amounting to fl.oo and upward.
and beside the great number of orig
Visit From toe Spanish King.
inal photographs used, the artists of
An amusing anecdote is related in
the Department make something over connection with King Alfonso’s recent
1,000 drawings a year for illustrating. ’ visit to Paris. In his leisure moments
The head of this Division, or the ’ he was fond of taking a turn in the Rue
"Editor" of the Department as he is 1 de la Paix, which is noted for its ele-
known, is Mr. George William Hill, 1 gant shops, and making a few pur-
an old-time editor of an agricultural ! chases. His majesty’s appearance nat-
paper, but he has held his present ’ urally created a good deal of flutter,
position for many administrations.
especially among the demoiselles de
"There have been very many rad magasin, who rushed to doors and win-
ical changes," said Mr. Hill, "f ‘in the 1 dows to see him go by, so when three
If so, we want to send you
publications of the Department with- gentlemen stepped into a certain estab
In the last ten years. At one time, lishment one morning and the most
the Agricultural Reports and other youthful of the party asked to see some
pamphlets and bulletins issued were hats they were politely requested, as
more or less technical, having the rep
most natural thing in the world, to
utation generally throughout the coun the
a moment, as the king was in the
try, of being written in about as dry wait
and the girls were all watching
We believe we have the very best and the cheapest
and uninteresting a manner as pos street,
for him. The knowing smiles which
sible. The present Secretary has con thereupon
line of Acetylene Burners. Our sample will show better
pervaded
the
features
of
the
tinually Impressed upon his Chiefs of little party had the effect of promptly
than we can explain here why it would pay you to use
Divisions the desirability of short, crisp putting
our burners.
quick-witted shop girls on
articles and bulletins, especially in the scent. the After
announcing the great
the annual Year Books, written in a
Write us today, mention kind of Generator used, enclose 8 cents _n
practical and simple style, with the news excitedly to the proprietor of the
stamps to cover postage, and we will send you
result that the Publications of the establishment they clustered in a ring
round King Alfonso and his compan
Department Lave come into very gen ions.
A SAMPLE BURNER.
eral favor with the farmers and are
This was a thousand times better
eagerly sought after, which is evi
than
a
peep
into
the
street,
and
then,
dent by the enormous number of re
what an honor I Only to think of the
quests for them.”
The Farmers' Bulletins, descriptive Spanish sovereign walking in such
of all corta of farm work, stock-rais simple fas’iion into their shop, And
ing, fruit-growing, etc., and of which what followed delighted them even
nearly 250 have been published, are more. The mistress of the place had
by all odds the most popular of the advanced, and, courtesying low, had ut
Departments of Publications. They tered one of those pretty compliments
are brief, written in simple style and which our French friends have so
By H. D. Hemenway.
discuss subjects near to the heart of glibly at th tip of their tongues, when
his
majesty
smilingly
replied:
“
I
wish
the agriculturist. Many of them have
This suggestive little book is a practical manual of school gardening for both
been condensed and rewritten from to see some hats. I want three; one teacher and pupil, and supplies the first adequate work of the sort in this country.
the longer and more technical bulle for my mother, in rather a quiet style; This volume is based on actual experience (the author is an authority and director
tins. setting forth the results of ex one for my sister, and one for my aunt, of the Hartford School of Horticulture).
haustive experiments. More than 6,- and please put them all up together in
CONTENTS : Introduction; Howto Make a Garden; Twenty-One Lessons
000,000 copies of these popular bulle- the same box.” The masterpieces of tn Garden Work—May to September; Bibliography; Lessons in Greenhouse Work'
the shop were presented and inspected. Planting Seed, Potting, etc.; Root Grafting; Lessons in Budding.
The selection of the three hats took
Size, 5x7; pages, 107; binding, cloth; illustrations, 26.
some time, as the young king is not ac
customed to that sort of work, and in
By
arrangement with Doubleday, Page & Co., I am able for the present
his dilemma he exclaimed: “Well, I to make special
the following
‘
was never so puzzled in my life!”
SPECIAL OFFER.
Finally the choice was made, and with
the request that the hats should be
The new Garden Magazine, 6 months, and How to Make School
sent at once to the hotel, King Alfonso
Gardens, *1.00 edition, postpaid, both for *1.00.......................................
took his departure, leaving the mistress
The
GARDEN MAGAZINE is finely illustrated, and is the finest magazine of
of the establishment and her young
women charmed with their experience. its kind published in America. To take advantage of this special offer, orders
should be sent at once to H. D. Hemenway, Hartford, Connecticut.
Every Empty Envelope
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Farm
Hu tidings
Silos.
DO YOU USE ACETYLENEÎ
A SAMPLE SURNLR
Applying
Manure
to the
Land.
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the farms of this country, where the thia was made necessary by an acci
{twner seeing a dollar in sight for a dental Injury to one of the cowa. One
oad of manure readily sella it to a regular breeder la fifteen years old, but
neighbor rather than apply it to his is atill vigorous and healthy, giving
swn soil, where Its value might be milk enough to make it profitable to
Ihree or four times as great. On the retain her in the herd. Experts in the
model farm in Pennsylvania most of Department of Agriculture state that
the crops are fed to the stock and thus they have never seen a thriftier, better
largely return to the land in manure. kept lot of cows. Balanced rations are
Upon assuming management of the fed to them every day in the year, con
farm the owner with no previous ex sisting of some succulent material—
perience in farming began to read silage in winter, and rye, timothy and
ghat agricultural literature was avail clover, corn or peas and oats in sum
able. One of the first books secured by mer. A second portion Is made up of
Um was Quincy's little treatise on the dry hay or fodder, which gives some
tolling of cattle, written in 1859. Soil consistency to the manure. The third
jug consists in cutting and giving portion consists of meal products, of
freen feed in summer instead of allow- which three kinds are used—bran, oil-
ng the animals to run on pasture, meal and gluten.
Many dairymen
this Bystem adopted by the farm would be surprised to learn that every
»wner did mi prove satisfactory the cow on this farm has four ounces of
Irst year because no other feed was salt dally, mixed with her fodder, fin”
Used and the cows did not do well. In table salt being invariably used ano
Iddition the manure was difficult to evenly divided among the three feeds.
handle and it was not easy to keep the There are round silos on the farm,
A NON-PA TENTABL E MEDICINE.
barn clean. Before the next season, each ten feet in diameter and thirty-
however, the new farmer had procured four feet high. These altogether hold
Stewart’s book on feeding animals and about 100 tons of silage and this quan
Universally Used by the Medical Pro
from It learned his first lesson in tity of corn silage is produced on four
fession.
‘balanced rations.” He also learned ¡acres,
j
uu. c.c.vu
planted „„
on „„„„
June ..
22nd.
Eleven
What Is the most important remedy
to feed some dry hay rflth the soiling . men, three teams and a traction en-
known to the medical profession? A
erops, thus giving the manure a proper Iglne
|gfne to run the cutter are employed In
in
guessing contest might be established
SonBlstency. Thenceforward the man- filling the silos.
upon
this question which would doubt
Igement of the constantly growin*
The proprietor of this farm has not
less bring to the fore a great variety
i.rd of cows was a simple matter and adopted any systematic rotation of
of remedies, yet, as stated by a very
the farm began not only to pay a profit crops, as every foot of land receives an
successful practitioner, there is one
but to increase in fertility, so that abundance of manure every year or
medicine given to patients which phy
Within seven years the entire rnort- two. There is but little trace of weeds
sicians find more important than any
Sage was paid off.
and those that do grow are not of the
other. Strange to say, this Is the quite
The farm Is strictly a dairy farm, undesirable kind. Intelligent methods
Universal and ineffective "bread pill,"
GEOROE WILLIAM IIILL.
the only products regularly sold being of cultivation enabled the owner last
which, after all, is not bread, but only
Chief
of
the
Publication
Division,
lb-partrnent
(silk and a few head of young cattle year not only to produce all the rough
so-called on account of its harmless
of
Agricolture.
■ach
•ach year. The cowb are all registered age required for thirty head of stock
nature. The bread pill Is sometimes
Forseys
lerseys ex
except one or two picked up at but to have left nearly 4,000 pounds of tins were published and distributed nothing more than a plain sugar pel
last
year.
An
active
factor
in
the
neighboring sales. They are not only hay, which was sold.
let, at others, where a liquid prescrip
enormous work of editing
_ the ___
Agrl- tion is given, a weak solution of sugar
Pre bred but well bred. Male calves,
Handling the Manure.
cultural Publications Is the assistant and water, or a mixture of powdered
worthy of it, are reared for breeding
The remarkable yields on this farm chief and editor of the Division, Mr. licorice or gentian, both harmless
purposes, but none Is ever vealed. If
a male calf Is not tit to raise for a are due entirely to the intelligent use Joseph A. Arnold, whose knowledge drugs when given in the weak propor
of
stable manure. Most farmers waste of the practical side of Agricultural tions prescribed by the doctor.
breeder it is killed at birth. "It
Of course the principle use of the
__
doesn't pay to feed *18 worth of meal more than half of the value of the Publications is something amazing.
produced on their farms. On
The storage and distribution of this "bread pill" Is in the case of a pa
to a calf that will sell for *7,” said the manure
this
model
farm
every
particle
of
the
printed
matter
constitutes
a
large
tient, who, imagining himself ill.
owner. The young cattle sold from
this farm bring on an average *100 plant food is utilized. The method of and important part of the Publication calls in his family physician, and
handling
manure
in
this
case
can
be
apiece, and about five are disposed of
used only on farms on which stock is
each year.
kept In stalls and is therefore not ap
The milk is all sold at 25 cents a gal- plicable to all styles of stock-farming.
Ion the year round to a State institu Behind each row of cows is a gutter,
tion located two allies distant. The eighteen Inches wide and seven inches
milk tests high, is perfectly clean and deep. These gutters have no outlets.
Free from adulteration. There is never They are thoroughly cleaned dally
any complaint from the buyers; on the (the whole t>arn is disinfected twice
O'her hand, this farmer la considered a week by a free use of creoline, and
a public benefactor. As soon as the the Interior is frequently white
milk is drawn it Is placed In perfectly washed*. When cleaned, the gutters
clean cans standing In cold water some are sprinkled with ashes or dry dirt
distance from the barn and stirred to absorb what moisture may lie pres
frequently to aerate it and aid the ent. During the day a quantity of
cooling. The milk vessels are never
consisting of ?eaf mold, rot
allowed to stnnd around uncleaned, but absorbent,
ten sod. etc., Is placed In them. The
are washed as soon as the milk Is re manure Is lifted from the gutters Into
moved. first with cold water, then with a cart backed up to the door and Is
boiling and Anally again with cold then taken directly off to the fields
water The amount of milk produced and spread over them. In summer it
from the seventeen cows is nearly the Is applied to the land from which the
same at ail seasons and oversees about soiling crops are removed; in winter
twenty-six gallons a day. While this It Is spread on the rye and grass fields.
yield of approximately 4.800 pounds a No manure is used on newly seeded
year for each of the seventeen cows grnss lands.
kept Is not enormous, by any means.
THE 3-YEAR-OLD DAVOHTKR OF A 1LYEAR-OLD JERSEY.
This Is the experience of a pioneer
It le good. The Income from the milk
produced Is about *2.400 a year. The farmer starting In with no previous Division'» work, the document section latter, knowing his patient to be per
outlay for concentrated feeding stuffs training, but going to work in a meth occupying the entire space of a large fectly well, prescribes the "bread pill."
odical manner to learn what ho could tour story building. The total print But. probably, the most opportune of
is *625 annually.
from the experience of others. He has ing bill of the Division for the past all times for the use of the "bread
Economy In Farm Labor.
applied principles and business meth year amounted to *258,172.
pill" Is when the man of science makes
One man and a boy do the labor of od» and baa fated a path Into a
"Although we are sending .out a a visit to a particularly ill patient, but
There Is vast volume of farm bulletins,” re- whose symptoms are of such a nature
the farm except In hay harvest and region of greu. possibilities
daring the cutting of silage. So sya- no doubt that bls experience can bs market Mr. Arnold in speaking of this that he la perplexed as to the charac-
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