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a crop of corn eown broadcast Tbe
corn was plowed down in the fqjj and
tbe sand lot planted in rye. It <111 be
seen that in thia process nature was
being assisted by moisture and sun
light to change sand Into rye anil corn
stalks. Then the sand, by the natural
process of decompoeltlon of these
grains, brought about a complete
change In the physical condition of
the soli.
male help wanted .
Van Buren St., Chicago, UL______________________
w
• a Hnndred Firemen and Brakemen on
different railroads. Age » to 30. good sight aud
bearing. Experience unneoeasary- nrjm«_l“
monthly, become Engineers and earn »M0- Brake-
men »70 monthly, become conductors and earn »UU.
Positions awaiting competent men. Send «tatni1» for
particulars. Name position prt-Iernsl. Ksllway
Association. Room 66. 227 Monroe street, Brooklyn.
N. Y.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
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give our readers the beat of every*
thing, we are about to offer you in
serial form, the unusual and ab
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••THE WHITE COMPANY.”
by no less great an author than
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We have secured from Sir
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ers the right to this novel, and it
is with great pleasure that we are
able to announce its early appear
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Be sure to get the initial chapters,
as it is a stirring tale that will hold
your interest from first to last.
The work of this lnteret'Jng man
attracted tbe attention of many people
WANTED; Amateur Photographs suitable for
pursuing scientific agriculture, among
art and advertising subjects. Mall P^*
P™,®
with portage for return H not accented, to The Geo.
Hollister
proceeded
upon
the
theory
whom was H. J. Heinz, the pickle
The following Interesting account
R. Lawrence Company, 274 Wabfium Ave., Chicago,
that,
climatic
conditions
being
equal,
manufacturer—57 kinds—who is in
III.
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of the life work of Edgar J. Hollister
~WE WANT A HUSTLING AGENT lnyour tewn
Is sketched by Mrs. Grannis, who has certain crops are adapted to certain terested not only in tbe culture of the
for the only automatic shears, the bbeer-Cut bbeare.
vegetable
kingdom
but
In
the
tel
’
"t-
had the opportunity of personally ob soils, and that planting those which
Best shears, best terms, Crwilt
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same day received. Novelty Shear Co., 184 La Salk
serving some of the results of bls will bring the greatest revenue will ual growth of boys, and through his
St.,
Ch
icago,
III.
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activity
Mr.
Hollister
was
elected
wonderful activity. Except for Dean
SALESMEN TO SELL the largest line ot souventr
Hollister’s retiring modesty regarding enhance the value of the land, Inspire Dean of Agriculture at the Agricul
post cards in the country. Also
his own performances, Mrs. Grannis the people with enthusiasm and en tural Institute of Winona Lake, In
llblug tuna. Excellent side bnç. C.xxl l "““‘Sj,’ “
and Prompt »settlement. Alfred Holzman, Pub-
says that It would be possible to pre courage development in all lines of diana. Here he was seen last sum
lisher,
840 Dearborn St, Chicago. III.
mer, handling his crops of embryo
sent many more stimulating Incidents trade.
For example, Kalamazoo, farmers who seemed imbued with his
MEN & BOYS WANTED to learn tho Plumbing
Of difficulties overcome. All In all,
Trade. Complete the courae In 2 or 3monthe. Ju
niors earn from »3 to «4 per day. W t’h 6 montas
his life work Is doing much not only Michigan, was once surrounded by enthusiasm and whose first harvest
experience outside, you can Join tbe Union and de
bogs
and
flats
worth
scarcely
$10.90
received
encomiums
from
five
thou
for
American
agriculture,
per
se:
but
mand
»4 to »5 per day. Catalogue a n. tree. Union
A
Plnmblng School. IM W. 2»th Ht-, New York._______
for the advancement of tbe Idea that an acre. After the incoming of the sand visiting farmers, who unani
Hollanders,
who
began
raising
celery
mously adopted resolutions endorsing
WE WANT MEN in every State to carry on busi
bralnwork-farmlng pays, and that
ness ot great profit. Attractive proposition toper-
there Is as promising a field In this on these supposedly worthless la - , the work.
manent men. State Maps sell themselves. Stri tly
$000,000.00
was
brought
annually
to
commisaton basis. Scarborough Co., Box 5269, Bos-
line of endeavor as In any of the mer
9
ton, Maaa., or Indianapolis, Iua.
the town by the sale of this vegetable. EDUCATING FOR SMALL ARMS.
cantile or Industrial occupations.
A plan Is now taking tangible form,
In ten years’ time the land increased
The Irish Potato.
which
will
lead
to
the
establishment
REAL ESTATE.
in value to $900.00 an acre.
rich, sandy loam Is best suited to
Tbroufb Toil to Truimph.
In 1899, a trip was made to Colo of small farms comprising five to the A production
of Irish potatoes, and 20 ACRE TRACTS CHOICEST fruit and farm land
|
/' By Anna C. Grannte.
rado where the people were farming twenty acres each. On these farms
(on the Oulf Coast Highlands In Alabama) tor »oh
F
r1* 18 a far cry from a Canadian under irrigation, and here the growers young men will be taught combined the fertilizers employed should contain cash
and 45 monthly Instalments of $10 each (in. 6per
Crop, pay »75 to »250 an acre a year. Remark
scientific and practical agriculture. high percentage of potash. Tbe main cent).
'
tanner boy in the sixties to the Dean
ably healthful. Send for booklet. Irvington Laud
crop
of
Irish
potatoes
for
family
use
They will also demonstrate the pos
"•inf Agriculture to-day in a rising Insti
Co.. 184 La Salle St., Chicago, 111.
should
be
grown
elsewhere,
but
a
small
sibility of getting an income and genu
tution In the West, yet, by the applica
WANTED: WICHITA PROPERTY. Lands In
ine happiness from their investments area of early ones properly belongs in Southwest Kansas. What have you for sale Î ¿2
tion of science to practical farming,
years
buying and selling Kansas dirt. Choice 640
the
garden.
The
preparation
of
the
TO THE LAME
which may well be envied by the
auch a change has been wrought by
acres neur Garden City. $6,400. Write E. I. Spencer,
There are only two Ex-
salaried man or tbe man of moderate soil should be the same as for general 115 8, Lawrence Ave., Wichita, Kansas.
Edgar J. Hollister, a soil expert of
tensione—we patented
capital In the city. It is believed too, garden crops.
both. Others Imitate
wide reputation.
CALIFORNIA COLONIZATION LANDS. Tracts
our 18M style —we
2000 to 20,000 acres; low prices; easy term« level,
that this work will have a wholesome
No agricultural college opened its
In a recent bulletin on farm vege of
make it oorrectlv at
rich, alluvial soil; abundance of water; best climate
$10. With “O’Con
effect upon the farmers throughout tables, the department of Agriculture on earth. U. L. Dike Investment Co. (Inc.) 281
frtendly doors to this young pioneer,
nor’s Latest’* you
nor was the Canadian government so
the country. An increase of even recommends that for late potatoes, the Mason Bldg., Los Angeles. Cal.____________________
“O’COMMOR’B LATEST” *®ar
“>ade
iHtirt
ehoee, slippers or
PROPERTY ONLY—EVERYWHERE
$100.00 in the revenue of each farmer rows should be 2% to 3 feet apart, — COUNTRY
deeply interested at that time as now,
Oxford ties, without
Farms, residences, hotels, stores, etc. Catalog
when multiplied by five million, would «and the hills 14 to 18 inches apart in Free
.An Its farming population. Books on
alteration—open back, no lacing—no exer
to intending buyers. Owners wishing to sell
tion to walk— perfect ankle and instep I Out
establish the prosperity of tbe Ameri the rows. Lay off the rows with a call or write at once. Phillips & Wells, 95X Tribune
.^'•'the subject were few and fell woefully
this out and send to-day and we will tell
you how to get oue fr—. Give shortage^
abort of the mark, yet he knew neither
can Nation, the bulwarks ot which one-horse plow or lister, and drop the Building. New York.
discouragement nor dismay.
are its farming population.
seed, one or two pieces in a place, In
BUSINESS EQUIPMENT.
A call from western Ontario, his
Mr. Hollister is also directing a the bottom of the furrow. Cover the
birth place, came In 1873 and In re
work of reclamation ot a large tract seed to a depth of about 4 inches, using r’ALIDRAPH TYPEWRITER »10.00. Remington.
sponse, some time was spent In set
ot salt meadow on the Connecticut a hoe or a one-horse plow for the pur Yost, Densmore & Jewett. »15.00 each. Electric
Graphaphone Outfit, new taper-arm
ting out peach orchards, the work los
coast which, when reclaimed, will be pose. One to three weeks will be Commercial
disc phonograph cheap. Edison Mimeograph 110.00.
ing Its irksomeness because of the
used for the purpose ot intensive required for the potatoes to come up, O. Hacker. 2 Park Pl., N. Y.
study which accompanied it. More
farming, thereby firmly establishing depending entirely upon the tempera BOOK-KEEPERS—Keep out of trouble. Remove
over, at this point a company was en
blots and Incorrect entries without scratching. Our
the fact that these lands may be used ture of the soil. The ground may even Eradlcator
never falls. Send 25c. for bottle. Best
gaged in reclaiming some twenty-five
td furnish employment and bring freeze slightly after the planting has terms to Agents.
H. A. Ink Eradlcator Co., 1900
thousand
iusnnd acres of land L,
t>y the
________
drainage
wealth and happiness to the people.
been done, but so long as the frost Washington Ave,, New York.!____________________
■ni
ii Inland
inland lake. The young man as-
Thus each day reveals some new does not reach the seed potatoes no
Investigate the grand
MISCELLANEOUS.
e 'ed in some of tbe surveys and was
progress, and farming, that once harm will result, and growth will be
el touch with the chief engineer of
seemed a hopeless, hapless drudgery, gin as soon as the soil becomes suf SOUVENIR POST CARDS OF NEW YORK CITY, possibilities there are in
•j«e work.
His enthusiasm was
DEAN E. J. HOLLISTER.
is being shown a golden highway to ficiently warm.
beautifully colored, no two alike, prominent views agriculture.
Trained men
groused by the anticipation of the re-
only. Send twenty-five cents In stamps or money
an ever Increasing success.
As soon as the plants appear above order
and 1 will mall six cards; one card a day for for
.‘giilts which would /home from the nd- were taught the economical use of
extension
work are
six days. Foreign addresses one cent additional
the ground and the rows can be fol per
Jlgltlon of such a large acreage, which water and the method of creating a
card. JULIUS WEIL. No. 21 West Houston St.,
Value
of
Alfalfa
to
Farm
Animals.
now
in
great
demand.
We
lowed,
the
surface
soil
should
be
well
New
York
City.
References
:
Mechanics
&
Traders
/ hitherto worthless, was now, by re favorable environment for plants. A
The Bureau of Animal Industry ot stirred by means of oue of the liarrow Bank.
ef duclng ltzto cultivation, to be made visit was made to Maryland, where
can
help
you
make
your
SELF FILLING “ BlOfll ” Fountain Pen. The
“•rod’’ ive.
experiments with soil and plant life the Department ot Agriculture has re toothed cultivators. Good cultivation best
and most simple relf filling Fountain Pen made.
$1.(10 to Introduce it to the trade now. Regular retail own future.
, some further years of study added still further to the experiment cently published a study by I. D. should be maintained throughout the Srlce
$2.00. For sale at anv 8tatloner, Dept. Store or
preparation Mr. Hollister became er’s fund of knowledge, but in 1901, Graham of the use of alfalfa for the growing season, with occasional hand ewelcr.
or of the manufacturer. Diamond Point
nterested In the organization ot a com tiie most difficult and seemingly im growing and fattening ot animals In hoeing, If necessary, to keep the Pen Co., 102 Beekman St., New York.
the
Great
Plains
region.
The
results
free
from
weeds.
Much
de
ground
pany
for
the
development
of
a
25
VISITING
CARDS 10c. Your name neatly
possible
work
was
to
come,
i.e.,
the
••
in script, old English, or Roman on 25 fine
Marge tract of swamp. The W Lind
1
Wwas
reclaiming of tidal lands on tiie north attained by experiments, while of In pends upon cultivation. Toward the printed
Bristol cards, only 10c; name and address, 15c. 50
estimable
value
to
live
stock
growers
last the soil may be worked up around with name and address, 25c. Matteson, 302-46th St..
f/bleared of brush and reclaimed I to shore of Long Island Sound. The De
cultivation, buildings erected, mn- partment of Agriculture already had In the region mentioned, may well be the plants to hold them erect and pro- Brooklyn, N. Y.__________________________________
CYPHER WRITING. Construct your own secret
chlnery Installed and a system of had a man in the field, who had re
cypher by the Perfect System. Invaluable for cor
farming, very nearly perfect,
. I
was ported the feasibility of reclamation
respondence and diaries. Easy for those having
if M ■ ■ Own 9m ii fcpt gf Wart
key. Others cannot understand. Full instructions
established. Fields of six acres were but by slow processes, and that in
Iff
fl I | gan Save a Lpt yf Mmy
$1. J. W. Magrath, P.O. Box 224, New York-
W ■ ■ ■ ■ Can Increase Your Comforts
made to produce an Income of $3,- vestigation revealed too many failures
15 MASS. HISTORICAL Post Cards, postpaid 10c.
|
TT Can lncre,ge Your ProMi
000.00 each, while others of four acres
In spite of this, Mr. Hollister had
Newton Art Co., 682 Broadway. New York City.
■
produced $1,800.00. Of the latter $1,- sufficient knowledge, gained experi
y°a are Interested In those thing« X*
CATSKTLT, MT. POST CARDS-tO Msorted finest
4
h \ I
we’d llke 10 aeod you oornew book about
colored artistic views, 25 cents, from the Haunts of
200.00 was net; while thirty-five acres mentally, to suggest success, added to
Rip
Van
Winkle.
If
you
don
’
t
like
’
em
we
refund
made to yield $t4.000.fX) gross at which was the further Information
the money. Also West Point, Hudson River Views,
) -was
&c., &c., list free. Barton & Spooner, Box 33, Corn-
an axpense of $8,000.00. Of course, gained during a four years' residence
wall-on-Hudson, N. Y.
these were special crops such as cel In Washington, I>. C„ for the express
ATHLETIC OUTFITS—Base Ball uniforms a
purpose of consultation and co-opera
ery, onions and other vegetables
specialty. 8end for sample book of uniform flannels
tion with the experts of the Depart
BLOW PROCESS OF NATURE.
and 1906 Athletic Catalogue. Charges prepaid to any
n More than a million and a quarter of them are
point in the U. 8. Established 1836. William Read
tn use and several hundred thousand farmers say
In some Instances five years Is tiie ment of Agriculture. An experiment
.'UN
& Sons, Boston. Mass.
that they are the beet Investment they ever made.
period allowed for tiie reclamation of was first made on a small tract on the
They’ll save you more money, more work, give bet
VALUABLE SCARF PINS absolutely protected
land by the slow process of nature south side of Long Island, where the
ter service and greater satisfaction than any other
by our Datented thief proof “ Simplex Pin Guard.”
4
Ask dealer or send 25 cents to-day for gold plated
metal wheel made—because They're Mede BeMer.
after the drainage lias been obtained. salt bog had simply been taken up
sample. H. Ryplnskl, 142 West 105th Street, New
By every test they are the best. Spokes united to
Even then these lands may fall to and thrown Inside of a dike, con
York.___________________________________________
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the hub. If they work loose, your money back.
psylnff crops, because of their structed of lunilier sufficiently strong
Don’t buy wheels nor wagon until you read our
BEES, HONEY, BEE SUPPLIES. All races bees
book. It may save you many dollars and it’s free.
queens, full line supplies. Everything for the bee
T pncy in esaontlal elements such to withstand the tide. This bog was
keeper; books, magazine. A.so fine noney. Write
ELEOTRIO WHEEL OO4
illme, potnsh, phosphoric acid and made smooth and even, and chemically
for catalog stating which you want. A. I. Root Co.
' :
Box 863
__________ Qufinoy, Elo.
Medina,
Onio,
N.
Y.
City,
Philadelphia,
Chicago.
’ignesln. These are some of the treated in the month of August. By
tlOOO FOR $1 Accident Policy paying $5 weekly,
fees which go to make stability In the ' t of October the surface was
death benefit. $250.000 deposited with N. Y. In.
S 1000
nnts. It is true that such lands con- covered with a beautiful growth of
ommissloner for protection. Send $1 for Policy.
Good Agents earn $30 a week. N. Y. Registry Co.,
in h large percentage of nitrogen, tame grass six inches high. This
1181 Broadway. New York.________________________
Nnimulated from the decomposition might certainly be termed, "A Quick
PATENTS THAT PROTECT. Our 3 books for
<t vegetable matter annually produced Process Route.” Work on a sixty
inventors mailed on receipt of 6 cents stamps. R.
» low places. However, this nitrogen, acre tract on the north side was begun
S. & A. B. Lacey. Washington, D. O. Established
1869.
ELECTRIC
dell would produce growth were it In June and completed in December of
allnble, is In an unknown quantity the same year. On this land, covered
iiw
*
k
d available only when sufficient the previous autumn with salt water,
Mature Is present, yet does not pro- nine hundred bushels of turnips were
1
yie same results upon crops as produced on two acres during the
Ijjgeh derived from other sources, first season. Rye. oats, celery and
STUDENTS CLEANING OUT A DRAIN AT WINONA.
d l as bone, dried blood or barn- vegetables throve on the same’ tract
I J manure.
The following year twenty acres
J 3 make these lands productive Im- were seeded to meadow land in April. considered by stockmen in other sec- tect the tubers from the sun after the
vines begin to die. When the tubers
I ilately after drainage. It Is neces. By August it was covered by a beauti tlons.
Some of the questions considered
__________ in are fully ripe the vibes will be quite
1 v to correct their add condition by ful tvrf, strong enough to hold up
u? |use of lime and by disintegration cattle pastured thereon. The remain the experiments were the composition dead, but digging should not be de
S.
i *,be soil particles, thereby increas- ing portion of tbe sixty acres pro and digestibility of alfalfa, the calcu layed too long, as the potatoes will
: their powers to retain water and duced luxuriant crops of vegetables lated cost of nutrients supplied by al make a second growth In case wet
if i>rb oxygen. These forces together. and corn. A year later the meadow falfa and other feeding stuffs, the weather should set in, and weeds will
1 J act on potash ami the three abso- yielded four tons of hay to the acre value of alfalfa hay cut at different start seriously interfering with har
» " <e essentials to plant growth are nl- nnd was considered a great demon- periods of growth, alfalfa as a pastur vesting the crop. On a small scale,
mr<!
age, soiling, and hay crop, alfalfa meal, dig with a spading fork, and on a
and the value of alfalfa, fresh and large scale, use either one of tbe spe
cured, for different kinds of farm ani cial digging machines or a turning
siei
.
mals and for poultry. The importance plow, which latter will cover up a
tentls, i V '
WINONA
ROYS
SELECT of this crop as a honey-producing good many potatoes. A late crop may
a I n ■'
ING WHEAT FOR SEED. plant was also conslderea
be planted during May or early in
ispec 1
Finely ground, kiln-driec alfalfa June In the North, and harvested late
WINONA
PARK
SCHOOL hay, called alfalfa meal, has giver sat
ho < W Ufc j
'
fll
In autumn, when the frost has killed
FOR GIRLS.
>«»1 IL’
isfactory results as feedlr.r stin rhe the
vines.
commercial article is madt tivir se
After digging the potatoes, they
lected alfalfa and mixed with sugar should
never be allowed to lie exposed
beet molasses in the proportion of 75 to the sun, or to any light while in
III— per cent, alfalfa and 25 per cenc. mo storage,
as they soon become gi>en
lasses.
and unfit for table use. Early pota
Horses and mules, It Ie stated, thrive toes
especially should not be stored In
on alfalfa pasture, and while alfalfa is a damp
place during the heated part
too rich a food for mature horses un of the summer,
keeping best if cov-
less used in combination with some eud over In a cool,
shed until
other roughness, it is an excellent feed the autumn weather shady
sets in, after
for young ones, as it seems to contain
they can be placed in a dry
just the elements necessary to develop which
É
or burled In the open ground.
bone, muscle, and consequent size. cellar
*«ny
The
ideal
temperature for keeping
I
Caution should be used, however, in Irish potatoes
A
would be between 3t>’
feeding alfalfa to horses, particularly and 40° F„ but
A
If they have not been accustomed to stand any freezing. they w.il not with
it Like other concentrated feeds, It
4
A thousand bushels of potatoes
seems to stimulate all the physical have
been raised on one acre. How
processes
to
such
an
extent
that
vari
4 I
ous disorders of the digestive system many fnrmers, who chance to read
may appear. This is particularly no this, have raised 200 bushels on an
ticeable in the urinary and perspira equal plot? And there are some
who can not grow 100 bushels on their
tory glands.
When alfalfa is fed to horses In con acre.
siderable quantity the grain ration
Mary was Diseased.
must be proportionately reduced and
an abundance of other roughness fur Mary had a swarm of beee.
nished. When horses have attained a
And they, to save their lives,
mature age and it is desirable to
Must go wherever Mary went—
change from other hay to alfalfa, this
’Cause Mary had the ‘ hives.”
change must be very gradual, and the
selected for this purpose should There were About one minion deaths
I
/ trogen. phosphoric add. potash, and stratlon of the productiveness of these alfalfa
be more advanced in growth at the in India from plague last year.
i
j pboaphurlc add and make them lands under applied science.
time of cutting than that which is to
L 1 avail» hie as plant food.
MAKING SEA LAND PRODUCE. be
fed to cattle or sheep. As a general
A set of Scottish bag-pipes costs
■
Mr. Hollister visited Florida and se
Another equally successful experi statement,
Bookkeeper
Textile Mill Sop«.
ripe alfalfa hay is the from $25 to $250.
BaiMtot Contractas
curt
cured a trad of land which for five ment was conducted by this "Wizard best to use very
Steoogrspker
Civil Service
Civil Engineer
for
working
and
driving
Advertiaement Writer
ire
was
used
experimentally.
Al-
Ckemiat
of
tiie
Soil
”
on
this
same
tract,
viz.,
Arch. Draaghtsmaa
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horses,
while
that
prepared
tn
the
Show Cord Writer
Elec trfclao
Arch It ec t j
Japaaeee jtnriklsbas are being wtab-
ihougli be was In one ease much handi the transform Ing of a live-acre tract
Window Tnmmer
Electrical Engineer
MM ir &
Vwpi
’’-'* «>.»
<v • drainage,
ii n ui.-i «v, wiiivu
capped
by iiinun(im
Inadequate
which of sea sand to a loamy condition. The usual way—that is, cut when the field llshed in the principal cities of eastern
Meeh. Droagbtemso
Elec. Lighting Sope.
Bridge Enjrineer
is
about
one-tenth
in
bloom
—
is
better
Asia.
Commercial Low foe
it w"»
was not found practical to Improve, soil was first treated with chemical
Meeh. Eogioeee
K
rsimao Plumber
for the colts. In any event, horses that
Cootraetoe, k Boddrr,
Serverò,
»£££
the re«ult8
results were, however, very Hatls-
aatls- fertilizers and in the fall rye was j I are
lU.itrator
Statiooarr Engineer
fed alfalfa hay must be given
There are 4,537 textile factorlee In
sawa, which covered the ground In I abundant
exercise.
Japan.
In 18U6, In Oanaita, the next field of winter and made a full growth tbe
| For dairy and beef cattle and for
N f^ggntb'n, a pbenoudnal zuo-ewi re- following mrinr
This <won
i'»*on was I
Dio
wed
under
In
Jone
end
^hwp,
alfalfa
bu
given
very
good
re-
I dghleuu uioutlm. Here Mr. pioweo unuer in June and followed by suits. Ag regards the use ot alfalfa
The national debt of France to $150
a head.
Ik
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GUV ELLIOTT MITCHELL
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hay for pigB, it is considered better to
cut it early, bo that a larger proportion
of leaves may be saved and conse
quently a larger proportion of protein
conserved. While late cutting, after
the leaves have fallen somewhat and
the stem hardened, Is better for
horses; for pigs, especially growing
pigs, the crop should be so harvested
as to save the largest number of
leaves. Experience teaches also that
the third or fourth crop is better for
pigs because It is softer and more pal
atable. It is always wise to provide
some sort of a trough or rack with a
floor in it for feeding alfalfa to hogs.
Alfalfa in Its green state, or when
used as hay or ensilage, Is a first-class
poultry food. Poultry will pasture on
it during the summer and thrive. It Is
best for poultry to use the last cutting
of alfalfa, as it Is softer In texture,
has a larger proportion of leaves, less
woody matter, and Is more succulent
than any other cutting. While poultry
of all classes will eat alfalfa hay, or
at least the leaves from It, and thrive,
it is undoubtedly a better practice to
chop or grind it and mix it with a
grain ration. A good practice is to
steep the alfalfa hay In hot water and
let It stand for several hours before
feeding.
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