Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 18, 1914, Page 6

P = Farm and % Garden : bbbl il BARNYARD {MANURE! " Value of an Important Manurial Re- source Which Should. Be Saved. [Prepared by United States department. of agriculture.] Barnyard manure is the most impor- tant manurial resource of the farm and should be carefully saved and used. It not only enriches the soil with nitro- gen, phosphoric acid and potash, but it also renders the stored up materials of the soil mare available, improves the mechanical condition of the soil, makes it warmer and enables it to retain more moisture. On the basis of prices charged for commercial ferti the avérage value of the manure annually produced by each horse or mule i~ $27. by each head of cattle $19. by ench hog $12 and by each sheep Probably less than half these values are actually realized in practice. It should be stated, how- ever, that this method of estimating the value of manure is often misleading. = a [.TRY MANURE IS THE MOST VALUABLE. 2 real value is afl%né }.fft‘:fie‘get- fect of manure on.crop; yields-and onj| quality of crop products. The urine is by far the most valuable part of the excreta of anmimals. It is especially rich in readily available ni: trogen. which rapidly ‘escapes into the air if special precautions are not taken to’ prevent its loss. It is also rich in potash, but deficient in phosphoric acid. It should, as a rule, be used in connec- tion with the solid dung, the one thus supplying the deficiencies of the other and making a more evenly balanced manure. Barnyard manure is a very variable substance, its composition and value depending mainly upon (1) age and kind of animal, (2) quantity and qual- ity of:food. (3) proportion of litter and (4) ‘method of management. Ordinary barnyard manure. properly cared for. may be assumed to coatain on the av- erage one-half of 1 per cent of nitro- gen and one-third of 1 per cent of phos- phoric acid. Mature animals. neither gaining nor losing weight. ‘excrete practically as much fertilizing material as they con- sum? in their food. Growing animals may excrete as little as 50 per cent as much as is contained in their food. milch cows from 65 to 85 per cent. fat- tening or working animals from 85 to 95 per cent. In the fertilizing value of equal weights of manure in its normal condition farm animals probably stand in the following order: Poultry, sheep, pigs, horses. cows. The amounts of fertilizing constitu- ents in the manure stand in direct rela- tion to those in the food. As regards the value of manure produced, the con- centrated’ feeding stuffs, such as meat scrap, cottonseed meal, linseed meal and wheat bran. stand first. the legu- minous plants (clover, peas. etc.) sec- ond, the grasses third. cereals (oats. corn, etc.) fourth, and root crops, such as turnips., beets and mangel wurzels, h?l‘the nitrogen of the food exerts a greater influence on the quality of the manure than any other constituent. It is the most costly fertilizing constit- uent. It undergoes more modification .| in the animal stomach than the mineral constituents (potash and phosphoric acid) and rapidly escapes from-'the manure in fermentation. The secretion of urine increases with the increase of nitrogenous substances in the food. thus necessitating the use of larger amounts of litter and affecting both the amount and value of the manure. Barnyard manure rapidly undergoes change. 'When practicable’ to remove the manure rapidly and spread it on the field at short intervals the losses of valuable constituents need not be very great, but when the manure must be stored for some time the difficulties o_f preservation are greatly increased. One of the best ways to utilize barn- yard manure o apply it in connec- tion with such fertilizing materials as supplement its fertilizing constituents. These materials may be either com- EVEN THE PICKPOCKET THE REAL TOBA {YoU TOOK SOMETHING FROM MY POCKET, WHAT WAS IT? KNOWS THE VALUE OF CCO CHEW Every farmer who hag some- thing to sell or who wants: to - buy something is invited to send his de- sires direct to the Pioneer office or FOR SALE through agriculturist B. F. Gile of the high school. The same will be published with out a penny of cost to the farmor. It will be the aim of the Pioneer to accept only truth- ful, reliable “ads” from responsible Darties. Who Knows What Might Happen FOR SALE WANTED arket Page FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1914 You may find listed here' just what you’ve been looking for. Learn to-know your mneighbor. Read what he has to say. 2 @ Please report ,a“ advertisements that have served their purpose WANTED ;- LIVE STOCK ' Two gfade Guernsey heifers, Ad- dress N. G. Reynolds, Turtle River, Minn. Phone 618-22, One 7-year-old cow. Price $45.00. Address N. G. Reynolds, Turtle River, Minn. = Italian bees. 1, Wilton, Minn. Cal Rygg, Rout No. Phone 3658-12. One registered fiolsteln bull, (3 1-2 years), W. G. Schroeder, Be- midji, Minn. ! One registered Holsteln bull, (5 years), $150, A. P. Ritchie, Bemidji Minn. One 3-4 Holstein bull (1 year). F. M. Pendergast, Bemidji, Minn. Three fresh cows, Maltby, Minn. Nick Nelson, One farm team to sell or trade for stock. Phone 3637-21. Be- midji, L. W. Aldrick. One S. C. Buff Leghorn male. R. R. No, 1, C. H. Simpkins, Turtle River, Minn, Ducks for sale. 1, Bemidji. H. R. Carrick, R Two grade Jersey cows, 3 and 4 years old, one is fresh and one com- ing in a month. These are choice young cows and better than three- fourth Jersey. One Jersey heifer 18 months old, and other stock for sale. S. S. King, Town of Frohn, Route 2, Bemidji, Minn. THE ONLY THING IN Y OU know, all tobacco users - know what is the matter with ordinary chewing tobacco! Everywhere men are saying to their friends that “Right-Cut’-is: the Real Tobacco Chew. Pure, mellow, full-bodied tobacco— seasoned and sweetened just enough. Take a very small chew—less than one-quarter the Then let it rest. be tobacco satisfied. 2% > yriakes you spit too much. The taste of pure, old eige.- It will be more satisfying than a mouthful of ordinary tobacco. Just nibble on it until you find I\ the strength chew that suits you. Tuck it away. See how easily and evenly the real tobacco taste comes, how it satisfies without grinding, how much less you have to spit, how few chews you take to That’s why it is The Real Tobacco Chew. That’s why it costs less in the end. 1t is a ready chew, cut fine and short shred so that you won't have ind on it with your teeth. . Grinding on ordinary candied tobacco ich tobacco does not need to be covered up with molasses and - / o licorice. Notice how the salt brings out the rich tobacco taste in *'Right-Cut. One small chew takes chews :of the old kind. the place of two big WEYMAN-BRUTON COMPANY 80 Union Square, New York 2 ! BUY.FROM DEALER OR SEND0S STAMPS TOUS - This space reserved by the : ‘Bemidii Townsite & Improvement Co,” " For Price of Lots, Terms, Etc., _ INQUIRE OF Bemidji, T. C. BAILEY, or_ write: BETIDJI TOWNSITE & IMPROVEI.TENT CO. sT. PAUL 520 Capital Bank Bullding MINNESOTA | posted with the manure or used sepa- rately. execept in case of nitrate, such as nitrate of soda. which should never be composted with barnvard manure on account of danger of denitrification. and loss of nitrogen. As is well known. barnyard manure is lastinz in its effects and in. many cuases need not be applied so - frequently as the more soluble and quick acting superphos- phates and potash and nitrogen salts. omeremans. Sekigsi There is nothing better thyn well cured clover rowen or second growth clover hay, writes J. F. Schureman United States departmment of agricul ture. This should be cut up fine and steamed. Clover is not only highly nitrogenous. but rich in lime. a sub stance required by the hens for pro viding shells for the eggs. Milk producers who know it best cou cede that alfalfa is an invaluable feed in the dairy. closely akin to wheat bran in resnlts and usually much less ex In the average small town or «ity there ix about one cow for every teu or fifteen people. Therefore iu 1’ town of 1.000 popula n there will probably be 75 to 100 cows. If alfalfy will increase the quantity of their milk and butter fat., giving a product at » lower cost than the concentrated foods. it should be more used. But as yet it is not generally used. because it is not understood and appreciated. In order to produce desirable flavor it is very essential that. the milk and cream he handled under sanitary con- ditions. SELECTING SEEC CORN! Early Selection From the Hill Has Im- portant Advantages. Hill selection of seed is urged by every institution interested in the im- provement of corn. By selecting corn | from the standing stalks in the field one can consider other things besides the ear itself. The height of the -ear on the stalk and the strength of the stalk may both be considered. and whether or not the ear grew on a stalk that had the ‘whole hill to itself or had to compete with two or three other stalks can be determined, while if one waits until the corn has been cut these factors cannot be considered. While the large, heavy ears are de- sirable, one cannot profitably select them at the expense of maturity. be- cause corn that will not mature is Barly selection from the hill avoids the danger of the corn being injured by frost while it is still damp in the husk. It glso allows for ample time for the corn to become- thoroughly dried, ‘but Dbefore freezing weather, which is very important in maintain- ing a strong germination.—A. D. Wil- son, ‘Director of Agricultural Exten- sion, University’ Farm, St. Paul. "Turkisl‘x wén‘lén are now taking up the ‘study of medigine. One grade:zJersey heifer calt five weeks, old;>gbod markings. 'C.’ N, LIVESTOCK and Shannon, Riverstead Ranch, Phoxae 3616-7. One light young team. A. P. Ritchie, Bemidji, Minn, One Poland China sow, one year old in' September, for sale or trade, for poultry or heifer calf. Mrs. &. O. Whitney, Turtle River, Minn. R. No. 1, Box 68. c|o Victor Lester. Two choice grade Jersay cows, one fresh and the other to. be soon, 3 and 4 years old; ome grade Jersey heifer, 18 months old; three pointer pups, 8 months old. These pups are old enough to train for hunting this fall. §. S. King, R. R. 2, Bemidii, Minn. Fine bred Leghorn cockerels at fifty cents each if taken soon. High School Farm, Bemidji, Minn. One horse, 12 yrs. old, weight 1,100 1bs.; one three year old geld- ing colt, weight 1,000 1bs.; one mare colt, two years old; three splendid Berkshire brood sows, 14 months old, and six pigs, two months old. By Dr. E. H. Smith, Bemidji, Minn. ! Twenty- head graded Shropshire ewes. George Dobson, Bemidji, R. F. D. No. 1. Phone 3601-8. MISCELLANEOUS For sale or trade for farm team. One. . Coltron. - continuous - concrete mixer, also one hollow block ma- chine. Address Box 66-A, R. F. D, Turtle River, Minn. One two seated buggy with light bobs for winter use. Frank Pattersoa, Phone 727-18. Wilton, Minn: One good set double driving har- ness, Just what you are looking for Elmer Oftedahl, Nary, Minn. FOR SALE—Blacksmith Tom -Brennan, Wilton, Minn. outfit. Summer Spoilage of Eggs. Why work and worry raising chicks. feed them all winter and then let half the eggs spoil during the hot summer months? Last year in the warmer por- tions of the country almost half the eggs leaving the farm were unfit for food. This was'in addition to the large jtem of the eges lost and spoiled out- right by the hens laying in the weeds and grass and in inaccessible places. Chanticleer is responsible for 4 large percentage of this lo: Fertile eggs begin' to incubate at once in hot weather. and the loss in spoiled eggs can be rednced at least 75 per cent by promptly getting rid of the roosters as soon as hatching eggs are no longer wanted. 7 ) Alfalfa Versus Timothy. In one ton of alfalfa hay there are 1,044 pounds of digestible nutrients. of which 220 pounds are digestible protein. In one ton of timothy hay there are 962 pounds of digestible nu- trients, of which fifty-six pounds are digestible protein. The autrients in the timothy hay are furnished a little cheaper than in the alfalfa, but the pretein in the alfalfa is far cheaper than in the timothy. Chickens as Wild Birds. - There is a chicken law in Indiana. according to State Attorney Jeffries. which claims that when chickens wan- der away from their owner’s premises and take to tearing up the neighbor's garden they become wild hirds, and the aforesaid neighbor may shoot them, Notice. Notice is hereby given that the school board in School Disrtict No. 18, Town of Winson, Clearwater County, Minn., will receive bids up until 3 o’clock P. M., Saturday, Sept. 26th, 1914,- for the reconstruction- of the school house according to plans and specifications, which can bound to be an unprofitable crop. | 3td be seen at the office of George T. Hamrey in Farmers State Bank, Gonvick, Minn., or at H. C. Wid- ness, District Clerk. The basement is to be built of con- crete, and sand, gravel and water is on the place for that purpose. The contract will be awarded to the lowest bidder. .. The :board re- serves all rights to accept or reject any and all bids. 2 H. C. WIDNESS, 3 Wi . Dist. ‘Clerk. * POULTRY Twenty "l}eud of sfieep. two due- rock, Jersey Gilts. Fred Hall Nebish, Minn, Two sows of the Poland China breed. Ed. Nystrom, Blackduck, Minn.,, Town of Langor, Sec. 33, To buy 25 White Leghorn pullets, single comb, when about half grown. G. H. SmithsKeHiher, Minn:® Two cows fresh or coming fresh soon. Address, A. A. Crum, Be- midji, Minn. Seven miles south of Bemidji. Two cows fresh or coming fresh soon. Address J. H. Sheets. Bemidji Minn, 6 miles south of Bemidji. Four sheep, John C. Vogler, Nebish Minn. o (D86) LIST YOUR WANTS HERE Cut out this Coupon and fail i to Thé Pionger SALE WANTED Name ...Bull and....... ....................... Section .cows of the ........ ...Bred sows of the.......... .....Sheep of the..... FARMER’S SEED COUPON Cut out and send to B. F. Gile High School Agriculturist, Bemidji Minn. ...................... Postoffice ........ I would like to buy the followingseeds and stock: eatesssaceson. RoOStE® ...........HemS .................Breed ....... siosonsna e BUSCOMM. os i et venetoniossanesions, seresss Variety cececess. Bu. Potatoes.....ceee, ... ..........., Varlety HES: olureia tetetovota)s Sioa Bu. Clover Seed..... ...-..................Varlety edeieee eeecse.Bu. Wheat...oooeeeneennnnn. Leseeee Variety Bu. Oats... Cesedentesses. .. Bu. Timothy 1 would also like to sell the following seeds and stock: = teseessiatieeisttenann o