Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 8, 1920, Page 3

7 | EXHAUSTIVE Experimental Farm at Beltsville, Md., Are Being Preoured 22 Kiriommey T Phe scientific experiment is a elow process, but it Is the best way in the wond to get facts. The slowness of it is one of the reasons why the farmer, even though he’is a scientist, cannot make the ex- periments for himself. He has not the time to devote to them. Then, sometimes a great many experiments have to be tried before one is made that produces the desired results, The farmer cannot afford the numerous experiments that may not get satisfac- tory results for the sake of the one Here 18 an illustration of the kind ot experiment that, from the stand- point of the length of time it takes, no #armer could undertake for himself .~ %8 a business proposition. The United States department of agriculture anted to know whether the milking tendency In beef cattle is transmitted smainly by the dams through-the male oe of descent, and to what extent Atie milk-giving function of the dam tnfluences the beef character of the progeny. An experiment to determine those facts was begun in 1816. It wfll not be completed until 1985. But &t the end of that 20-year period the department of agriculture will know Qhose facts, and every farmer n the United States may know them just as thoroughly as if he had devoted 20 years of his own life to working them out. . P Benefit for Human Beings. This is one- of the experiments of the bureau of animal industry, and, 1ike all the experiments of that bureau, has as its object the improvement ‘of tive stock. But it has been repeat- edly proved that work for the Iim- provement of live stock always has an indirect, and frequently a direct, beneficial effect on human beings. Here 1s an filustratfon of direct benefit: Horses sometimes dle of what is &nown as forage poisoning. The bu- reau of animal fndustry began experi- ments to determine the cause of that potsoning. The bacillus botulinus was inertminated. Experiments were begun % develop a serum that would protect against botulinus poisoning. A sheep was finally immunized and a quantity ot serum made from its blood. Then, one day, word came to the bureau that a little girl had contracted botulinus poisoning from ripe olives and was dying. The serum—prepared with the Mea of protecting horses against for- age polson—was rushed from Wash- fogton to New York, and the little girl's life was saved. Cases of botu- iinus poisoning, from canned goods and other foods, have frequently caused . the death of entire familles, and there has previously been no re- Ttef for it. .Experiments prove theorles or dis- *' prove them, and one may be just as significant as the other. There has long been a theory that a cow would give more milk if milked at regular times every day than 1f milked Ir- regularly. The department of agri- culture trled it out on a scale suf- ficlently large 'to make certain of the facts, and found that, so far as pro- duction 18 concerned, there is no note- worthy difference between regular and irregular milking, although regularity is usually desirable for other reasons. In the experiment the feeding hours were regular throughout. More differ- ence might be found if both feeding and milking were Irregular, as is the case on - many farms. It has always been the common opinion, also, that a cow would give more milk if she hed water constantly before her than if she were watered once or twice a day. The department is experiment- tng on that, and has reached the ten- tative conclusion that the advantage of water continuously lies mainly in the eaving of labor rather than in & greater production of milk. Question of Wallows. There was another common theory on which people were divided. Some men sald that a hog would do better 1£ he had water to wallow in. - Other men of equal experience said there was nothing to it; that a wallow had nothing to do with the prosperity of experiments, and found that a hog does galn weight more rapidly if he has access to a wallow than if he has There are other animal eyperiments: THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 8, 1920 ) ExPEBIMENTS ARE BASIS OF - AGRICULTURAL ADVANCES, BUT TAKE TIME e Where Many Agricuitural Experiments Carried Out breed of American general-purpose horses, and satill others for the evolu- tion of the ideal cavalry horse. ) Experiments are In progress to de- termine the best method of develop- ing better milk and butter producing cows In large numbers, Line breed- ing, inbreeding, and crossbreeding are being tried through a number of gen- erations. Information Available. These Itnes of experimentation are terely indicative of scores of lines along which work is now in progress and of hundreds that have already been completed. Whenever any ex- periment 18 completed and the facts are determined, the Information fis made avallable to the public. These results, obtained by the department of agriculture, the state agricultural col leges, and other co-operating agencies, form the basis of agricultural advance- ment. If all farmers availed them- selves of them, advancement would be much more rapid. Many of them are incorporated in bulletins and other publications. Practically all of them: that have been completed are avafl- able in one form or another. Where full information is not to be had in printed form, officials of the depart- ment, or of the state experiment sta- tion, or the county agent at your home, can furnish fit. PREPARATION NEEDED FOR SWEET POTATOES Crop Second to Irish ‘Variety in Commercial Importance. Can Be Grown Under Variety of Con. ditions for Home Use—Good Plants Are Essential for Successful Crop of Tubers. Irish potatoes, as a commercial crop, have a rapidly growing rival in sweet potatoes. Within the last ten years the farm value of the latter crop in this country has doubled and now 18 second only to Irish potatoes.in com- mercial importance says the United States department of agriculture. Sweet potatoes can be grown under a wide range of conditions for home use, but when they are to be produced commercially careful consideration should be given to the necessity of suitable soil, favorable climate, ac- cessible market, ample transportation, and proper storage. Storage 15 of | great importance, for if the crop is im- properly cured and stored it will de- cay rapidly and the whole year’s work will be lost. But it is possible by improved methods to hold sweet pota- toes for several months at practically no loss. This crop is propagated by plants produced by sprouting sweet pota- toes in warm sand. Potatoes from which the plants are to be grown should be planted in early spring in ‘hotbeds. In the South, where no bot- tom heat i8 necessary, cold frames may be used successfully. Good plants are necessary for a successful crop, for a big harvest depends largely upon the way the plants start off after being removed from the plant bed and set in the field or garden. GREEN CUT BONE FOR FOWLS Feed Every Other Day in a Trough, Al- lowing About One-Half Ounce to Each Bird. Do not feed green cut bone oftener than every other day. It is best fed in a trough, according to the United States department of agriculture. Al low about one-half ounce to each bird. Should too severe or continued loose- ness of the bowels follow the feeding of the bone, it should be discontinued or the quantity reduced. LiveE StO , ‘Why not clean the stalls every morn- ing? You won’t miss the time. . s 0 Manure from pigs is next to sheep in richness. It is far too valuable to be wasted. » * o o One of the best ways of lncrufint ‘| the meat supply of the country is by raising hogs. e o o Be sure any hogs that you buy are | pertectly healthy before you put them with your herd. e o o It 18 poor business to mate all the' THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER SPORT NEWS ler is featurea over there. them have been licked this country. makes up his mind to do so. he gets over the line he will quite a time. ered by landlords raising the rent. Playing a make-shift line.up, the Saints lost a close battle to the Mem- phis team yesterday, but it is to be noticed that Bubbles Hargrave came through with a double and two singles and that Bobby McMenemy Merritt pitched a nice game, though the breaks went contributed a triple. against him in the 2-1 duel. werp. which is saying a lot. Icel; playing together since grade school kids. STECHER DEFENDS TTTLE Ral’glgh, N. Cl.? 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