The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 13, 1911, Page 8

Neutralizes. Acids and By Faculty of Agr! from photographs There is no longer any question that some Missouri soils need lime to make them produce such crops as they are capable of. This is not to be used as a plant food, but as a corrective for the sour or “sad” condition of the soil, Most of our crops are of such a na- ture that they require either a neutral or alkaline soil’ in order to do their hest. Hardly a single crop will do its best in an aold soll. The lime has BENEFICIAL E¥WHCT OF LIME ON LIMED, ON LEFT UNLIMSD. the function of neutralizing this acid- ity and making a@ favorable soil me- dium. More than simply neutralizing the acid, the lime seems to cause the heavy cold soils like our clays and gumbo to loosen .and “flocculate.” They become easier to cultivate. Nothing can be much better for a cold, compact soil than to apply lime and cowpeas. These latter, will con- tinue the loosening, and will also add nitrogen. It is necessary that the soil be well drained before such improve- ments begin. There are numerous objections to the use of burned lime on the soil, and many of these are well founded. It is rather disagreeable to use, it is ex- pensive, and it may liberate more plant food than can be used by the Careful Planting of The next few weeks will go a long way toward determining the ati®unt and quality of the corn crop. Kind and vitality of seed are very great factors in the growing of the crop. The farmer who plants corn picked at random from his almost empty crib, has a right to expect a scrub yield with plenty of nubbins. No time the farmer spends is better invested than that he takes to pick out good seed corn. Even pow it is too late to| DEA OLIVER Gang Plows, Sulky Plows and Walking Plows. JANESVILLE walk, Its easier to get cor planted Cultivators, Disc Harrows and Sulky Plows. OHIO Oink road dragging compulsory Cultivators, Disc Harrows and Rollers. BLACKHAWK Edge Drop Corn Planters and Manure Spreaders. PUMPS — Of All CLENICES, Sweetening of Soil With Lime University of Missouri. Iilust 2ONS" For Deep and Shallow Wells; and Pump Repairing . GARDEN SEEDS, SINGLE TREES, HARROWS, etc. FARM FURROWS. Farmer and Stockman. A prominent live stock commission firm wants stockmen not to overload cars with hogs during the spring months, They cali attention to’ the fact that on account of the weather crops the same year, For these and |Dbeing very changeable heavy losses some other reasons, it is now advised |are apt to result in case the tempera- Me use the hind Mie Aah or uae ture should suddenly rise. We have imestone, ins! le is is often al- ‘ most pure lime carbonate, and will do already had a Tew, ays this spring, the work well without chance of in. |#ccording to this firm, where some jury to the soil. It,is rather cheap | shippers experienced heavy losses on almost anywhere in Missour!, as wejaccount of the change in weather. have many cliffs of solid limestone. Had the cars been loaded lighter the Ge ee eareret and wait [Probabilities are that there would drained. Liming may be necessary to have been no loss whatever. The modern public sale has grown until itis one of the big institutions of the country. The sale business | gives employment to a small army of auctioneers in each state of the corn belt, and we feel we are helped by this system of property disposal. I have bought some bargains at public sales and some that were not bargains. Unless one has a before- hand knowledge of the property to be sold, he has to use his judgment quickly, and snap judgment is not always.the best. They say grain cleaners are now made that will take kole out of flax and buckhorn out of clover. I hope so, but I should like the privilege of taking a machine out and trying it on some clover with buckhorn in it be- fore paying over any good money. Sometimes, too, the word of a dealer is misleading. I should want to be satisfied that it will take all buckhorn out, not just buckhorn. Iam watching road-making prog- ress ina township where the town- ship board has,hired help to put in steady time on the roads—to do noth- ing else but road work. As far as} the work has already progressed it) beats hiring farmers to do the work during spare times so badly that no comparison can be made. Will re- Aids Crop Production lcultural Col from the College. ALFALFA. POT ON THE RIGHT prepare land for this crop. The ac- companying illustration shows a Mis- souri soil lifmed and unlimed, planted in alfalfa. The results are obviously in favor of the use of lime. About two tons to the acre is usu- ally recommended as the best quanti- ty, although of the ground limestone, more will do no damage. One way to tell whether or not the 5 soil needs liming is by the use of ‘blue port again later. litmus paper. A small amount of this| The combined members of this can be purchased at any drug store. [household were favored with five ee a ane piece in a ae of moist | packages of garden seéds, each pack- soil, and leave it for a few minutes. ining fi a If the soil is acid, reddish spots will ne pained ar aerials be seen on the paper, or if it is very IVE Dae ages Tet VRE IE SD acid the whole paper may have turned know what it actually cost the gov- pink. This is merely an indication and | ernment to send these five packages, hot an accurate test. and next year I would write to the congressman that it would suit me better to send that much in fence staples. If gargen seeds why not Corn Is Important test it before planting, but this shoulda ‘: . have been done, also. fence staples or wire nails? i The jeer poeiee the pageee oi | The horse is different from some riculture show a costs about ry oF rc fie aiae se buakeleticcra tolbay tor (ce uaarere the horse has feelings. producing the crop. If it is only » | Some years ago I gave up hog ring- 35 bushel crop, there is not much ing and snouting in disgust. Either A ee |S ala a one works all right for a time, but it or fresh in nen flow 2 ill *, A 60-bushel crop costs about the san. takes eternal vigilance to keep it But it is also of very great impo:i working right, __Efind the best pies ange that the seed be placed in a gou ventive for rooting is range enough. soil bed. In a good-sized pasture there is. little rooting done, and most of that just after a rain. Farm philosophers say this is going to be a very dry year. If farm phil- osophers don’t look out they will fall into ill repute away from home, which would be out on the farm. When a man predicts failure, with no more certain knowledge of it than anyone —— ~ has of future_weather, it’s a sure sig something is wrong with his diges- tive organs. Depth gauges to clamp on the run ners of a corn planter strike me as being a good thing. Ofttimes I have noticed the depth is uneven just from the swing of the horses as they too deep that too shallow, especially on fresh plowing, and depth gauges would at least prevent too deep plant- and fining road overseers who do not see that it is done may be all right, providing overseers can be found who will serve under such conditions. My opinion is that such a law will im- mediately become a dead letter. It} has always been hard enough to get overseers to serve, and with danger feature of the law or doing without overseers. ree ; Kinds SHELLERS, . Plows, and everything in yand Machinery... crops is now'on and with some, the main thing seems to be'to try to have |: the work done.before the neighbors} -* have finished, This may be,al} right, |: but at thrashing time it is generally} . those who take time enough’ to. do-.a. little extra work in. putting: in ‘their, crops who have the biggest thrashing bill to pay. aie The hen is the best paying creature | (@ on the farm. Almost anyone is / will- ing to admit that, but if I ever build a new machine shed it wil] havea ‘‘No Admittance’’ sign on it that all kinds of poultry can understand. In other words, it will be built hen tight and a close watch will be kept on the the doors, If the supply of woven wire fencing that the dealers are getting in is an indicator of the kind of fences we.are to have in the future, the old barb wire fence has outlived its usefulness if itever had any. As far as I am concerned I have bought my last spool of barb wire. It is a barbarous fence. : It is about time to think about |~ grounding the wire fences. While it is true that we have had no thunder and lightning. to speak of this spring, itis also true that lightning makes some pretty sudden moves sometimes and it is best to do all that is possible to head if off before it makes a start. The warm days seem to give the cows a sort of spring fever. Their usual feed doesn’t seem to be just to their liking and when they are in the}: yard they look as if they would like to ask how the pasture grass is com- ing along. It takes a little extra care to keep up the milk flow from now until grass comes. There is no piece of farm machinery that is absolutely fool proof, not even the drag. Those who have an idea; that all there is to running farm ma- chinery is to climb into the seat and hang on to the lines, should take a week off to think. The thinking power of the farmer may be measured by the quality of the work done by machinery on the farm. 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