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' .; NITROGEN IX LEGUMES v
In' answer to the oft-asked question. "Which of the legumes is thebest nitroeen-eathewr r n.x
Improver," we hare generally stated that for practical purees tte iSSSSSS
pared on a basis of the amount of growth or hay produced; and. therefore, in tetennkdng whUlhould.
be used, the smttbikty of the soil for producing them, the season of the year to whichthey wadamedT :
and the manner they fit In with the other crops grown, should form the basis of selection. 7
. , While the above statements are in abroad sense true, it may be well, for the benefit of those desiring
more definite information, to compete the vahie of the nitrogen hi a ton of each of the common leeume
hays. This we have done at a valuation of 20 cents a pound for nitrogen. --...- . -
; y-r: yi vTHB PROTEIN AND NITROGEN IN VARIOUS LEGUME HAYS :
Legume Hays
Lespedesa r7;.--'v
Soy Bean VU'
CWPea ,-.
Crimson Clorer-r-
Alsike Clover;.,
.Red Clover i".":
Sweet Clover -..
Alfalfa
Vetch. - ' . 4
Velvet Bean v.;
' Peanut Vine
' Protein
Per
Cent.
13.8 L
14.8
14.2 r
n.o
12.8 -12.5
14.4
14.5
17.0
14.0 t 'i
10.7-
. Pounds ia
One Ton'
276
. 296
284
. 280
- 256
250
288
290
-340
- 280
214 '
. y Nitrogen V-
.Per. Pounds in Value at 20c
Cent. One Ton Per Pound
"2.20 44.0 18.80 "
. 2.37 v 47.4 - 9.48 '
2.27 45.4 9.08
2.24- 44,8 8.96
2.05 41.0 8.20
2.00 40.0 , 8.00
2.30 46.0 9.20
.2.32 . 46.4 9.28
2.72 54.4 ' 10.88
2.24 44.8 8.96
1.70 34.0 6.80
al College. Director of Farmers' Institutes 1
and Agricultural Extension ork. . .
:Xrt'- Carolina T. B. Parker, " Ralelglv
Director of .Farmers'' Institutes: T. K.
Browne-- West Raleigh, Agricultural Exten
sion Work.
Tennessee East Teane ee, Pres. Fanners
Institutes. W. D. Stokeley, Cleveland; Sec
retary Farmers Institutes, Prof. H. A. Morgan.-
Middle Tennessee Pres. Farmers in
stitutes. RobU Gallagher. Spring 11111; See-i
retary Farmers Institutes. T. U. Settle.
Shelbyvtlle. West ."Tennessee Pres. Farm
ers' Institutes. R. T. DeBerry; Secretary
Farmers' - Institutes, J. D. Johnson, Jackson.
Prof. 'Chas. A. Keffer, Knoxvllle, Director
Agricultural Extension -Work. -
Texas Hon. Ed.'St. Kone, Austin, Direct
or of Farmers Institutes-Prof. C. M. Evans,
College Station, Supt. Agricultural Exten
sion Work. . . -
South. Carolina -Prof. W. W. Long. Chief
of Extension and Farmers Institute Divis
ions, Clemson College, S. C -"
; Virginia . . - - , ;" V ;
PERCENTAGE OP PLANT FOOD CONSTITUENTS IN FRESH ANIMAL EXCREMENTS
- ' V':'-" ;.'v,'-:o'-:.1,'; ". Phosphoric "
Kind of Animal . ; '. r. Excrement Water , Nitrogen Acid Potash
1 Portion Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. -
r' Sohd.-.......,......... '80 75 0.55 0.30 0.40 '
Hotse. ... Liquid..... 20 , 90 1.35 Trace 1.25
Mixed ..... 1 78 0.70 0.25 0.55
Solid.... : 70 T 85 ' 0.40 0.20 0.10
Cow".,-... . Liquid...-...... 30 92 1.00 Trace 1.35
Mixed.. .- 86 0.60 ' 1 0.15 0.45
Solid...-. 1 60 - 80 . 6.55 0.50 - 0.40
Pig . " . Liquid... .. 40 . 97 0.40 0.10 0.45 -
. : ' Mixed. .. . . . 87 0.50 0.35 - 0.40
Solid.- ......:.: 67 . :i 60 0.75 . 0.50 0.45
Sheep . . . Liquid. .v.,... 33 85 1.35 0.05 2.10
- Mixed.......... w 68 0.95 0.35 1.C0
Hen .'. lMfxedl.:....:....:...f. . 55 1.00 0.80- 0.40
STATE HEALTH OFFICERS
Virginia Ennlon (k Williams, M. D.,
Richmond.' ... . . , '. ,. r . -
North Carolina W. . S. Rankin, M. D
Raleigh. - - ? - --.
South Carolina Jamea A. Hayne, M. D.,
Columbia. . . - ......
Georgia H. F. Harris,. JM. D., Atlanta.
Florida Joseph T. Porter, M. D., Jackson
ville. ,
-Alabama W. H. Sanders, M. D., Mont
gomery. v -Mississippi-W. W. Smlthson, M. D., Jack
son. :'.- '-',' .
Tennessee R; Q. Llllard, M. D., Nash
ville. Arkansas Morgan Smith, - M. D., Little,
-Rock. .- --j-- :;."v,.v.'.,
;- Louisiana Oscar" Dowllng, M. D.,- New
Orleans. ' .
Texas Ralph Steiner, W. D., Austin.
- Oklahoma-r-J. C. Mahr, : Oklahoma City, ,
COMPOSITION OF DRIED OR WATER-FREE EXCREMENTS
PROOF THAT SHALLOW CULTIVATION
At the Illinois Experiment Station all the roots
within three fnche of the top of the ground were
cut three limes during the season, at one foot
from the stalk on all four sides. Seventeen rows
on each of eight plot were root-pruned, while a
like number of rows on these same plots were not
pruned. "The year was an unusually favorable
one for com, and the following yields per acre
' were obtained; - '
)
, - - Portion v."-':-- Phosphoric .
Kind of Animal " of Excrement - Nitrogen Acid - Potash -
. - m " ' - '' r - Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent.
Horse . . . . V1. Solid 2.20 1.20 1.60 '
Uquid s 13.50. , 12.50
Cow Sblid.. 2.63 1.35 . -0.65 .
, . Liquid 12.50 17.00
Pig .. . . . . : Solid. .. 2.75 2.50 - 2.00
Liquid . - 13.00 ' 4.00 15.C0
Sheep , .' ;.' . . Solid u 1.90 1.25 ' 1.15
Liquid. ...-.-;4 .9.00 - 035 UJ00
Number v Pruned "Unpruned Difference in
of Bushels Bushels Favor of
Plat Per Acre - Per Acre Unpruned
1 92.3 98.2 5.9
2 85.5 94.0 8.5
a 93.4 95.3 1.9
4 85.2 '. 86.6 1.4
5 91.0'. 97.0 6.0
6 83.2 I 87.0 3
7 92.S t 95.5 2.7
8 - 83.2 86.9 f 3.7
PLANT FOOD CONSTITUENTS PRODUCED ANNUALLY IN EXCREMENTS BY FARM
- ANIMALS PER 1,000 POUNDS OF LIVE WEIGHT
. . Nitrogen . I Phosphoric Acid I . Potash Vahie of .
. ' : 1, : 1 1 . Plant-Food
Kind of Anhnal ' Solid Liquid Solid Liquid f SoKd Liquid fConstituentS
Lbs. Lbs. j - Lbs. .1 Lbs. I Lbs. Lbs.
Horse. ... r 79 49 ! 43 5& - -45 23.60
Cow . , ... . 7ft 80 38 19 108 29.60
Pig. . . ,101.- . 49" 92 . 12 73 . 55 80.60
Sheep.. . .- V 62 . 57 42 2 , 38 , 88 , .243.
Hen 85 -1 68 f f 32 f f - 18.70
HOW A WEEDER PAYS.
"A Tennessee farmer, Mr. A. O. Ring, of
Franklin County, put the matter none too
strongly when he wrote us some time ago.
'- "When the ground Is in good condition
and weeds and grass just starting, : one
man and one mule with, e-weeder can .
-kill more grass and conserve more mole- -ture
than two men and teams can possi
bly do with plows, or more, than four
. men and mules can do with old-faBh-ioned
one-hprse plows."
State Veterinaries ak Livestock
J Sanitary Officers .
READERS of The Progressire
Farmer wishing, information re
garding any infections or contagious
disease, the laws governing the ship
ment or movement of livestock, or
any other - matters relative to State
livestock V sanitary . matters should
write their officials as follows: .
Alabama Dr. C A. Cary, State Veterin
arian, Auburn, " k r- '
Arkansas Dr. R. M. Gow, State Veterin
arian,' Fayetteville, ; i-" . .
Florida Dr. Chas. F. Dawson. Veterina
rian to the State Board of Health, Jackson
ville. ''!, ' ;' ' -..
Georgia Dr. Peter. P. Bahnsen, State Vet
erinarian, Atlanta. .., yV . ,
Louisiana Dr. EY Pegram Flowers, estate
Veterinarian (Secretary and Executive Of
ficer of State Livestock' Sanitary , Board),
Baton Rouge, La. r ";' -:; ': ,'',..
Mlaslselppt H. E. Blakeslee, Pres. Live
stock Sanitary u Board. Jackson; : Prof. A.'
Smith, Sec. -Livestock Sanitary Board, Agri
cultural College, Miss.; Dr.1 E. M. Ranck,
State. Veterinarian, Agricultural CoUege. ,
North CaroUnar-Dr. B. B. Flowe, State
Veterinarian.' Raleigh. ; - , . ,
Tennessee--Dr." Geo. R. White, . State -Veterinarian,
Nashville, f- - : , -
Texas W. N. Waddell, ' Chairmaia Live
stock Sanitary Commission, Ft. Worth; Dr.
E. R. Forbes; State Veterinarian, Ft. Worth,
Texas. -; . . ; , .
South Carolina Dr. M. Ray Powers,' State
Veterinarian,. Clemson College.
Virginia Dr. ' J. C. Ferneyhough, State
Veterinarian, s. Buxkeviller Va , ,
of Congress) after the name of your
Representative.
. The following are the Senators and
Congressmen from our territory:
: Senators '
VirginlatCi A. Swanson, Thomas A. Mar-
tin. - ' - ' '
North Carolina Lee S. Overman, P. McL.
Simmons, "
South Carolina Ellison D. Smith, Benj.
R. Tillman.
Georgia Augustus O. Bacon, Hoke Smith.
Florida Duncan U. Fletcher, Nathan P.
Bryan. .
Representatives By Districts
- Virginia 'First, William A. Jones; Second,
Edward E. Holland; Third, Andrew J. Mon-
taguer Fourth, Walter A. Watson; Fifth,
Edward W. Saunders; Sixth, Carter Glass;
Seventh, Jaanea Hay; Eighth, Charles C.
Carlinr Ninth, Campbell B. Slemp; Tenth,
Henry D. Flood. ' ' '
North Carollnfli First, John H. Small;
-Second, Claude Kitchin; Third, John M.
Falson; Fourth, -Edward M. Pou; Fifth,
Chas. M. Stedman; Sixth, Hannibal L. God
win: Seventh, Robert Page; Eighth, Rob
ert L. Daughton; Ninth. Edwin Y. Webb;
Tenth, James M. Gudger, Jr.
South Carolina First, Richard S. Whaley;
Second, James F. Byrnes; Third. Wyatt
Aiken ; Fourth, Joseph T. Johnson; Fifth,
David E. Flnley; Sixth, J. Wlllard Ragsdale;
Seventh; Asbury F. Lever, ,; ; . -
Georgia First, Clark GL Edwards; Second,
Frank, Park;. Third, Charles R. Crisp;
Fourth, William Charles Adamaon; Fifth,
William Schley Howard; Sixth, Charles L.
Bartlett; Seventh, Gordon Lee; Eighth, Sam
" uel J. Trlbble; .Ninth,Thost. M. Bell; Tenth,
Thos. W. Hard wick; Eleventh; J0L1 R.
Walker; Twelfth, Dudley M. Hughes. .
" Florldav First, (?. M. Sparkman;" Sece V
,FranU CUrk; Third, Eramett Wilson; . t
Large. Claude L' Eagle.
HOW TO MAKE WHITEWASH.
For Interior work:" Walls, ceilings, etc:
1. Slake-62 pound I bushel) quicklime
with 15 gallons water. Keep barrel Covered
until steam ceases to rise. Stir occasionally
to prevent scorching.
2. Two and one-half pounds rye flour.
Beat up in one-half gallon cold water then
add two gallons boiling water.
3. Two and one-half pounds common rock
salt. Dissolve in two and one-half gallons
net water. "
. Mix (2) and (3), pour into (1) and stir tUl
thoroughly mixed.
For exterior work: , Buildings, fences, etc.:
1. Sixty-two pounds (1 bushel) quicklime.
Slake with 12 gallons hot water. .
2. Two pounds common table salt, one
pound sulphate of zinc, dissolved in two gal
lons boiling water.
3. Two gallons skimmed milk. "
Pour (2) into (1), then add (3) and mix
thoroughly. "
A pound of cheap bar soap dissolved in a
gallon of boiling; water' and added to about
five gallons of thick whitewash will give it
a gloss like that of oil paint. From Farm
ers' Bulletin No. 474.
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TJiesejindependent plant are almple. conv '
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DIRECTORS OF". FARMERS' INSTITUTEft
AND AGRICTJLTUKAL EXTENSION DE
' PARTMENTft '. ' ''. . ..'
Alabama Dr. C. A. Cary.Aabnrn, Direct-
or ol Farmers' Institutes. Prof. L. N. Dun-f
can, Auburn, Supt. Extension Work., 5 .
Arkansas Prof. J. P. Wheeloekayette-
Ylllt, Director of AgTicuItnral Extension
WFlorida Prof. P. . Rolff, Gainesville,
Director of Farmer InsUtute and Agricul
tural Extension Work. , . r O, . ;
SSlSSipl-Proi H. Pate, Agriculture
TESTS OF "THE WILLIAMSON PLAN" OF
CORN GROWING.
1. The Alabama Station tests, 1906 Re
sult: Increased yield of one bushel per acre
by Williamson Plan.
2. The J. C. Stribling tests. If Oft Result:
Equal quantities of fertilizer. Williamson
plan giving six bushel less per acre than
ordinary plan. 7 : .
. 3. The South Carolina Experiment Sta
tion tests, 1907 Results: Test of nineteen
plots, average loss ; per acre by Williamson
Plan 4.28 bushels.
Variety test, average loss per acre by Wil
liamson Plan . buabels.
Worn-out soils test, no fertilizer, average
loss per acre by Williamson Plan, ft. 2 bush
el. . . Worn-out soil test, using f 09 pound fer
tilizer, average losr per acre by Williamson
plan, 4.5 bushel. ' .' ". .
BOY BEANS A GREAT BEEF FEED.
At "the- Tennessee Experiment Station an
ere of corn fed two steers 64 day and made
202 pound of beef.
An aero ' of eowpea. fe4 two steer ' H
day and made S27 pound of beef,
An aero of oy bean fed two steer 8ft
day and. made M0 pounds of beef,
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