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SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1917
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Timely Farm Suggestions
Dy TAIT .KTUTLJSR
they Jiscve-established themselves the class that do hot now know how
popular 'favor. Thi- has often re- to operate modern farm implements in
"suited in considerable disappoint- a, manner. to-obtain the best results.
ment. It is, therefore, probably wise Our colleges and extension workers
when seed is purchased from a dis-,.' in agriculture must give more atten
dance to exercise considerable care tion to this oroblem. 0 " '
THE season ;has closed, and... no. -one,-- thumtcr ; of cubic feet or inches as the to obtain a variety similar, in charac-, Af'prcsent, because of long estab
has shown, me. ; yield of lSabush cas'may be. : To find the number of - teristics to the best local varieties! lished habit and a lack of familiarity
eh of corn ..on ohis acre;theref ore, bushels the crib will hold, when filled Or, at least, to make certain that the with modern implements, many of '
I want to again call -attention to ..diyWe;.-tBe-total'Cubic;;fector'Cubtc seed purchased actually", possess .the these workers are- great sinners
my standing; offerf $2S,cash to the. inches in the crib by the cubic feet or characters they are supposed to, or themselves in' the--waste of labor,
first person who will shawme a crop -Cubic inches: in a bushet, as stated that that they are reaUy. what is de-- through too greaTemployttient of the
of 150 bushels of corn grown on one above, Care must be taken to allow sired. We.: believe the idea of ."going . plo w, the . hoe and one-horse imple- ;
acre. This offer has. been standing for- any unfilled space at the door," or to the extreme north of the Cotton ments, which coyer ground slowly
for years and yet no one'has offered '. at the topespecially at' the corners. Belt to get seed with the idea that and necessitate an - excess of man
to show ,me. Vdo --not doubt .that J If; shelled corn is to be measured their earlier. maturity will be an ad-, power.
more corn has . been grown- on an" the'eubic contents of the bin or box ; vantage unresisting tne boll "weevils It is a: certainty that he Negro
acre, but I have-never seen it, and. I must be iound; as with the crib, and has proved disappointing. If care cannot be "told" how to use farm im
f eel it will be worth1 $25 to me to see this divided by 2,150, the approximate is exercised. in selecting the earliest " plements: If that were possible there
such a crop. : I? merely ask that the number of cubic inches in a bushel of fruiting local: varieties we believe are many "white farmers, farm man--grower
notify me in time so that I .shelled corn, or 1 cubic feet, or to; that in nearly all cases better results agers and extension workers who
can measure the : land and ' see ' the b.e mr accurate, by 1245 cubic feet, are obtained, or at least, that serious could teach, him bow to use - them, !
crop harvested and weighed This ' The following;, m
offer will be mentioned:, again next away for. reference : r - quent. A : : ' .-V. ;"; only learn from example or by ' a c-
m those sections which nave estaD- tuauy seeing the work done properly
lished varieties of a longer fiber than To do this, one must himself know
the extremely short lint of the small- how to actually operate these imple
bolled early-maturing varieties on mentsrs
v. . i tne , northern limits of the Cotton , Recognizing these facts, some of
ffi? Belt: changes of seed have always 0ur agricultural colleges are buttine
AugUSti
Boll Weevils Live Only cn Cotton
A READER wishes to ktiow, Mif : the
cotton boll weevils live on or. eat
anv other plant than cotton?,
1 ' f it J
1 JllS inquiry is . ircquenuy .... retctveu
1 bmhet of ear corn, In shuck, . .S cubic ft'
1. bushel of ear corn, shucked, 2 cubic, ft.
1 bushel . shelled corn, ......... 1 14 cubic ft.
Of ". . ' -
1 bushel of ear corn in the
shucks, v . . . 5,000 to 6,200 cubic inches
1 bushel 01 ear corn shuck
ed, ........ .4,300 to 4,350
. A bushel of shelled corn,.. 2,150 cubic inches
our aorirnlriiral rnllpPM arp nnrrino:
proved very; disappointing. This was ftn thMr extension fnrr frr wnrk in
particularly true i an - expert -operator of
and constantly farmers are reporting : rarmers OnOUld Make dure or a the planters of thTMississippi Valley farm implements. The.'Georgia Col-
that the doh weevns are anacKing. Nnnnlv or I nttnn Wit tor Plant- .. yi-i xcaas. leffe 0 Aerriculture has also rfnnounc
- . w ; it is always a
other plants:
So far as anyone has been able, to
learn the boll weevils do not, to any 11TILL there be cotton seed avail
appreciable extent at least, live on or . YY able for planting next spring?
eat any other plant than cotton. The The question is one which may be
mature weevils live on the buds : or askecRwith all seriousness. In some
other tender parts of the' plant and sections severe storms and the boll
the larvae or grub form 'lives in and weevils have greatly reduced the sup-
eats the squares- and young bolls, but 'ply suitable for planting and increas
always a misfortune when eA a short course for agricultural im.
there is a shortage of seed for plant? plement dealers. This is a timely
ing. It makes replanting -to secure .a; and most importahl"step' forward in
good stand doubly difficult. It is an attempt to increase and improve
therefore, very important that those our use 0f labor-saving, or economi-
who contemplate the purchase of cal farm machinery. This course is
seed for planting do so early and it necessary for the implement dealers
would appear that anyone having a all over the South. Not onlv are
popular variety can feel reasonably they as a class unable to operate the
oh nothing else so faras known, ed the' ever-present tendency to " sure f finding sale for any surplus" implements they seil,5 but in many
There are many other insects, similar change seed. : The high prices paid H may have at planting time
in appearance to the 1 boll iveevii,
which live or feed on other plants.
Measuring Corn in the Crib
for seed bv the oil mills will also
tend to cause seed to be sold out
closer than ever before
The Alabama v Commissioner of
Agriculture says his state will heed
A READER asks for a rule for meas-. to buy 2,000,000 bushels of cotton seed
uring corn in the crik He fails to . from outside the state for planting
state whether the corn has been thetcrop of 1917. The disposition will
shucked, or has the shucks on. be as usual to go to the extreme
So far ' as I know, the South is the north to set seed for clantincr. This
Thus
there is .good reason why r seed
should not be sold too close now, al
though the prices are temptingly
high, . . - ' '
Learning How to Use Farm
Machinery
A MORE extensive and general use
of 11
cases they, do not even know how to
set them up properly. During the
second and third weeks in January,
the' Georgia Agricultural College, at
Athens, should b6 a good place for
Georgia farmers and implement deal
ers to congregate. We hope other
state agricultural institutions will
give greater attention to .increasing
the " knowledge and use of . agricuU
tural implements, for there is no
imnroved farm Jmn1ments is an
only part of. the. country where corn wm be done in order to get seed out- increasing necessity to the economic greater economic need.
&vv.ij vi.i .nuu tui. uum vi . siue juc area, iuicsicu ujf mc vtca acvcippnient . or ooutnern iarming.
shucks left on the. ears," The data - and also because of the general be- A change from light? one-horse im-
available are not sufficient to enable' Jief that these seed will mature ear- pfements and hand tools to the use of
any one. to formulate a rule for meas- Her than the local varieties in use and larger and more economical imple-:
uring.unshucked corn in the crib, btr:r thus suffer-less-' flrolathe'attMks of :;''entsis nbt easy,
a fair general estimate my be-made.. . f It is often stated that the Negro
In fact, measuring; corn mhe crib, Th obtainine of new varieties of laborer of the South cannot use the
shucked or. unshucked.js.very largely cotton seed from a distance is not
cm esumaie or guess, ine numoer ot .1 Atltiretv satisfactorv In manv
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racp varieties- are ouiamcu. wmwi
pounds of shelled corn in
space filled with shucked or unsnuck- ' . c br Inral
ed ears will vary, quite largely, ac-. varietles which have obtained their! horse implements arejtV necessity.
IT WORKED. FINE
There recently entered the office of a Den
ver physician a young man making this an
nouncement :
"I want to thank you for your valuable .
medlc(n, doctor'
"It helped you, did It?" asked the- physi
cian, much pleased.
' - - A-r , m m A a ... i ,
most economical flnd lt nCes.(
that cotton is-a plant which must sarytc taker
"To- ten tne trutn, doctor, 1 aian t taictr
any. My uncle took one bottle, and I am hla
Bole heir.
have a large amount; of hand labor
and in the cultivation of which one-
' u "8 i sc ; 01 .ears, micKncss oi xtended use because of their: merits . The statement may be extended so as
snucka and several Other Varying. COn- j nA-;U--k. nartirnlar to inclndi nnr -whitp farmers, farm
probable decree of error will oav well
for the cost, or, trouble of; weighing;;"
the corn, when this can be done, and l"
it, therefore, follows that an estimate
of the amount of corn in criblioujd;:
not be depended upon for purposes of;
sale when; Qtherandmoreaccurate4;
methods of measuring are "practicable.
We usually allow three cubic feet fori
a bushel of corn in the shuck,: and two
and one-half; cubic feet' for, shucked
corn, or 5184 cubic, inches for a bushel
jn the shucks and 4,320 cufcic inches .
for a bushel -of : shucked, ears. Some
allow 5,000 cubic inches Jor . a bushel
pf unshucked , ears and . 4,300 : cubic ;
inches for a bushel of. shucked; ears.
As stated,, the space required to hold
a bushel will vary considerably,, but .
perhaps , these estimates are- as. closed
.as can be' given. With small; ears i
and small coJsanCratherithin shucks
5,000 ; cubic; inches'; will give a' full
bushel, but with ; other samplesof
corn three;cnbir;feet. or 5,184 ;cul5ic;
inches wiU barely' give a bushel;; V
To find the capacity of a crib multi
ply the length by the width' and3 this;
product by the height, in either feet -
mcnes, ana tne total ,wiu give; ui
Our book.-"The Boll Weevil Problem,' will
help yos-to beat the boll weevil. You can get
together with a year's subscription to Tarn
Progressive Farmer for $1.16.
THE SONG OF THE LAZY FARMER
This Poulfry Business Is a Joke
71 TV neighbor's running off his legs to get a lot of winter eggs,'
i he beds the hen house down with hay and makes the old
v i : , hens scratch awayfthey work for every grain they get, and
t don't have time to roost or set. He gives them -grit and silage too;
; he's working'att the whole day thrtugh, to keep the hen house clean
and dry, so he will get some eggs to fry. Whenni&it time comes he
makes a mash, and fills the chickens full of hash so they will have ja
peaceful rest and dream of fHUng up the nest with nice fresh egjgs
to pay their way, they each lay three or four a day. . - ' ;
I don't give my hens no such care, I feed them up on good fresh
- air. They pick the leavings in the yard, then when its snowing pret-.
ty hard, I throw them out a little corn, and give them on a frosty :
morn; some nice cold water in adish, what more could any chicken
wish? But all this trouble doesn't pay, I hardly get an egg a day.
Some day ill sell the wholt blamed lot,orboilthefatones in-thepot;
' then I can tit and think and smoke. This poultry business is d joke!
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