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Timely Farm Suggestions
; Dy TAIT .BUTLER
xciiucinaiion ana loss ot nitrogen crops, and to those who have a silo
into the air; . '..v. , : - -? or keen sufficient livestock to iustifv
"The mapure pit is generally too ex- the building of one let. me urge that
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pensive for general' practical use. sufficient acreag be; planted tofHK7-V 'T;jI
'The deep stall ! method is thebest '411.6 silo" ?It " the , cheapest 9flA best-. V;. "7 "vf
for; storing- manure when ; sufficient wint?r roughage, arid, beingr succu-t v ' - ; ,
hprMino- ic hcaM : T Je . lent, it is the onlv reliable winter .'
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No Reason to txpeci Heaucuon m uP.un ie sunace, or applied to practicable, but haj few objections. -..pasture in most parts ottne outn.
d C F' Prnilnrtc ? " a growing crop, the sooner It is put oh Iris not unsanitary if -beddine and -Do not overestimate the tonnaj
rntcw . , -the land after it is made the more acid ohosohate or irrftiinrl rnrk nlinc- the ?i'1a rmni;wi!l nisU nin.
F THE laws -of. supply -and; demand v benefit that will be obtained from it. phate are used, for .the trampingvieral mistake ismade of 'estimating
operate it is dithcult to isee why-: VKcr! uimK mat untess tne manure packs the manure sufficiently to pre-; eight to 10 tons pe
mA chnuld expect a : decrease in ; the ; ca De piowea unaer. or mixed with vent much bacterial activity. . ' to six .fons is ne:
prices of farm products,' or for that tht sml, that if it is left on the sur- If the covered shed be used, and it
matter, of other products unless .it face, there will be loss of fertilizer is such that stock can run over and
be those on which there -has been into-the air; .This is also untrue.; If tramp the manure down, or if it can
icu upuu iiic.bunace u ones out be kept wet enough to. prevent rapid
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yield.
tonnage
rheen7
timating
r acre when '.four
nearer the average
profiteering or those, not shipped ;out
of the country,
Bearded Barley Not Injurious
too quickly tor any appreciable loss fermeritation or heatW and vet not A READER has a' 10-acre field of
land. wet. enough to permit of loss from .
, nm tt..: c.-. AnA into air to occur, if on
" . ?i- Mftio 1 where no crop is growing, a small: -,fr i4ti :u.AUmi nA want tft'. it w;it
bearded' barley now nearly ripe-
only 3 per cent more than in-1913,
part ot the soluble nitrogen which or ground rock phosphate is used, the injure pigs if he: turns them on this
passes into , the soil may be lost loss will he lessened i hut there i cer- barlev to "hoe" it. down. ,
in to be considerable loss trom
We do not think the beards will in- ;
jure the pigs, but there may be some '
question as to whether this Js the
best method- of handling the crop. :
w. . . i 4.1, A c H4SSCS iinu iac soii may -ue lost : irt
enough to takecare of the increase Jhrnnvh th(i dra:nacr, mJr Kll, thia
i" T3..i. i 1U1U i . tasir T----0 o umi,. J
m population, ut x ,1 loss wiI1 uSuanv be sma11 compared; manuVe stored in'this wav and th6
that we exported 60 per cent more -uu . - manure sxorea m tnis way ana -tne
. w iiii . nr i w ii 11 ii it in w i i rii 1 1 1 a. i. - i : j ; j t . . , .j. i
u in 10H 1 : - . V 7 . . . . ..." cusl OI nanaung is always a consia
.than in MO. . .. ure is left in beans. ArtA thpr will- -hi- e
. . . " , f , . r; ciauic new oi expense,
Either some omcr wuueuwa . Hwu yiAu.uyruv uv- luss ui piiujspuurus? Tn IuJ ftninirtn Af :Ke- writer v'fhVr '"est meinoa- Ot nanaiing tne crop
cmnlv and demand have-been oper- and potassium, these plant foods ber,. A 1 , 5.' " i :-w 5 : j . - Mbre eood would ; tirobablv be ob
ating, or must operate in the future, ing caught and held byjhe soil. , hanSing stable manure- First and . taineijrom the barley if : it ; were
if under such conditions , of produc- There 'ar, therefore, several excel- best to spread it on the land pre- harvested- ;and threshed, and the
tion and export American prices are lent reasons why stable manure should ferably on a growing crop or mixed grain Sround or oaked. But the in
to come down much. To the average be applied to the soil as quickly as with the soil shortly, before planting-read;'-COfst" n-niling'.might ' "not
person it looks as if the only way to possible after it is made;' It is not the crpp. Second, ' the deep stall P3 fo br thf increased feed
reduce orices is to take speculation nrartirable to store. ' it without' "consid. '. -uXvi. i; x :i : value obtained. .' This is a debatable
and undue profits tout, as far as pos- rable Toss," except at 'great expense, solidly, and plenty of bedding and
sible, and produce more or send Jess And any practicable method whieh: acid phosphate are used
out of the country. The re j no re- will prevent great joss involves much . Byall other methods known to the
son to expect fJ.1. expense and labor in providing shel-- h the losses are too t or the
the price of farm products to the ter. handlinsr. etc. , " .t. i
k . . t . , ii ij 'ill i iii r. v n i i 1 1 1 y ir.nr in.rs kij .
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question In a probable scarcity of
corn an additional reason may be
foundfor threshing the barley. But
the beards are not likely to injure"
the pigs grazing the barley.
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farmer in the near future.
Efficient Methods of Handling
Stable Manure
T" Three .general methods: may be large as to render them impracti-
mentioned.: First, by means of a ma- cable. " j
nurq pit, where; by tramping or excess . . "
. of. moisture which cannot escape or Plant Sufficient Acreage of Crops
.VETERINARY PROBLEMS
Treating Mangy Mogs
A RF.ADF.T? writpfi "T hnv a lot of vrtH
"manure I cannot conveniently 7 ' Second, by leaving the manure in THERE is no use building a silo un
place on the land until : fall, .owing oi-.Jeep' stalls ' wheref:' it is ,tranlpedr:s"o ;vles's it '-is-going . to be fillexf anci, of'
crops being on the land, and would tight ' that the , air is excluded from 1 coursje,, the silos, already iSuilt are a
ua- iu auuw iiic ucai iuuuc ui yi tnc mass or manure ana iermeinauuu compieie ioss.unxcss ucu. -n aa uwi
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serving its fertilizing elements. How ic nrevented.
snouid stable manure be kept so that -m.;-j t f -ji uu a
it will nnt l,t, 9 1 ' u, mung uuu-i BCHW. "V.
READER wants "a remedy for
mangy pigs." . . -
What is ' popularly known as
"mange" in pigs is not true mange
due to skin ' parasites, but rough
and irritated-condition of the skin
due to the using of damp arid dirty
by wetting and packing and the use
1 here is no practicable way of saving Afprta in matmaU :iirh at arid
stable manure so that some loss will-phosphate the loss of nitrogen from
not occur. That is, any method which fermentation is partly prevented. In
might prevent all loss will generally fact) when any method of storing.
- kw mv;1j;1(h,ih(- uSv..i manure. is emoiovea. it is wen to mix
say 50 pounds of acid phosphate to
every ton of manure, which will tend
to catch and hold any nitrogen which
might otherwise escape Jnto the air
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ihere are at least two sources of loss
in stored stable manure. When ex
posed to rain or sufficient water, to
cause this water to pass through 'the
uncommon in the South to find half-
filled silos and also those in which no
Milage material at all has been put. quarters, bad feeding, or other faults
it tne mjstaKe nas Deen -maue or 0f handling,
building a silo when it - was not .
needed or the need was nbt sufficient '."V there- are only a fewpigs
to justify,.filling it, then it shouldynot ive them a good washing .with tar
be filled. But usually this is not the.. S0.aP andt water' then disinfect them
f,;i,,rA t fill tA ciin Th- with a solution of one of the coal tar
general reason is failure to plant suf
ficient acreage to silage crops, or
failure to make sufficient effort to
is almost impossible to prevent some ,
It is not yet too late to plant silage-
"ue, as i'.hnwti k TUi - . 3 .
e , j V "J,- J-nuriic ana oincis.
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INDEX TO THIS ISSUE
Affricultural- Teacher, Get One in . '
; High Schdbls"... 18
Potatoes, Sweet and Irish, Keeping
Together .....j
Barley," Bearded Not?Injurious.
manure and run off. the Qrttuhle fer-' ...i-- .f 7A,i- set them put in the silo when they
tnizer elements are leached-or dis- ; , i,C4. nf 9nv;nf th methods it have been grown.
uiu ana are carried on in the
drainage water. Any planf food, ni
P.gn Phosphorus, -or potassium'
which becomes soluble in water may'
be carried off arfd lost in-this way.
lhe ther source of loss is by. the
escape of nitrogen or ammonia into
the air. When manure ' is piled and,
moisture and other . conditions are "
"ght for fermentatinrT'm-'ranwl harl'-
Jerial action, tne loss of.nitrogen into;.
ir . is otten considerahfe. ; The
manure becomes hot of "fire fangs'or
urns out" iinA t,- '
une losses from cki- ti.ni'
iese causes ar e 'ver v. in marfv
pses exposure for six or more months,
resu ting in a loss of half thVcriginal
'r.er v-alue of the manure..Thorne
mo iound that it took rather
"re than two tons of freshr'stable.
anure to Tnat-A r ':..-n
ed manure, but that' a ton of this
cu rotted manure wae ixrAi-tti .rirt
re' Produced no more increase in
-rops, than a ton of the fresh stable
"anure, giving a lnc Af nA.Kalf-
bf rVtrC f the n5anure in Ae Process V
Many think '.tt,nf --.iV-; -t-V
t.pii - juauuic must uc-
C: 'S before applying to get the
L;:; lcau' irom it, but this is not
3 Reduction in Price of Farm Products,
Bridal Calendar .T 14 "
i ' - a Sauerkraut ' ,t. v;.
Cabbage and Onipns 4 Schooi Consolidation Pleases " 8
- Cabbage After Tobacco,. J School, How to Improve 9
Clover, Sweet , A.. -. .... . . , , . School Improvement - Habit;.'. 8 ,
"Club Camp and Judging Contest.. 11 Schools,, Get Agricultural High School .
' Community Kitchjen jv. 14 Teacher 18
Community, Leader- ..",....... 6 - Schools, Let's Get Out of Porfo Rico's .
Cotton Crop of South Carolina.'.'....;.. 19 - Class ....... ... 12
Schools, One-teacher and Two-teacher
' Experiences hr Improving Schools 8 Must Go 1
Schools, Southern, Shameful Plight of. 13
Irish Potato Tops, Do" Not Cut......... 4 Silos, Plant Sufficient Acreage ior. 3 -
. ( " " - V' ; Sodium Fluoride,-' Safe -Insecticide
Jack Bean, Seems to Be Interested .fn. 4 . When Properly Used........... , 17 r
- South Carolina Cotton Crop 19
Last Week's Taper... ........ 13 South Carolina Extension Service..... 19
" Lime. Legumes and Livestock.,.. 12 . ct.atr, Pressure Outfits. i........ 15
Livestock-r-Arabfan Horses 10 Surplus, Salt It frown IS
Manure, Stable, Methods of Handling. 3. Teacher Cannot Teach Six Grades
Movies, What ; Kind Do Young Folks Effectively - .,.....;............;.'....... 12;
Jee ? : 14 "The Night Sky" '. 13 '
Mushrooms,. -Wants to:. Grow. . .-. ...v 4 Traeiy Suggestions .......... . 14 '
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Veterinary Problem s-rMajigy ' Hogs.'.. 3
Orchard and Garden Note.....
Pecans, Top-working Seedlings........ .7 Wheat Crop Short Promises High- :
Pigeon Grass -..T .'. 4 priced Flour ., ...18
dips or disinfectants,, and then grease
thoroughly with some non-irritating
oil or grease. If the number is too y,
large for individual treatment then
spray-OT dip two or three times,
three ot four days 'apart, with the
coal tar disinfectant, and then grease
or dip wjth oil. on the top, of the
water in the dipping or wallowing
vat. But the best means of relief
from the so-called mange of pigs is
tbproyide clean, dry sleeping quar
ters, grease occasionally to keep the ,
pigs free of lice, and feed them in
such a way as to promote good vig
orous growth. The best heljpi Jto ; the -skin
and coat of a pig comes from a,,
balanced ration. Tankage, cotton- ,
seed meal for three weeks, linseed
meal, peanut meal, or any other rich
protein1" feed and -added mineral mat
ter have a wonderful effect in : im-"
proving; the coats of growing pigs. t ,
The';:'esseritiali"6-'tfie.mincral;;TOtter ,
which should be supplied are:; (1)
Charcoal or soft coal, (2). wood ashes,
- . 'I
ground ! phosphate " ;6iJc v drJ cid -f; ?
phur, etc.; to prevent worm' inf esta-) . '-J;r,-tion
and stimulate; skin .activity, r r; .-r .
Pigs that have clean, dry; sleeping
quarters, that are disinfected, gre'ased " ' ; '
:broiled.';..5bften
them . .f ree "of iicc r and ajfe given "
enougn; and iheirignltW . -
enough protein and - are- v supplied ' '
proper mineral matter, 'will seldom - ' ,i :.
be troubled with, whaty is popularly " - . .J
called "mangeT in the ' South. ' : f;,-r -
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