THE STATE FARMER SECTION
PAGE NINE
Forests
Artiial fiKiires on tlic value forrsr
in lontrolling aiul preventinj;
flixiils arc bronnlit out in tests by the
.I’oK'st Scrvicc of the f)epai tniCMt of A|»-
riciilturr.
In tlu* Ohio Valley, forest soil is is
to JO per lent more porous than fiehl
soil an«l absorbs 50 times as much water
as bare soil. Forest s(tils absorb more
water not only in single storms, but in
successive rains, an important item in
flood control.
On 2;? small w.itershetls at the head
waters of the Mississippi, the floo<l flow
from foicste<l waterslieds for one yeai
uas onlv {S cubic feet of water per sec-
(incl per s(|uari- mile. Hut tlu' tlo<nl water
fmm jirassed and abandoned :if;ricul-
tural lanii> wa'- 4,^2 cubic fir.t. iviore
f))an M> time> a^ much.
National b'orcbts liave jjained 1 7(1.-
492 acies in area throunh purchaM’s ap
proved by the National Forest Keserva
tioii C'onimi>sion since July 1, i<).}4, the
U. S. Department of Agriculture re
ports.
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GrciU Britdin
I'he number of pigs contracted for
delivery to bacon curing establishments
in I'nglanti durin*: under the pro-
viNions of the Pigs and Bacon Market
ing Scheme, is approximately 2,(Hx»,tKH)
head compared with (.SsS.o***) head in
I'MS. I'nder the I0.?6 contract, at least
2S per cent ot tire total itumber had to
he delivered during the first four months
of the year, A special bonus was paid
farmers who delivered in excess of the
Miunber duritrg this period.
Accordiirg to the new basic import
tpiota for cured pork, as airnoimced by
the Mntish Hrrard of Trade, the im
ports from noir-Fmpire sources ihniitg
the four monthN Ma\-.\ugust are linut
(d to 20<.i(>7.iHK) pountis.
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Death
Death on the highways will be slovveil
down when road and traffic officials
put into effect generally those regula
tions of proved value that have already
b<‘ert widely adopted. 'I'he mere lack ot
uniformity in traffic regulations says
Thomes M. .MacDonald, Chief of the
Bureau of I’ublic Roads, is the cause
of many accidents.
riv National Conference orr Street
and Highway Safety has prepared mo-
tt»r vehicle codes and traffic onliirances.
rhirty-niire states have adopted these
proposals irr part, hut only a third of
the states are iir reasonably close agree-
trrcnt with the code.
Only 19 states have the stamlard li-
censirrg system based on a thorough ex
amination. Not more than 20 states
h.ive a highway patrol of even reason-
ablv aihquate character.
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TREE STORIES
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Man can help Nature in the reproduction and growth of good timber. Finding out
how to help most effectively is one of the principal jobs of^the Forest Service, U. S.
Department of Agriculture. Sunlight and water are vital to healthy tree growth. -
The diagrams illustrate three conditions common on forest lands. Where the
overstory tree* (those trees which o.vertop the rest) monopolize the sunlight and
soil moisture, yoiung new growth does not come in and the understory stagnates. The
first diagram shows an overstory of old growth where old, mature and defective
trees may be getting more than their share of a limited place in the sun, to the detri
ment of the second-growth and new-growth. The second represents an ovorstory of
second-growth monopolizing the light with new growth again as the victim. In tht
third diagram an overstory of new growth itself is overtopping smaller new trees.
Fences
Scientific advances iir the making of
more durable fence will save farnrers of
the countrv millions of dollars in de
ward for many years.
Intlian cotton is for the Jnost part the
shortest staple irr comirrercial use, most
of the crop ranging from .^.S to 7-8 inch.
The Indian government has been en
deavoring not only to incre.ase the length
of the average st.iple, but also to increase
yields per acre.
Poultry
This is how your fence looks as it cotnes
from the weaving machine. Each single
strand is as lustrous as it was before the
weaving process.
(Hethlehe.ni Steel Photo).
preciatioir costs, according to Prof. H.
\V. Riley of Cornell University. Pro
fessor Riley estimates the savings irr New
Y’ork state at $2,s<k),(KX) annually.
l/orrger life iir fence rrreans air annual
saviirg of frorrr :f>30 to $50 on the aver
age i6(>-acre livestock farm.
Better fencing also increases farm in
come, according to the Departirient of
Agriculture. M he department estiirrates
that hogs raised under satritary crmdi-
tions, made possible by adequate feircing,
returrr their owners $6 a head more
thair those kept irr srrrall tiirty pens.
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India
J'he cotton irop in India is
now estimated at 4,70.?,<KX> bales of 478
pounds rret weight fronr 2S,i.l8,(xxi
acres, accordiirg to the Bureau of Agri
cultural F.cononiics. This estimate is
17.9 per cent above last seasoir. The
productioir trend in India has been up-
Reflector
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Belt Designed To Combat : Death On Dark Roads
Designed to protect night pedestrians,
a reflector belt has been patented to cut
down the tremendous death toll of per
sons struck by automobiles while walking
on dark highways.
Studded with reflector buttons, the
leather belt is worn around the arm or
body. The buttons are said to catch the
light from an on-coming car and reflect
it back to the motorist, giving him notice
of a pedestrian as far as 1,000 feet away
Although the light may hit the buttoi
at as much as a 25 degree angle, the re
flectivity is said to be equally good.
two years it is expecte<l that approxi
mately 6(X>,(XX> acres of this area will be
available for tlv production of food.
This reclam.'ition project is one of the
importarrt tasks undertaken by the gov-
ernnrent to secure the nutritive self-suf
ficiency of the natioir. ^I'hroughoiit (Jer-
nrairy, under goverivnrent guidance, fer
tility of soil is being iiriproved, yields
are being increased by improved soil
preparation and better crop rotation. The
inrproveirient in cultivatioir t>f waste
land is being promoted and new land
is being reclainred from the .sea.
’I'he territory at (lermany’s disposal
for food productioir is relatively small,
anronnting to only 111 acres per kx")
inhabitants. In the United States, it is
297 acres, in Denmark ami France 210
acres, and in Italy 138 acres, according
to the Bureau of Agricultural Fcono-
mics.
4-H Clubs
Nearly i,ikk),(X)0 farm boys and girls
are now enrolled in 4-H club work, ac
cording to Dr. C. W. Warburtoir, di
rector of extension, U. S. Department
of Agriculture. 'I'hese young people, who
are studying improved methods of farm
ing and homemaking and learning co-
operatiorr aird good citizenship uirder the
direction of the extension service, are lo
cated in all of the 48 states, and in Fla-
waii, Puerto Rico, aird Alaska.
Chib work is carried on in the United
States in 2,f)6(> counties. Extension
agents are assisted in directing this work
by 1(16,215 local volunteer club lea<iers.
Thirty-four states are taking part in
the National Poultry Impiove.wnt
Plan, under the guidance of the United
States Department of Agriculture. The
department has for distribution, a tabu
lation showing the particular phases oi
the plan in which each state is partici
pating.
'I'ho.se desirirrg names and addresses
of hatchery men and breeders taking
part in the plan may obtain this iiitor-
mation h\ writing to tite State College
of Agricultun- or tire State l)e|>artment
of .Agriculture.
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Gerwa?iv
.Adoption by (lermany of a maxinrunr
agricultural sufficiency progr.im has dc-
11 eased the voliurie of (Jennair net im
ports of agricultural products by 18 per
cent, and the value by 70 per cent, ac
cording to th<- U. S. Departnrent of Ag
riculture Attache I,. V. Steere in Berlin.
All large agricultural exporting coun
tries, espei'ially the United States have
been affected by this (-erinan policy. Of
the six farm products of primary impor-
tarrce in trade with the Utrited States—
cotton, lard, tobacco, .ipples, prunes aird
raisins, oirly three- cottorr, pniires and
raisins are not pro«luced in (leimany.
Reclamation projects now under way
in (lermany cover an area of approxi
mately 3,(KX),(XX) acres. Within the next
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