No. 6. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 4&1 



beans and in the central and noriliern part with Canada field peas, 

 or part of the field seeded for hay must be used for raising these crops. 



It may be well to state that one bu.sliel of soy beans ground with 

 two bushels of corn will make a spltMidid gi'ain ration for dairy cows, 

 but it is likely that with well nigh all farmers throughout the larger 

 part of the State, the longer rotations such as the three years for 

 the central and northern and higher areas made up of corn followed 

 with Canada field peas and oats, and the Canada field peas and oats 

 with clovers and, wheiever possible, alfalfa, and in the southeastern 

 sections, a rotation of corn, soy beans and, in some sections, cow 

 peas and alfalfa, will prevail for a long time. 



As previously stated, the raising of clean, pure seed of good vitality 

 has become a question . of supreme importance in the State and 

 through the introduction of shorter rotation, this demand will be 

 much enlarged, which, with a large acreage of sandy, loamy, warm 

 late fall and eai'ly spring farming soils splendidly adapted for rais- 

 ing fall or early summer ripening crops, such as crimson clover, fol- 

 lowed with a dry hot weather early fall ripening crop such as the cow- 

 pea and sweet clover, and in the more loamy soils, with soy beans for 

 seed, this demand can be supplied and the land continually improved. 

 Rotations of this character have been outlined and started in a small 

 way on the sandy and shaly soils deiived from the Clinton strata in 

 Juniata county. 



MARKETING 



By E. B. DORSETT 



Mr. Chairman and Members of the Board and Fellow 

 Workers: I deem it an honor and a privilege to address this 

 intelligent body; but naturally I shrink from taking the place of a 

 man of such prominence as Congressman Lever. As has been stated 

 by your Chairman, in all these meetings, thus far, the one problem 

 that seems to be bothering you is, that of better market facilities. I 

 am satisfied that: there is no problem confronting the farmer today 

 that is of such vital importance to him as adequate marketing facili- 

 ties. I would not in the least discourage the increased production 

 that we hear about, but I am firmly convinced that the farmer is not 

 so much worried^ loday about producing the crop as he is about 

 marketing it after it has been produced, and I believe that the greatest 

 problem that confronts you today is, "How Can I Get That Product 

 to Market At The Least Expense and Get The Most Out of It?" I 

 know that we have many remedies, many solutions of this great 

 problem, and I know that there are many theories and there is much 

 criticism, but I want to say to you, fellow farmers and members of the 

 Board, that it is much easier to criticise than it is to bring forth a 

 definite plan of action. We have what might be called two forms of 

 criticism, constructive and destructive, and we have plenty of men 



