July, 1913 



THE GARDEN AND FIELD. 



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keep this breach up and also to 

 prevent the growth of weeds. If 

 these rules are followed the great- 

 est results will he secured, and it 

 is possible bv this luvans to keep 

 available the greater part of the 

 that the land receives throughout 

 the operations both of the fallow 

 and the growth of the crop. 



— A Lesson From Nebraska. — 

 Mr. Nielsen states that Alway, 

 of Nebraska has conclusively 

 proved bv his experiments that it 

 is possible to grow wheat without 

 any water being added to the soil 

 after planting. He Idled cylinders 

 of galvanised iron, 6ft. long, with 

 soil and added watcij until the soil 

 was full, the surplus water was 

 then allowed to drain off,; and the 

 cylinders sealed, except at the top. 

 Wheat was then planted in the 

 moist surface soil, and about an 

 inch of dry dust was added to pre- 

 vent evaporation. No more water 

 was added, and the air kept dry. 

 The wheat developed in from 132 

 to 143 days, and was normal in 

 everv way, and produced a crop 

 considerably a.bove the average 

 crops of the State. The advan- 

 tage that the wheat in these experi- 

 ments had over wheat grown under 

 field conditions was in the 6ft. of 

 the depth of soil, a condition that 

 does not always exist in actual 

 field practice, but it is very valu- 

 able in showing that, so long as 

 sufficient moisture can be secured 

 and conserved to supply the re- 

 quirements of the crop, the fact 

 that it does not fall in the grow- 

 ing season does not necessarily re- 



sult in a failure. In fact, it shows 

 that success is assured so long as 

 the necessary amount of water can 

 be stored in the soil. 



It has been conclusively proved 

 in the arid and semi-arid parts of 

 the United States, as well as in 

 other countries using the dry-farm- 

 ing 'system, that by each year's 

 cultivation the surplus water is al- 

 lowed to penetrate deeper and 

 deeper, so that an arid farm each 

 year it is used becomes more and 

 more drought resistant through its 

 sub-soil each year becoming more 

 and more capable -of saturation. 



By proper methods of dry^arm- 

 ing it is possilde to store in the 

 soil not only the amount actually 

 required for the crop grown during 

 any season, but in addition to this 

 almost the whole of the surplus 

 moisture that enters the land and 

 is not used up by the growth of 

 the crop. Thus at the harvest 

 time, if proper methods have been 

 adopted, there is always a fair pro- 

 portion of soil moisture remaining 

 to go towards next season's crop, 

 and to provide against any defi- 

 ciency that there may be in that 

 season's rainfall. — " Dalgetty's Re- 

 view." 



Molasses as a Stock Food. 



The fattening effects of molasses 

 when used as a stock food are well 

 known, and in Great Britain, there 

 are many proprietary feeding stuffs 

 on the market of which molasses 



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is the chief constitueni . In Louisi- 

 ana, it is reported, the practice of 

 feeding this material to draught 

 animals, as a regular portion of 

 their daily ration, is growing in 

 favour. Frotn figures collected by 

 an olhcial at the Louisiana ICxperi- 

 ment Station, it appears that 

 about lo ibs. of molasses per head 

 is the average quantity fed to the 

 horses and mules. Some green 

 food, such as pea vines or cane 

 tops, are chopped and mixed with 

 the molasses, as well as a few 

 pounds of some concentrated food, 

 such as cake or corn. It is al- 

 ways desirable to begin with small 

 amounts of molasses when this 

 material is first introduced into a 

 ration. 



The conclusions drawn >from the 

 data collected in Louisiana are 

 certainly in accord with the 

 generally accepted view that mo- 

 lasses, where it is available at 

 reasonable prices,' constitutes a nu- 

 tritious and easily digested, as well 

 as economical, constituent of a ra- 

 tion for draught animals.— Agricul- 

 tural News. 



The Most Profitable Breed 



An interesting experiment was 

 made some years ago in Iowa) to 

 test the relative merits of various 

 breeds of sheep. Ten lambs of 

 each variety were selected and fed 

 in the same way. Of the English 

 breeds, the Cotswolds gained most 

 rapidly in weight, the Suffolk and 

 Lincoln breeds coming next, and 

 the Oxfords and Dorsets last. As 

 regards yield of wool, the Lincolns 

 came out at the top with a 

 lleece averaging 12.85 lbs. ; the 

 Cotswolds came next, with fleeces 

 of 12.65 Wis.; the Leicesters, 11.50 

 lbs. ; Oxfords, 10.95 lbs. ; Shrop- 

 shires, 8.75 lbs. ; Suffolks, 7.65 lbs.; 

 Dorsets, 6.8 lbs. ; Southdowns, 

 6.75 lbs. ; and Merinos, 9.9 lbs. The 

 most valuable tieeces in natural 

 condition were the Leicesters, the 

 Lincolns, Cotswolds, and Oxfords, 

 following in that order. The Merino 

 Ileeces were valued at the least 

 money per pound in the natural 

 condition, but after scouring com- 

 manded by far the highest price. 

 The merino fleeces shrank no less 

 than 67 per cent, in weight. The 

 Leicesters shrank the least, only 

 38 per cent. 



A horse may never be known to 

 kick, and yet around his heels is 

 no place for small children ; for 

 after the explosion regrets won't 

 mend the pieces, nor clubs better 

 the horse. 



