I. L. RADWANER SEED CO., INC., New York City, N. Y. 
FARM FACTS 
Published with the cooperation of Bemis Bro. Bag Co. 

VOL, 2 
FEBRUARY, 1942 
No. 2 

PASTURE IMPROVEMENT HAS LEADING 
ROLL IN INCREASING MILK PRODUCTION 


MAKE YOUR FARM MACHINES LAST LONGER 
It is always good economy to 
take care of farm machinery. 
With the nation’s productive 
capacity working around the 
clock to defeat the Axis, proper 
care of machinery and tools be- 
comes a patriotic duty. Here 
are some suggestions: 
Store machinery in sheds. 
When storing the mowing ma- 
chine, remove the sickle and 
grease it. Order new sections if 
any are broken or missing. 
Attend to the guards. Block up 
the mower and support the long 
tongue to keep it straight. 
Clean the plows, grease the 
wearing parts or cover them 
with old crank-case oil. 
Sharpen the shares, and have 
some extra ones on hand. Re- 
move, sharpen, and grease the 
cultivator shovels. Tighten or 
replace loose or defective parts 
of the frame. 
Store the binder and combine 
canvases in a dry place safe 
from rats. Repair or replace 
torn or worn slots, and canvas 
straps. Give the sickle the same 
care given the mower. Grease 
and oil the knotter, straighten 
bent or sprung parts, and re- 
place broken or worn parts. 
Either drain water from the 
cooling system of tractors or 
add anti-freeze mixture. If 
tires contain water, add calcium 
chloride to prevent tire injury. 
Check the ignition system — 
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magneto, breaker points, wiring 
and plugs. Clean dirty plugs 
and space points. Adjust the 
carburetor to save fuel in win- 
ter operations, use good oil, and 
change it regularly. Check inlet 
and exhaust valve clearance. 
Order repair parts at once! 
BUY DEFENSE BONDS 
We're in the war... every 
one of us. 
In carrying on the war effort 
every man, woman and child 
has a part to play. Men in the 
armed forces will fight. Others 
of us will produce the things 
needed to win the war... or 
help civilian defense . . . or do 
whatever we are asked to do to 
help the cause. 
And we must win. For, if we 
lose, we lose our homes, ours 

savings, the opportunities for, 
our children, our freedom. 
No matter 
what else we, 
as individuals, 
are called up- 
on to do, there 
is one duty 
that all can 
share... the 
purchase of 
Defense 
Bonds and 
Stamps. Every 
dime helps! 

Better pastures are most im- 
portant if dairymen are to reach 
their goal of higher milk pro- 
duction required by the nation’s 
all-out war effort. This fact is 
proved both by the experience 
of dairy farmers and the work 
of agricultural experiment 
stations. 
Better pastures bring higher 
milk production with relatively 
low feeding costs. Labor costs 
are lowered. Health of herds is 
better. 
There are four important 
steps necessary for pasture im- 
provement: 
1. Select suitable, high-yield- 
ing pasture crops. 
2. Proper management of 
grazing. 
3. Apply sufficient fertilizer 
with regularity. 
4. Fight weeds always. 
Dairymen have found that it 
pays to grow such crops as al- 
falfa, brome grass, a mixture of 
soybeans and Sudan grass, 
sweet clover or winter rye in 
separate fields. Such fields then 
are pastured in rotation when 
they are at the best pasture 
stages. 
Blue grass is recommended 
as an emergency pasture, but, 
due to higher yield, it appears 
probable that brome grass may 
replace blue grass. Winter rye 
has the advantage of being 
ready for use earlier than some 
of the other pasture crops. Su- 
dan grass, due to its ability to 
withstand dry weather, is fa- 
vored in some areas. 
Proper fertilization of pas- 
ture crops not only increases 
the yield of forage, but pre- 
duces crops of higher feeding 
value. Fertilizer requirements 
may vary from field to field, 
hence it is good practice to con- 
sult your county agent before 
mapping out a program of 
fertilizing. 
