
Hoffman Spring Gratus 
to ptid Feed Supplies 
““WISCONSIN 38’ (VELVET) BARLEY 
For feeding schedules, barley is similar to corn 
in value. And for a heavy grain yield, we rec- 
ommend this tried-and-true variety. “Wisconsin 
38" grows smooth beards—without the sharp 
barbs. The six-row type—very resistant to the 
stripe disease which badly injures some barleys. 
The best yielding strain of its type. Most popular 
spring barley on a very wide area. Grain ma- 
tures early. Straw is of good length. As a nurse 
crop, the quick-growing characteristics of this 
straw assure full support of alfalfa or Canada 
peas, or other plants growing with it, plus the 
benefit of all possible moisture. 
“ALPHA’’—*‘SPARTON”’ (2-Row Types) 
ALPHA: Popular 2-row spring barley throughout 
New York State and northern areas . . . devel- 
oped at New York Experiment Station. Good 
yielding ... firm straw ... nice grain. Hardy. 
SPARTON: Good-yielding, bearded variety de- 
veloped in Michigan. Well adapted also for 
Northern Pennsylvania. Medium maturity. 
“SPRING WHEAT”’ 
“Marquis” type. Good for flour. Early, and not 
often subject to rust and disease. Smaller grain 
than winter wheat. Sown mostly in higher allti- 
tudes of Pennsylvania. 
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Wheat for Hay? 
Early-cut wheat (earlier than the 
dough stage) makes hay with quite 
a content of protein. Cut when 
heads are just emerging, saves the 
green color in curing and you may 
have as much as 10 per cent pro- 
tein. If short of protein, here’s 
something to consider. 
Legumes Help Grasses 
Increase protein content of grasses 
by growing legumes with them? 
Illinois researchers grew lespedeza 
and clovers in a permanent blue- 
grass sod. They found the protein 
content of the blue grass without 
the legumes 180 pounds per ton 
. . . compared to 240 pounds when 
grown with legumes, mainly lespe- 
deza. Then the protein of the leg- 
ume hay was additional value. 
Lambs Need Grain to Finish 
for Market 
Small feedings of grain daily ... 
maybe % pound of mixed corn and 
oats ... will pay good dividends 
when selling. Lambs should weigh 
80 to 90 pounds. If not formerly 
treated for internal parasites, they 
should be given a_ phenothiazine 
drench 4 to 6 weeks before going 
to market. Grain is too precious to 
feed to those pests. 
FARM FACT: A pretty stream 
through the farm adds usefulness 
to beauty when it is harnessed 
to a little power plant. 
Power Sprayers to Fight 
Fires 
Good idea to keep in readiness 
with water and gas in the tanks. 
About one-tenth the water is re- 
quired with a fog nozzle. Fine mist 
absorbs heat of fire—-keeps out the 
air—cools it off—acts as blanket 
to smother the flames. 
Barnyard Manure to Improve 
Pastures 
Hundreds of acres of old _ per- 
manent pastures now _ producing 
poorly, could nearly double in their 
production—by patent ot Good 
practice would be to us arnyard 
manure to about a fourth of the 
old pasture each year. Stock won’t 
graze on that part until the ma- 
nure has disintegrated. This gives 
the grass a chance to come along. 
One recommendation is about 6 
tons per acre. Excess straw could 
be raked off with a hay rake after 
drying. 
