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annual farm tour interests
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Fhe annual farm tour and field day at the Ex
periment Station was held Thursday August 18,
and sponsored by the local Farmers and the
LJ.S.D.. . Agencies iras attended by about 125
persons, traveling in 34 cars.
The tour -gathered on the /. ,2 ,R .C. property
just north of the Fair grounds, where and "S"
11C" "S" insigna had been inscribed on the
hay plot b;r use of fertilizer. This fertil
izer was placed in early Hay by the Soil Con
servation Service personnel, at approximate!
the follovdng rate; the first "A", 50 round:
ammonium nitrate, the "C", 75 pounds and the
second "S", 100 pounds of nitrate. Before
this hay was cut, there was a pronounced dif
ference, hoi:oycr, since cutting, the grasses
do not'seen to cone back with so great a
growth, which would indicate that all avail
able nitrogen had been used and further ap
plication would be justified.
The socond stop was at Hr. Art Thompson»s,
where a variety of observations were made.
Hr, Thompson has recently transplanted some
fruit trees o.nd his selection of a location
is of major importance. There are also some
ornamental tree plantings. The use of- barn
-nrd manure on lettuce plantings were seen.
Hr, Thompson has some disease in his lettuce,
and lie asked the visitors not to walk in the
infected plots and then into the disease fre
plots. Hr, Thompson has a field of seven
acres of barley which he started from ono
quart of seed three years ago and propagated
hir.i3elf,
The next stop was at Hr, Harold Thuma « o place
where a modem dairy barn is nearly completed
Hr, Thuma is carrying on a miniature researcl
program of his ovn wherein ho is testing in
oculated and uon-inoculated peas, and also
a fence post treating procedure. Final re
sults were not . available at this time, how-*,
ever, it does show that an elaborate set-up
is not necessary for a little experimental
work.
From Hr, Thuma1s place the tour went to on©
of his ee.st fields across the railroad and
observed a field of grain treated with man
gancso sulphate by Dr, Allan lack for the
control of leaf spot. This field of grain
lies adjacent to the road and was observed
without difficulty.
The next stop of the tour was at Glor Moods
potato field which is also along the side of
the road. From lir. Hoods place the tour pro
ceeded south and took the last oast and west
road to observe the green house facilities
and tomato culture endeavors of Hr, and Mrs,
Tod Glenn, The Glenn's have built a green
house about 30 feet wide and 60 feet long.
The last stop before reaching the Experiment
Station was at a hay field of lir. Frank B,
Linn's lying adjacent to the road, This hay
field of 6 acres yielded approximately 2
tons of Bronc-Bluograsd-Alsike hay last year
No fertilizer was uecd. This spring soils
samples wore taken by the (Cont'd page 6)