TO IMPROVE THE POTATO CROP
(1) Vhc pure standard varieties for seed.
(2) Select Md of variety type and free from disease.
(3) Treat seed potatoes, to control and eradicate disease.
(4) I'se proper cultural methods; practice rotation.
(5) Grade for market.
(6) Store in disinfected cellars with proper ventilation and
temperature,
FOR TREATING SEED POTATOES
The Department of Agricultural Botany
recommends :
1. One pint of formalin in 30 gallonR of water. Soak pota
toes for full two hours; or
2. Four ounce of corrosive sublimate in 30 frallons of water.
Soak potatoes for full one and one-half hour.
DO "YOUR BIT
BY TILLING LAND
Boi Hutte ount y Offer p port unity
to Ttioee Who Wish to Contrib
ute to Country Food Supply
The man who raises something to
eat. is rendering as proud a service
to his country as Is the man who
stands behind n gun. Somebody has
to raise everything that the soldier,
the civilian, or you yourself, eat.
The need of the present hour, the
present year, and very likely fo
many years to come, Is food food
for mon or beast, but especially food
for human consumption.
The farmer, therefore, is strictly
entitled to feel that he is doing a pat
rlotice service when he utilises every
available acre of land in a supreme
effort to raise the largest and the
best crops that it lies within his pow
r to produce. Small crops this year,
when avoidable, should carry the
atigma of neglect of patriotic duty.
It is a splendid thing to be Hilled
with patriotism In a time of national
crista, to feel the surge in one's
breats of an unutterable love for
one's country: but it is a much Oner
thing too be able to express that feel
ing in a wey that will do the most
good. Others are Ihjthctaonishrdlu
good. For those who are chose to go
and tight, the way is already plain.
Others are assigned to posts in offic
ial o public work of various kindB.
But the great mass of the people, ea
ger and ready to do what they could,
for a time felt that there was nothing
definite for them to do. Now. how
ever, within the last few weeks, the
thing they can do has become appar
ent, and the gigantic magnitude and
importance of their task can not be
overestimated. The continuance of
gem-in I prosperity Is impotant, but
alnks into oblivion in comparison
With this. Almost everything else is
far outdistanced In urgency by the
imperative and immediate need of
tilling of the soil and the production
of unprecedented crops of every kind.
Anything and everything which can
bo grown in any part of these Unit
ed States should be raised in this
eountry from now on. Foremost, of
course, comes the need for anything
that cau be included under the head
of foodstuffs.
JiTery pound of potatoes for in
atance, that is raised here in Box
Butte county, means something de
finitely beneficial to the welfare of
our country. Farmers, in particular
have a significant example set before
thorn by the ('resident himself, ac
cording to a pleasant current rumor,
which ought to be true if it isn't that
even a part of the beautiful White
Mouse grounds at Washington is to
be utilized for growing vegetables.
Hen living out in this n nt ra mint-led
middle west, with acres of idle land
stretching away In every direction to
the very horizon, would do well to
get into line, and heed the nation's
rail for food, and more food, and do
their share toward its production.
The little vegetable plots in the
back or side yards, amount to some
thing; but what shall we say when
we consider the enormous acreage,
the ten and hundreds of thousands
of acres within the boundaries of Hox
Butte county alone, that never have
aeen even the breaking plow, and
which can and should be planted in
potatoes and other proiliable crops.
One of the largest market demand
is for potatoeF, even at the prevailing
price at this time of $3.00 per bush
el. Now. Box Hutte county is pre-eminently
a potato growing country. It
is making itself famous now for its
large yield of as fine potatoes as can
be growu anywhere, and in another
few years the name of Box Butte
county, Nebraska, should become
aynonymous with the best potatoes
on the market. About as much
money is being made in this county
in potatoes as in practically every
thing else combined. Potato grow
ers are bound to make a small for
tune in this coming season's crop
alone.
SOW Ik the Time
Right now ia the time to purchase
land here in Box Butte county, be
fore the rest of this part of the coun
try really wakes up to the wonderful
capacities of this soil, and the large
fortunes lying here ready to be turn
ed up by the plow and the potato
digger. I.and here ia cheap now,
but it won't Jm for very long Those
who buy now will be able to make a
large profit on the land alone in an
other year or so. Land in Box Butte
county, bought now, will prove one of
the ery beat investments a man can
make.
Thoae who prefer to grow other
things here than potatoes, can do so
and be very successful. There is
monye to be made in Box Butte coun
ty in raising every kind of live stock.
One need only consider the present
prices of beef, pork, or mutton, to
realise what the future will be for
the stockman who makes his start
here in time. Hay, alfalfa, corn, oats
wheest, every kind of grain and ev
ery variety of vegetable, have been
away up Inp rice all winter, and will
remain so. In fact, there Is no place
to-day where more money is to be
made than on the farm. Nowhere
else will the demand remain con
stantly nhead of the supply, as with
nil the things that are raised on the
farm.
While the call is made everywhere
to-day for the citlten of this coun
try to "dotheir bit" in some way or
other, the soldier on the battle front,
and the farmer on his own land, it
may be pointed out that every man
who buys land, or buys more land,
and raises crops for the market is not
only doing "his bit" satisfactorily
from the standpoint of the nation's
welfare, but at a very large money
profit to himself. This aspect of the
case need not detract in any way
from its patriotic side, but should
augment it. A prosperous citizen is
worth more to his country than is a
pauper citizen.
Vutck Fortunes in flrewlifJhilatoc
To-day there are more wonderful
opportunities to make money than
ever before in our history. Any
thing in the way of food occupies
first place among these; and of all
the food crops, the potato is the very
1 best to tie to.
j Why ?
Hecause it requires a minimum
amount of capital It takes much
less land to grow potatoes than It
I does to raise live stock, for instance.
Because It gives quick returns.
You can turn your money over quick
ly with potatoes.
Hecause it Is a crop that does not
require the constant attention that
some other things do. Given the
right kind of soil, which Box Butte
county offers in abundance, and the
proper climatic conditions also to be
found here, and the potato plant can
very nearly look after itself, as com
pared to some other crops.
Because a potato crop chows a
large profit over expenses. Potato
growers who do business on a large
scale, expert in these days to make a
small fortune in a single growing sea
son and they do.
sa.oo A Bmiiel
Potatoes are. at this present writ
hing selling at $3.00 a bushel, and no
one knows how much higher the
price will go. One thing is certain,
however, that it will remain high
tfrom now on. Whether the war ends
today, next year, or ten years from
(now, will make no difference. The
demand for potatoes in this country
i alone will increase yearly. And
I half of Europe, and possibly later on
jeven other countries for no one can
! safely predict how many nations will
be able to keep out of this war- will
call on us to supply them with pota
toes and other staple foods, h will
be years and years after ihe close of
the war. before the nations that par
ticipate in it will be in a position to
supply a very large prodortiou of
, their own food.
I Men who already own some laud
in this county, should take advantage
i of (his present opportunity, and the
present emergency in our nation's
affairs, and buy more land. Those
who do not already own land in Box
Hutte county, should look the coun
ty over, and purchase as large tracts
an they can afford, while prices are
still low and before someone else
gets in ahead of them. Fathera now
have a splendid opportunity to set
-their sons up in a paying business in
growing potatoes. It is a good coun-
, ty, whatever way yu lok at it, and as
a ptato country, it is without a su
perior anywhere. If you want to
work for t'nele Sam, and for yourself,
too, you can't do better than to buy
land in Hox Butte county, and raise
- ptatoes. It is a tun- kind f business
- and there ia money in it.
n IT VITA oFthk me
POTATO DKMONSTKATIONN
As a result of the Box Butte Farm
eraers' Association's project for im
proving the potato crop in Box uBtte
county. 118 farmers treated part or
all of their seed potatoea. The total
acreage treated was about 1.973 ac
res. This does not include farms
that as a result of the work, exer
cised care in seed aelection. cultural
methods, groding, etc. No case has
yet been reported where the quality
or the yield was not better for the
treated than for the un'reated pota
toes Potato demonstrations on five
farma. showed an average gain in
yield of treated over untreated seed
potatoes of 10.9 bushels per acre.
At the present price of potatoes, $3
per bushel, this would be equivalent
to $32.70 more per acre. Granting
that the average potato grower who
treated his potatoes in-1916 was less
careful than method used In demon
stration, to the extent of thirty per
rent. In spite of the fact that the me
thods used in the demonstrations
were the most practical, then the
benefit to the potato growers who
treated potatoes would average about
eight bushels per acre. Eight bushels
per acre at the present market price
menas $24.00 per acre greater re
turns. On 1,793 acres the Increased
returns would mean $43,032.00. In
every case where the potatoes were
treated, the dealers paid five to ten
cents more per bushel. Five cents
per bushel on average yield of sev
enty bushels would mean $3.60 per
acre. This would mske a total gsin
by treatment and selection of $27.60
per acre. Figuring on a basis of
6.000 acres, estimated by County
Agent Seidell as the potato acreage
in this entire county, it would mean
that treated potatoes would to-day
produce a gain of $166,000 over the
yield from untreated potatoes, a sum
sufficient to pay Box Butte county's
tsxes.
FORTUNES MADE
IN DOX BUTTE
Statistics for uifl crop of potatoes
with Other Interesting Flg
urea on the County
As a potato growing section in par
icular. Western Nebraska is without
superior. Hox Butte county, sltu
t rated in the center of the most op
ilent potato growing region in the
t hole world, produced Inst year 742,
O0 bushels, which i8 about one
ifchth at the total of npn rl v fi An
000 bushels raised in the entire state
ivo other single countv in th at
had so large a potato acreage, r re
ceived SO large an averaco nri, o f...
Its crop. At the average price 'or
i e season in tnis section, $1.20 per
bushel, Box Hutte ctiiinfv ii, ,t', i,.
growers received last year an es-
umaiea grand total of $920,640
almost one million ilniiuM t... iwi.
one product alone! But the same
acieage mis year, with the increase
in the price of potatoes to $3.00 a
bushel, would mean between two and
three million dollars.
BOX Hl'TTK VOVUDTH SHOW
ING FOH I.Asi YKAK
O.tMM) Acres of Potatoes in Hoi Uutte
ounty
A year ago this spring the asses
sor s report showed a potato acreage
In this county of 6,577 acres, which,
however, was somewhat under the
actual number, as many growers
railed to report and others planted
much more than they had intended
County Agent Seidell named 6.000
acres as a very conservative estim
ate The ebraska State Hoard of Agri
culture, in their bulletin No 210
based their figures on the reports of
the state assessors, hence cite an ac
reage of 5,r,77. Hut even on this
showing Box Butte county is proved
to be the greatest potato county in
Nebraska.
Wonderful opportunities here for
-.! nun a nine money and plently
of energy and ambition
l,!M7 carloads of Mttoes in thi
county last tnn
To put it in terms of carloads fig
uring the total Box Butte county ac
reage at 6.000. and the average as
given by the bulletin of 11 i h..u
. VB i i i i ,
elB an acre, the. total would read
742,200 bushels, which is somewhere
around the correct amount. Estimat
ing 600 bushedls to the car the
county raised a total of 1,237 far
loads of potatoes last year. Hut to
ue even intra conservative, and fig
ure the yield at 80 bushels to the
acre, the county would then have pro
duced around 1.146 carloads of po
tatoes. It is estimated Ihm In il.u
neighborhood of 800 carloads were
shipped out: the remainder being
saved for home consumption and for
seed.
It is true that a few ii! 1 1 , -1 , mi,.
ties in ebraska showed a greater per
centage in yield, than did Hox Hutte.
but thse were where the uhmh
small and the crop more or less hand
iaiseu una in the irrigated district.
Kimball county, for IbMum i.i ...t
an average of 222.5 bushels of po
tatoes to the acre, but in that entire
county only 646 acres were produced.
When It is considered that this one
crop alone broucht ffl ! fir t .fin, i .
of Hox Hutte county almost a million
uuiuns mst year, in one single year,
it is safe to sav that this
found the moat printable crop for
inn iMiiirui.ii- sou una climate.
Big Kutm-e for Potatoes
The prices which potatoea are sure
to bring in the future right along
should make more men tunr their
land over to potatoes and even then
there will uoe be enough potatoes to
supply the demand next winter, ex
cept at extremely high prices. Pota
toes at even more than $3.00 a bush
el, may be no idle dream; for we have
not only our own country to supply,
but half of Europe as well, and the
demand will exist not merely during
the present war, but indefinitely if
not permuuently.
Oreat .- i PnapeH$ Here
The opportunities in Hox Butte
county are not to be excelled any
where in the Putted States today.
They are waiting here for energetic
men to cash in on them.
The 1917 crop of potatoes in this
section of Nebraska will mean big
money for the growers. Just how
much, to a dollar, was made in pota
toea last year, only the growers
themselves could say; and they smil
ingly refuse to name exact figures,
but point significantly to the fact
that they are planning thia year to
have every available acre planted in
potatoes. Farmer after farmer has
found himself able to pay off any in
debtedness, to buy more land, to
purchase comforts and luxuries for
himself and his family. Last year
there were 353 automobiles in Box
Butte county. There are more than
that number now. In no part of the
United States do the people living on
farms possess a larger amount of
thia world's goods than Box Butte
farmers do. Western Nebraska farm
ers are becoming known throughout
the entire middle west for the mon
ey they are able to spend on luxuries
which heretofore were beyond their
reach. The fsrmer in Box Butte
county is not alone In his prosperity.
Everyone with whom he comes in
contact shares Id It. This whole
section of the state is feeling this in
creased prosperity; the local banks
feel it; the railroads and business
houses sre thoroughly cognisant of
it. This large and general prosper
ity takes on a pointed meaning and
interest when It Is remembered that
a large proportion of these men are
making their larger wealth by the
growing of potatoes.
Federal Government Helped
Everyone Is prospering because of
the Box Butte county potsto. And
the farmer Is now in a position to
get his price largely because of the
assistance now betng rendered by
the government at Washington In
keeping the people in western Nebr
aska informed about the potato mar
ket. This valuable service was ren
dered here by the government last
year, and it will be continued.
Plenty of Room for All
Box Butte county has a total of
634,098 acres within its boundaries;
of which 60.703 acres are improved
land, and 583,395 acres are unim
proved. The state bulletin before
referred to showed that there were
last year 339 farm owners and 132
farm tenants in the county; that the
farms and ranches in this county to
tal 337.775 acres, of which 49,188
were under cultivation, and 142,871
uncultivated. 650 acres were under
! irrigation.
! When it is considered that for
tunes can be made, and are being
' made, in one single growing season
in potatoes, in this county, it is evi
dent that much of the land now ly
ing idle, and some proportion at
least of the land at present given ov
er to the cattle industry, will soon
er or later be cut up into smaller
tracts and devoted almoBt solely to
potato raising, with a large remuner
ation for the men who are foresight
ed and energetic enough to be among
the first to get into the business on a
large scale. The onnortunitv is here
'for any man who will take advantage
of it. The chances here to make
money, and big money, would seem
almost incredible to an easterner un
acquainted with the actual conditions
to be found here. No quicker, saf
er, and surer way could be found by
which a man with even limited capi
tal could make a small fortune for
himself in a few years, or even in a
single growing season in many In
stances. .i it. i.ti Heaoeveea of Hox Hutte
County
While Box Hutte county is pre-eminent
ub a potato country and is
growing daily in fame as such, it is
nil that and much more besides. It
is naturally a first-class live stock
county. The cheaper pasture land
and rough feed makeB this possible.
Grain and other products also play a
very important part in its general
wealth.
The following prices, quoted from
the bulletin before referred to were
last year's prices, and they have dou
bled and trebled since that time.
Moreover, it should be borne in mind
that they were based on extremely
conservative estimates of general av
eraeea. and do not at all adeauatelv
represent the real market valuation!
for Box Butte county.
Horses and Mule
According to the assessor's report
of last year there were 8,088 horses
In the county, which, basing the esti
mate on the state's figures as an av
erage, would have a value of $100
each, or a total of $808,800; also
156 mules, with an estimated value
of $105. or a total of $16,380.
Cattle Worth lerge Sum
The bulletin gave an average val
ue of $60 to the milk cows through
out the state, and Box Butte county
has over 2.000 of them, worth $137.
460; and nearly 20,000 other cattle,
worth, according to the state's esti
mate of $40 each, a total of it I mom
$800,000.
Hogs
The county had last year 2,5 51
hogs, worth $51,020.
Metea
There have been few sheep raised
In this county, there being only 59
in the entire county last year, worth
$413.
Poultry
Poultry to the number of more
than 26.000 were reported to the as
sessor. Corn a Fine Showing
Corn last year averaged 24 bush
els to the acre. It Is estimated that
over 11,000 acres were planted, and
a total of 267,672 bushels harvested,
which at an average of 60 cents a
bushel would mean $160,603 that
went Into the pockets of Box Butte
county corn growers last year, in
spite of the fact that weBtern Nebr
aska is not regarded as belonging to
the great corn belt.
(.tit itt b I'm I. ti.
Box Butte county raised lust year
113,729 bushels of winter and spring
wheat, valued at $1.20 a bushel,
making a total of $136,475. Ten
thousand and nine acres of oats
brought a total of 247.222 bushelB.
worth $86,528. The rye crop was
valued at $50,728. for the 56.364
bushels raised last year. The 1,320
acres of barley yielded an average of
28 bushels to the acre, and at a valu
ation of 60 cents a bushel, made a
total or $22,176. The county raised
467 acres of spelt z, 1.172 cres of
millet, and 318 acres of Hungarian
sorghum.
Alfalfa and Wild Hay
Six thousand tons of alfalfa were
cut in thiB county last year, which
at $7 a ton made $42,000. The wild
hay crop totaled 4.566 tons, at $6 a
ton. was worth $27,402.
Other Crop
There were 138 acres planted to
flax, 3 acres to onions, 1 acre to pop
corn, 20 acrea to kaffir corn, and 54
acres to miscellaneous crops.
Incubator ami Cream Separators
The county has something more
than 21 incubators and brooders and
236 cream separators.
County Worth Millions
The total estimated valuation of
the horses, mules, cattle and hogs ip
Box Unite countx last vear comes in
I
$1,668,120. The total vslue of the
corn, wheat, oats, rye, barley, alfal
fa, wild bay and potato crops
amounted to $1,546,352. This makes
a grand total of $3,214,472. In ad
dition to this, ss expressing some
idea of the entire wealth of the
county, one must take Into consider
ation the large sum of $2,211,385
represented in Improvements on
lands in the county.
Even at these prices, which are
very much lower than present pric
es, this is a wonderful showing for
Box Butte county. There is pros
perity here there can be no ques
tion about that. A fine opening to
make money, and make it quickly,
too, lies here for the man with a lit
tle capital and plenty of push, for
the man who will work and stick to
his work. This would he true at any
time, but it is particularly and strik
ingly so Just now when anything in
the line of foodstuffs is at the very
top notch in price, apd likely to re
main so Indefinitely. The prices of
everything in the way of food have
been steadily rising for the past ten
years; and we are likely never again
to know anything but good returns
for everything that can be raised on
the farm.
All this applies with particular
force to the potato crop. There is
not only a growing need of potatoes
in this country at this time, but this
demand will remain steady and con
tinuous. And nowhere on this en
tire globe can the potato that ia
grown in the friendly soil of Box
Butte county be excelled and in
very few places can it be equalled.
It is, in fact, a crop which is staple,
extremely profitable, and particular
ly adapted to just the kind of soil
and climate to be found in Hox Hutte
county.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS
United States Commissioner Geo.
C. CronStteton, of Bayard, was an Al
liance business visitor the latter part
of the week.
c
Michael Nolan and Orville Daven
port left Alliance Sunday night
bound for St. Louis, Mo. They went
to St. Louis to take an examination
to qualify for service with the mos
quito fleet doing coast patrol duty.
Both have been students at the Uni
versity of Nebraska, and because of
their enlistment will receive school
credit.
Dr. W. S. Howard, for the past
year Burlington relief physician, left
Alliance Saturday night for Fort
Hiley. He is no longer "Doctor"
Howard. His correct title now is
"Lieutenant" Howard, for he has en
listed in the medical reserve corps
and has been called into active serv
ice beginning tomorrow, June 1. He
stated that he intended visiting with
his parents before going into serv
ice. Buy your office supplies at The
Herald office. Big, new, fresh stock
of typewriter ribbons and carbon pa
per complete selection. Agency for
Irving-Pitt Loose Leaf filing devices.
Tell us your wants. We will supply
you.
.
Mrs. I, W. Thomas expects to
leave Friday to make her home at
Lincoln. -John W. Thomas, of The
Herald, has been at Lincoln since the
first of the month, since receiving his
appointment there as deputy state
land commissioner.
John McDonald Ib intsalling a com
plete system of fire-fighting a para -tus
in his apartment house the
Flora.
Miss Spauldlng, the first woman
missionary to the Philippine Islands,
now on a tour of the United States,
filled the pulpit Sunday morning at
the Methodist church. A collection
was taken up amounting to fifty-six
dollars.
The First State Bank of Alliance
reports the sale of over $2,000 worth
of Liberty bonds. The announce
ment in this issue of The Herald re
garding the purchasing of Liberty
bonds, made by the First National
and First State Bank of Alliance and
the First State Bank of Hemlngford.
is interesting and should be heeded
by Herald readers.
I a
The Potash Products Company of
Hoffland have shown the spirit of
helpfulness by publishing in The
Herald this week a page advertise
ment for the Alliance chapter of the
Hed Cross You Bhould read this
advertisement and heed it by giving
your aid to this deerving organiza
tion. The Herald office has been the
busiest place in Alliance this week
wit h apologies to the war-horse in
spection sale, the stores which are
conducting special sales aud the us
ual busy merchants. Twenty-four
pages in three sections makes an in
teresting paper. Head it through.
If you are not a subscriber, get on
the list. It gets better every issue.
New officers elected in 1. O. O. F.
lodge No. 166 at the meetiug Tues
day evening were: T. G. Waddell, P.
G. ; James Kennedy. N. G , F. W.
Hicks, V. G.; E. M. Martin, see re
tary. The members of the lodge are
plauning on purchasing a building
tor a home aud considerable interest
is being taken in The project.
RAISING STEERS FOR MARKET
Feeder ef Seventeen Years' experience
aya Best Grade Are Always
In Good Demand.
Does It pay to raise purebred ateeri
for the market? Some ssy yea, while
others answer In the negative. But
n Iowa man says It pays to get a good
start if a feeder intends to make
good finish of the feeding experiment.
This feeder, who was recently on the
market with stock, went on record In
boosting purebred cattle for feeding
purposes, as his 17 years of experience
that the good grades are always want
ed, and sre the largest money-maker
In the end. The affirmative side of the
Bunch of Young Feeders.
question has a strong booster In thl
gentlemsn. who has been practicing
whst he preaches for many years past.
Each year he has been In the habit of
feeding a bunch of purebred baby
beeves for the summer msrket, and
each time has been successful in get
ting out on the venture. At his farm
he maintains a drove of Hereford cat
tle and aside from the regulsr breed
ing business, he raises a drove of steer
for the killers each year.
Many feeders think that purebred
are for breeding and most anything
will do for the killers, fun case of
this sort argue well for cattle of good
blood to be finished for the market.
The feeder who recently made theae
remarks 1 emphatic la saying that it
pays to raise purebreds for feeding
purposes, snd his advice to young men
just getting Into the live-stock business
Is to get start on a purebred herd s
soon as possible. A good start short
ens the road to a aucceasful ending In
a business of this sort.
FLEECED LAMBS MAKE GAINS
Old ld Regarding Recuperation Sue
tamed by Teat at Nebraska Stat
Experiment Station.
The old idea thst a shorn lamb will
regain In a week or ten day the
weight of the wool removed from it at
sheariug time was vindicated recently
In an experiment at Hie Nebraska
state experiment station. Five lot
of 12 lambs each were used In the
experiment, each lot fed little dif
ferently. As the lambs were too heavy
to hold for the experiment, there wa
an average loss of five cents per ani
mal, but the fact that the lambs did
especially well after the fleece wa
removed proved the old theory. The
dally gain was .51 of pound.
PROPER SHELTER FOR LAMBS
Animal Fsd In Wll-Vntilatd Barn
Make Sam Gains s The
Kept in Open Sheds.
In series of tests in feeding west
ern lamb, the Indiana experiment sta
tion found that lambs fed iu a well
ventilated bnm at the ssme amount of
feed nml made ihe same gain in weight
a those fed in an opeu shed.
The profit per lamb was P4 cents per
head in a barn, as compared with fl.tM
per head in an open shed.
Although feed was high in price, the
margin in vslue of feeding and fat
lambs was sufficient to Insure a sat
isfactory profit on the operation.
FERTILITY LOSS IN PASTURES
Steady Drain of Phosphorus From
Land Wher Sheep Ar Graxod Is
Seen by Export.
By DR. CHAUI.Ks K THORKK, Ohio
Experiment Station.)
F.ven when permanent pastures are
grazed by mi perfect a manure produc
er as ihe sheep, it Is evident that in
the hones of the young stock g.nwn
upon It i, mi unit to market there mil"!
be a Steady drain of phosphorus ttiitl
lltue. which must ultimately become
manifest in reduced production. mhI
experience has shown that Ihe ef
phosphatlc fort I II terra upon such pas
tures i-roiluces s marked Increase ib
the production of grits.