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SPOTTED BUR CLOVi SPOTTED BUR < (Prepared by the United States Depart- . ment of Agriculture.) That southern farmers grow bur clover, especially the southern or snot ted variety, as cover, pasture and green manure crops is the advice of special ists of the United States department of agriculture in Farmers' Bulletin No. 003, recently issued. This has been found to be the cheapest legume for use in the South which will pre vent the washing of the soil. One of the advantages of bur clover is the facility with winch it reseeds itself. Once established on pasture lands, it will maintain itself indefinite ly if the plants are permitted to ma ture some seed, at least every other year. This elimination of the neces sity for additional seeding from year tc year reduces both the cost and trou ble to farmers in maintaining cover crops. In addition to its value as a cover and forage crop, the use of bur clover has, In many instances, resulted in material increases in cotton yield. Directions for inoculating the soil and seeding, and suggestions for rotations including bur clover are contained in the bulletin already mentloneu. Sowing the Seed. Bur clover should always be sown in late summer or fall. In the cotton states the best time for seeding ls the month of September, but it may be seeded in August, and seedings as late as' October often give favorable re sults, even as far north as South Caro lina. Seedings later than October, however, are to be avoided whenever possible, as but little fall and winter growth is usually secured from such plantings. When the seed is sown in tho bur, broadcasting is the only practicable method. To obtain a full stand by this method, from three to six bushels of seed per acre are necessary. After sowing, a light harrowing should be given. In the regions, however, which are well adapted to bur clover, it is much more economical as a rule to 'begin with a light seeding and to de pend In subsequent years on the vol unteer crop when this is practicable. In the cotton states lack of Inocula CONTROL BOLL WEEVIL Simplest Type of Mechanical De vice Known as Chain Drag. Combines in One Process Cultivation of Crop and Drawing of Fallen, Infested Squares to Middles -Sun Kills Pests. (By W. E. HINDS, Alabama Experiment Station.) By far the simplest type of mechan ical device for weevil control and one that has fceen tested quite extensively in Texas with beneficial results, is known as the chain drag or cultivator. A full description of such ls found in Farmers' Bulletin No. 344 of the Unit ed States department of agriculture. This device is not expected to catch weevils or to collect squares, but to combine In one process the cultiva tion of the crop and the drawing of fallen, infested squares to the middles by the use of heavy chains arranged so that they will converge to the rear from the outer ends of a spreader. Thus the infested squares are exposed to the heat of the sun and the weevil stages are killed. The device ls of spe cial value during periods of hot, dry weather and on soils that are not baked. This device is an extreme simplifica tion of the chain cultivator Idea and may be easily made. It consists essen tially of four parts. First, a spreader, which may be a piece of heavy joist or even a green branch of a tree. The length should be six or eight inches shorter than the distance between the rows. It should be two or three inches In diameter and fairly heavy. The chain may be fastened to the ends by ?heavy staples or by wiring. It ls better to have one side of a link held in a notch sawed in the end of the spread er. The second part Is the chain which should be of a type commonly used in logging operations and ?hould have about seven or eight links per foot and these made of about one-half-inch iron. From 12 to 15 feet of chain is needed to give two loops with a spreader of three to four feet in length. The chain is fastened so that one loop ls shorter than the other, thus bringing the loops about ten inches ap:irt. The third part is a trace chain for connecting the drag with the sin gle tree. This may be fastened six or eight inches from the ends of the Spreader and should nm forward far enough so that the spreader will not be lifted from the ground as it is * drawn forward. Fourth, the machine CLOVER PLANT. rion apparently has often been the cause of failure In establishing bur clover crops, especially when hulled seed was sown. Usually when seed is sown in the bur there are enough bacteria in the dust on die burs to insure Inoculation. It is desirable, however, in planting bur clover for the first time, that fanners do not go to the expense of purchasing a large quantity of seed, but that they plaut a comparatively small area, Inoculating the soil either by the soil-transfer method or, in the absence of inoculat ed soil, by the use of pure cultures. When once a patch of bur clover has been grown successfully on a farm the whole farm can easily be inoculat ed by scattering soil from the places where the bur ciover grew successful ly. Rotating Bur Clover. Bur clover may be used as a winter crop in rotation with any cultivated summer crop. Among rotations that have been suggested the following seem desirable: First year-Cotton, bur clover sown between the rows September 1. Second year-Corn or soy beans, fol lowed by bur clover. Third year-Cotton. A less simple rotation is the fol lowing : First year-Cotton, bur clover sown between the rows September 1. Second year-Corn, followed by win ter oats. - .\?"-<vTf<-. Third year-Oats, followed by soy beans or cowpeas, preferably in rows. Bur clover sown in the rows Septem ber 1. If the soy beans or cowpeas are broadcasted, the bur clover should not be sown before the crop is har vested. Fourth year-Cotton. After bur clover has been once suc cessfully grown stands can usually be secured in such intertilled summer crops as cotton, corn, soy beans, or sorghums. In broadcasted crops, how ever, such as soy beans, millet, and cowpeas, the shade is so dense that the young bur-clover plauts for the most part perish. may ne guided by attaching a plow line or wires to the spreader where the trace chains are attached. These should run back to a short stick which gives a ilrm and easy hand hold. Ono end of the rope or wire may then bc carried down to each chain so that they may be lifted independently or the entire machine lifted from the ground to jump or dodge stumps and to guide the machine so that it may be used close to the plants. In dry weather, weevil-infested fields should be gone over twice a week with this device. A man and mule can go over seven or eight acres per day. This is as large an area per mule as should be in cotton in heavily infested terri tory. EXCESSIVE HEAT HURTS HOGS More Easily Thrown Off Feed Than Any Other Animal-Constipation One of Effects. One of the effects of hot weather is to cause constipation in hogs. The ex cessive heat seems to throw the hog off feed more easily than It does other animals. A laxative feed Is the natur al preventive, but the whole environ ment must be right to protect hogs from this. A change of feed, particu larly a change from a light to a heav ier and drier feed, is most likely to cause constipation. Pregnant sows are troubled more from it than are other classes of hogs. The practice of confining them before farrowing time has much to do with It und may result in serious loss as they have trouble in farrowing when constipated. Two to four ounces of raw linseed oil fed dally with the feed is an effective treatment after the trouble sets In. Lots of exer cise on a field covered with juicy grass Is an effective method of keeping the trouble away. IODINE CURE FOR RINGWORM Contagious Disease Caused by Growth of Fungus in Skin-Ailment Will Spread Rapidly. (By DR. R. R. DYKSTRA. Kansas State Agricultural College.) Ringworm is a contagious skin dis ease caused by the growth of a fungus in the skin and hair. The disease spreads rapidly from animal to animal and from animal to man. Care should be exercised in handling animals affect ed willi this condition. It may lu? treated successfully by scrubbing thc parts thoroughly with ! soap and water ?ind a stiff ?rustled brush sn ns io remove all tile scabs. The area then is to be painted daily j for about a week with pure tincture of! iodine. ! "FAREWELL TO THEE" ?? By EARL REED SILVERS. "I don't think that I can ever cari for you in just that way, Dick."' Th girl spoke softly, and there was a cer tain wistfulness in her eyes. "You see ? I'm different from most girls. Dad ant I have lived together for so long tha I should't know what to do if I didn' have him to look out for." "But you can still have him," Dicl Garrett persisted. "He can live witl us and you eau look out for him al you want to." "No, Dick I" Dorothy Hayden shool her head. "I think that I've given hin so much love and care that I haven'i any left for other people." Music souuded from the ballroom ol t"he Country club. The man rose. "The orchestra is playing 'Aloh? Oe,' " he said. "Do you mind dauciui with me?" "I should love, to." Together they made their way inte the big ballroom. Dreamlike, the mu sic floated across the iloor. Dick am; Dorothy danced silently, the girl's eyes half closed, her left hand resting, witt a hint of a caress, on her partner's arm. The weirdly sad music seemed like a living thing, so subtly did it fil in with the mood of the two dancers, But finally the strains died away, and Dick, stepping back, looked search ingly into the girl's eyes. In their depths he discovered a light which sel his heart to beating wildly. Without a word, he led her to the shadowed ter ruce. "Are you still sure?" he asked softly. For a moment Dorothy hesitated. The charm of the music had not yet been lost, the swaying rhythm of the dance half intoxicated her. Her glance wundered to the clubhouse porch, light ed by the mellow glow of many lan terns. As she looked, a gray-haired man framed himself in the doorway, his tliin face silhouetted ugainst the brilliant background. The light died from her eyes. "I'm sure, Dick," she answered. "As long as he lives, my father will always be first." "I'm not going to ask you again," he said slowly, "because I believe that you know your own mind. But I love you, have loved you ever since I ruet you five years ago. I had hoped-" His voice broke, and he shook his head half angrily at the display of emotion. "But I'm not going to say anything about that Tomorrow I'm going to ac cept that position in Panama. A boat sails in the afternoon, and I'll be on it," He paused, and the girl caught her breath sharply. "'Aloha Oe' means farewell to thee,' in English," he con* tiuued. "That<d?ace wa* probably the last one we'll ever have together. But I'll always remember it, and whenever I hear the music again I'll think of this one night with you." He held out his hand. "So I guess it's good-by." For a long time after he had gone, Dorothy stared with unseeing eyes in to the darkness surrounding the Coun try club. She reviewed her friendship with Dick Garrett. It seemed only yester day that he had moved to Westwood, a blond-haired, blue-eyed college boy. She remembered his little acts of kind ness to her father, his consideration, his unfailing loyalty. Suddenly she realized that he meant more to her than auyone else in the world. A shadow fell across the porch and a figure stood before her. She looked up half hopefully. It was her father. "Where's Dick?" he asked. "He's gone." Her voice was dull. "He-he leaves for Panama tomor row!" For a long two minutes the old man was silent. "Why?" he questioned finally. "Because I wouldn't marry him." She tried to speak bravely, but a sob caught in her throat "Don't you love him?" "I thought I didn't, but I do. Oh, daddy, daddy!" Suddenly she burled her face on his shoulder and sobbed quietly. He waited until the sobbing had spent itself, and then he spoke softly: "Would you like to go home?" "Yes, any place where I can be by myself." Her father smiled, a light of reminis cence in his eyes. "You'll have to wait for ten minutes, or so," he said. "I must see a man on business. But I'll be back just as soon as possible." "I'll walt here for you." The music began again. But Dorothy did not hear; she was thinking of other things. She realized vaguely that an automobile had drawn up before the club entrance. A man loomed out of the durkness and stood before her. "Dorothy!" he said. Her heart leaped wildly. She sprang to her feet. "Dick !" A strange mixture of wonder, unbe. lief and happiness was in her voice. The man smiled into her eyes. "Your father phoned to me," he ex plained. "He said that you wanted me." "Oh!" She seemed unable to find voice for the varied emotions which surged within her. "Do you?" he persisted gently. She placed one hand on his am, timidly. "Yes," she answered softly. "More than all the world." (Copyright, IMG. hy the McClure Newspa per Syndicate.) 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