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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1913
Page
2
Public agricultural notes advise early plowing after previous crop, sowing with a drill for even depth, and applying a fertilizer tuned to soil and crop. Emphasizes soil with medium to heavy loam, high organic matter, and adequate moisture retention, plus potential intercropping with clover or legumes for nitrogen.
A farmer letters ask if grain drills pay and answer shows drilling oats yields 5.7 bushels more per acre on average across stations. If every oat acre last year had been drilled, 200 million more bushels and over 60 million dollars additional net income could result. Fertilizer can also be drilled with seed, lowering costs. For a 35 acre oats producer, a grain drill pays in two years or less under typical conditions.
An Ohio State University agriculture dean explains Germany’s 1913 yield gains amid intensive farming. German farmers boost per acre output through soil management, stable manure, and strategic use of commercial fertilizers, while Americans lag in both yield and growth rate.
The guide lists soil and seedbed prep, soil sweetness, and organic matter as essential. It prescribes first grade seed, proper sowing depth, simultaneous fertilizer, and post sowing rolling and harrowing for well drained, sweet, and mellow seedbeds.
The article argues that soil analyses in chemistry, mechanics, and biology each offer value but miss what plants can actually use. It urges farmers to read nature in crops to assess drainage, lime need, and nutrient deficiencies, using signs like clover absence, pale grain, or sorrel to guide lime, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potash adjustments.
In five years of actual tests on various soils in Wayne County Indiana, C Sumner Abard reports fertilizer increases corn yield by one to fourteen bushels per acre, averaging about eight, with 18 2 percent formula and 100 pounds per acre show substantial gains. He notes fertilized corn weighs more per bushel and that appearances mislead. small tablet doses can yield large results and soil type affects potash needs.
Garden planning emphasizes rich mellow loam or heavy clay improved with manure and green crops. If clover peas or beans fail, lime at 1000 pounds per acre helps. Use barn manure and balanced fertilizers with 3 5 percent ammonia 6 8 percent phosphoric acid and 3 6 percent potash worked into soil before seeding.
Henry G Bell, agronomist and former professor, presents findings on proper tillage and farm crop management. The article outlines soil management practices for the Middle West and emphasizes fertilizer use through the National Fertilizer Association. It highlights practical farm crop strategies from Iowa State College and the University of Maine.
A chart shows Illinois crops wheat oats potatoes and hay yield per acre far below Germany and the eastern states Maine New Hampshire Vermont New York. It cites lagging drainage and farming practices as a key reason for higher yields in Germany and the East, urging improved irrigation and field management.
The record notes average yields per acre for Maine New Hampshire Vermont New York and Illinois for oats and other crops. It discusses soil tillage and fertility maintenance focusing on balancing plant food rations to meet crop needs and questions the profitability of current farm investments.
The article argues that wheat seed integrity is vital for plant growth. It compares broken kernels to injured children, noting that any kernel damage reduces available food for the seed and hinders germination. Thorough threshing is needed to separate sound wheat from broken or shriveled grains.
Director Jacob Lépman of the New Jersey Experiment Station notes that soils in New England and New Jersey yield more corn, hay, and wheat per acre than those in Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, or Illinois. He cites a near ten year rise of about 15 bushels per acre for potatoes in New Jersey and 260 to 800 bushels per acre in Maine, attributed to commercial fertilizers, comparing progress with Germany, Belgium, and France.
Purdue University Circular No 23 reports on ten one year trials across Scott Fayette Ripley Sullivan Clinton DeKalb Bartholomew Johnson Tippecanoe and St Joseph counties. Fertilization raised average 11.6 bushels per acre with $4.14 cost and $7.46 net profit per acre, plus soil residual benefits for future crops.
James J Hill, leading railroad man, funded five acre demonstrations on 129 Minnesota and North Dakota farms to boost crop yields. Compared to unfertilized checks, results showed gains from drainage, organic matter, manure use, seed quality, tillage, and balanced fertilization leading to higher profitability.
Train timings for north and south bound routes in the Lincoln and Springfield zones printed in 1913. It lists departure times for local, sleeper, and parlor car services on routes to St. Louis, Peoria, and Springfield with notes on limited stops and through services. Summerland Jr. is listed as Local Agent and G. W. Quackenbush as Traffic Manager in Springfield.
Time card shows exact daily train departures from St Louis to Collinsville Edwardsville and intermediate points with regular hourly intervals from 6:05 a.m. to 11:05 p.m. plus late night services. It details southbound and northbound times, connections at Lansdowne and Maryville sheds, and authorizing officials A J Purinton and Red S Rauschkohlb.
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