The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-03-30

best for garden as little or no hoeln.
is required. The sod retains the mois-
turc better than old ground and pro
duccs larger yields. We can raise rs
fine cabbage, tomatoes, all kinds Of
vine and root crops as one could wish
for, if anything like seasonab,e, with
but little care in this way. Ire gar
don is paying investment. We de-
vote about two acres to 1t each year.
We are never out Of potatoes.
Tree planting. | must confess is dis
nal failure in Il $ section. except in IA
vored spots, ana where more time is
devoted to their culture than farmer
can spare.
We have learned that thorough cult
vation is the thing. There is more vir-
tue in the drag and pulverizer than
most people think. Expensive seeders
and press drills are not necessary if
the drag and pulverizer are used with
out stint. Everytime the ground is
gene over after the seed is covered,
means an extra bushel per acre. l
sh III hereafter SOW wheat only on sod,
summer fallow or corn ground, believ-
ing it to be the best plan. l have had
good success sowing flax on freshly
The past year l harvested bushels
per acre off of 26 acres and sold it at
ST US. VIII SOW wheat on the slubble
next spring and pulverize it in. This
tough bunch grass sod should lay two
years before setting il the owner eX-
poets to see it rot
| have $40 acres Of good land, 40
broken and in good cultivation, and 100
3oxiS, granary, henhousc cellars. wells
and other improvements. All improve
mcnts have been made within thirteen
months and are paid for. The loss of
my old buildings and supplies by fire
amounted to at least 100000 besides
the time lost in rebuilding. 1t has been
our practice to buy machinery when
needed and their use promised to make
them pay their way. l shall hereafter
keep all my young stock. On January
1St, 94, my personal property and
movable improvements invoiced at cur
rent prices S3.364. 90 with liabilities at
$145OO. The land we have made no es-
innate upon as it is not for sale and it's
value had nothing to do with our ability
to make a living
In conclusion / would say: Those
who are doing we'll | would advise to
stick to their present plan of doing.
TO those who are just about holding
their own, | would say: Get you some
good COWS and hens as soon as possible
and make your living without depend
ing upon your grain. If a good one do
not be too particular about the price,
for one good COW is worth more than
two bad ones. A good one will pay for
herself in one year, besides her calf.
There is a great profit in eggs with bue
little invested. My faith in South Da-
kota as a grain and stock country
grows stronger every year. Stock
alone requires more capital than most
farmers have. Both together they are
in the reach of nearly all and are most
sure to pay if well looked after. 1t IS
easy to say keep out of debt, but
whoever knew Of a man who began on
nothing. rs most farmers do. and ever
became worth much without going into
debt? 1t is not going into debt for
things needed that buSts a man, it IS
for things not needed. The writer does
not claim TO be any wiser than most
other people. but he has found out that
wagon paid for rides easier than a
mortgaged carriage, that Il flax straw
roof can protect stock enough to soon
replace itself with shingles, etc, etc
We also comprehend that Il farmer
without Il good home agricultural pa
per. such as the Dakota Farmer. is as
much at sea as a carpenter without a
square or saw. Farming is a profes-
sion and requires brains as well as mus
Gle.
The new creamery at Armour is nearly
completed and will be running about
April Is.
Engineer George +. Coon, injured in the
late railway accident near Wolsey, sub
mitted to the ampntation OF his left leg
! above the knee, a few days ago.
J. c. Gostellow, a resident Of Lennox
was arrested in Yankton q few days ago
upon charge OF sodomy and placed
under -, 1000 bonds to await prelmin-
arv examination. He is q married man
about 35 years OF age.
The ice in the Missouri and James
rivers has moved out with the lowest
stage OF water ever known. At the pres
ent stage OF water it would be difficult
to navigate the Missousi rs in the early
days. Gradually but surely the volume
of water has been growing less and less
each wear BY many rapid decline of
the Missouri is attributed to the sinking
OF artesian wells.
Maj. Thomas Ruth, commissioner OF
school and public lands, while in Huron
recently, remarked that the rejection OF
the list OF indemnity lands by the inter
ior department., fled in the United States