The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-06-05
up ssallu oe vsanrous growth. 1hsuI
the vitality Of the seed does not have
to be weakened by cutting. a few,
eyes to the tuber and whole tuber tol
each hill is what want In planting.-J
@. u. Hill In Country Gentleman.

Flour From the sorEhums.
The great increase In production Of.
non-sweet sorghums in the trans Mis-
souri, territory and their heavy yields
Of seed or grain nre causing not a lit.
tie interesting Investigation AZ to
what various uses It can be put, and
this is especially true In Kansas where
o probably larger acreage Of these
crops Is grown than in all the rest Of
the world. Within the past year con-
siderable attention has quietly been
given to testing it's milling and culin-
airy qualities, and one roller milling
company ut Marquette, Mcpherson
county, reports to Secretary Coburn,
OF the state board of agriculture, hav-
Ing ground not less than 1000 bushels
OF Kafir and Jerusalem for household
uses.
From their experience these millers
find that Jerusalem corn mills to
much the best advantage, and al.
though the -four as at present made
has not the extreme Wilderness of that
from wheat, Secretary Coburn vouches
that it makes delicious biscuits, muf-
fins and griddle-cake, while the miller
claims the Kafir flour is not quite go
desirable for bread, but makes an ex-
cellent pancake flour.
Important developments in the
adaptability of these new grains for
milling and food purposes seem likely
In the near future. It is said that
when ground on rolls by gradual
reduction process the bran ts readily
separated, but the difficulty Of Kidding
the flour OF its dark specs. 80 form
}6a H1n fpNpSa thu ,Sn.e 40,
not yet been overcome.
The product Of these grains IL on
the market to some extent as Kafir
meal, Kafir flour, KaferfnA, Kaar Gra-.
ham, ETC., and challenges comparison
with any Of the so-called health fours
Mt 0ne-half or one third their prices.
Fertilizers for Oats and CHo1er
G. r., Of Wisconsin,, asks what kind
Of fertilizer is most profitable to sow
on thin ridge land for oats and clover,
how much per acre and where 1t can
be obtained. Under ordinary Wiscon-
sin conditions, should say that sta
bile manure Is the most economical fer
tilizer that G. F. can apply ON thin
ridge land, when it can be obtained in
sufficient quantities.. IF commetciat
fertilizers are to be used, he is restrict
ed to those licensed by Inv to be sold
in the state unless he buys from deal
ers outside of the state and on his
own responsibility. Ten d ifferent
brands Of fertilizers are licensed to be
sold In this state during the current
year, and these are either compound
fertilizer, bone meal or tankage. A
list Of the licensed brands, with anal
Uses and valuations, is given in the re-
cent bulletin, No. 40, Of this station.
lThe Maintenance of Soil Fertility:
Commercial Fertilizers.) This bullet
In, as well as other publications Of the
station, will be sent free of charge to.
oil Wisconsin farmers upon request,
and to others us fur as practicable.
An application of 100 pounds BIZ nit
IBom ou0q 10 spunod OOt 'Bpos 10 a4pI
and 1000 pounds of wood ashes will
doubtless prove ample for an acre Of
oats and will give good results. In
stead of nitrate of soda, ton of farm
yard manure may be applied. ForI clo-
yer. one-half the quantitA of nitrate of
soda and one and one-lhlf time, as
much bone meal and wool ashes X re.
commended. For prices IL bone Hneal
and other licensed fertilizers with the
dealers, whose names aH given.I send
for the bulletin above referred I'd. Do
not patronize outside ddlers, ab YOU
will not have the protection de the
state fertilizer law If vol do.-Ptof. +.
w. Woll, Wisconsin Experiment Sta.
ton.