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Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-30
subsoiling.

Under all circumstances IL should be
the farmers aim to conserve the mois-
ture in the soil-in the arid regions to
reduce as much as possible the labor
and expense Of irrigation, and in humid
regions to protect crops against
droughts. Various means may be en-
ployed for the purpose of conserving
and economizing the moisture supply
OF soils. Subsoiling is one of the most
important Of these means. Several Of
the stations have made careful studies
Of the influence of subsoiling on soil
moisture. The Wisconsin station de-
scribes this influence substantially as
follows: Subsoiling 81 increases the
storage capacity of the soil for moist
ure, and CD increases the rate at which
water will sink into the soil. but 90
decreases the rate at which il may be
ing also increases the amount Of moist
ure available to crops, since plants are
capable of utilizing a large proportion
of the moisture present in loose and
coarse-grained soils than of that in
fine-grained and compact soils. AS re-
CARDS the best method of subsoiling, a
report of the Wisconsin station states:
"Subsoiling to be most effective
should be done in such a way as to
leave the soil loose, much as the stub
BILE plow leaves II. To accomplish this
much will depend upon the character
of the tool and more upon the condi-
ton Of the soil when the work Is done.
If the soil is to be so wet as to be
plastic when the plowing is done, then
the effect of the subsoil plow will be
to wedge the portions Of the soil, which
are heavily pressed, into an even more
compact and close texture than before,
and thus develop a condition the OPP
posite of that sought. To simply form
a long groove or channel in the subsoil
by wedging the dirt aside gives little
aid in the direction sought. Such
work, then, II done at all, should be
done when the subsoil itself is dry
enough, and this is most likely to oc-
cur in the fall after the crop of the
season has withdrawn the moisture
from it. Subsoiling late, TOO, leaves no
time for the soil to lose its open text
ure before the rains to be stored
reach It,"
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-30
Improvem ent In Sale Horses.

Dealers say that horses from the
farm are generally going to the mar
kets in better condition for sale than
formerly, but still a great deal Of i'm
provement in that respect 10 desirable,
says Texas Stock and Farm Journal.
When one buys q horse for city use
he does not want a rough, half-fed,
ungroomed and unframed animal. He
wants a horse ready in every way for
his purposes. The horse that is not
fit to meet his requirements can find
only dealers or spectators ready TO
make offers for him and these leave
a large margin for all the cost OF pre-
pairing him for the final customer, the
one who buys him for use. The feed
ing is done with purchased feed, gen
orally in rented stable. the grooming
and training with labor more expen-
sive than that of the farm. All this
preparatory work can be done more
cheaply at home before the horse goes
to market at all, by which the farmer
would save all the liberal margin
which the speculator has produced
from what should have been the selling
value of the animal.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-30

think they are suffering from some
thing else and have tried many medi-
cines In vain. when IL they could real
ize that 1t Is catarrh and take Pe-ru-na
for 1t they would improve promptly
and soon recover entirely. There are
no substitutes. Let no one persuade
you there are other catarrh remedies
just as good.
Winter Catarrh" Is book written
by DR.. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio. Sent
free to any address.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-30
The Purchase of Fruit Trcss.

me Purchase of Fruit Trees.
me Ohio Experiment Station is
<n appealed to regarding the best
se 70 buy trees. Such queries can
'u0m be answered specifically ex-
y IN the case of certain varieties,
70 be found in all nurseries.
as rule, II is best to purchase
e direct from established nurseries,
nome; but in exceptional cases
SAFE TO buy through agents, and
70 send orders to distant nurser-
10 give an order to an agent of
ehaole nursery is as safe as to deal
w out one needs to be sure that
party who GLAZING to represent the
er' is an agent, and not a mere
', VINO buys where he pleases and
a. Whatever price he can get.
a'srs are seldom responsible and do
=, hesitate to make any promise to
Tue order free of charge in case
Oss IN transplanting, nor to make
eiaih as to genuineness and su-
lori'y' in order to effect sales.
n :. men lind it hard to compete
,in' Ae rogues in this branch OF the
ess' while the temptations to de-
are SO great and the restrictions
20 lew that reliable tree dealers
are hence this class is to be
@ s@ II a salesman claims TO be
aeent ne should be able to show
@ e,s 70 that effect, and the financial
lung Of the firm can be learned at
.a.s aucial standing is not a proof OF
~ 49,, OUT 1t is more or less depend
o ou business integrity. At any
Ae need not be in a hurry to or
aeeS and can easily ascertain the
H. - standing OF any firm. espe-
II .ne one near home. Agents very
~ eAceed the authority given them
uuTseryman and make claims
p.omises which are unknown tu
pr employers. " "
,a' that all such claims and prom-
~" put In writing, with the name
Eed =. " attached, II this is re-
y Is not safe to buy. An order
,I'ract and the buyer should see
|man % not SO worded that the nurs-
may substitute IL he wishes
Durseryman often takes this lib
.r nence the words, mo substitu-
I'M nowed should be inserted, and
t.. er clause might be entered In the
% :. which should specify that a
|hed Cen . articles as cannot be fur
(hio should be sent to the buyer
|er !. '"o 70 weeks from the time the
= gwen. Keep an order of all
s,,a aa plants ordered, with price
est t,ang = varieties it is not safe to
= any high priced novelty,
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-30

In order TO test this paper as an ad-
vertising medium, the L. NJ. Roberts
Supply House, Minneapolis, Mimi, has
stated on the bottom OF their seed al.
in another parf Of this paper:
Offer 20 papers Of fresh garden seeds
free to anyone sending an order for ~
packages Of garden seeds and knife. as
stated in another column We wish to
convince this firm that this paper In y
good medium for advertising, and as
the knife alone is retailed at dollar,
We hope our patrons will avail them
selves of the offer.
MENTION THIS PAPER IN OR
DERING, AND ADDRESS ALL Or
DERS.
4. NJ. ROBERTS SUPPLY HOUSE,
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI.
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How.s This,

We oner One Hundred Dollars reward for an
ease OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by Haiia
Catorrh Cure 81
F. J.. CHENEY 4 Co, Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned. have known r. J.
perfectly honorable In all business tr ransactions
and financially able TO carry out any obiiga-
tions made by their drm
West 8 Truax, wholesale Druggists Toledo.
O.; Walding. Kinnan & Marvin wholesalc
Druggists. Toledo, Ohio
Hails Catarrh Cure Is taken internally act
ing directly upon the blood and mucors surfaces
of the system. Testimonials sent free Price
soc per bottle Sold by all druggists
halls Family Pills are the beat
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-30

impeded. All old
cases Of chronic ca
tarrh should begin
imme d ! a I e y a
course of Pe-ru-na
rs directed In DR..
Hartman's books
on this disease.
There are so many
different p b q Q Q 8
and stages OF ca
tarrh that one
b ar d y k n o W s
uhap 10 hoe a. A
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-30

That's what this new corn cost Yields
us bushels per acre. Big Four Oats go
bushels-Salzer's Rape TO pasture sheep
and cattle at 25c per acre yields 50 tons:
potatoes sl.20 per bbi Bromus Inermis.
the greatest grass on earth; Beardless
Barley 90 bushels per acre; 10 kinds
grasses and clovers, etc.
Send this notice to JOHN A. SAI.ZER
SEED Co, LA CROSSE, WIS, with 10c
stamps and receive free great Catalogues:
5000 Corn and 10 Farm Seed sam
pies. (w.n.I
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He Support. the proposition.

Mrs. Blickens-The president OF our
club is going to lecture next Tuesday
evening en- Conversation as Lost
Art"
Mr.. Blickins tyawning,-That so?
Mrs. Blickins Well. why don't you
go on and make some sarcastic re-
mark about the imposslbihty OF con-
versatlon being n lost art while wo-
men remain On earth? or course. TINT
Is what you think.
Mr.. Bliclslns-- No; agree with your
president. Conversation Is lost art.
When only one side can be heard, Il Is
raerely talk. Chicago News.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-30
Ayr,hire Breeder., Association.

The twenty-fourth annual meeting
of the ayrshire Breeders Association
was held at the Fifth Avenue hotel,
Feb. 1st, 1899. with about thirty breed
ers present. tn" officers elected for
the ensuing year were:
President, L. s. Drew, South Bur-
lington, VT; vice-presidents, Obadiah
Brown, Providence, r. l., H. r. c.
Watson, New York. B. c. Sears, Bloom
ing Grove, N. Y, and John Stewart
Elhurn, ILL.,; secret.iy and editor, C.
M. Winslow, Brandon, VT; treasurer,
Henry E. Smith. Enfield, r. l.; ex-
ecutive committee for three years,
Charles H. Hayes, Portsmouth, N. H.,
j. Andrew Casterline, Dover, n. j.;
executive committee to I'LL out the un-
expired term of John Bratten, deceased,
John w. Scott, Austin, MINI.
The report of the treasurer showed a
balance in the treasury Of S3.42L51.
The general report Of all the breed
ers was of an increased demand for
Ayrshires. The association voted to
expend $400 in prizes for largest yields
of butter during the coming year.
c. M. Winslow, Secretary.
brandon VI
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farm lANDl GARDEN.
|. .-rrRs OF INTEREST TO
AoRlcULTURlSTS.

| c...-pste Hints About Cul-
80, Of the Soil and Yields
|.....-Horticulture, yiticuituse and
rLericulture-
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-30
Trade In Elgln Butter.

The annual report of the Elgin
Board Of Trade shows that the last
twelve months have been good for
the dairy business as a whole, although
the oleomargarine traffic has caused a
falling OF in butter sales. Last year
the product of the Elgin district was
42,57S.139 pounds Of butter, which
brought $s.004,s7s. as against 44,224 ,O2o
pounds in 1897. which sold for $9,137,-
PIG. The product of cheese also was
less than in the preceding year by
2,67S,953 pounds, the output in 1898
being 6,S41,715 pounds, worth s49e,O24.
This makes total Of $S.500.902.
The average monthly price received
for butter was as follows: January,
10 3-5c; February. 10 Csc; March.
1S&c; April, 1890; May. Is Acc; June.
1850: July. 16kc: August, 1sS-lOc;
September, 19Iac; October, q 1-1Cc;
November. 22c; December. 2oNc. The
average for the year was Is 4.5c.
Cheese is not sold on the open board
as is butter, and few people have an
idea of the amount that finds its way
into consumers hands from factories
of board members. There are now 40
factories represented on the board,
which has a membership Of 2S0.
For ten years the average prices Of
butter and cheese on the Elgin Board
Of Trade have been 27.1c for butter.
and TIC for cheese.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-30

Colonel Arthur L. Hamilton, OF the
Seventh Ohio Volunteers. 259 Goodale
street, Columbus, Ohio, writes: Be
sides having the merits OF Pe-ru-na so
fully demonstrated In my family. ]
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-30
The Problem of Clean MIX.

e. L. Alderhold: II we investigate
the average milk that is delivered to
cheese factories we will find two very
serious faults with it. We will find
that 1t is not clean. and that it con-
tains multitudes of germs that are
liable to injure the quality OF the
cheese. II such milk stands for sew
eral hours in the cans there will be
dark sediment at the bottom which
can be noticed In a greater or lesser
degree when the cans are being emp
tied. This sediment is composed Of
dust and dried particles Of dung that
are brushed OF the under side Of the
COW during milking and fall into the
pail. Some people call 1t manure. II
has been figured out that the milk
which Is consumed In the city OF Ber-
lin, Germany, contains sufficient ma
nure to keep a forty acre farm we'll
fertilized. / have made it a point to
watch for settings in the bottom of
the cans as they were being emptied
and l have concluded that the average
milk sold to cheese factories is no
cleaner than that sold in Berlin, and
| wish to state that, in my opinion,
this is the most insurmountable OF all
obstacles we have to overcome.
II we consider milk from bacterial
standpoint during hot weather. we find
in I5 to 100 per cent of the factories
more or less trouble with bad flavors
and gases, slippery curds, etc. 1t is a
very expensive trouble and may be
looked tor annually with the approach
o. hot weather. This great mischief
is caused by germs. most Of which
find their way into the milk with the
above mentioned dust. The germs, as
a rule, don't get in their work until
some time after the milk is in the vat,
consequently, in most cases, it is i'm
possible to reject the milk ;at works
the injury. Now, If the patrons would
all practice clean methods Of milking
We would have clean milk and it
would be comparatively free from un.
desirable germs. The question is
how can We get the patrons to do this?
] admit that II Is task of astonish-
ing magnitude. and yet l can plainly
see that 1t can and will be accom-
plished- Two things are necessary TO
attain this end: More complete laws
and an army of educators. The COW
is the foster mother of large por-
tion OF tho human race and the very
health Of this portion of young human
ity depends to an appreciable extent
on the cleanliness # the milk consum-
ed. There is in the ordinary handling
OF milk or in the making Of cheese
and butter nothing that will eliminate
filth or germs Of disease. We are
awake to the dangers Of unvholesome
food. and believe the time Is at hand
when we shoul have law which
demands that milk shall be sold free
from filth. Such law would benefit
everybody because we are all consum-
ers Of milk or its products, and the
producer would be doubly benefited.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-30
A Fcud Forever.

Ratz-Has Murchinson's mother-in-
law ever forgiven him.
Katz-I don't think so. She's living
at his house acain.-New York Journal
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-30
Arc You Uslns A,lon,s Foot-Es.e,

II is the only cure for Swollen,
Smarting. Burning, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease. a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. AT all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, Csc. Samples sent FREE. Ad-
dress. Allen s. Olnisted. Leroy, N. Y.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-30

Construction of a Hot Bed.-A hot
bed may be made of any preferred size
and should face the south. 1t should
be made Of thick lumber. three feet
wide, of any desired length, with a
slope OF at least eight inches from the
back to the front SO as to shed the
rain, but the slope should be so ar
ranged as to allow as much sunshine
as possible. If the frame is thirty
inches deep, at least twenty inches
should be in the ground and the earth
banked up as close to the edge as
possible. Fill in with fresh horse ma
nure. we'll trampled, until foot thick,
and then cover the manure with four
inches of rich soil wetting the whole
with urine. In short time the ma
nure will begin to heat, when two
inches more of soil may be added. IL
the heat becomes too great, 1t may be
reduced with cold water. There are
MANY modes of making the hot bed,
however, and of securing the heat,
much depending on the kind OF ma
nure. Should the heat be slow, add a
little air Stacked lime to the manure.
--Ex.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-30
A BRAVE COLONEL.
RECOMMENDS PE-RU-NA AS A
FAMILY MEDICINE.

4 Scientific Spring Medicine and Remedy
for Catarrh and stomach Trouble.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-30

Sometimes marriage is failure, and
sometimes II is only run on the bank.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-30

A Cash siness.-Work on the dai-
ry farm, when conducted as it ought
to be. is confning and everlasting, The
dairyman must be at home night and
morning every day in the week. The
COWS must be attended to just right.
Close attention must be given to every
detail of the business. But the pay is
commensurate with the work, The
dairy districts are the prosperous dis
tricts. Where dairying is general you
find good houses and good barns. The
dairyman gets his cash every month
instead OF twice year. He is able TO
pay cash for what he buys, and conse-
quently is able to buy where he can
buy the cheapest and gets the lowest
prices. He is a desirable customer to
haye.--Wallace's Farmer.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-30
Ventilation and Sunlight for the Barr

Ventilation and Sunlight for the Barn.
Farmers building a barn frequently
inquire IL il is advisable to arrange for
the cows in the basement. BY all
means no. In the arrangement and
construction of the barn special at
tention should be given to ventilation
and sunlight. Failure on these points
is likely to result sooner or later in
decreased healthfulness of the herd.
The practice Of keeping the cows in
the basement OF the barn where the
dust accumulates and the sunlight sell
dom, II ever. enters, should not be
tolerated. The dreaded disease, tu-
berculosis commonly known in the
human family as consumption) could
ask for no better breeding ground than
such conditions supply. On the other
hand sunlight is deadly enemy to the
germs Of this disease. In addition to
this the barn should be arranged with
a view OF securing the greatest con-
venience and for maintaining the ut
most cleanliness.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-30

When you turn over that new leaf
fasten it down with cement
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Brandon, VT.

Soil for Asparagus. -- Asparagus
thrives best On a combination OF
good soil with perfect drainage. II the
good drainage is absent, heavy, COM
pact soil is the worst place to try to
grow it. The plant is frequently grown
in sandy land and is thought by some
to do we'll in no other, for the rea-
son that the drainage requirement is
not fully appreciated. Asparagus be-
gins to grow very early in the spring
before ordinary land is dry enough to
go on; therefore, it requires land in
which water does not stand. Aspara-
gus growth. however, is mostly water
so that heavy soil which will retain
certain amount of water and not leach
itself dry is really desirable to secure
a long bearing season.-Ex.
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Turkey Talk.

tion for lice; they literally swarm ov-
er them II given half chance. 1t is
not safe to use grease on them to kill
the lice, or at least we killed some by
applying grease. Good fresh insect
powder or cedar tea is q safe cure. 1t
is a mystery where the lice come from
IL ~ short time. We would doctor
for lice, and use lice cures until not a
louse or nit could be seen on the poults,
coop or mother hen, then In a few days
they would be on them in swarms. II
they 60 around with their wings droop-
ing you may be sure there are lice on
them. You must examine closely or
they will not be found.
One lady asked me last summer
what was the matter with her little
turkeys, they were dying so, and from
no apparent cause. ! at once said
"lice." No, they had examined them,
and there were no lice. Nevertheless,
the lice were there. between the Quill
feathers of the wing. They are SO
near the color OF the skin and the
feathers that 1t needs a quick sharp
eye to see them. In thinking it over
we unhesitatingly say the chief re-
Qurements of little turkeys Is warmth.
dryness, pure air, water and feed, and
freedom from lice. Their roosting
place must be kept clean and free of
odors II your turkeys would be healthy.
After they are large enough to fly up
to roost that problem Is solved, pro-
yided you allow them TO roost in trees,
but while they are small their roosting
coop must be frequently fumigated,
and placed on clean ground nightly.
Fumigate the coop in the morning so
the strong odors may escape before
roosting time, or quite likely there will
be some turks to bury in the morning.
Don't overcrowd, either; We learned
the danger and loss from overcrowding
through costly experience.
Be sure the water vessel Is cleaned
as often as necessary, and that pure
water is kept therein. Milk curd is
splendid food for them, and is healthier
If sprinkled well with pepper. Chopped
onion tops are a necessity. They
crave them and we are sure they are
a valuable food TO use. IL the poults
have the run of the onion patch they
will soon remove every vestige OF
green from IT, II II is impossible to
use onion tops, dandelion leaves are
the next best thing Ii poult seems
out OF sorts, and is not lousy, give it
a small bread pill that Is black with
pepper. Remember that a turkeys
throat Is very small in proportion 10
Its body, and make your pills small
10 suit.
Their feathers grow so quickly that
the poult must be kept healthy and
stout else 1t cannot stand drain on It's
system. II a breed could be introduced
that was slow to feather We think they
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-30

Continue the preventive methods to
keen the vermin down; no matter how
favorable the indications may be they
are not there.
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Money Value Of Cleanliness.-Prof.
w. J. Fraser, Of the Illinois Station.
says: Milk, as ordinarily produced,
sells at cents a quart, while milk
SO carefully handled that it is known
to be free from dirt and disease germs
sells at from to IL cents per quart.
To produce really clean milk requires
great care. Some experiments were
made at the Illinois station with sterile
plates exposed for half a minute In
various places. The following collec-
tions resulted: Dust from fodder,
263; dust from corn meal, 5; dust from
brushed cows, sG9; under unwashed
udder, 2023; under washed udder, 80.
Often the mixer goes to his work In
the same suit in which he brushed
horses and did other like work.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-30

A sharp pencil is sure TO make its
mark in the world.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-30

Value OF Inyestigation.-The only
man to fear is he who denies the right
to investigate. The conditions hem
ming in the farmer today are complex,
and II any man opens new field for
operations or suggests a new line Of
action to cure or prevent, he Is entitled
TO consideration and his conclusions TO
a fair trial. Between condemning
everything and accepting everything
lies the golden mean Of successful prac-
tice.--Ex.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-30

Hot Beds.-The hot bed should be
made in February or March or its use
fulness will be lessened. The object
of a hot bed is to secure growth OF
tender plants in winter in order that
they may be transplanted during mild
winter weather, thus avoiding the loss
Of time required for termination and
for procuring an early supply of the
desired crop before the main or later
crops are ready. Unless the hot beds
are properly managed, however, no
advantage will be derived from them,
as plants may be forced with warmth
and rich soil so as to make but little
progress when transplanted in the open
air.--Ex.