Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1903-11-19

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uttll1ln8 these glass frames for the benefit
OF the poultry and the plan would be par
ticularly useful where one had to dis
pense with a scratching shed. The idea
Is to erect a frame somewhat higher than
that used for hot bed purposes and put on
the glass sashcs Just as II it were ar
ranged for hot bed purposes. Erect this
frame against h side of the poultry
mouse and cut an opening between lust
largo enough for the hens 10 get through.
They will use this glass room during the
day and get the benefit of all the sunlight
there ia. At night the opening into the
house may be covered so that the house
proper will not be made any colder at
night as Is frequently the case with houses
having glass fronts. The plan offers OPP
p0rtunittes to materially increase the egg
supply by giving the laying hens sun
baths and without any cost beyond the
labor OF putting up the frame, for the ma
tertal used can be utilized In operations of
other sorts or the farm.
Thoroughness in Spraying Necessary.
II a}thing Is worth doing 1t is worth do
Ing well. an adage that applies to orchard
operations as we'll as to other affairs of
life. A tour Of five months through or
chafd sections has convinced the writer
that not one Crchardist In n dozen does the
work OF spraying properly and thoroughly.
They seem to have an idea that the In
scctade used Ii one which destroys the in
sect or scale with Its fumes when, as n
matter OF fact. 1t must come into direct
contact with the scale to be effective.
While most Of the recognized formulas for
scale are effective II properly used, the So
called cold application is preferable for
while more expensive In the matter of in
9redients. much time is saved In its use.
Take 70 pounds Of sulphur and thin to II
paste with water. Stake 40 pounds of lime
and when It Is about half slaked stir in the
sulphur mixture using at the same time
ceustc soda ground and In the proportion
q 1net pound to each pound OF the sui
phut. Add water and mix thoroughly, us
ing 20 gallons OF water In completing the
mixture, Including that used in shaking the
Hume and mixing the sulphur. Apply on
the trees thoroughly so that when the tree
hes been sprayed 1t will look as II covered
With hour. This mixture leaves the bark
Of the tree clean and will destroy the
scale II ddno thoroughly and in time.
a WORKING the Homo Market.
Growers of farm products OF all Kinds
arc too much given to shipping their prod
'uetssltO the markets of the great cities
= Ignoring the better markets nearer
heme. This h particularly the case with
growers OF small fruits and vegetables so
located. In many cases. that the large
markets. are q considerable distance, hence
the Item Of transportation is a consider
4ple one. In many places the farmers are
&fowers OF stock or OF heavy farm crops
"a = large scale and really would not find
II profitable to grow the fruit and vege-
tables needed for their own family. Such
people would appreciate the fresh products
fron the ~gardeners' place and be glad to
pay q fair price for II. The towns near
such sections are usually small and the
fruit and vegetable supplies on the mar
ekets ooule from. other sections, so that
there - abundant opportunity for the
fruit a~ndsvegetable grove to work up a
gpod homo Trade here. Such conditions
ne ven worth looking into for with a
9home trade Of .thls sort the profits are
much greater than from shipments to the
The cuIturs Of Ginseng.
saa many inquiries regarding ginseng
tNN1gac6smo TO- the editor OF this depart-
0ontsSby reason perhaps of several glow
Een& Advertisements OF the work. that 1t Is
S04eNn0E wise to give some space again 70 n
c6eNen sense view of h industry for
e1h&ch - much, - claimed. In the first
Eo3ono the market far the product of a
ginseng p~lautatioa Is exclusively among
~ Chfneo6, who consider the weed a cure
s91l and nee it extensively. The market
s0elce has ruled high for several years, but
rot 70 hlgA sesTwe are led to believe. To,
UfN4s1fnfop;of ginseng requires from four
he0A1xNYeAxs aud In addition requires spec
nfal ell and some contrivance for CONTROL
ting the moisture and the sunshine. The
sD1xAtBsnMot - shaded, At least partially.
M the dino and they must have q limited
amount Of motsture. In other words they
smu1t VI surrounded. as nearly as possible,
~ the eaxso conditions that are found in
~ nettVo forest homes of the plants, q
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