The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-10-29

type, is dark amber in color, large and
long and of the finest quality. The other
heads shown are of the bearded sort, Sheaf
Longberry Red, and claimed to be the
most perfect L~ongberry red wheat grown.
Il IS one of the hardest varieties, a strong,
healthy grower and especially desirable
for late sowing. The straw is strong
thin and of a peariy white. The grain is
dark and finty and nearly as large as rye
Kernels This variety is much priced as a
fancy sort.
What Fertilizers Are Needed?
The question of soil fertilization is an
important and ever-present one with all
who till the soil. Fertilizers must be
bought by most farmers and the question
IS how TO get the most for the least money.
In the buying of potash there are the
forms of kainit, wood ashes, muriate OF
potash and ~sulphate of potash, the two
last named containing perhaps so per cent,
and the muriate being the form mostly
used by farmers. In phosphoric acid the
most common form is the acid rock and,
usually, this gives the best results. The
nitrogen need not be bought for the ma
nipriatton of the stable manures and the
sowing of legumes for blowing under will
solve tie nitrogen question. on any farm.
The best forms of potash and phosphoric
acid, especially the former, are high In
price, hence any that is unnecessarily used
Is just SO much wasted. The only way to
buy fertilizers with economy is to ascer-
tain what the soil needs by actual test
and then u fertilizers accordingly. True.
II VIII TAKE Eome little time TO DO this, but
ii will be time well spent. Pla this win
ter TO have a field OF considerable size
laid out In sections on which potash Is APP
piled IN varying quantities. Take another
aeid for pnosphoric acid and use the same
crop for all the potash sections and an
other for the %phosphorlc acid sections.
AZ one OF the beat authorities in the coun-
Try The way to ascertain the
i1eeds OF the soil lis to ask 1t questions
The way TO question 1t Is given above. at
least 70 TAR az fertilizers are concerned.
Try 1t.
Feeding Balanced Rations.
Tnose who are In the habit of feeding
STOCK according to tables prepared either
themselves or other experienced feed
sra sroald bear In mind that such tables
are taasd on the aupposition thai the ra-
tioIis given are. at least, of normal value.
FOR Example when corn, alfalfa. oats or
any other grain or roughage lis mentioned
IN feeding tables 1T is assumed that all are
Of lair quality and AVE fair feeding
saslaet b too. such value lis based
the : IN the saEtsofi where the writer
y cstt 0b~ ~ fOCdICQs NJ when IGeQlQE
acccSdGig TO tables, unless one has COM
piled such tables himself, 1t Is safer to as
certain whether ones grain and rough
& In below the standard. If this Ia NOT
done the balanced ration may be blit IT.
Tie more shan a starvation ration. 10 far
aa quantity ia concerned. IL an animal
requires four quarts OF grain at a. feed 1t
y simply foolish 70 make her get along
1}fH Two or three quarts. Have the tables
an means bit let thesqiantity OF each
ra1ion he gauged by ones W expert
eIIce IN feeding 8and not cling too closely
10 table figures.
Growing Fruit for Quality.
Those who are close to the markets are
In q better position to Judge OF the de-
rrlafsdg OF d consumer than are the pross
Tf1e editor OF this dcparfnaenfEis
fn receipt of replies to nearly 100 letters
sent out 70 iaTse dealers nsfruit through.
ct1t the country. The purport of the let
tsr was whether attractive appearance
or duality sold the fruit. IN every case
these men stated that while acombinatfnn
of duality and attracttveness was most 10
~ desired, as best-Ss.ssgqaaIity and At
tx~aN-tyencss the former meant profit. AS
~ : ritter puts it, consumers have
learned quality and they have a habit OF
tasting before buying and then Judging
Tor thIeriseIyesgs n other words, tie con.
sttrrier has been educated to quality and
the time has gone by when tfey@wfil bny
fruit simply because II i~scattractive. 10
,be sure there Will continue to be q sale
Tor fne looking fruit regardless 81 its
qualify but this will decline as more con
stiflers becosae edueated til the matter 81
Quality, The Intelligent grower Will need
nothing more than this hintto ~convfncs
him in Which direction he may fndsproit
and ne Will act accordingly.
Feeding Meat 10 Fowls.
Il, any section where frost cuts On Il
rang the feeding OF q substitute Il ahans
3luteiySneceseasy II decided incoms s.
70 corneg9rona eggs9gIti II not enough thai
d EQWla have Il rama fnr n6xa. sa-.SsI