Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1903-11-05

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~bensive, but any farmer who Is handy
with tools can make II substitute at com
parativeiy small expense. The %illustra-
ton shows a fiat roller, if the term can be
used, which Will answer all the purposes
of the recognized roller on any ordinary
soil. The illustration shows the construc-
ton of this implement without much de-
scription being necessary. The main care
in its construction is to have 1t made of
heavy planks and the forward one curved
upward as shown. An old stone boat
could be utilized IL necessary. The planks
should be bolted TO the SIDE pieces in order
to give additional strength and. when nee
essary, stones may be put on the imple-
ment to give additional weight. Any plan
for attaching the horses may be adopted
that one desires. The farmer who is with
out a roller can use some of his spare
time the coming winter in constructing
this device and he will find it will pay in
Il better stand after seed sowing.
Decreasing the Value of Manure.
Ordinarily it is felt among farmers that
anything that will give the animals a
fairly soft and comfortable bed may be
used as bedding. To a large degree this
is true, but when such bedding is added
TO the manure piles to go later on to the
soil, then the question of material should
be considered. In some sections sawdust
and excelsior are used for bedding, neither
of which contain much manurial value ex-
cept after they are thoroughly rotted,
which requires a long time. Both are de-
sirable for bedding, but should not be
mixed with the manure, especially II the
supply of the lattee is scant. Leaves and
other vegetation, Oh the other hand, de-
cay rapidly, mixing freely with the ma
nure and contain In themselves consider
able fertillzing value. OF course a small
quantity of sawdust; shavings or excelsior
would do cut little harm, but if used for
the bedding for any considerable time
ought not to go on the manure heap.
Nature Study for Children.
Every one who is in close touch With
rural affairs knows the dread with which
farmers see the inclination on the part
of their children to leave the farm as they
approach the legal age of manhood and
womanhood. True 1t is that many of these
boys and girls will do much better in the
commercial world than on the farm; on
the other hand, the reverse is often the
case. Many a man born OH the farm, but
now at work in the city wishes with all
his heart he had remained on the farm.
He left 1t because life seemed to him all
grind and no pleasure; he did not come in
contact with ths-saese pleasing part or
life In the country, hence the attractions
OF city life came to him doubly strong.
Ieachers IN agriculture realize mat one
of the best methods of KEEPING the chill
dren on the farm is to educate them in ma
ture. Working on this plan the agricul-
turai department OF cornell university,
Ithaca, N. Y, has established Il bureau of
nature study. the plan being to educate
the children of the state IN the finer lines
of agriculture. Directions are being sent
to the children of the state, who ask for
them on the growing of bulbs that must
be set his fall. During the winter and
spring other literature Will be sent out
which will educate the children in flower
growing and Increase their interest In ma
ture and In the adornment OF their homes.
II every farmer who reads his item would
write to the state representative or SEN
state agricultural college be given an
appropriation to carry on similar work IN
that state, 1t would not be long before the
politicians would wake up and thousands
of children start In the fascinating study
of nature, with the result that the exodus
to the city from the farms would be ma
terially lessened In the years to come, and
both farm and city would DE peter or III
consequence.
Indigestion in Horses.
So many cases of what is purely indiges-
ton in horses are reported to the editor
of this department that the matter was
referred to a skilled veterinarian and his
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