The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-12-04

| against IL, II one has no LUMBER then q
little more soil will take Its place. me
work mentioned can be done at little or no
expense except Of labor and the increase
IN the milk flow and the egg supply ma
terially increased, to say nothing OF the
added comfort of the animals
Inoculatine the Sell.
A reader has requested the elotor OF tnlA
department to tell him why 1t Is he cans
not crow crimson clover successfully on
his farm. He complains that 1t does not
.,take.n 1t is impossible to tell why no
results are obtained In this case without
an examination of the soil, but the w
reasons for failure most In evidence the
country through are acid soils and soils
which lack the bacteria necessary to sue
coed with crimson clover. The remedy
for the sour soil Is lime, which every
farmer knows how to apply. The remedy
for the bacteria is incubation of the soil
which may be readily done by taking soil
from a field where clover has been grown
successfully and scattering 1t lightly over
the field which lacks the bacteria. A few
bushels OF such soil sown broadcast will
cover an acre ard, II the soil is not sour,
there will likely be no trouble IN growing
clover on 1t. The same thing also APP
plies to cow peas and soy beans, though
not to such an extent as to clover. A
Cl1GdPN way " ~ III 10 VI
Is to write to the department Of agricui-
ture at Washington and ask for some
bacteria specifying whether 1t Is wanted
for peas, clover, beans or vetches. This
bacteria is dried and a small quantity Is
usually dissolved in water and the water
sprinkled over d lot of soil which Is then
spread on the fields. AS there Is no
change for this dried bacteria from Wash
ington bettre send for 1t.
Improving Experiment Station Work.
There is no question but that the several
state experiment stations of the country
are doing good work for farmers. The
main trouble has been that farmers, as
a rule. do not appreciate what is being
done for their interests and at their ex-
pense. They are ready enough to protest
against the expense, which, however, Is
so small as TO amount to hut a few cents
for each farmer, but are decidedly back
ward In getting even" which they might
do by applying to their station for help
when q vexed problem In farming con-
fronts them. II farmers knew how will
.ngly the people at the experiment sta
tons would give the assistance requested
they would ask for 1t more often. The
one weak point In the conduct OF the ex-
pertinent stations, with the majority OF
them at any rate. is that all OF the work
Is done on the farm where the station is
located. 1t Is proposed In some states to
carry out the English plan and have the
experiments on farms scattered through
out the state, farms owned by progressive
farmers. the places being under the SUPER
vision, In a general way. Of the experi-
mene station people. In this way the benz
ehts OF experimenting would be greater
because the results would come from tests
On many different coils. Keep watch OF
this movement in the state and IL the
matter comes up before the state legi,-
iatuFe do your part by letter to your rep
resentatives and push 1t through.
How to Winter Calves.
When the calf is taken away from the
COW 1T Should be turned with Others into
a roomy pen which Is light and as sunny
as possible. and contains enough in the
way of straw or hay to keep the animal
busy. BY all means must his pen be
clean and kept clean. Whatever the plan
of feeding when the calf gets to the grain
stage, only what 1t Will eat up clean
should be given; never have any grain,
and especially wet feed, left in the box,
for 1t Is likely to take away the animate
appetite for the next meal. At night see
that the pen Is clean and the floor dry and
give the calves plenty OF bedding, being
liberal with 1t IL the night promises to
be cold. During the pleasant days let
NV SoAscS ihlo Tie yaFO Tor q run, but
do not keep them there until they become
chilled. Handle them every day, but do
not play with them nor tease them if
you expect to raise them as additions ia
the herd. "A pet calf makes an unruly
COW MIN times out OF ten, Treat them
kindly and SO they will get used to YOU.
but let your affection stop there.
scaly Legs in Fowls.
Inc disease of fowls known as scaly
legs Is too we'll known to need description
and is wholly due to unclean quarters.
Unless the flock is q valuable one the best
way of getting rid of the trouble Ia ~
XIII the birds, for if the disease ia NOT
cured 1t may be transmitted to the chicks
that are hatched. Clean the houses
thoroughly and especially use kerosene
freely on the roosts and also paint the
legs OF the fowls with kerosene oil three
tiihe a week until the scales drop off then
scrub the legs with soap and water and
rub every other day with v~aseline. This
VIII cure the trouble If 1t is not too had
A Handy Wire S~tretcher.
On most farms there Is mora or loo,
wire to be handled either In the wav re
putting up dividing fences or trellisses.
for grape vines. a poorly stretched w,tra
IS always making trouble, but there is no
neeo OF having annoyances when the tool
Illustrated may be easily made With tha
help OF a blacksmith, and at small COST
me handle Is two feet long Of 1h-,noh
stutr, but hard wood must be used On