The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-10-30

! type, is dark amber IN color, large and
long and Of the finest quality. The other
heads shown are of the bearded sort, Shear
Longberry Red, and claimed to be the
most perfect Longberry red wheat grown.
It is one of the hardest varieties, a strong,
healthy grower and especially desirable
for late sowing. The straw is strong
though only medium tall. The chaf is
thin and of a pearly white. h 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,
md 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
uipulation of the stable manures and the
sowing Of legumes for blowing under will
solve the nitrogen question on any farm.
The best FORMS of potash and p~hosphoric
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 buy fertilizers accordingly. True,
it will take some little time to do this, but
1t will be time well spent. Plan this win
ter to have a field of considerable size
laid out in sections on which potash is ap-
piled in varying quantities. Take another
field for phosphoric acid and use the same
crop for all the potash sections and an
other for the phosphoric acid sections.
AS one of the best authorities in the coun-
try says: The way to ascertain the
needs of the soil is to ask it questions
The way to question it is given above, at
least so far as fertilizers are concerned,
Try it.
Feeding Balanced Rations.
Those who are in the habit of feeding
stock according to tables prepared either
by themselves or other experienced feed
ers should bear in mind that such tables
are based on the ~supposition that the ra-
tons given are. at least, Of normal value.
For ami when corn, alfalfa, oats OF
any other grain or roughage is mentioned
in feeding tables 1T is assumed that all are
Of fair quality and have fair feeding
value; then, too, such value is based on
the crop in the section where the write,
Of such tables is located. When feeding
according to tables, unless one has com
piled such tables himself, 1t Is safer to as.
certain whether ones grain and rough.
age is below the standard. If this is no,
done the balanced ration may be but lit.
tie more than a starvation ration, SO fal
as quantity Is concerned. II an anima,
requires four quarts of grain at a feed II
Is simply foolish to make her get alons
with two or three quarts. Have the table:
by all means but let the quantity Of eacf
ration be gagged by ones own expert
ence in feeding and not cling too closet,
to table figures,
Growing Fruit for Quality,
Those who are close to the markets arr
IN a better position to judge of the de
mands of the consumer than are the pro
ducers. The editor of this department Il
in receipt OF replies to nearly 100 letter,
sent out to large dealers in fr,lit through
out the country. The purport of the let
ter was whether attractive appearanc,
tor quality sold the fruit. In every cas-,
these men stated that while a combina tin,
of quality and attractiveness was most I,
be desired, as between quality and at
tractlVeness the former meant profit. A,
one writer puts 1t, Consumers hay
learned quality and they have a habit q
tasting before buying and then judein,
for themselves" In other words. the con
sumner has been educated to quality an,
the time has gone by when they viii bur
fruit simply because it is attractive. n
be sure there will continue to he q col
for II looking fruit regardless NJ A.
quality, but this will decline as more CON
sumers become educated in the matter q
quality. The Intelligent grower will nee,
nothing more tina this hint to conytnc
him In which direction he may fnd prot,
and he will act accordingly.
Feeding Meat to Fowls.
In any section where frost cuts Off th
supply OF insects for the fowls on III
range the feeding Of a substitute is ahso
iute'y necessary II any decided income !.
80 come from eggs. 1t is not enough tha
~ lows nave a rangs for sorue time