The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-11-11

ne prepare for a Journey. A sharp
business man he quickly found q mas
him quite one-third more thar IL he
had sold 1t T.. home. Such cases as
these are not rare by any means and tf
one has a heavy crop and psices are
low in he section, the chances are nine
out of ten that he can get a better
price if he will get out and hustle q
little. Watch the city merchants hen
business Is a little slow. Out goes a
big advertisement with a few leaders
at really bargain prices and soon busi-
ness is on the move again. Farmers
ought not to expect to sell all they raise
at their elbow. II prices are low at
home find out IL they are not better
somewhere else; enough better. SO that
one "a afford to ship somewhere else.
I For Worms in Horses.
In response to numerous requests we
repeat the remedy for worms in horses
which was given in this department
some months ago. Take two ounces
each Of powdered s%ulphate OF iron and
powdered wormseed, one and one-half
ounces of splgella root, powdered; one
and one-half pounds of granulaten
sugar. Mix we'll and divide equally into
ten powders. Each morning for six
mornings give one powder In a bran
mash n then give as a physio ball,
an ounce of Barbados aloes and half
ounce of ginger. After three days give
the remaining powders, one each day.
Good care must be taken of the horse
while under treatment giving hin only
light work or smart exercise In the
field. The. regular feed during The
period should be light and all hay
should be we'll moistened before feed
ing.
Increasing Manure Value.
The Ohio experimental station has
been doing some good work along the
line ~ Y1rnUtno how fhn II, 80 l. T. -
manure may be Increased by proper.
handling. 1t is peculiarly gratifying to
the writer to read the report because
1t substantiates that which he mas so
persistently advocated for years. The
experimenters found thai stable man
are carted to the field and spread soon
after 1t was made, gave a crop return
In value amounting to IS cents per ton
more of manure value, and thai when
crude phosphate rock was occasionally
sprinkled on the anure a value Of
is cents more was added, more than the
cost of the phosphate. The r on
which the experiment was tried was on
clover sod plowed under for corn. In
the experiments. wheat and clover fol-
lowed the corn without further sertil-
Eng and with satisfactory results.
This report is one more proof that
farmers are lightly losing many dollars
they might save with little effort If
they would give more time to studying
their business.
About Seedless Apples.
' Several papers have shown ~ilustra-
tons of a so-called seedless apple and
had more or less to say in favor Of it.
While 1t will rot do to condemn any
new thing which may develop merit as
time goes on, 1t is safe to say that even
should a seedless apple prove to be,
fairly good 1t will be unable to ompete
with the better varieties which have
seeds In smaller or large numbers. As
one fruit-grower ~pertinently says. "H
some one will ORIGINATE and introduce
an apple without a core, we will web
come 1T, but I cannot see much of a,
future for a seedless apple" Fruit.
growers will find many good varieties
of apples among the standard sorts,
n can afford to let seedless apples
alone for a line at least. If there is.
n value to such an apple. nursery
men will find it out and the
er will then hear of it and in ample
time to benefit him.
Holding Ammonia in Manure.
Land plaster, or gypsum has uu-
doubted value in holding the
or nitrog In stable manure, although
some scientists dispute this. Still kahn
lie Is so much better for this purpose
than the gypsum that 1t is a wonder
any or the latter is used. It Is true
kainite Is more expensive in first cost.
put Their 1t not only holds the ammonia.
peter than the gypsum. but 1t adds 10
1t a desirable plant food which gynst1n1
does not. If one must, for any reason
store the stable manure for some nor
ton OF the winter. the bulk of its value
VIII be maintained If stored In pits with
cement bottoms so that the LIQUID nor
tons are retained and the mass treated
with kainfte occasionally during the
winter. The cost is small compareo
with increased value OF the manure,
Try 1t this winter and you will beco1ns
a convert to the practice.
A Cheap Ptegery.
In building a house for pigs Il i.
more a question of sensible 1.anee-
fnent than of costly material
or accurate architecture. I'VE
plan is described especially for
a narrowing pen and is ideal for
mat purpose. The foor space used 10
loxl4 feet, divided into two 5x7 pens
with a two foot alley off. Ii is 6 feet
nigh In front, 4 feet in the rear and the
partitions are 8 feet high. Openings
are cut in the rear SO that tho wards
can be reached and an opening is c11t
IN each pen to the alley Just large
enough for the little pigs to GET
through and feed from the trough set
across the middle of the alley. The
whole arrangement is simple and in