Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-05-26

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tough and hard. On the grounds of the
writer the June, shown in the Illustration,
has proved to be by far the best Of the
late varieties. although it has been grown
IN many sections as the one variety for
the main crop. The plants are dwarf and
require little or no stalking and are most
remarkable producers. The pods grow
IN pairs and are filled with from seven to
nine meas each. The flavor of the peas is
OF the finest. which flavor Is retained even
when a little old. This feature together
with the fact that they also retain their
green color, rarely turning yellow even
when very old, makes the variety pecu-
ilarly valuable to the market gardener.
Prepare for Tomato Blight.
Tomato growers all over the ountry
complained of excessive blight last sum-
mer and as this is one of the diseases to
which tomatoes are subject Il Is we'll to
ne prepared for 1t by advance knowledge
on the subject. hence this article. The
disease may be easily recognized by the
rusty patches on the leaves, the under
sides of the leaf showing dark brown
spots. There is but one remedy which has
proven or value and that Is the Bordeaux
mixture. using the ALSO combination; that
Is, -FOUR pounds each OF %sulphate of copper
and fresh lime to each 80 gallons of water.
The mixture should be applied by spraying
as soon as the trouble is noticed and reRu-
lar applications made at the interval OF
two weeks until the plant outgrows the
disease and becomes SO strong that II
will not be injured.
For the Flower Garden.
! The farmer who feels that he cannot
spare thef few cents necessary to buy some
hover seeds or a few plants is taking life
much harder than Is necessary. A small
investment in this line will do more to-
ward making the home life pleasant for
the women and children than ten times
the investment In anything else. Here ID
a plan to make 81 supply a wealth of
MOWERS from midsummer until the late
rail-. Invest 90 cents in seeds Of dwarf
nasturtiums. thunbergias, sweet alyssum.
~cahdy-tuft and morning glories, all simple
seed varieties, but furnishing an abund-
ance OF bloom during the summer and In
I considerable variety. Then with he bal
ance OF the sum buy geraniums, a fey,
bulbs OF gladiolus and a few roots Of cam
mas Set .Ae Gamma roots in the middle of
a bed ten feet across and the geraniums
about the edge two feet apart and hul in
between them with plants of the dwarf
nasturtiums which your wife or daughter
mas raised from the seeds. The result will
De a bed OF foliage and towering plants
OF great beauty and the Gamma roots and
~seraniuni5 can be w.ntered in the cellar
ana 90 duty again next summer. Plant
the bulbs OF gladiolus along the border
and In front OF them the plants raised
from the seeds mentioned above except
the morning glories. which can be trained
over strings or wires along side the back
porch and furnish both blossoms and
shade: With a supply of fertilizer unlim-
ited there Is no excuse for there not be-
ing a hover garden on every farm. II
1 Inc AnRRaQftnna 0es,nn 100 nap---A -.A
TINS summer. another summer you will be
Inclined to add considerably to the num-
per OF classes and have a better display.
Remedy for Collie.
While veterinarians recognize several
kinds OF collie the one most prevalent r
that which results from some form Of n.
digestion. One of the best formulas foI
this ! of collie Il ounce doses Of aro-
matte spirits Of ammonia we'll diluted
Another form Of collie comes from i'm
FACTION Of h bowels. which II indicated
ny excessive constipation. The recognised
remedy for this Is to make pills Of one
ounce Of powdered nux vomica with two
ounces Of carbonate Of ammonia, follow.
Ing this dose with a half pound Of glaubes
salts as a purgative. A horse subject "a
collie OF any nature must be handled with
exceeding care. 1t must be kept tree FINN
sudden colds. given properly ripened
Slams MA III ooWel9 KEPT IN q pxOpor con
Mtion. Sudden changes Of diet are bad
for horses subject to collie, yet there must
be considerable variety in their rations
the change being made gradually. Horses
subject to collie should be carefully blan.
keted when resting after being vel
warmed. regardless Of the weather and
especially II they are taken to Z shad,
place or from h fields to the stable thai
- ventilated by opposite doors or win,
dows.
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