Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-06-23

of a clay texture the sun will so bake u
that little of the moisture will get to the
roots of the trees. One of the best plans
is to keep the surface soil lOosened untii.
after a drenching rain and then, befors
the sun has a chance to bake the surf~ce
soil place n mulch of hay or straw s1out
the tree. putting ii on several inches deep
and extending for two or three IL. apoVe
the tree. This will conserve the. moisture
In the soil. OF course the best plan OF all
Is to carry Oh the summer cultivation of
the surface soil between tie rows, thus
obtaining the dust mulch, even then the
mulch of hay or straw can be used 10
advantage close to theitrees.
Indigestion in cows.
1t would be folly to attempt TO say
what combinatin;i of foods caused indiges-
ton among milk cows. for, as a matter OF
fact. lack of variety Is frequently at the
bottom of the trouble, even with COWS
that are supposed to be fed on ideal ra-
tons. .1he animal Is no more able to keep
in perfect condition on one combination
of iood than Is the human. No matter
INA the cause of indigestion the first
thing to do Is to relieve the bowels and an
excellent dose for this purpose Is n mix
,ure consisting OF one pound or EPSON
salts, one ounce of ground ginger ROOT
and one cupful of molasses in two quarts
OF warm water. AS a tonic to follow TINS
cathartic give two ounces of hyposulphite
of soda three times daily in water. Pow
dcrcd wood charcoal and salt should also
be placed where the COW can eat 1t freely.
a complete change of food should be given
for n week or two when gradually the
former food may be resumed for a portion
OF the week.
Covered Runs for Chicks.
One of the chief dangers to young chicks
is dampness and this Is quite as fatal In
June as earlier in the season. The chicks
simply anne stand getting their feet
wet, so to save this trouble and yet give
them plenty of opportunity for exercise
we have a covered run built on this PLAN:
Leading out from the yard where the
chicks are kept in covered coops we set a
row of stakes and across them fastened
harrow strips to form a frame work. Then
we bought a lot of unbleached sheeting
and had 1t sewed so that 1t could be spread
over this frame work. AT intervals OF SIX
inches at the bottom a piece of cloth
two inches square was fastened and in the
middle of each of these squares a button
hole was worked. We spread this sheet
ing over the frame work, then with a
clothespin we fasten the lower edges to
the ground running one stick of the pin
through the b%uttonllole. Early In the
morning when the ground is damp the
chicks are turned Into this cloth covered
run for an hour or two, where they are
free from moisture and happy. AS the
sun dries the grass they are then turned
out on the range. This takes some time,
but since adopting the plan we have not
lost any chicks from dampness.
Does Thinning Fruit Pay?
Undoubtedly 1t does pay to thin peaches
Because Of the inclination of nan va
rieties to grow in clusters it is almost
1 ~, v,rcCih1o for oil oF Tho frs,tt IN attain
n marketable size so that thinning usual
~ pays. Whether 1t will pay to thin 9TH
er fruit Is a matter which must be de-
termined by every grower for himself. In
the experience of the writer 1t has been
found that when the fruit goes to n mar
ket paying a good price it will pay to thin
the fruit at least to the extent of shaking
the tree to dislodge the fruit that will
drop any way, and then sending a lot Of
small boys through the tree to thin where
ever 1t seems as II it could be done to adj
vantage. OF course the lads will rave to
work under the direction of some one who
knows and the work should not be too
finely carried on: that Is, the thinning
should be done only in cases where two
or more fruits are so close together that
none of them will likely mature. This
sort of thinning will generally pay. but 1t
is a matter of much doubt If anything
more will be found profitable, except. as
stated with peaches and possibly with
plums.
Increasins the Protein.
Beyond doubt there can be much more
digcstible protein saved for the use of
the stock during the winter II more care
is used in harvesting the various grains
and the hay crop as well. If one stops
to think 1t is evident that there is more of
the protein saved in the hay II 1t is cut
before it is fully ripe. This same state
exists in oats and other grains fed to
stock and also in corn grown for the silo.
True. in the case Of the hay 1t is a lit
tie more difficult to cure, perhaps, but the
added value more than compensates one
for this trouble. Try the plan this sea-
son and II carefully done 1t will work out
as indicated.
A Prince Of R%aspberries.
There is an increasing demand for early
black raspberries, and where the market
is good for fruit Of any kind 1t will pay
to grow raspberries. The Kansas IS not
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