Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-26

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attach the bud TO the main stock. Then,
stems used In budding must be Well ma
tured. yet not so ripe that the bud may
not be readily separated from the wood
Perhaps a better idea Of the parts used
fn budding may be obtained from the cut
than from a description. Figure shows
the shoot stick of buds, figure 3 the bud
after IL Is u from the stick, figure z the
slit In the stock 90 be budded, figure 4 the
appearance OF the stock after the bud
has been Inserted and figure 5 Its appear
ance after the bud has been tied In place.
Raffa Is the best material TO use in tying,
although strips OF soft cloth will answer
the purpose. Tho tying must be done so
that no air will enter around the bud
and vet the bud must not be covered. A
few trials, following the directions given
will enable anyone 10 bud successfully.
Selling to the Consumer.
A friend Of the writer, located on an
Ohio farm, is given to making experiments
and finding out for himself the why and
the wherefore OF things. Recently he visi-
ted a relative living at one Of the popular
coast resorts in New Jersey, and on his
way stopped in New York. He took with
him from New York a small basket OF
peaches. bought al a fruit stand. for which
he paid so cents, the basket containing %
peaches. The next day he watched his
friend buying supplies from a huckster
who was going from door To door. Asking
the price Of peaches. he was told that
they were 40 cents a basket. He told the
huckxter that he had bought a basket Of
the same size in New York the day before
for SO cents. The huckster admitted that
this was undoubtedly true, and claimed
that the wholesaler, the middleman, had
charged him 80 cents per basket for the
fruit he was offering the consumer for 40
cents. Gar friend thought this likely to
be q little OF from the truth, but inves-
tigation proved that the huckster told
the ruth. Here II the problem: II q
basket Of fruit could be bought at retail
10 miles away for rs cents. IL is fair TO as
sumo thai the wholesale price was not
more than 70 cents. so the middleman de-
manded or the huckster a margin OF 10
cents per basket, nearly 100 per cent, out
OF which TO pay freight and make his
profit. while the huckster who sold to the
had a margin OF s cents for
profit and 10 make good bad debts and
loss by spelling fruit, IT Is the old ques-
Itlon again. and proves how much more the
producer could obtain and how much
cheaper the could buy IL the
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Summer in the Orchard.
Whether one uses the sod plan or some
other method vf keeping the soil In the
orchard during the summer. there Is a
certain amoun OF work that must be done
curing the growing season that the trees
may have rhe best possible chance. III
the sod mexnod Is used the 2naea arosanA
rrc rree f0r a distance OF three feet at
least should be friable. SO that the moist
ure ia the sotI will be conserved and SO
that the roots will get the benefit OF any
Fertilizer applied. IL the clean culture Is
the plan. certainly the work should be
done up I'd the midsummer period In such
4 manner that the roots OF the young
trees viii Ave received all the benefit
possible and yet the soil be left in such
condition that II will grow the cover
r sufficiently well 50 that d good
growth win be had before cold weather
ais 4 protection during the winter, to
a considerable amount Of humus to
be turned under In the spring. There Is
plenty az work to do Ia tho young orchard
if one will look It up and do 4.
Green Food for Confined Poultry.
Whether the poultry yard has been d.
vided 50 snat 4 portion Of 1t has been in
green stuff Or the green stuff has been
Was thrown them. during this month
the poultry In confinement should be well
fed on green nastefias- II there Is nothing
better til give them. try pulling up the
daily, working AN hour. and throw
fn8 them 10 khA poultry. They viii eat
tire basIR ~ them 1nd Ent an Immense
Df GOOD from thtfn, white the
farm NH " ~ ssneh lssg weedys Those
Nfn not familiar with the quantity OF
green fo<.d consumed ~ fowls can scarce
~ <&<s{xx NaUt uhs>cA nooH IL does them.