Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-04-21

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able. Crimson Globe beet. shown in the
Illustration. has been tested for a number
OF seasons and found TO he one OF the very
best In the matter of flavor. 1t does not
grow very large but this is not an oh
lection after once il has been eaten and
the delicious flavor noticed. In form 1t is
rather oblong, in Size medium and in
color very dark, both skin and flesh. The
tops are also dark in color and quite
small. In season it Is early. although not
,he earliest. Even under ordinary culture
II yields we'll. which indicates that with
clean culture on fairly rich soil its yield
should be all that would please any one.
on the grounds of the writer 1t produced
results the past season that warrants the
advice that 1t be given Il trial every
where.
SuppIementins Hog Pasture.
Many farmers VINO are quite successful
In raising hogs fail when 1t comes near
he point where they must he fattened
quickly and ineXpensively. The plan of
growing a crop which may be used to
supplement the pasture when the latter
loses It's value. as 1t is likely TO do in the
late uinmer and early fall, has proved to
he The one thing lacking with many hog
raisers. Those who have used sweet corn
for this purpose are loud in their praise
OF IT and with good reason, for 1t certain
~ seems as if the young hogs made Il
growth that could he seen, and In an in
credtbly short time. The crop Is raised
by sowing the sweet corn as field corn Is
sown and feeding the green ears when
they are about in the best condition for
tn h1n ,,co m ,pot thu hnuf eracSt1ta frAvo
this plan. where one has a quantity of
hogs, the seed of early. medium and late
varieties should be sown. 1t will be found
especially valuable in a dry season.
F%ertilizing Trees in Sod.
There nrc many orchards thruughuut
| the country which could be made profit
able for years to come IL they were cared
for both in the matter of pruning and of
fertilizing the soil. Most uch orchards
are in sod and the owners do not seem 10
be able to understand why a good apple
crop and a good hay crop cannot be OBJ
tanned. In many cases the hay crop is the
one which receives attention and then
there is II growl because there Is little
or 10 fruit. II the harvest of hay is
sought cut down the trees and give the
soil over to the grass, but III fruit Is de-
| sired then ~fertiiizc the sod land for the
| benefit OF the trees. A plant food that is
L SOtuptC SllOuiu OC AsNS ttliu al CACCAiCut
| one Is obtained from a mixture of 100
pounds of acid phosphate. 200 pounds of
| nitrate of soda and 800 pounds OF muriatc
of potash. Use 500 pounds of this mixture
to an acre. put on broadcast, of course,
and repeat each spring. Then II proper
| pruning and spraying Is done a good fruit
| crop should result.
Formalin for Potato Scab.
While the conductors Of this department
are always glad to give any Information
possible to those interested. 1t is not de-
sirable that certain formulas be repeated
frequently. Lately the formula for the
preparation of the formalin remedy for
scnb was given and yet several inquiries
nre in and asking for it. again. ItI Is
important that potato growers know of
this prevention of scab. hence the formula
Is again given. 1t Is generally regarded
as better thar any other application that
can be made for seal prevention. Obtain
the formalin at any high grade drug stere
and make a solution OF ole pint'of forina-
lin to each Is gallons of water. See that
the seed potatoes are reasonably clean,
then soak them in the solution for two
hours just before planting. While all po-
tato growers do not follow the plan many
consider It desirable, al an extra precau-
tion, to sprinkle the pieces of potatoes,
which arc cut up for planting as soon as
taken from the formalin solution, with
sulphur. It can do no harm and may be
Of great value.
What Shall the Crops Be.
II by no means follows tina because all
of the food used by the stock can be raised
on the farm that that Is the proper thing
to do. Many farmers work on this plan
get ahead faster. On the other hand some
II IN r0nQra ire hYv1luNs ton much NJ the fn0d