Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-02-11
Growth Of Boxes for Fruit.

Fol some time the conductors OIL tnlS ue-
partment W. advocated the use of boxes
in place of barrels for the marketing of
first class apples. This winter the sub
ject is being agitated at nearly all hor-
ticultural meetings n farmers insti-
tutes and, in many cases, samples are be-
ing shown indicating that boxes are being
more largely used than was thought.
Correspondents in most of the large cities
of the country where apples are shown
write that the box with apples is much
in evidence. In wholesale establishments
the barrels are. Of course, the preferred
method Of packing. In New York, Bos-
ton and Chicago 1t is not to
And baskets used for a first class apple,
not the fancy sorts, and it is reported
hat they find ready sale. There is no
Disgusting the fact that the city con-
sumner will buy a bushel box of apples
when he wouldn't consider a barrel. There
Is q chance for growers OF good apples
to make considerable profit II they will
look into the merits of packing in boxes.
What About Manure?
A veteran farmer and a successful one
in talking to the writer recently said
that there would be enough manure waste
on farms this winter to grow enough food
to keep all the poor people in the countr
in full supply for a month. This may be
an exceedingly broad statement. even a
rash one, but the fact remains that there
Is an enormous loss of fertilizer each win
ter which ought not to be. Never mind If
the farm Is on a hillside, cart the manure
| out and spread 1t where it will do some
good: don't saw as a farmer recently did
10 the writer that he wanted his manure
| for his corn cron next sprine and hence
he proposed to keep 1t in the yard until
he was ready to apply 1t. and then he
would know where 1t was. This sounds
nice. hut as the manure In question was
IN heaps IN the several corners OF the
barnyard 1t was being consumed by fire
rang and the liquid portions leecning INTO
the SOIL. My, what q crop could be raised
from seeds sown IN that barnyaro. II
you don't believe In spreading the manure
on the soil as fast as made then try the
other method OF storing 1t In a pit with
eeSse@. - e 20 Pc r~easonaoly
sure -. = ''qu'u eAc'e"ensS w"'cn aIe
90 vaIuao'e.
Over5eo INC Onaerreo 7ens.
1t 10 not possible to lay down hard and
fast rules for feeding because of the fact
that different hens require different guam
caree,,u,, .,h 49, ta paan 10 ~ = .ne .osn
hen rets rer share 1rhe man uho raises
! the food for he rou,,. 10 tha ono r,ho ,s
likely tn overfeed them while the ono u,ho
INV. hi. food 10 ,,roI,, 20 orr In tha o,roo
site direction. The oriy nav ono car
ma,ava NTH arv degraa - oa-t,,ntv 10 -
tFV 6fnorQnf n11QnffttoQ nj fOOd nm the
fiock for a nerioS Iono sro,,gh ~ note ra.
suits T. win nav ~ wasrh tho hons IN
order IN cot acc,,rate ras,,its vvhen the
proper Allowances seems to have been
reached feed accordinrIv and do not
change unless necessary
..S,.S -
wake a rev nosneds.
Most farmers know how to construct a
hotbed, but Few OF them seem to think
they are worth bothering with. This is
q mistake. especially when one Is DESTROYS
OF getting IN early vegetables Even II
snv eytent o ere,v n s shau,d h Ns erawn fo ~
home consumntion and tho bothed viii
helm wonderfuilv IN setting an aarlv start
rniid - arainst the south eide ~ Tome
huildins. nse Sood manure nack T. Sown
tightly. put on the glass sash and let it
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