Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-06-09

farmer and a city business man and
knows the work of both thoroughly so
that he can appreciat c the longing of the
boy for the city, and in after years the
longing of the man for the farm. IL your
boy has any agricultural instincts foster
them; interest him in the work of the
farm and If he shows any special interest
in any one branch give him a chance to
sec what he can do for himself. Poultry
keeping IS a good thing to tempt him
with. Get him some eggs or q few good
fowls. a good poultry paper or two and,
II you know anything about poultry. help
him work out his problems. The chances
are nine out of ten he will become inter-
ested and make such a success of 1t that
In q few years you'll be limiting that he
ought to take you in as a partner. Dur
ing the winter try and give him a course
in an agricultural college where he can
learn of the science of farming. Try this
plan of keeping the boy on the farm and
If 1t doesn't work you may fairly conclude
that the best plan is to fit him for city
life: then and not TIL then do it.
Feeding Corn to Hogs.
While the majority Of farmers who have
Il range for their hogs during the sum
mer cut off the corn supply almost entire
ly 1t is questionable If this is the best
plan. On the other hand it will not do to
feed corn entirely. In feeding corn to
pigs the best results come when given
to them once a day If they have grass to
run on during the day or If they have
skim milk or middlings once Il day. Glu-
ten meal may take the place of the mid
dlings If desired: it will do quite as much
good and is cheaper. There Is no ques-
ton about the value of corn at the fat
tening period, but mistakes are sometimes
made here in feeding the hog too long;
that iS oftar IL has rannhad 1hnlt tho ton
notch for market. Corn fed beyond that
period is simply wasted.
Fighting the curculio.
The one enemy of those who grow plume
and ounces is the curculio and the nature
of the insect is such that it is only pos
sible to get It out of the tree by Earring
the tree; shaking the tree will not answer
the same purpose. The curculio Is hard
to locate and the only wa to ascertain
if 1t is at work is to begin now and jar
the trees every few days until the insect
is found and dislodged or until one is GER
tain it Is not on the trees. AS there Is
some difference in the season OF Its APP
p%earance this jarring should be kept up at
frequent intervals from now until the mid
die of July. A good Earring pole may be
made by taking a tough pole about ten
feet long and to one end attaching a strip
of wood Il foot long and two inches wide.
This strip should be we'll padded with
clothes so that the striking of the limb
with 1t will not injure the bark. For a
curcullo catcher, on a modest plan. moth
ing Is better than u sheet OF full size with
a slit cut down the middle so that 1t Will
20 around the tree. If the plum or ounce
orchards are of considerable area 1t Will
pay to fasten this sheet to a frame work
on wheels, which will enable one to ham
die 1t to better advantage.
Raising Alfalfa Hay.
There seems to be little question bW
what alfalfa can be grown on almost any
! good soil provided such soil is first inocu-
lated with the alfalfa bacteria, but the
care of this crop during the first season
has much to do with its successful estab-
lishment. Successful growers make 1T a
rule to cut the alfalfa the first season at
any time when it seems to have stopped
growing: close watch Is kept of 1t and the
cutting is done at the times mentioned
so that the field is cut over several times
during the summer. After the first sea-
son and when the crop is we'll established
the time for cutting for hay Is when about
one-tenth of the heads are in bloom. AS
several cuttings can be made each season
after the first care should be used in the
last cutting not to cut too close else there
is danger of winter killing. 1t is to be
hoped that 1t will not be many years be-
fore alfalfa will be found on every farm.
for 1t is certainly one Of the most profit
able crops for farmers to raise.
Paris Green on Potatoes.
Most potatoe growers use paris green
too strong when spraying potato plants to
subdue the beetle. Experiments have
shown thai one-half pound Of the paris
green to each barrel OF water is sufficient
and will be strong enough for the season
through If the spraying is started early
enough to destroy the beetles while they
are small and comparatively tender. II
the paris green is combined with Bor-
deaux mixture for spraying double the
quantity may be used. There can be no
injury to the vines IL the proportions APP
\ piled are as indicated.
The Buff Orpinstona.
For many years the one desire Of the
practical poultryman has been to obtain
a breed which would equal the Leghorns
in egg production n the Plymouth
Rocks as a table fowl. 1t is claimed
that the Buff O%rpington Is that breed.
and certainly 1t has o wonder since
it's introduction into this country from
England. The fowls are exceedingly at
~tractive and the pullets begin laying when