Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-05-05

A.a sd IN his .iepaitmtnt before. which Is
best Is a thing which must he hrgeiy ~
termined by every grower for himself
One thing Is certain, however. at least
so far as comparatively young trees are
concerned. and that is that a space
around the base of each tree extending
for from one to three feet from the tree
according to It's size. should br Kept cuiti-
waited and free from grass. A breathing
space. so to speak. II writer IS aware
that this Is not in accordance with the
Views of those who advocate the grass
mulch az ther term 1t. hut trees grown
both ways us siioW q decided difference in
favor of those around which TIC ruF',
waited space Is at all times kept free rom
vegetation and hoed several times dur
ing the summer OF course the fertilizers
applied are those which will benefit the
trees without regard to ticir effect on the
grass.
/ Results From Tests.
The editor of th,s department. has long
| urged farmers and fruit gfJwsts Ms Wen
| as those who raise vegetables In VcnsW-
erable quantities to have a portion OF tnel
| grounds laid off fer testing purposes. Ihe
contention is that In no way can one pc
| rome so familiar will the points OF a new
| variety as under their own eye On she.,
! own grounds. ANY intelligent man VIII
IN XIV ~
| There is, however. another side to me
| question, that Of taking the result OF the
| test Of 4 single season as 81 guide FOR iu-
| ture operations. Here Is Just where many
mistakes are made for there Is scarcciE a
new sort ct smalsfruit, vegetable or gram
sent out but what. uhhet certain cond'@
tions, will run behind its record In test
ing the second season: hence the 'MN
portance of at least two seasons testing.
If a new sort is only fairly promising III
The frat ssasor'A test the chances are
more than half that 1t will hot do rs well
the second season. therefore 1t would ne
far from wise to plant largely OF II. TAX
ing the first seasons test as a guide.
Grain for Cowa on Pasture.
II Is hard for the dairymah "ho mas
! spent most Of his substance for feed dur-
ing the winter to feel that there VIII pe
any advantage in feeding grain during
the portion Of the year his cows are on
the pasture. 1t would be unsafe to lay
down the hard and fast rule that this plan
must be followed In order to obtain the
greatest measure of success, but on the
other hand there can be M objection to
ones trying the experiment and ascertain
ing what there Is in 1t. AS to the ration
this must be, in quantity at least. what IS
deemed best by the feeder. II the expert
ment promises to be too costly select a
single COW and feed her grain during the
time she is on pasture: keep a careful
record Of results according to the milk
| pail. both as to quantity and quality OF
milk and you'll know what to do q Sec
ond year. Make the test a fair one pv
selecting for the experiment an average
COW; neither a poor mixer nor a heavy
one. Make the grain ration say about
one-quarter of that fed during the winter.
The cost will be small and the results
interesting and, likely. profitable.
RAISING Crops for hoas.
r,h hows of this rountry are being ruined
bv Continuous feeding on corn. In some
sections to such an extent has this been
carried that the animals are being raised
i.t cons;darahle loss HOG raisers should
understand thu, the animals In their care
need protein to obtain the best results.
inst y. much as cows need protein. II
Alfalfa mr. clover cannot he grown to adj
vantage trv cowneas mr. II yo,,r land Ia
too good for s,,ch n cron and Won want
something for summer feeding which will
SUNNY the needed protein trv Canada
field meas wnic, can he readily grown on
any good corr land. The best plan for
raising this crop is to SOW the pease at
the rate of a peck per acre, plow them
under two or three inches and SOW a
mixture consisting Of a peck Of oats. a
peck of barley and one-third Of a bushel
of wheat to the acre. This will make a
good growth and furnish an abundance OF
food containing protein for summer feed
ing.
Early Care Of Strawberry Beds.
The Importance of a summer mulch can
not be appreciated by any one who has
not tried it. II the winter mulch has been
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