The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-05-20


ly, to using commercial fertilizers at the
rate OF a ton per acre. More than four
hundred bushels per acre were raised, and
while the seed potatoes were carefully
treated for scab before planting and the
culture during the season was after the
most improved methods, the large quan-
tity OF fertilizer was at the bottom of the
large yield. Farmers are given to spread
ing a small quantity of fertilizer over too
much ground, when, If they would but
stop to think, they might easily see that
they would get greater results from the
smaller area we'll fortified and with con-
siderable less labor.
Horses Must Have Oats.
Oats seem to be the natural grain for
horses and every attempt to substitute
any other grain. in considerable quanti-
ties, always brings trouble for the horse.
There Is too much corn fed on the aver
age farm, as has been said several times
In this department, and while it is admit
ted that when one grows corn in abund-
ance 1t is a most natural thing to use It.,
there is no doubt but all farm ami
mails have more corn than they ought,
and this is particularly true of horses. The
writer urges farmers not TO make this
mistake, for they do 1t at the expense Of
the years of the horse, even if serious
trouble does not result Immediately. Sell
corn enough to buy what oats the horse
should have An occasional feed of corn
meal. bran and oil meal will not injure
the horse. but the bulk of the grain given
1t should be oats.
Millet for Poultry.
A writer on poultry in a recent issue
of a farm paper, while admitting the
value Of millet as a poultry food, ~
that most nillets require q light soil.
This is a mistake, for while it is true of
some millets, 1t Is not true Of most Of
them. One CT the best of millets, the
Hungarian, will grow to perfection on
rather heavy soil, provided 1t is loose and
friable, although 1t does best on light soil.
The Pearl millet will also do well on rath-
er heavy soil IL 1t is rich and loose. AS
food for poultry the millets' are excellent,
using the seeds to furnish variety in the
grain ration. They can be used by them
selves, mixed with wheat or corn meal,
and recent experiments show that they
produce good results when fed with COW
peas ground. The millets hat will grow
in any section of the country are among
the best and cheapest crops to raise for
the use Of poultry.
Turkeys for Profit.
Some time ago it was stated that In the
opinion Of the writer of the item and
other experts, the failure of the turkey
crop last fall was very largely due to the
rather general practice of in-breeding. It
is therefore opportune to warn those who
raise turkeys to make sure hat the tom
turkey is brought from a breeder at some
distance from YOU so that there will be
no trouble on this score. BY some little
effort one could dispose of their own toms
to breeders who were looking for sucn
birds for mating purposes, and with the
proceeds buy equally good birds that
were not related to their hens. There is
money III turkeys If the breed is kept up
to the standard and they can be raised on
a range Of good size and kept on that
range SO that the Eggs can be secured for
The indications are that the
fall and winter demand for turkeys will
be large.
Varieties of Cow Peas.
Many correspondents who are interest
ed in COW peas have asked for informa-
ton concerning varieties. and our experts
in different sections supply the following
Warren's extra early Is per-
haps the best of all sorts for the north,
because Its earliness enable 1t to reach
maturity; but 1t is equally good for south
ern sections. although the Southern Whip
Is the favorite variety in south
ern sections, together with the extra early
Black Eye. In sections where there Is q
long season Wonderful is popular. and
1t does s%plendidly in all northern and
western sections when it is wanted to
turn under as a soil r%enovator or for hay.
your scotsman when you buy
seed and tell him about your soil and
climate.
Wood Ashes for the Orchard.
On Of the difficulties in buying wood
ashes either for use in the orchard or on
tho meadows is that so much is on the
market that is far from pure it is not
safe to buy them in large quantities with
out first having an analysis of their pot
ash contents. If one can be assured of
their value in that respect it is safe to
ahead, but even then wood ashes are
expensive for orchard ferttlizing. An ex-
cellent fertilizer for the orchard Is COM
posed of 800 pounds Of fine ground bone,
5O pounds of muriate of potash, and fifty
of nitrate of soda, using the guam
-ity named on an acre. This combines the
essential plant foods in the proper proper
tons needed by the average orchard set
On fairly good soil.
The Red Gross Currant.
The illustration shows a portion of a
stem Of the Red Cross currant for which
much is claimed by the introducer. The
has not been thoroughly and gem
tested. but is so promising where It
las been tried that 1t is worthy of place
n this department. AS seen growing by
he writer, the plants are extremely Wig
bear profusely, and the fruit in
arge. One Of the strong claims for the
'ariety is that it is the only currant
which may by called sweet, which IL
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