Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-06-02

several seasons thereafter. Nitrogen u
one Of the plant foods that must be eau
iously handled when applied TO frule
growing soil and there are few soils IN
good condition which require more than
lo pounds of nitrae OF soda yearly. Pot
ASH, however, Is greatly needed by most
fruits and may be applied In large guam
itics without much danger of injury 10
he tree or plant. although the better way
70 use it. either the sulphot or muriate. IS
ip lots of 100 10 $50 pounds per acre each
atri every years. Applied In this way
f:uit raised Oh fairly good soil will give
bitter results for less expense than by
,savicr APPLICATIONS at longer intervals.
Look Out for Swindlers.
The crop of swindlcrs working In farm
Ing districts seems to be greater than ever
this spring. Here are two OF the latest.
A nnfnber OF men are working In different
states selling Il stock remedy on this plan.
They appoint Il local agent and offer to
supply him with a stock of the remedy to
be paid for after 1t is sold, but they re-
quiie signature to a contract ordering
about 500 worth of the stuff to be shipped
prepaid. AT the end OF "a month the
farmer agent is notified that he is in
lebted to the concern for the amount Of
the contract (Which by the way Is In the
hands Of the swindler, the former agent
having been given no duplicate) and suit
Is brought for Il smaller amount SO as to
kcc,, 1t in 4 lower court. The farmer gen.
Grady pays or compromises. The other
swindler offers to set out an acre or more
Of trees and take half his pay from the
crops Of fruit. His scheme Is to ask about
one-half moro than the trees are worth
OIL the plea that they are some new and
wonderful variety and hence are sold at
haf 20 price, the other half to be paid,
nc -tn4a1 frap, tho frtrit Srfinn II IN
say this swindler having collected his
price for the trees, which are generally OF
~iniericr sorts, never turns up for his share
CT the CROPS. Better confine purchases to
LEGAL dealers or 10 men who advertise in
papers Of reliability and let general agents
with wonderful propositions alone.
Destroying Cabbage Worms.
II the worms appear while the plants
are very small the best thing to kill them
is white hellebore (obtainable at any drug
store). used either by dissolving one ounce
in each two gallons Of water and spraying
or sprinkling the plants or by applying 1t
dry. busting 1t on. AS the plants get
c!der and larger the best remedy for the
worm Is the common insect powder known
as pyrethrum. which is best applied by
mixing one pint of 1t with two quarts OF
common flour. keep 1t In a close box for a
day and then apply with an insect bel
lows. The louise found on cabbage is best
destroyed by applications of tobacco wa
ter. which Is made by using one pound OF
tobacco stems in four gallons of water
and adding enough hot water to make II
all hot. Let the mass stand until the wa
ter is cold, strain and add soft soap at the
latr of two pounds to each fifty gallons OF
the or
a spraying pump.
Care Of Horses Necks.
Nine out OF every ten farm horses suffer
from abrasions of the skin on the neck
during The spring work and this is so Sc
we're in many cases az to keep the horse
from doing a. full days work. Try this
plan of treating the farm horse during
the season of hard work. After feeding
the horse brush off all the perspiration
with a soft brush or, better still. wipe 1t
OF with a large cloth. Then, with tepid
water, sponge the head, neck and should
crs and wipe dry with q clean cloth. If
the shoulders show indications Of sore
ness rub over them a little vaseline n
let it remain over night. See that the COL
lar worn fits we'll and after taking 1t off
wipe 1t thoroughly with a damp cloth and
hang II w!,rre 1t will be thoroughly dry In
the morning. Ii will pay we'll to take
this little additional care of the horse dur
Ing the working season II at no other time.
Fruit Packages Of the Season.
Everything points to n general adoption
Of the box as the package to be used by
orchardists the coming season ana apples
of good quality will be packed In them to
the exclusion of barrels. especially where
] a discriminating market is being catered
to. The berry basket OF the season Is
made of paper and 1t Is sold at a price
which greatly reduces the loss of the
/ grower which has been quite a sum on
I this item. The crate of paper is also
shown. but it looks too light and is still
an experiment. A few grape baskets of
paper are also on the market but offer the
same objection as the berry crates. A
start along the right road has been made,
] however. and fruit growers will be- glad to
encourage manufacturers. A point which
all fruit growers should bear in mind IL
that the city resident has little room for
storage and hence will pay much higher
prices in proportion for good fruit in small
packages h ordinary fruit in large
packages. They will also pay more for a
dozen fresh eggs neatly packed In a clean
box than they will for the same number
more or less soiled taken from a bushel
basket. Try 1T and you'll see It is so.
ri Two Handy Farm Tools.
The illustration shows two tools hat will
/. ,he found exceedingly useful and they are
9 EASILY made by the handy man. The wheel
marker will be found most useful in the
garden for marking vegetable rows. It
lis made by taking an old wheel Of con-
lvenient size and after making holes
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