The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-02-04

settled middle states tells OF the advan-
tages Of nearby markets and so on; each
enc Is truthful and has the advantages
he names. This being the case why not
stay there and work out your salvation3
The northern farmer going south. the
eastern farmer going west and vice versa
must meet conditions new to him and con-
ditions which will be trying for a num-
/ Der Of years until he gets the hang of
them, so what does he gain by the change
unless he has left a barren farm for a.
fertile on. If one is doing fairly well in
his present location, or II the location Is
a fairly good one and he Is not doing well.
it is a question OF the man more than it
Is Of the locality. II you ave half a
chance work out the problem where you
are; it will be solved easier and sooner
than by seeking pastures new.
! Variety in Fruit Growing.
The writer wcs struck by an incident
which occurred recently and which leads
to this article. In company with one Of
| the best fruit growers Of the country we
visited a section famous for it's apples.
On one or two farms on the outskirts of
what might be termed this apple belt
Were orchards which were not at all at
tractive. My friend called my attention
to them and remarked that for years he
had tried to persuade the owners to give
up trying to raise apples and to devote
their soil to crops which would give bet
ter results. He claimed that the larger
part OF one farm was a natural soil for
celery and that the other farm should be
given over largely to small fruits and par
Cicular1y strawberries. Neither of the
owners could be made to see that they
could not duplicate the success of the peo-
pie near them in apple growing. This is
the case in many sections. One man will
make a success in growing some particu-
! lar CrOD nv rp9SOD of having soil ma rtiplI-
1arly suited to it, or because he under
stands how to grow that crop. AT once
every farmer within easy reach Of him
will put in the same crop, some of them
living up crops with which they had
made splendid success. Look over the
soil and your capabilities thoroughly and
don't grow potatoes because Jones has
been successful growing them. Find out
il you know how to grow potatoes and If
your soil is suited to them; IL so, go
ahead. If not, stick to the crop of which
you are nav making money, because 1t
is suited to your soil and because you
know how to grow 1t.
Milk With Butter Fat.
As dairymen progress in their work and
keep careful records Of the milk supplied
from the individual cows in the herd they
realize that the profitable cow for them
is the one whose milk shows the greater
per cent. of butter fat and not the cow
who gives the greatest bulk OF rich milk.
While not advocating any one breed of
COWS more than another, the fact remains
that In all tests along the lines indicated,
the larger breeds have shown the best re-
suits In the matter of butter fat. Even
the famed Jersey has fallen behind the
large breeds in this respect, although the
milk is rich. If the case is as stated. and
it is borne out by many tests, it is plain
that the cue for the dairyman to follow is
along the line Of large breeds and a close
examination into the merits and records
of each OF these large breeds before MAX
ing a selection. With the present compe-
tition one can hardly afford to make mis-
takes and 1t Is more than possible that
some of the decline Of profit on dairy
farms is due to lack Of proper breeds
The question is one worthy of serious con-
sideration.
Asserting Fruit for Market.
AT this season Of the year at horticul-
tural meetings and at farmers institutes
one hears one or more papers read by
fruit growers or fruit handlers, each urg-
ing the asserting Of fruit before market
ing. 1t seems almost incredible tina this
subject needs urging every year, for the
fruit grower has Only to try the plan sug-
gested to find out for himself that it pays
we'll. It is not to be inferred that the
first grade of fruit will sell at prices
which make it unnecessary to market the
lower grades. but simply that If the fruit
is assorted instead of mixing the several
grades together the sale will be quicker
made and for a much better price. This
ougt to be sufficient inducement for any
grove to do the work for the advance In
price will pay a big price for the labor
involved. Particularly should fruit be
carefully assorted If one appeals direct
to the city consumer. BY his daily con-
tact with attractive goods of other kinds
the city man appreciates, urconsciously
perhaps, a dainty package and an at
t%ractive arrangement of a really good
article and will pay for this arrangement.
Why not give consumers what they want
If they will pay for 1t. as they will?
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