Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-06-23

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true Of some other brce Is with white
feathers there is n plr.npness about tho
Plymouth Rock peculiar to the breed
which is greatly q sired by certain mar
kets. In the exp Hriencc Of the writer the
white Plymouth Rock Is no better as an
egg produce. than the barred, some poul-
trymen clam II Is not so good, but as n
general purpose fowl 1t certainly ranks
high imong the large breeds and will
Civ: one entire satisfaction. The illustra-
t'Sn shows Il typical bird and from its
form 1t Is easy to see why the breed is
popular In many markets.
The Decadence Of Wheat Growinq.
There seems to be a general opinion that
wheat production has greatly fallen off in
sections located outside the great wheat
belts and while this is so in some states
and particularly so with some individuals,
statistics show that the falling off is not
SO great as is generally supposed. on the
other hand there are individual farmers
who are good wheat raisers who have
given up their farms almost entirely to
other crops simply because they do not
feel able 10 compete with the great wheat
sections of the west. 1t is doubtful if
this is good policy, for while the farm
may frequently be used to better advan-
tage there is always a market in any sec
tion for n crop of good wheat and always
use for a small crop on the farm. Then,
too, wheat Is one of the best of crops to
use in a rotation, having a value to the
soil in this respect so great that 1t would
pay to grow 1t even II the sale was COM
parativcly limited; II 1t could not be sold
at n fair price 1t has considerable feeding
value. particularly where poultry is kept.
DO not cut out the wheat entirely until
you have Investigated It's value on your
farm.
Soda-Copper Sulphate for Potato
Blight.
While the recognized formula for Bor-
deaux mixture will remain a favorlte for
potatoe blight applications, there are
some objections to its use, one of the
most formidable ones being the clogg.ng
of the nozzle of the sprayer by the lime
used In the making of the mixture. Elk
periments have been made. on a small
scale. with the soda-coppcr mixture
which are exceedingly promising. The
ordinary washing soda is used-foui
pounds of sulphatc of copper, five pounds
of washing soda and fifty gallons of wa.
ter as a basis and increasing the quantity
| of sulphate and soda slightly II 1t was
necessary. Dissolve the soda in a barre
and then pou 1t into the copper sulphate
mixing thoroughly and using the spray
pump in precisely the same manner ir
which Bordeaux mixture Is used. and a,
the same intervals. While It Is not ad.
vised that this new mixture be substi,
tuted for the Bordeaux mixture, 1t is vel
worth experimenting with on a small
scale.
Growing Rape ProfitabIy.
Most of the failures in growing rape
arc due to the impression that the croT
may be crown on any soil one happens t.
have vacant. As a matter of fact rap.
requires a rich soil. hence one should b,
we'll posted on the uses Of the crop befor,
giving up valuable soil to 1t. While rap,
makes its best growth when the seed Il
sown early In the season, after the sol
has become warm there is yet time Il
SOW 1t n get good returns in any sec
ton where eight to ten weeks OF goos
growing weather may be depended upon
Clay loan rich in vegetable matter Is tn
Ideal soil for rape and II the field ia di
vided by a fence SO that aeportion of 4
may be pastured at u time its feedinl
value will be greater. The best way 4
pasture rape for swine or sheep 10 to turf
h animals onto Il Tor but q small por
ton of the day. letting them have tn
grass pasture the rest OF the time. Will
fowls may use the rape field as z run. "
have had The best success cutting the rap
feeding It to them On the grass rang
or IN the poultry yards. Rape IL one O
the crops 1t will pay to experiment with
At least to the extent Of a small area.
Tho Strawberry Season.
Owing to peculiar weather conditions I