Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-09-08

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COW and a ring is fastened in it just under
her neck. Then a strap or a strong rope
is placed about her body just behind her
forelegs. From this strap or rope announcer
strap is run. having at the end n crupper
SUCH as is used ON horses. This Is placed
in the proper position under her tail. Ihen
"A pole Is secured sufficiently long to reach
nearly to the middle of her body to a point
just beneath the ring fastened In the nal
ter. A hole is bored in either end OF the
pole and 1t is tied at one end to the ring
in the halter and at the other end to the
strap or rope about her body. The strap
from the back to the tail prevents any
slipping of the middle strap and the APP
pliance is absolutely secure. making 1t I'M
possible for the COW to reach her udder
with her mouth. The illustration clearly
shows the idea.
Learn to Use Fertilizers Properly.
Farmers in the west are taking their
first lessons in the use Of commercial fer
tilizers. The virgin soils of the fertile
western fields are no more and commercial
fertilizers are a necessity. Unfortunately
many farmers are fighting hard to keep
from using chemical fertilizers. but 1t Is
only a question of time when 1t must be
done. The better plan Is to learn how to
use them to the best advantage. Learn
what the soil needs and h each particu-
lar crop needs. Above all learn that the
fertility of the soil must be kept up. 1t
will not do to use just enough fertilizer to
make the crop. leaving the soil poorer
than 1t was before, remember that though
you may apply. as you think. sufficient
fertilizers for the needs OF the crop some
is always taken in addition from the nat
ural plant food remaining in the soil. This
was one of the hardest Lessons farmers
had to learn. The principles of agricul-
tural chemistry are now SO easily learned
there IL no excuse for the application OF
fertilizers improperly. Those who are now
using commercial fertilizer for the first
time have q great advantage over those
who had to gain their experience when the
whole subject was not we'll understood
and when commercial fertilizers were not
SO reliable as row.. Take to the chemica
fertilizers kindly. for they must be used
more n more as time goes on.
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An item is going the rounds of the news
papers that the way to kill weeds on the
lawn is to keep the mower constantly at
work. This is 30 only to a certain extent,
for unless the blades of the mower are set
sufficiently low to cut of all the leaves Of
the weeds to the crown of the plant they
will grow again: to set the mower blades
for such close cutting would destroy the
grass. Few plants can survive long with
mi <hntr 1onvnc md ~ n~4 wa4p0 it.
~ destroyed than others: with some sorts
repeated cutting, preventing the plant
from going to seed, will kin them of in q
few years, but with the majority of weeds
on lawns the only sure way of getting rid
of them is to dig them out, root and
branch. This work should be lone each
time just before the lawn Is moved
while the plants are large enough to read
lily find them. Some people do not OBJ
ject to dandelfons growing on the lawn
and an occasional plant in bloom among
the green blades Of grass Is not objection
able. but the bulk Of such plants should be
dug out before the seed bloom comes and
the seed bloom should be cut on Of the
pants that are allowed to remain, before
the seeds are scattered n the lawn ID
overrun with the dandelions.
A Few Acres Enough.
A number Of years age the writer be-
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bought . ten acre farm from which he
proposed to get a living for his family OF
seven. Tn task seemed almost . hope.
less one. particularly NJ the farm wal
somewhat run down and but one Of thu
children old enough to render material a.
sistance. Our German friend went at thu
task with . light heart, considering II
play a. compared with the army service
he ndomitable Bismarck had forced HIM
TO give his fatherland. Recently Ne Wis
tied the farm, again and what q trans
formation. In ten years he has paid of
debts. covering farm and stock. amount
ing to nearly 5000. had given n wa,
giving his children q good common schoo
education n was generally prosperous
+ was noticed. ho- yer. that every n o
tho children at home n had Q par
in the life work. Strange to say not al
acre had been added to the original ten
although our friend had his eye ON I tel
acre plot which he hoped to give his old
est daughter a. q dOwry q few year
hence. Weeds are not allowed to grow OF
this place and every acre Of It produce
more than one crop. He has learned vel
the fact that . few acres well titled m
worth more than many tndiferently cul
tivated. Would that more farmers woul
learn this lesson,
Paralysis In Pine.
While there are Z number OF GOOD rem
edies for ptge afntcted With paralysis
t@there 10 none b u sure. 70 cure th
trouble It must be prevented aud to m
vent Il the exclusive corn dat for a
sogu 2 b stopped. Nor that y Il Il
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2 = corn scakep.zaa N exrlasive dist q
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