The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-02-05

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 salvation?
The northern farmer going south, the
eastern farmer going west and svice versa
must meet conditions new to him and con-
ditlons 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
ms present location, or If the location is
a fairly good one and ne is not doing we'll,
1t is a question of the man more than it
is of the locality. If you have 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 YES 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
We're orchards which We're not at all at
t%ractive. 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
y CodltS ne Cldlllcu (Q3C lnG 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
tlcularly' strawberries. Neither of the
owners could be made to see that they
could not duplicate the success of the peo-
PIE near them III apple growing. This is
the case in many sections. One man will
make a success in growing some particu-
lar crop by reason of having soil particu-
larry 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
giving up crops with which they had
made splendid success. Look over the
soil and your capabilities thoroughly and
cont grow potatoes because Jones has
been successful growing them. Find out
II you know how to grow potatoes and if
Your soil is suited to them; if so, go
ahead. If not, stick to the crop of which
YOU are nav making money, because it
is suited to your soil and because you
know how to grow it.
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
VINO 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 lave 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
1t 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 q selection. With the present compe-
tition one can hardly afford to make mis-
takes and it 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 seri GUS 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 that 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
well. 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
grower 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, unconsciously
perhaps, a dainty package and an at
tractive arrangement of a really good
article and will pay for this arrangement.
Why not give consumers what they want
if they will pay for it, as they will?