Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-31
DRESSED or ~uNDRESSED
. POULTRY.

If one is catering TO private custom IL is
not hard TO educate them 10 having the,
poultry drawn before delivery, especially
IL the carcass Is naturally plump. We buy
white tissue paper in large quantities and
Use il freely to stuff in the cavity after the
entralls have been drawn; in this manner
the body is kept plump and there is no
taste from the paper transmitted TO the
carcass. In sending the carcasses to the
general market one must be guided by the
demands of such market: IL the fowls are
not desired drawn send as ordered. In the,
markets OF the larger cities dealers do not
care to have the fowls dressed beyond the
plucking OF the feathers, and in some mar
nd at- The fee he he
left on the neck and lower legs. 1t is sur
missed thai dealers get a much higher price
than they pay for undressed fowls and
with their ice boxes the carcass is easier
TO keep than when 1t is drawn before ship
ment. You can ducat the consumer IL
you deal direct with him, but don't try TO
educate the wholesale dealers else you
win be the loser thereby.
FERTILIZERS FOR VEGETABLES
The market gardener more than the
farmer must be reasonably sure OF what
the fertilizer he applies will do for his
cops must grow properly to be profitable,
particularly IL they are mid-season crops
I'm competition with that from other
growers. The question of price must not
be considered beyond a~scertaining where
the best may be bought and choosing the
buyer nearest home, other things being
equal. 20 as TO save on transportation
charges. We nave frequently used fertil-
izcrs costing s50a ton and found them more
profitable thar fertilizers costing half that
amount. While opinions differ as TO the
proper combinations of the plant foods. for
growing vegetables. and while the quality
of the soil has much 10 DO with ii as well.
we have found a fertilizer containing
about I per cent. of nitrogen, 6 per cent.
potash and from s to 10 per cent. phos-
phoric acid the best for vegetables gener-
ally on rather sandy foam. This fertilizer
is applied at the time Of planting. 1t is
worth all Ii costs to make experiments in
the fertilizer line for any crop for on some
soils and under certain conditions q cheap
err fertilizer can be used than on other soils
and with quite as satisfactory results.
METHOD IN MANURiNG.
There is no CUB but what much is
wasted In the spreading to say nothing
OF the loss or partial loss OF crops. Take
the spreading OF manure on meadows as
an example. Even with the most careful
handspread.ng II is almost impossible 10
avoid covering certain spots heavily so
that the grass I'm sush spots IL injured
rather than benefited. Here is where the
manure spreader works 10 splendid adj
vantage. spreading the manure evenly and
as thinly as desired. OF course IL works
the same way on bare ground, but it's use
on meadows In comparison with hand
spreading shows the great value of the
machine. In using either machine or do
ing the work by hand IL Ii worth while
taking hi time necessary TO spread the
manure properly. Indeed, good farmers
who have tried II claim that taking double
the usual length Of time In order 10 have
may seem . small thing TO talk about. hut
when We remember the influence Of tho
xertilixer on The crop surely 1t - Important