Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-09-14

front 10 within II inches of the waistline
being careful not to get This slit too high
or II Will not protect the front of the trous-
ers. Bind the edges neatly all around with
cotton braid or a bias strip of the goods.
Make two straps to hold the apron snugly
around the trousers leg making the straps
of ample size TO slip over the foot and leg
or else arrange so tina, ii can be buttoned
at one side. Button the back edges to
hold apron around hips and laSten suS-
pcndcrs at front and back. For a large
mar two full lengths of goods. each one
and one-half yards long by 36 inches wide
will be required. In the illustration the
side view shows exactly one-half of the
apron and from the illustration any house
wife can cut and make this apron.
ORCHARD COVER CROPS AND
MICE.
Several readers of this department have
protested against the cover crop for young
orchards. because. they claim. the heavy
growth in vegetation is a hiding place for
mice who injure the trees greatly. To "A
certain extent this is so but there are
ways of avoiding it with a little care. If
the orchard Is a small one the trees are
readily and ineXpensively protected by
wrapping d wire netting around each tree
placing the lower end several inches in the
ground and letting il run up a foot or
more. The same effect can be accomplish
ed with taried paper which would be less
expensive and more quickly applied Then
there Is the third plan of keeping the
growth away from about the tree for a
distance of three feet an nround il and
banking the soil up quite high. Any of
'neSe P'a'is are ehecuVe' theS take time.
of coufse, but the cover crop will be of
sul,iciehs value 10 me trees whon piowed
uhd'r III 'he spring to warrant all the time
spent on the trees protecting them from
mice.
TESTING GRASS SEEDS,
More or less renovating of the meadow is
lone in the fall and hence we max. II a
business OF late wears TO test the grass
seed before it is sown. We &c, a small
quantity of the mixture that is 10 he used.
early. and with a maenifvinc glass tax.
a portion and Examine it. If il contains
seeds with which we are not familiar bpt
which are evidently grass seeds and moi,
weeds, the lot is tested for the por cent
of grass seeds. If the marniicr shows 100
large a percent of weed seeds no more is
bought of the dealer but another man *
tried. AS "A result we have saved orr
selves much trouble and ANNOYANCE with
noxious seeds. This same plan is carried
out with all seeds. whether sown in the
spring or fall. solely for the termination
test. The weeds will he discoyere if they
are there. tnfortuuately much of th,
grass seed of late years is more or less
foul with weed seeds and the only way to
really ascertain what one has Is to fol-
TO-" oue II p'a"s suggested IL costs lttie
e~''pt 'AHe'
HELPS FOR LAYING HENS.
People are not wont TO give the hen
credit for having much sense but there is
nothing in the way of bird or animal on
the farm that will respond more quickly
to proper treatment or resent imprcper
treatment than the laying puliet or hen
In the first flush of egg production the
pullet is likely to be content with reason
able care. food and shelter. but later in
the year she seems to realize that her eggs
are valuable and makes certain demands.
1t is not a good plan TO make pets of the
laying hens. but 1t certainly pays to pay
considerable attention TO their wants. Sc.
that the food is furnished in variety. that
there is more or less green stuff especially
in the fall after they have come from the
range. that there is the sunny and sandy
spot in which the henS may feather them