Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-09

ment plots. Take the one item OF com
mercial fertilizers alone. All of us kno"
that certain plants require certain plant
foods to do their best, and some of US
think we know just what these are ana
just about what proportion they may De
found in the soil. Notwithstanding TINS
plainly logical argument, we have repeat
eddy been astonished at results shown on
the experimental plot. We have 1ouhu
that the mixtures which we considered,
from our supposed knowledge Of the plant
food In q certain soil and the plant toou
needs of the crop to go on that soil. Just
the proper thing did not give anywhere
near the results that some other mixture
did which was not considered as avail
able except in the experiments. More
over. the larger area has borne out the
results of the trial plot. This il only one
use OF the experiment plot. In the test
ing Of varieties and classes. as to their
suitability for ones soil and condition. the
experiment plot is as sure a guide as II Is
possible to have. and the beauty OF II Is
that is costs so little. Again II Is earnest
ly urged on the reader.
ANOTHER HELP FOR THE WIFE
1t Is not the work of this department to
boom oil stoves. and especially any par
ticular make OF which there are a dozen
good ones, but 1t is quite within our proyi-
dence to show the farmer and his wife
how money may be saved by the use OF
an oil stove az we'll as how the house
may be kept much cooler in summer than
when a coal fire is kept. The cost OF run
ming an oil stove varies, OF course, accord
ing to the length Of time 1t Is allowed 10
burn but when one Is through with the
flame Ii may be turned Off and the ex-
pense for fuel stopped, which is not the
case with the fire in the range. Again,
the haaf NAV no had I'm three minutes
that would require an hour to obtain with
the coal stove. Here we save time. OH
stoves are no more dangerous than an oil
lamp il they are cared for as thoroughly
as we care for our lamps. One source or
trouble is allowing the contents of the
vessel to boil over and drop down on the
burner which makes IL sticky and likely
to spread the flame. An excellent way to
avoid this. when one is cooking anything
likely to boil over, is to set a shallow tin
pan over the hole and in this set the ar
ticle holding the food. The hard worked
wife will appreciate the oil stove and with
care II win last through several
GATHER UP THE COCKERELS.
AS soon as the cockerels can be identified
they should be separated from the rest OF
the flock and herded by themselves. III
this can be lone before they get 10 fight
ing among themselves there will be little
or no trouble afterward. If the stock one
has is first class then the cockerels should
be watched so as to pick out the best or
more needed for breeding another season
and the rest sold TO the best advantage.
Just as soon as the cockerels are selected
to keep, IL the rest are to go to the carcass
market they should be placed in small en-
closures and pushed hard to get them
as plump as possible and then market
them as roasters. There is more profit in
this than in carrying them through the
summer to sell at holiday time. Get them
out of the way as soon as possible so that
your time may be given to the pullets who
will produce the eggs the corning fall and
winter,