Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-31
enough TO give Ii all the attention We may
profitably.
ANOTHER POINT ABOUT ALFALFA

| p~r0ntably.
ANOTHER POINT ABOUT ALFALFA
Strange how some farmers get twisted
| on things. Many of them nave thousht
| that because the legumes had the power 10
| draw nitrogen from the air ali they had
, to do TO get good crops of anything wasfo
| grow cow pease or velvet beans. Along
| the same lines are their thoughts regard
ing alfalfa. Because IL has been sad that
the soil must have alfalfa bacteria IN u ~
order TO grow the plant with success, some
Jump to the conclusion that any old SOIL
! will grow alfalfa IL only it Is inoculated.
No greater mistake was ever made, Tor
the soil to grow alfalfa with success must
! be. at least, fairly rich and. more than all,
it must have z good amount of line in IL,
for without the lime the bacteria viii be
! OF little avail. Soil at all sour is not htted
for alfalfa no matter how well II may
grow any other crop. Before fitting "A
field for alfalfa ascertain ii II needs lime
by applying the l,tmus paper test. with
which every farmer is familiar, and II lime
Is needed better apply it and use another
crop the first year giving q second applt-
cation of lime next season ana then trying
the alfalfa. This wonderful forage crop is
SO valuable thar il is worth all = costs 10
learn to grow 1t well.
BUILDING THE NEW PiGGERY.
First start out with the liea that YOU
Will Iiu NOuI iltild u IlS i0Sd etidS ~
are OF necessity dirty beasts and that they
must be kept in filth; then plan the new
hog house so that 1t will set high ano
dry, have a good floor and enough win
lows so that the sun may enter freely.
The main thing is the troughs and the
yard Grade the latter from center to
sides so that there will be a perfect drain
age of moisture, and have the receiving
bitches outside the fence so there will lie
no excuse or opportunity for the hogs 10
make a wallow. Make the soil hard AND
level, using considerable gravel for the
purpose. In sunny corners place a little
clean straw and have a shed or a tree or
something which will supply shade. Have
the troughs so arranged that any food
left over by the animals can be easily
removed and nave the drinking troughs Sc
arranged that they ma be emptied as
soon as the hogs have drunk what water
they need, and have the niger for
emptying so placed that tie water which
flows out viii not go into the yard. In
short, do anything and everything so that
the swine will have no temptation TO wal
low and you will have better hogs as well
as a better cdor in the neighborhood Of
the piggery.
LEGHORNS NOT FOR CONFINE-
MENT.
In case the fowls must be confined in .
tIiihltcQ SDdCC OIlG Siioulu not GpLt@lliti tiiC
Leghorns and particularly the White Leg
horns for they are nervous and require q
range, of considerable area to do their
best, On the farm where they may have
this range In colonies they will probably
produce more eggs than any other breed,
but If poultry is raised on the farm for
the purpose of selling both eggs and car
cass then the Leghorns should be crossed
with some heavy breed or two breeds
L Kent rpp for the pCpS a nd nnA for the p9Y-.
cass. Another thing about the Leghorns
is that they are timid and must be treated
with consideration so that It is a good
plan to give the flock over to the care OF
one person. and keep other people ava
from them: they must also be fed regu-
larly for best results. Like all living
/ things that are nervous they are impa
tent OF anything tina does not suit them
and an hours difference in the time OF
feeding may make some difference in the
iegg return.
GROWING FOOD FOR STOCK.
With the planting season not far away
It is a time when farmers should go over
The. past season in their minds and plan
to remedy the mistakes made last year. IT
most sections corn will be the main de-
pendence for stock food and 1t is right
that it hould he, particularly If one Is
working along the line of increasing the
yield as well as improving the strain. But
then there are other grains which, at least.
should be grown in small quantities If for
no other reason than to furnish the stock
with some variety in the feed. With horses
ON the farm ga Is should he eraarn AID
there ought to be some space devoted 10
root crops for the benefit OF all the stock.
IF poultry Is raised grow q variety OF
grain for their benefit, letting it include
some ~buckwheat and some miliet. Per-
haps you do not like to dabble in small
fields but prefer TO do things On a broad
scale, but you will find the yield OF a
half dozen small plots Of different things
very handy during the next winter feed
ing season and this small stuff may have a
decided bearing on the profit made during
| the winter. This milk record OF more than
one row has been saved by weekly feeds
of root crops and the egg supply Of many
fowls kept up by the odd feeds OF diff
ferent grains.
THE BEAUTIFUL PLATYcODON
Home owners should give more atten-
ton TO the planting Of classes of shrubs
and plants which will be permanent than
10 the soft plants which must be taken up
i'm the fall or left out to be killed by frost.
The class of plants known as hardy peren-
malls offers one a great variety IN form OF
plant and blossom as well as in shades OF
color. The platycodon, Illustrated here, Is
one of the best OF hardy perennials
for the farm because It blooms for three
months in summer and its blossoms are
borne in great profusion. The form Of the
flower Is that of a bell from which the
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