Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-04-06

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with success wherever the sweet chest
nut can be grown, but the trees should
he grated trees or else scions should be
obtained and grated onto the limbs Of
sweet chestnut trees. DO not attempt to
grow nut trees from seeds for the results
VIII not be so profitable as when nursery
trees are bought even though the first
cost of the latter is very much greater.
If one is In a section where nut trees car
be successfully grown there is no reason
why such trees should not form a part
of the farm forest of which we a writ
ten before. The shade from nut trees will
be quite as desirable for stock. the wood is
generally valuable and there is always
"A ready sale for the nuts.
POINTS IN POTATO GROWING.
AS a rule the small yields of potatoes are
due to Indifferent preparation of the soil
and to the careless selection of seed.
There Is no doubt but what thousands of
bushels of potatoes are planted each year
which ought to have been fed to the
stock. In former years some sort of a
crop was obtained but since the rot has
played so important a part in potato
growing 1t is almost impossible to get a
crop which is worth digging. So much
for the necessity of selecting good seed.
In the preparation of the soil expert po-
tato growers begin by properly fertilizing
the crop which proceeds the potatoes Gus
ually corn) and also giving 1t thorough
cultivation. The fertilizers are applied in
quantities large enough SO that the crop
of potatoes benefits thereby and the cul-
tivation of the corn leaves the soil in
splendid condition for the potatoes. Then
comes the after cultivation which has 50
much to do with the crop. BY planting
the seed deep enough 1t has the benefit of
the moist soil beneath and there is no
danger of the weeder striking and pulling
out the tuber when 1t is operated once a
week or oftener. Again, the tuber by be-
ing planted deep. five or six inches is about
right in medium light soil. has a chance to
form strong roots SO that by the time the
plants begin to show they are strong and
vigorous.
DRESSED OR UNpREssED
POULTRY.
II one Is catering to private custom 1t is
not hard to educate them to having the
poultry drawn before delivery, especially
If the carcass Is naturally plump. We buy
white tissue paper In large quantities and
use 1t freely to stuff in the cavity after the
entrails 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: If 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
pluck:ng of the feathers, and in some mar
kets they demand that the feathers be
left on the neck and lower legs. 1t Is sur
missed that 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 educate the consumer IL
you deal direct with him. but don't try to
educate the wholesale dealers else you
will 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
crops must grow properly to be profitable,
particularly II they are mid-season crops
In competition with that from other
growers. The question of price must not
be considered beyond ascertaining where
the best may be bought and choosing the
buyer nearest home, other things being
equal. SO as to save on transportation
charges. We have frequently used ferel-
izers costing $Oa ton and found them more
profitable than fertilizers costing half that
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proper combinations Of the plant foods for
growing vegetables. and while the quality
OF the soil has much to do with 1t as well.
we have found a fertilizer containing
about z per cent. Of nitrogen. 6 per cent,
potash and from 8 to 10 per cent, phos-
phoric acid the best for vegetables gener-
ally on rather sandy loan. This fertilizer
is applied at the time OF planting. It fs
worth all 1t costs to make experiments in
the fertilizer line for n crop, for on some
soils n under certain conditions O. cheap-
er fertilizer can be used than on other soils
and with quite as satisfactory results.
METHOD IN MATURING.
There is no doubt 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 az
an example. Even with the most careful
incorporating Il Is almost impossible to
avoid covering certain spots heayily go
That the grass In suoh spots is injured
rather than benefited. Here IL where the
manure spreader works to splendid adj
vantage. spreading the manure evenly and
as thinly as desired. OF course 1t works
the same way on bare ground. but its use
on in comparison with hand
spreading shows the great value Of the
machine. In using either machine or do
ing b work by hand It d. worth vhiIa
taking the time necessary to spread the
manure properly. Indeed. good farmers
h have tried II claim that taking doubie
the usual length Of time in order to have
may seem . small thing to talk about. Int
when We remember the influence OF Ne
sertiiiser on the crop surely II = important