The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-02

then fix a little corner where there is
some dry and rather sandy soil in which
they can dust and sun themselves. These
haplts Will fix themselves quickly il they
are started soon enough and the chick
Will make all the better pullet and hen in
consequence.
COMMON SENSE IN MATURING.
While 1t is admitted that the majority
or farmers try to cover too much ground
with the manure they nave to use. often
times using what should go on one acre to.
cover five. there is just as much danger,
or rather loss of profit, in the other ex-
IRENE. For example, If an area OF six
acres is properly manure the yield will be
more profitable than If the same quantity
OF manure is placed on three acres. h
cost OF producing the crop on three acres;
Will not be one-half OF the cost of pro-
uucton OF the crop on six acres nor Will
the yield OF three acres be double the
yleld OF the six acres. Again, assuming of
course that the manuring Is done in prop
er quantities. the fertiliZing value left for
the second crop on the six acres is of
greater value than that left for the second
crop on the three acres. 1t is the thin
spreading of manure over a large area.
mat is profitless; In other words, giving
20 three acres is only fair manuring
Tor one acre. Market gardeners who man
ure very heavily can do SO with profit be-
cause they get several crops from the area
IN the one season, which is not the case
WIN the average farmer. or course the
same rule applies to the use of CONNER
clai fertilizers, although the farmer is not
apt TO err in this because he has to pay
out cash for commercial fertilizers.
ARE YOU SPRAYING POTATOES?
10 get the best of the blight on pota toes
the work of spraying must be started
"hen the plants are a few inches high and
continued throughout the season, doing
the work thoroughly every ten days or
weeks at most, oftener If the rain
washes off the spray. While opinions diff
fer experience has shown that the follow
ing formula the most effective one for use.
IN spraying potatoes. Dissolve six pounds
OF blue vitrol and four pounds of best.
stone lime in 80 gallons of water and when
lhe plants are small apply at the rate of
oo gallons per acre, increasing the quantity
as the plants grow until in midsummer
lVo gallons to the acre are used. When it
is necessary to use something for destruc-
lon OF potato bugs dissolve Paris green in
lhe bordeaux mixture as Indicated at the
rate OF one pound to each rs gallons of tire
mixture, spraying the combined mixture
While several other mediums
IRE used we feel that the Bordeaux mix
lure compounded as indicated will do the,
business better than anything else. If the.
pest methods of culture are followed in
'~oh1uhctlon with this spraying there ought
10 De comparatively little trouble in OBJ
aiming a good crop OF potatoes in a nor
season.
FOR WORKING FARMERS
A farmer On the south) says in an ex-
mango: when spring blowing begins we
all back on COW peas and corn bread for
III 1t Is ssumed that this man.
S not a vegetarian and uses this diet be-
of his belief, It is certainly a mighty
'oor dlet Tor one to do a hard days work
N. one who has tested the matter of
God for the mar who works with h1s:
muscles as well as he who works with his
ram mainly. has shown that it is prac-
lcally impossible for the majority of peo-
lie to get along we'll without meat. The
rios and cons of meat eating are not part
the argument. We are not educated to.
ne point where we can live wholly on.
ruits and vegetables; individuals may.
'ut the race as a whole cannot. AS a..
OF fact farmers are the poorest
ed people on earth when they should be.
,etter req than those in other occupations.
lme was when we lived almost wholly on
orn bread, bean soup and salt pork. Then
'e learned the value OF other meats. OF
Owls and of eggs, of fruits, of milk and OF
egetables. The system REQUIRES a corr
an amount of raw fruit and vegetables
of the aclds they contain, but those must
G USED IN moderation and the main susie
ance come from meat of some kind. beef
1tihiiis HisI III farmers would diSpCse.
I some of the products of the farm for
leir beef supply, then eat literally of
'Wls, eggs and milk and moderately of
egetables in the raw state they would,
no themselves better men physically and
'entally and find also that they were NOT
aylns much more for their living than
men existing on corn bread and COW pea.
TO CLEANSE PLANTS.
certain Kinds of plants grown T., note.
e often subject to the attacks Of in
even in the summer although the.
ouole is greater during the months of
inter when the plants are grown in the.
of the living room, without much
GESTURE: To thoroughly cleanse plants of
sects they must be fumigated, tobacco
llned being the means generally EN-
Dyed. OF course, in this work the main,
ca is to keep the air from the plants
ring the process of fumIgation. The
box may be of any size de-
ed according to the number OF plants
be cleansed. although a box which may
conveniently carried about is to he
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