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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-09-01
Care of Glover Seed

There is a fine prospect for a big
clover seed crop this season. TO secure
seed of high quality requires cafeful
handling and grading. OF all the grass
seeds coming into the market clover IL
the most mixed. largely due TO careless
cutting and no cleaning at all. Here
is what w. NJ. Munson, of the depart
ment of agriculture, says along Ihls
line: Il have gathered 2S samples or
clover seed from different parts of the
world. Eleven of these samples were
obtained from various places in the
United States. They We're tested In
two different ways to determine their
terminating qualities. One test was py
putting the seed under moistened dol
ting paper and the other by plantng IL
in the soil under the usual conditions
that it must undergo. The result was
that under the blotting paper So per
cent. of this clover seed grew, Whlle
Al per cent. of the seed grew that was
placed in the ground. One sample
from Minnesota that showed a ermln
ating test OF "a under plotting paper
showed a terminating test of 54 IN the
field. Of q sample from Denmark that
showed a test OF 80 under paper only
II grew in the soil test. The soil test
of the seed grown in the United states
varied from 10 to II per cent. with the
average of Al. The results of this ex-
pertinent teaches three valuable les
sons. and explains the cause of the fire.
quent controversies that have arisen
over the amount of clover seed that
should be sown in order to get q good
stand. Those who read the agricul-
tural papers and visit the farmers in
stitutes have noticed that it is seldom
that two farmers will agree on the
proper amount of clover seed to SOW to
the acre. All the way from 2 quarts.
to a peck is recommended. This differ
enCe could easily arise from the clover
seed having such a great difference in
terminating qualities. The lessons
taught are that clover seed should get
better care than it usually receives be-
tween cutting and threshing time.
There is no doubt that much of it's
vitality is destroyed by being left for
months on the ground during the damp
weather in the fall of the yea IL
should never be sown without being
tested, and the testing should be done
IN the soil and under similar ondi-
lions to it's being sown in the field, and
IN buying this seed a few dollars should
not be permitted to stand in the way of
The purchase of bright, plump seed, in
preference to seed nat is shruukeu or
of a dull olo
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-09-01
FACTS ABOUT ALFALFA

Alfalfa seed weighs sixty pounds to
the bushel. For a hay crop, SOW 20 to
80 pounds OF seed per acre. For a.
crop of seed, SOW II to IS pounds per
acre. Sow clean seed.
Sow alone, without any nurse crop.
The latter is often just as harmful
as the weeds.
Screen alfalfa seed before sowing to
separate the dodder and other weed
seed. Dodder is the worst enemy OF
alfalfa.
Sow alfalfa in the spring, as soon as
the ground is warm-from the middle
of May. Sow in drills or broadcast.
Do not cover the seed too deep.
Alfalfa does not attain maturity un-
til the third or fourth year; therefore.
do not sow it expecting to get the best
results in less time.
Alfalfa grows best on a deep, sandy
ioam, underlaid by a loose and ermea
BILE soil. 1t will not grow If there is
an excess of water in the soil. The
land must be well drained.
Alfalfa is a deep feeder. Plow land
deeply.
Cut hay when the first flowers APP
pear. If cut in full bloom the hay will
be woody and less nutritious.
Cut for seed when the middle clyst-
ars of seed pods are dark brown.
TO make alfalfa hay cut in the fore
aoon and let ie wilt; then AXE INTO
Eindrows. 1t should be cured In wind
COWS and cocks, ana stacked or put
In barns with as little handling as
possible, before the valuable leaves be-
come too dry or brittle.
1t is not safe to pasture either cattle
or sheep on ~alfElfa, as they are liable
to bloat. when 1t is fed green. Feed
them the hay or practice soiling.
There is no better or cheaper way OF
growing hogs than to pasture them on
alfalfa. One acre will furnish pastur-
age for from ten TO twenty hogs per
season.
Horses can be pastured on alfalfa.
Alfalfa is a perennial, a clover-Hke
plant with oblong shaped leaves and a
taproot which often extends eight or
more feet downward. The plant grows
to a height of from 2 to S feet and its
blossoms are purple in color. borne in
long, loose clusters.
Alfalfa hay is a not complete ration.
The best results are got by feeding il
with corn fodder, ensilage, wheat Or
straw or roots. Alfalfa contains large
amounts of protein.
Six TO 10 bushels of seed is the usual
per acre.
Keep the weeds moved raked off
the first season or they will choke ont
the crop.-Blooded Stock.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-09-01
Question of JoTry.
From the Washington S

From the Washington Star.
1.-THE road TO q mans heart lies
through his stomach Senate Brice is
quoted as having once said" remarked
a well known naval officer at the Eb-
bitt today, lately home from a foreign
station.
And that aphorism cannot find more
fitting application than in the navy"
continued the officer. "A commissary
steward who is a good jolliar can do
lore TO make the rank and file OF the
ships men satisfied with navy rations
thar the most diplomatic efforts on the
part of the commanding officer. This
question Of feeding the men is often
the source of great annoyance TO a Wen
intending officer. i have been assigned
to ships where kicks over the food
became so serious and menacing that
the captain was forced to appoint a
board of inquiry to look after the mat
ter. Our best efforts often failed TO
trace the real cause, and we were dis
posed to think that the whole trouble
was largely imaginary. However, be
as II may, on board Of ships where
the commissary steward is a close, or
even superficial, student Of m ma
ture II can be seen that the men in
dulge in remarkably little of that
~ NFNA AAAS iOoNH a AANN@ - oO~~
chance to observe this on the ship /
have just returned home in. The COM
missary steward was a big, good nat
ured IriShfnan, ever ready to see the
brighter side of things, n always had
on tap a Witty, entertaining story. he
was very popular with the men, ana,
in fact, popular with the officers, too.
Every day just before meal time he
could be seen going among the men,
slapDing one or more of them on the
back, shifting the air as if he smelled
something good to eat nearby. n at
the same time making funny facial
contortions. He would follow this up
by saying: Well, boys, line up for
the best meal you ever had in your
Kfe.'
Same old story. l suppose-salt
horse and biscuits, n Of them would
Interrupt.
Not on your life he would go on.
'Coul6n't be better at home. Fricasse
of spring lamb and dumplings, mashed
potatoes, stewed corn, apple fritters
with champagne sauce, and, If you're
real good. I'll have a bottle OF your
fayorite brand served up.
Nov can you beat that for swell
service?" he would end up.
This whole recitation would sound
so homogeneous to the rest of the crew
that it could not fail to appeal to their
sense of humor. The result would be
that when they filed down TO mess
call there wouldn't be one among them
who had nerve enough TO kick at any
thing.
After ALL" unused the officer thought
fully, what is better in life than a
little well directed jolly?' We all Of us
at some time fall to it's subtle influence,
the high and the low, the meek n the
mighty"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-09-01
Lesson for Women.

Jersey Shore. Pa, Aug. 2S.-(Spe
cial.)-"Dodd's Kidney Pills have done
worlds of good for me-" That's what
Mrs. c. b. Earnest of this place has to
say Of the Great American Kidney
Remedy.
Il was laid up sick" Mrs. Earnest
continues, land had not been out Of
bed for five weeks. Then | began to
use Dodd's Kidney Pills and now | am
so | can work and go to town without
suffering any. l would not be without
Dodd's Kidney Pills. l have good rea-
son to praise them everywhere"
Women who suffer should learn a
lesson from this, and that lesson IS
''cure the kidneys with Dodd's Kidney
Pills and your suffering will cease"
Woman's health depends almost entire
ly on her kidneys. Dodd's Kidney
Pills have never yet failed to make
healthy kidneys.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-09-01
ABOUT o S.
Earliest Reference 10 Found in the
Old Testament.

Earliest Reference is Found in the
Old Testament.
Chicago News: What Is regarded as
the earliest reference to shoes is found
IN the Old Testament, where Abraham
refused to take as much as a shoe
latchet from the King of Sodom.
Among the Jews the shoe played an
important part IN many social usages.
When buying or selling land it was
customary to deliver q shoe. and the
act Of throwing down a snoe on terri
tory implied occupancy. The finding OF
sandals on Egyptian nAlmmies proves
that the wearing Of shoes is almost as
old % the race itself. In Venice in the
seventeenth century every lady of any
~pretcnsion to fashion or position wore
what were called "choppines," high
clogs or pattens. to elevate them from
the ground. Thomas Coryat, a traveller
who visited Venice in 1911, says OF
them: They are so common I'm Venice
that no woman doeth without either in
her house or abroad. It is a thing
made of wood and covered with leather
in sundry %colors, some white, some red,
some yellow. Many of them are curl
iusly painted some, also, of them have
/ seen fairly gilt. There are many OF
ANAf ~. 1AAfA IT, - ~ - t1'rNf 20
even half a yard high; and by how
much the nobler a woman is, by SO
much the higher are her chapineys. All
their Sentlewomen. and most of their
wives and widows that are OF any
wealth are assisted or supported either
by men or women when they walk
abroad, to the end that they may not
fall"
Fortunes have been lavished upon
shoes. Men as idely apart in every
circumstance of life as Sir Walter Ra-
leigh and Caligula had their shoes en-
riched with precious stones to the
value of thousands of dollars. When
the tomb OF Henry VI of Sicily, who
died in 1897, vas opened in the cathe-
dral OF Palermo shoes made OF cloth OF
gold and embroidered with pearls were
found on the dead monarch's feet, and
also on those of his queen. In the time
Of Louis XIV of France the courtiers of
Versailles were remarkable for their
boots, the tops of which were enor-
mously large and wide and were decor
ated With a profusion of costly lace.
Even h~urseshoes have beer made to
serve the purposes of extravaganza and
display. Sabina Poppaea, the beautiful
and luxury loving wife of the Roman
Emperor Nero, is said 10 have had her
mules shod with gold. All the world
over horseshoes are supposed to pos
sess some occult power of attracting
luck II warding off evil.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-09-01
COLONY HousE EoR CHICKS.

The idea that a chick is able TO care for
itself and stand all sorts of weather as
soon as 1t is old enough TO cave the moth
er's wing is wrong for the growing period
is the most important in their lives and
during this time they must have the best
of care If they are TO amount TO any
thing. The coop known as the colony coop
Is built In different ways according TO the
idea Of the builder, but unless ii is so con-
structed that IL will keep the chicks dry
and otherwise comfortable IL is of little
use. The ideal coop Is made ample in size
to accommodate the birds placed in 1t and
this varies according to the SIZE Of the
house, but 1t Is important that the birds
are not crowded. The house should set up
from the ground so there will be a good
circulation Of air under 1t thus preventing
dampness; the roof should slope and three
quarters Of the front, behind which are the
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-09-01
Misunderstood.

did l understand YOU" asked the
a who was trying to pull off a little
shred of white meat, ITO say that his
was a spring chicken"
Yes, sir" replied the waiter, land I
want you to understand that I'm o a
liar. I didn't say when"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-09-01
PREVENTING THE WASTE OF
GI Op

When slop is poured into the troughs for
the swine much OF it is wasted in various
ways, usually through the carelessness of
rho worker or the interference OF the AMI
mails. A good wa to overcome this is to
arrange a permanent funnel at the high
4; end of the trough. Make 1t of four
boards each three feet long, the two side
pieces being twelve riches wide and the
osher two twelve inches wide at the top
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-09-01
WINTER SHEDS FOR COWS.

Two years ago our barns and sheds were
destroyed by fire and the sheds were not
rebuilt largely because we felt we could
not afford the expense. In looking over
the records of the dairy during the two
winters and comparing them with those
of previous years il seems that the sheds
are necessary, so we are now building
them. They are simple lean-tos made of
cheap lumber and the cracks filled in with
paper and lathed over, A number of small
windows are placed in the ends and the
front so that the shed may be as light as
possible. After the COWS are MIXED and
have eaten they are turned loose in this
shed. where there is a liberal pile of clean
straw for them 10 he On and g rack of
good size filled with straw, corn slower or
other roughage for them to MUNICH over
during the day. The animals are in this
shed all day unless ii is fair enough so
that they can be in the yard a portion OF
the day. They are turned out in the yard
for a short period each day no matter how
cold the weather fer they need that
amount of fresh air. Formerly we had an
occasional animal who would do a little
hooking and she was promptly put back
in the stall. After being punished In this
way several times she seemed tc realize
the whyfor and no trouble was expert
enced. This shed idea is well worth ecu
sidering by any man with six or more
rowS
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-09-01

We'll, Emmy, what does your ms
a today"
please, sir, ma wants an eggs worth
of molasses,' carefully placing a large
white egg on the counter.
A little mplasses was poured out and
the cup set before the customer.
Mr. Sniff" she said, as she took her
purchase, I'm be back in a little while
for some ginger. Ma said to tell you
the black hen was on."-Harper's Mag
aZine.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-09-01
WILLING to ObIiqe.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Would you marry a mar in who's.
family there was Consumption?" he
asked, just because he couldn't think
of anything else to say.
"Oh, / didn't know any of your peo-
pie had ever had it," she answered. IF
you wish, 1 can get ready by Saturday
night, so that We can take advantage
of the excursion rates to Colorado"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-09-01

From the Eastern Maine Gazette.
One day, while Ralph Films OF Dex
ter was i'm the woods after crows to
hang in the corn field for scarecrows
he found in an old crows nest a very
small, you g red squirrel, which he
took home alive. After exhibiting 1t
TO the family he gave 1t to the cat,
which has three small kittens, suppos-
ing she would make a dainty meal OF
1t at once. Instead she very carefully
carried Il into the nest on the hay
where the kittens were. A few days
later, on gong to look at the kittens.
what was the surprise to find the SOUR
rel alive and happy, the old cat having
adopted it. seeming to think as much
of it as of her wv offspring, while
the squirrel takes kindly to its new
mother, and is sleek and fat as the kit
tens.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-09-01
a Mice Point.

Yonkers Statesman: Bacon-Russia anG
Japan both desire peace, do they not?
Egbert-Yes.
Bdcon-Well, what remains to be de-
Cided?
rinnn
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-09-01

Argentina's constitution Is modelled
on that OF h United States. American
teachers have been called to schools OF
the republic The country considers IL
self our rival In trade.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-09-01

and graduating until six inches wide at
the bottom: this Is to give the proper SLOPE
70 the funnel. Nail the funnel firmly to
the trough with a heavy cleat at zach aide
for support. 1t Is also a good plan T. d.
vide the trough by strips Of tcard over the
top. which Will prevent the animals fron.
crowdinS toe much. The illustration shows
both the construction OF the funnel ana
the division Of the trough.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-09-01

2nffh- notice tnat some OF those
~ rrela cf oysters are marked A n
some marked b. Are they different
i7rown ian oyster packer)-No: but
thev.re difrerently packed. Some peo-
ple want i barrel opened al the top aud
some at the BOTTOM
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-09-01

p~ccially when such fertilizers are of the
SPECIAL rands applied TO the growing crop
and which are usually high in price. Our
friend sees only one side of the argument
for we did not advise the indiscr.minate
use of fertilizers, for this would be folly.
Take an acre Of cheap land, for example,
located in a section where any farm pro-
duct sold for very low prices and one was
far from market. To use commercial fer
tilizers under such circumstances would be
suicidal. but on the other hand, supposing
the same land was located within easy
distance of a market where a crop, say
potatoes, brought good prices and the land,
if properly fertilized, would produce a
good crop. Surely IL wou Fay under such
circumstances to use the commercial fer
tilizers literally. There are farms in New
England which can be bought for low
prices which would produce profitable
crops IL properly fertiliZod because the Sec
ton is densely populated and the markets
are good. The same farm in more sparse
~ settled communities could not be
handlCd In the same way.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-09-01
Squirrel Lives with Kittens.

Hrs. Winslow1s SOOTHING sxRup -or Children
teething; soStens the gums, reduces inflammation, Al
ays pain. cures wind colic, Is cente . octtls
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-09-01
DEALING in Futures,

81 had Innammatory Rheumatism, but 1 am well
Iow, thanks to DIR. David Kennedy's Favorits Remedy,
tEs my best friend" Garrett Lansing, Troy. n, Y.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-09-01
TRY THIS IN POULTRY HOUSES

Remember that with both old hens and
growing chicks cleanliness Is essential dur
ing warm weather and especially so if the
flock occupies the same houses they are 70
occupy during the winter. Even though
there may not be many weeks more OF
very warm weather it will pay to remove
the permanent windows from the houses
and substitute fine wire netting, but ar
ranging so that the opening may be closed
In the event of a BAD storm. Clean tho
floors several times a week and after each
cleaning sprinkle the floor with a YEA SD
luton of carbolic acid. While the fowls
are on the range use whitewash freely on
roCsts. nest boxes and on the walls. Have
an old broom and scrub the cracks where
tho roosts are fastened to the building
with w~hitewash: it would be better, how
ever, to have the roosts which could he
taken down. Find some way of letting
the sun into the poultry house as freely
as possible especially after 1t has been
cleaned. See to the water carefully. Give
It TO the birds in small quantities several
times daily and three or four times a week
scald each drinking vessel, and then put
Ii in the hot sun for an hour or two. I'm
der cover somewhere have a quantity Of
clean dry saw dust two or three inches
deep and near it a pile of clean straw;
the straw for them to scratch in after
wards. 1t will prevent them from mop
ing because their feet are wet and possibly
getting sick.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-09-01
WArER ESSENTIAL FoR sAEEP.

Sheep on pasture are as much I'm need
Of water as when in winter quarters and
one has only to see them drink when Of
fesed clean fresh water TO realize their
need for it. BY far the best plan is to let
them drink from a. running stream If the
water Is pure but they will not do this If
the bottom is Of a character to cause mud
TO come to the top when they step in. A
portion of the stream can be arranged for
drinking purposes In the following manner.
1t requires considerable labor but it VIII
pay II one has a number Of sheep. Select
the proper place and build a bulkhead in
such a manner that the sheep can reach
over it and drink. II ii is necessary tor
them 10 step into the water in order to
reach the drinking place clean out the bed
Of the stream where they are to walk and
fill it with gravel, making a firm bottom
which will not east up mud. If this plan
is not feasible then provide troughs OF
some kind which may be filled from the
stream or in any handy way. Also pro-
vide little pans of salt to which the sheep
will have free access. Give them the salt
and plenty Of good water and they will
thrive on even an Indifferent pasture.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-09-01
Natures Heart.
From Puck.

Natures Heart.
From Puck.
SIS Ii lively out here?"
Sure, the old residents won't associate
with the summe- cottagers; the cottagers
detest the campers; the campers loathe
the excurSionists."
And the excursionists 2"
They hate each other"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-09-01

Two bottles OF Piso's Cure for Com
sumption cured me OF a terrible cough
Fred Hermann, 200 Box avenue. Buifalo
Y. Y. Sent. "a 1901.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-11-16

As a result of careful study aud
many exhaustive experiments thewritoi
is convinced that the average man or
woman uses up in the performance Of
ordinary everyday acts from three to
fifteen times the amount OF vital force
necessary. The vitality so wasted is
in many cases sufficient TO make all
the difference between weakness and
strength, between sickness and health
or between failure and success.
The ways in which vitality is wasted
are many and various. We need con
slider but uvO-incerrect posture Of the
body and excessive muscular action
Another and most far reaching factor
in nervous vital waste is lack Of con
troll Of the emotions. A bent body is
strained by its own weight, so we find
that among people having such bodies
the mere act Of holding mp the body in
standing, walking and moving about
requires from four 70 ten times as
much vital outlay as the straight
body.-Dr. ". r. c. Latsol in Sue
cess.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-11-16

Among the Ona Indians Of TERRA del
Fuego courtship is not precisely a ten
der affair When the girl is from a
friendly group the gallant presents
her with his hunting bow. If the gigl
returns it by her own hand it is a sign
OF acceptance. but If by the hand Of a
messenger it is a refusal But refusals
are not common. The persevering
brave watches for an opportunity
which brings him alone with the OBJ
ject Of his affections. He then COM
mands her to follow him with all speed
through the bush to his own camp.
The girls are prone to yield prompt
obedience, for disappointed suitor
may emphasize his displeasure by an
arrow directed lightly at the thigh OF
at her calves, the especial vanity Ct en-
Ona belle.