The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-31

pieces three inches to keep the mace IN d
given grove for action. Another upright
.woul answer the same purpose though 1t
might not be so easily kept in place. In
the illustration, which makes the plan and
description clear, A shows q hole cut in
the board to allow the cut pieces of corn to
drop through into the basket which Is to
90 placed underneath. Figure B shows
the manner of fastening the blade to the
stever and NJ the bolt securing the lever.
The whole idea can be worked out readily
by anyone possessing q little ingenuity.
WHY THE BOYS LEAVE THE FARM
In commenting on a recent magazine ar
,ticle covering this subject the editor of an
Agricultural journal remarks that the rea-
son for leaving the farm Is given by many
boys as because they do not like farm
ing and that such being the case the farm
ID better off without such boys. We do
GOT believe this is a logical deduction, for,
rs the majority of farms are managed
there Is no reason why a boy should like
farming. A boy with n sort OF a head
SnN his shoulders is not content to settle
flown as a farm hand; on the other hand
give him a chanc to learn how he can use
his brains in farming and you will see his
dislike % for farming disappear very fast.
AS q rule youth sees the rosy side of life
rand 1t takes a long time OF hard labor be-
fore a farm born and bred boy concludes
that he does not like farming. Give the
I0OY Ildll " Y III Is Ia SN0%N
ton, something that will fit him to man
age a farm rather than be a farm han
and the chances are nine out of ten he Will
not want to leave the farm. There are eX-
spept.ons, of course, but 1t is we'll worth
,the effort to ascertain by agricultural edu-
searmer. (.
LOOK OUT FOR SCALE MiLLERs.
One or more firms are sending represent
r5o G11,aS <broprhopt the country who OFFER
for a money consideration to treat trees
Tor Injurious insects. The process con-
lists OF scraping the bark from the trunk
of the tree In whole or In part and then
paInting 1t with some substance which Is
claimed will kill the disease or prevent
insects from attacking it. whichever your
tree suffers from. 1t is not probable that
there Is the slightest merit in the material
applied. and the one fact that the bark is
Acraped from the tree, destroying the cam
blum layer, is sufficient to brand the
scheme as one we'll to avoid, to put II
mild. Unfortunately our trees
all through the country are threatened
ywtth destruction and every town should
take the matter seriously in hand through
che proper local officials. One way OF as
pertaining just what to do Is to apply fol
help to the experiment station OF you
state by all means avoid the remedle!
offered by the people OF whom you Know
nothing.
MiLLEr A GOOD CROP TO GROW
In sections where it is possible to rails
fair crop of millet, and 1t does wen o.
any good corn land, it is one of the hes
crops to raise for the dairynlan and tn
ooultryman While 1t may be fed Wit
profit to swine. Horses. however, are MAD
sick by 1T at times and 1t ought not TO D
fed to them. The German millet furnishe
the best crop and it is fed to cows, bot
.A.11 o,Il 4l,aoJ not fhreGhn6 III is not
good plan ia feed it regularly for then tn
cows get somewhat tired of 1T and Wi
eat the heads only. We find 1T best
iced 1t about twice a week and thus 1t b'
PONIES something of a delicacy and tt
COWS eat it UP clean. We thresh a certal
portion OF the crop and feed the seeds
poultry. In this connection we use 1T
several ways; as one change in the r.
ton by itself, mixed with cracked COZ
and wheat and in the scratching shed;
the latter case a certain portion is throw
In from the lot reserved for the cows, tn
is, unthreshed so that the birds may spel
their time in picking out the seeds al
scratching over the lot for any seeds tn
haye missed. The straw Of the thresh'
portion is used for bedding and as 1T ro
readily when put in the manure pile
returns to the soil a valuable vegetat
fertilizer. When fed to hogs 1t is Civ
only OCCASIONALLY and then unthreshed.
.fE not 700 lllCb 10 SiNSAA 81 SAAS SHS S'A
will eat it up c.can.
WHY CONSUMERS DO NOT LIKI
CLEO.
One of the most prominent packers
meat in Chicago has issued a book in {
tense of his business. No conner
necessary on the recent exposures of I
condition of affairs in the meat packi
houses of the country; they may have be
Better or worse than reported.
nave to do with here is the attempt Of
writer in question to defend oleomargar1
which he does u%nst.ntingly, calling 1t p'
and wholesome. He say the prohibit
against coloring 1T is wrong and that
consumer does not like it uncolored. T
IS the whole case in a nutshell. The da
interests had little to say against the p
fty or wholesomeness of oleomargarine;tl
doubtless had their opinion, but took
broad ground thas oleomargarine sho'
sell on its merits and not be colored to r
resent butter SO that the consumer v
under the impression that he was buy
tutter. That the sales OF 7oleomargar
nave fallen off very greatly since the pa
fnx Of the law prohibiting the coloring Q
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