The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-03-22


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al, hut a snace IN the middle which Is lett
FOR rho hands. Tho material to be carried
NAV he loaded on this then the whole thlns
folded together and easily carried. ms
annliance is easily made, costs Dut d trA'lo
and will save much labor and the loss VI
material. The illustration shows lhe lue@
plainly and portions market A. A. peit5
the spaces left for the hands to carry 1t by.
WORKING POULTRY AND STRAW
BERRIES.
When one speaks of poultry IN connec-
ton with any low-growing plant most peo7
pie can sec only the scratching blrds ana
the ruined plants but the combination mas
been and Is being protitahly carried OUT.
If one selects one Of the larger breeds OIL
hens for this combination the scratching
part Of the proposition Will be reduced 10
a minimum and If the fowls are not re-
uuired to obtain their entire living from tne
patch of strawberry plants, they Will 40
comparatively little damage. 1t Is, OF
course, understood that the fowls are not
allowed on the patch until after the fruit
has been gathered but from that time unul
they go into winter quarters they Will be
exceedingly useful for they will take care
of all the insects, do little damage IN the
way of scratching which can be readily
repaired by going over the plat each day,
and their droppings will add materially to
the richness of the plot. If the plantation
covers q. considerable area 1t will be a gooC
plan to nave several small colony houses
on the plot so that the hens may have
their own quarters and thus work over a
smaller area. The profit from this COM
bination IS good and neither will interfere
with the other especially If the fowls are
,aico5 foy cory Drp5 nrtiCn TVV it on a
small scale and increase as experience
proves it pays.
COSTLY STABLE MANURE.
Unqucstionably If one can raise the food
on the farm which is fed to the stock that
supplies the manure, stable manure is the
most profitable fertilizer to use, but if tho
manure must be bought and carted a con-
siderable distance then it is a question
if one can afford to use it entirely or eve
in considerable quantity. Indeed, in the
event Of one raising truck in considerable
quantity the commercial fertilizers will
give the best returns. While it is not
advised to do away with stable manure
entirely, by any means, there are truckers
who use little Of it relying upon the high
grade commercial fertilizers entirely and
keeping up the humus in the soil by green
| Gnanuring. Local conditions must deter
mine If this is the most profitable plan but
it Is true in any case that II a high grade
&C commercial fertilizer is used and it is
suited to the crop it is generally profitable;
stable manure to be aqually profitable
should be from grain fed animals and be
raised on the farm or bought at a low price
with a short haul. The combination of
stable manure at a low price and of high
grade fertilizers is probably to be pre-
ferred 10 the commercial fertilizer and the
green ~LHanuring though this can be only
worked out by trying it under local condi-
lions. The experiments along this line will
not. Of necessity, be costly and 1t will Ger
tainly prove Interesting and likely profit
able in the end.
USING TOO MUCH LIME.
Experience has shown that too much
lime is often used through the impression
that it contains, of Itself, considerable
fertilizing value. If, as explained severa
weeks ago., 1t Is used with an idea of set.
ting free some of the plant foods in the
soil that is one thing but If the idea Is tt
use 1t largely for soil acidity then a little
will often suffice. Especially on sand,
soils is the lime overdone for If used to cor.
rect soil acIlity on such soils % bushels
per acre of slaked lime is generally suffci
ent and on heavy soils double that guam.
tity or rs bushels at most Is ample. +
should be remembered that while The
litmus paper test is generally reliable there
are chemicals in the soil which has tht
same erect on the minus paper as The
acidity of the soil so that the surest wa1
is to test a portion of the plot If the sol
is thought to be sour by using lime on 1
at the rate of 80 bushels per acre and com
pairing the result in the crop with an equa
area not lined. Another season one will
!, know exactly what to do.
:, PREPARING THE POTATO GRouNC
All potato growers admit that a soil tina
, is mellow and well-drained is ahsolutel.
/ essential for the best success In potat
, growing: this is more than half the battI
: and in this age of insects and bacteria
: diseases one cannot afford to grow pota
toes for market unless he can supply tn
( soil and the soil condition mentioned. Th
: thorough preparation of the seed bed
: also important and the best rover pre-
! pare the soil as thoroughly as they woul
! for wheat. First grade tubers for see
and then constant cultivation to keep til
weeds down are the rest of the essential
I in successful potato culture. In almost a
sections near large markets ptotato grow
ing is exceedingly profitable and the ma
/: with the soil and equipment to raise pots
toes will find it profitable to thorough
2 study the situation particularly the d,
mands of the markets nearest him an
then go at the work in earnest.
RAISING THE EARLY CHICKS.
Many ponltrymen experts as well 3
~novices do well with the incubator b,
fail to raise a fair proportion of the chick:
to say the least this Is discouraging but
= little study of the situation should convir
i one that the trouble is largely due to tc
I much heat in the breeders. In our exper
ence the best way to overcome this is
/ locate the breeders indoors where they wi
5 not require to be heated to such a degre
as they do when the brooders are in a
open shed or a not-too-warm poultr
: house. The cool and damp shed or hous
together with the practice of permittin
|, the chicks to run out of doors too soon h;
Y much to do withsthe great mortality whic
exists among chicks raised In brooder
! Then too, many brooders are so COZ
structed that much of the heat Is at OF
~ end ubfln fba ofhor pnrfynp NJ tba hrood.