The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-02-23
INGREDlENTs in SPRAYING MA.
TERlALS

While there is no direct proof than any
Of the materials used in Bordeaux mixture
and other insecticides are adulterated. 1t
is always best to be ON the safe side,
terate many Of the commercial commodi-
ties OF the age. Copper sulphate enters
largely into the composition Of nearly ALA
spraying materials and it In always safest
to buy 1t in lump form It Ia not quite so
convenient to use In this way AZ In the
pulverized form, but, at least, II cannot
be adulterated. One Of the troubles in.
successfully spraying is the poor material
and this combined with too much haste
often upsets the while effectiveness Of the
work. II spraying Is worth doing At all 1t
is worth doing we'll and to do 1t well the
tree must Be entirely covered with it IN
the form of q fine spray. To do this re-
quires time, but when 1t ID properly done
it ts certainly a most profitable operation.
THE GRIT AND LIME BOX.
The box filed with grit. sharp pieces Of
stone or crockery or Goa ashed for the
use of poultry to assist them In. grinding
their food is very necessary, but this ma
terial will not take the place Of the shells
and other material with hme I'm them
which the hens need to form the egg
shells. It is N excellent plan to mix the
bits of oyster or clam shells With the grit
so that the birds may pick out whichever
they need. Clover hay also furnishes con
siderable lime to the poultry which wills
help them in the shell making process
but 1t Is not wise to depend upon this. 1T
is generally considered by poultrymen that
the best shell-making material Nthe oyster
shell and this Is obtainable nearly every
! where In towns and cites so that one can
have at least Q small supply on hand at
all times.
WATER FOR THE cows.
When 1t Is considered that the COW :ns
normal condition needs from six TO eight
gallons OF water daily to her to
properly discharge the functions of her
body il 1t not plain that every effort
should be made to have this water of the
very best quality and given In such a way
that the COW can get all she needs? Pure.
fresh water is as essential to the COW as
to the human being and at this season.
when the COW has little In the way of foods
that IS succulent there is all the more
reason why the water should be pure anos
given at a temperature which she cans
drink. Here is where that simple IRE pot
set near the a but we'll protected SO
that there is no danger of fire, will come
in handy. A few blocks Of wood will.
heat enough water to take tho hill of OF
all the water the cows will need at one
time. The plan Is well worth trying jus;
to see b increase in the milk supply.
LEGUMEs AND STOCK.
Recognizing as we must tho value OF nj.
trogen to h soil and approaching the es--
pense OF 1T in hemic form it would seen
as II the sooner we formed q combination
of live stock Gor the manpe) n the
growing of nitrogen-gatherin1 plants the
sooner we would bring up the farm and at,
small expense. Legumes are readily grow,
with the possible exception Of crimso,s.
clover on some soils. and Il we learn to
feed the cows for the best milk returns,
and to properly ave the manure so that.
the valuable liquid portion aets onto the
land in some way. we are 1n the right
road toward increased prospRtty in farm
ing.
eRAc,NG A POST.
Oftentimes 1t is necessary or polite TO
curve the farm fence at Q certain point
and those who have built such fences ap-
preciate the difficulty OF satting the post
at the sharpest point of tho curve 1t VIII
not pull over. Any OF the ordinary meth
DDS OF bracing do not seem 70 answer the.
purpose. An excellent may he made
by the following plan. P1aee the. post IL
position. then dig a hole two feet deep
and about six or eight feet from the most.
Obtain q heavy Stone and faaten a s4n,,t