Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-05

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gagged In farming who want to find out
better ways of doing their work than
ut the present time.
The sweet peas should be planted
early in rich soil ut a depth Of about
Six inches in a locality where they will
have plenty Of sunshine and be near
the water supply.
One might as well neglect to plant
half the area Of his cornfeld as to
use seed that will produce but a 80 per
cent stand. Yet in spite Of this fact
the number who will use such seed is
beyond belief.
A good idea Of the growth of the rice
culture in the south Is gained from the
figures showing that in 1899 there were
but S,700 acres of this cereal under cul-
t%ivation, while at the present time
234,G00 acres are devoted to the growth
of this product
The owner of q very good hun
lred and sixty acre farm said to US
lately that he had come to the conclu-
sion that he had too much land; that
he was, going to dispose Of half of the
farm and work the balance better. He
struck us as being one Of the wisest
men we have met for many a day.
The shellbark hickory and the white
0n1Y q ~ uorr fo cfs5So,,c 90 ~ &y,o noSI
wherein they grow. These trees like
the same sort Of soil, a stiff clay, and
one wi need be looking for a sand
pit anywhere near where they may be
found. White oak and shellhark hick-
DRY lands are nearly always5ar, beat
soils. mt 5 Ne
A farmer who had lesnght a cheap
.!3.,.a cook stove from a mail order
house registered a kick with the house
because the griddles warped after a
few weeks use. The letter sent in re-
ply suggested that he had undoubtedly
had too hot a fire and that he should
turn the gridd1es over and let them
warp back again.
That windbreak on the west side Of
the farm would be improved nightly
If you were to build a bonfire nearby
and use part Of it for Illuminating ma
terial to help see to dig some new holes
in vacant places. The new trees would
grow quickly and soon fill in the empty
spaces instead Of reminding one Of a
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keeps things up.
On Washington's birthday dealers
all through the country were paying
but 10 cents per dozen for fresh eggs,
the mild winter of the preceding month
having started biddy to laying, with
the result that a $1,750,OoO corner on
eggs was knocked higher than a kite
and the cold storage product thrown
on the market to prevent absolute loss.
The American hen is a power in her
way.
If the potatoes you raised last year
are scabby and you do not want to
buy new seed, soak the tubers you
have for two hours in a 40 per cent
solution Of formalin at the proportion
of n pint to thirty gallons of water.
This can be done most easily and with
greatest economy to the solution by
putting the ''praties'' in a gunny sack
and ~suspending them in the solution.
At the end of the time mentioned they
may be raised and the solution allowed
IN drain hqpIr into tho ha rroJ
Last spring, with a view to deter
mining the relative merits Of early and
late planted potatoes, we made a first
planting as soon as the ground was
in a working condition, about the LIST
Of April. Three weeks later a second
planting was made, when several hills
of the early planted seed were exam
ined. It was found that these potatoes
had sent out sprouts about a quarter
of an inch in length, which We're ap-
parently at a standstill, proving quite
conclusively that there is no great adj
vantage in planting potatoes until the
ground is sufficiently warm to secure
their termination and growth.
a little girl living on a large stock
farm in the middle west describes her
Felf as being ~passionately fond of her
Coz AM pony and skillful with her
ri1a. She is bold, brave and free,
knowing the responsibilities as well as
the privileges Of a boy-she has no
brothers and is often called upon to
do a boys work-and in closing her
letter adds that she dearly loves to
dance and never stops till daylight.
This is a pretty good record for a lit
tie girl who lives miles away from any
town and is not yet fourteen years old.
Just the same, there is good material
for a woman there If the energy Ia d.
rected In tie right channeL