The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-31
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BOARD OF the bench back of the upright
pieces three inches to keep the blade in a
given grove for action. Another upright
would answer the same purpose though it
might not be SO easily kept in place. In
the Illustration, which makes the plan and
description clear, A shows a hole cut in
the board to allow the cut pieces of corn to
drop through into the basket which is to
.oe placed underneath. Figure B shows
the manner of fastening the blade to the
lever and NJ the bolt securing the lever.
h whole idea can be worked out readily
by anyone possessing a 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 thai the rea-
pon for leaving the farm is given by mar
boys as because they do not like farm
ing ard that such being the case the farm
ts better OFF without such boys. We do
cot 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 any sort of a head
On his shoulders is not content to settle
flown as a farm hand; on the other hand
give him a chance to learn how he can use
his brains in farming and you will see his
dislike 90 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-
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that he does not like farming. Give the
,bcy a chance to get an agricultural educa-
, Aon, something that will fit him to mani
age a farm rather than be a farm hand
:. and the chances are nine out of ten he will
not wan to leave the farm. There are ex-
rept.ons. OF course, but 1t is well worth
effort to ascertain by agricultural edu-
cation IL the boy is not inclined to be a
fcarmer. I.
LOOK OUT FOR SCALE MiLLERs.
One or more firms are sending represent
taHve throughout the country who offer
Tor a money consideration to treat trees
Cor Injurious insects. The process con-
sists Of scraping the bark from the trunk
of the tree in whole or In part and then
painting it with some substance which is
claimed will kill the disease or prevent
insects from attacking it, whichever your
three suffers from. 1t is not probable that
there Is the slightest merit in the material
applied, and the one fact that the bark is
4craped from the tree, destroying the cam
blum layer, Is sufficient to brand the
scheme as one well to avoid, to put it
mild. Unfortunately our ornamental trees
all through the country are threatened
with destruction and every town should
take the matter seriously in hand through
the proper local officials. One way of as
pertaining just what to do is to apply for
help to the experiment station Of your
state and by all means avoid the remedies
offered by the people of whom you know
nothing.
MiLLET A GOOD CROP TO GROW.
In sections where it is possible to raise
a fair crop Of millet. and it does well on
any good corn land, 1T is one of the best
crops to raise for the dairyman and the
poultryman while it may be fed with
profit to swine. Horses, however, are made
sick by 1t at times and it ought not to be
fed to them. The German millet furnishes
the best crop and it is fed to cows, botl
stalk and head, not threshed. 1t is not &
good plan to feed it regularly for then the
COWS get somewhat tired of it and Will
eat the heads only. We find it best tt
iced it about twice a week and thus it be.
ZONES something of a delicacy and the
cows eat 1T up Clean. We thresh a certain
portion OF the crop and feed the seeds t.
poultry. In this connection we use it IL
several ways: as one change in the ra
ton by itself, mixed with cracked corr
end wheat and in the scratching shed; ii
the latter case a certain portion is throw.
In from the lot reserved for the cows, tina
Is, unthreshed SO that the birds may sper,
their time in picking out the seeds ant
scratching over the lot for any seeds the,
have missed. The straw CT the threshet
portion is used for bedding and as it rot
readily when put in the manure pile /
returns to the soil a valuable vegetable
fertilizer. When fed to hogs it is giyel
only occasionally and then unthreshed. /
not too much is given at a time the swim
will eat it up c.can.
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