The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-07-26

.XhtUsinr their soils by their mcthoda
Som, Individual members % tho associa-
ton 10 r,aliz" ii and have for som" time
as Is indicated by their haugc Ia methods
and In each and every caF" they are rails
iug more cotton per acre wit less dcpl"-
ton ~ nc soil and az less cost than their
n~cighhora who Eav" not yet seem the point.
Recently the editor of this department mot
a reader Of u and IN the coursr OF a iong
cOnvcruution the reader said. II wish you
wouldn't have 30 much matter IN your
department about clover. alfalfa. cow peas
and the like. ! don't grow any 81 thcs"
things 80 am Interested only IN IN" things
I do ruisc.' The reply TO this man may
be- just the reply many need. We repeat
and repeat again matter on these topics
because "" realize from our own cNpcr-
lcucc and that OF others how vastly im-
portaut they arr 20 the welfare uf farmers.
OF the ono point 81 fertilizers can any one
give a good reason why We should pay M
teen cents or more n pound Tor nitrogen
when. by the growing lcguncs. We can oh
tain Il from tho air and store Il away ~
our soils a; a ;ithc OF the price asked by
manufacturers when all who grow farm
crops VIII realize the value OF these plants
then writers viii stop writing about them.
NO NURSE CROP FOR ALFALFA.
a. ~ time now 20 make a trial - alfalfa.
but do not be mislci into sowing the
seeds with b~uckwhc1t or any other 'nurs"
crop" Alfalfa does rot need n nurse
nor should 9, be associated with rohbcr'.
which ls really the correct name for nurs"
crops. nj least IN connection with alfalfa.
II your soil L. sweet. not acid and In need
% lime. Gsc a good mixture Of fertilizer
containing 20 Ycr cent. of ~phosphoric hc'd
20 - per cen. 81 Potash. and apply ~
tho rate uf sp pounds per acre n tire time
OF seeding. Have the soil In good cor
d!tion. as good as for n wheat ncld, an"
aow The coed after n coed rain. In the
fall top dress with manur. from alfalfa
fed cows and there should b. NO trouh'"
Ia getting a stand. II THIS manure car
NOT bc had. sons inoculat~d soil should
b. sown Wiz the ,s'"i. THIS Is ohthn
abb" from some or the rrtsmrn or the
country. or Tho nddrrr4 q some alfalfa
grower m your own s'atr viii ir Furnished
YOU - you VIII write 10 ~" director 80
your state experiment station.
MAKING SELECTED FRUIT PAY.
Located r'ag scvcrai popular Eumn'r
escorts. q number 81 thcm pc,plcl In IN"
hummer ~ wealthy families. we have
learned hat /; PAYS Ncl! 90 oCcT thee
peorlc tho very best. They have the
money 20 ray fp- the best and VIII y"
Z n offered a;tIactIvriy. This year a."
strawberry crop was poor AMI tho season
comparatively short. % We took extra
trouble with our crop. IA tho crates were
brought In frCm the nel3 ihcE were turned
over TO trusted women and every quar-;
was turned out into a contriyancc mad"
hy covering a hole two feet across cur
Into n berch with muslin and letting "
sag down In the center several Inches.
This made a soft bed for the fruit
Ouc quart was dumped ut n time aud
from Il tho berries selected which were
up To- The high rtandard set Sometimes
We rot lcss than ten from n quart. These
were rackcd with great care In new bask-
cts previously incl with thin white tie.
sue paper. For this fruit We asked and
Obtained g cents n quart. All the other
fruit. except the cuils. were put Into sec
ond grade ami averaged i0iz cents n quart
sold fresh. We figured that ac obtained
ut least onc-third more profit net by Gus
plan Than would havc been the case had
the fruit al been sold ns first grade n,
tho prevailing average price OF lgis cents
= quart. Try this plan with anything you
can oGcr 90 people 80 wealth. II pays.
ARsENATE OF LEAD.
The orc objection urged against arscnato
of lead ~ It's price. and yet II IL only a
few cents n pound more expensive than
paris green. and fer use In many CAGES ~
much superior TO the latter. one grca;
advantage la the use % arscnRtc OF lead
is that IL may be used In any quantity
without injury to the plants. While II Is
on the market under several commercial
names. AMI all OF these mixtures are To
be depended upon. IL may be mixed at
homo by using the following formula a
advised by the workers In experiment sta
iIons: Dissolve eleven ounces OF acetate
Of lead and four ounces Of arsennto OF ~
da IN enough water To cover and dissolve
readily. The product thus formed Is ar
senate OF lead and will be I'm n paste form.
when ready 90 use pour OF the water.
For ufc on the potato beetle. mix with
Roricaux mixture and In the proportions
OF onc-haif pound TO each twelve gallons
81 the Bordeaux mixture and double this
strength for use on melon and cucumber
OF lead will do well 20 give IL n thorough
trial this summer.
INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS.
Those who raise duCks for pront have
been attracted 10 the breed known as
Indian Gunner. by reason % the fnct that
Il ls more easily raised than other breeds
and lays much earlier. ~ reaches matur-
ity. as Go size. !n rins weeks from hatch
ing and begins laying at , months cd.
sometimes AT "A youngcr age. Moreover.
arc perfectly hardy AMI for this r'a.
poa ought 90 become popular IN tho coid
Of the country. whcsc difficult
g. had IN raising othcy breeds. They 90
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