Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-04-26

roosts out every few days and cleans.
them. not forgetting to put some lime. in
sect powder or kerosene oil in the notch
before the roosts are put in their places.
SAVE THE PASTURE.
II is : 'initted that the combination Of
snort Iced and the impationce OF tha cows
Is considerable of a temptation to turn the
animals on to the pasture Just about us
soon as ore feels they can get "A mouthfui
OF Silss. ON soils where the pasture is
norrnall, dry this will do no particular
haim but When the soil Is Inclined to lie.
damp ii Is not difficult 10 ruin even Il good
pasture by turning the stock on to it too
carly and permitting them to trample thu
sod down. II will pay better to keep them
AT IN" barn 4 little longer. Again. no mat
ter what the condition of the early pasture
u IS rarely lit to furnish more than an
appeiizias bite to the stock so that 1t is thu.
height OF folly TO turn the animals to pas
turc and practically stop feeding them at
inc Darn. The better plan is to give them
the usual winter breakfast. turn them on
to the pasture for their lunch and then
let them have the usual dinner i'm tn.
Darn 1T ;ight. That is. dinner or supper.
as II may be- called according to your see
tlon. We know the man who wants TO
stop the grain Hill AS soon as possible Will
not relish this advice but II Is sound. nrv-
$500 ''At Nv alP tllf illiih
as the early pasture never can.
TAKING CARE OF OLD ORCHARDS.
The man who starts out with IA young
and vigorous orchard is quite likely tn
give 1T reasonably good care for ne be
heNes that. in time. it Will bring him good
returns. on the other hand, the man with
an old orchard. that Is an adult orchard. 20
To speak. generally believes thai it's days
of Usefulness are over and gives IL littl.
or no care ard rs IA vaStllt n v,n,,,t ~,
but lttl". Experienced orchardists who
haNc gone into the matter extensively
think that the orchard which Is not too
old IL well worth caring for and many Of
them have made them pay handsomely by
the simple process OF cultivation of tn.
soil. pruning and spraying the trees. The
orchard of considerable age must he
plowed and something like rye or clover
sown each year. which can he turned IN
der and add humus. badly needed. TO thu
SOIL. Then such trees, more than thV
younger ones. perhaps, need pruning and
spraying. particularly tho latter. We be-
li"ve that the man with an orchard ten or
a dozen years old will find Ill most profit
abb" to SET about redeeming the trees; If
they are in reasonably good condition and
the varieties ARE of the RICH; sort the re
suit viii be a profitable one.
SHIPPING HAY TO DEALERS.
During the past two years II number Of
III different sections of the country
have been Offering ii considerable advaiic"
on the market price of hay and thousands
of tons nave been shipped to these pcopl"
for which the producer has received littir
or no return. With hay as with other ar
ticles OF farm produce 1T is usually best ia
sell 1t .s near home as possible. In ever
farming center there are reliable dealers
who VIII pay "A fair price for such products
and pay spot cash for them; true, they
sell them at an advance. but ii Is almost
Impossible for the grower to reach these
outside sources, OF demand hence he can
better AFFORD to let the local dealer make y
dollar or two than he can to take any
chances in shipping himself and especially
to people of whom he knows nothing. The
writer yearly sells his surplus hay to "A To-
cal hv"rynan ana gets the cash on de
it.ery. Opportunities offer to bale il and
ship TO the city at an advance on the local
price. but we have figured that our labor.
time and the cl"fnen; of risk in the latter
proposition is rot warranted by the higher
price so "" let we'll enough alone and
IT generally pays 10 do this.
RULES FOR FEEDING POULTRY.
Several readers of this department take
exception to a plan Of feeding
ed In. this department several weeks ago;
IT they will re-read the article laey will
observe that The portion they object to. the
feeding of warm mash at night. was given
100 w isil tctIII u u
able and was not laid down az a rule for
all 10 follow. AS u matter of fact, 1t IS
next to impossible to say just what ration
la best for II flock unIil one tries 1t. w.
know. from experience. that certain ia
tons which friends have found to be lust
the thing have been Just tho wron.
thing with our tiocks. We feed warm
ma:-le, at night. our ncighbor feeds them
IN the morning lnd each of us feels our
ine'n"p Is pest, and 80 1t is for our %parti,u-
iif ilc"ks. On TIA" other hand. 1t would b."
quite possible for some feeders to optnin
unusually poor results from the warm
mash fed either night or morning. so. I:
VIII %" seen that the only solution of HE
f"dins problem Is for every man to work
II ont for himself with his own flock even
= In" point Of feeding gra vel 10 his nerds
II they thrive on II. With some hens even
u quarter ration of corn stops til. egg pro-
'iiicti@n while with others "A mor, than
nan ,ation seems 10 bring the bcs. results
Like the diiryinan. the poultryman who
begins 10 wcrii our the rations hes; suited
TO hi" flock is the one who viii van sue
ccss.
THE SUCCESS TOMATO.
onr Of the most promising of the several
new varieties of tomatoes offered to ulant-
"r5 this spring Is Success. IL has its chief
merits IN IT'S brilliant red color and it's
splendid shipping qualities. 1t ripens
evenly and almost to the very stem tn.
SKIN IS smooth and. as yet IL has shown no
tendency to crack. II is vc.y firm and yet
M i'esh * not hard hut yielding and
juicy. III l.abi. o: growth it is exceeding.
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