The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-11
THE NATIONS FREE SEED pIsTRI.
, BUTTON

For many years attempts have been
made by sccdsmcn and farmers wfo are
alive To the situation To Induce congress
60 abolish the law making u compulsory
on the agricultural department 20 send
out free seeds All OF these attempts fail
berauge some OF our representatives at
Washington have an idea On false oncl
that the free seed distribution makes
them solid" with their rural coastitu-
rnts II they but knew how farmers. as
n rule. treat these seeds, they arc usual
~ fed 20 the swine, they would be glad to
change the law which involves the eNpen-
dituro OF a large sum n"dlessly. IL Is not
within the province az this department
20 defend seedsmen. II indeed. they needed
help but this farce OF sending out seeds
has gone far enough and the only people
who can stop II are those who receive tho
seeds. IL was originally designed that this
distribution should be the means OF In
I PRODUCING to farmers new and desirable
Ports but OF late years II has meant only
| the sending out OF n lot OF old stale seeds
which no one wants. Help save this cost
10 the country. reader by returning ia
| YOUR congressman tho seeds sent by his
| direction with a letter saying they are OF
| no value to you and that you prefer 10 buy
tccds that VIII gcrminRte. lr this was
| done a slngl. year, generally. the NUS
nncc would be stopped ard our money
raVcd.
PROTECTING THE SHADE TREES
Ia n small city IN New Jersey a local
gas company were exceedingly negligent
| IN Joining IN. pipes comprising their mains
! and. a. a consequence, many shade trees
I were destroyed by gas leakage. Requests
nor threats did no good 30 the residents
/ took the matter In hand and passed an
ordinance that. In effect. made tho gas
company liable TO damages for an amount
A tn q
| when u could be proven the tree was
Killed by the leakage OF gas from their
mains A suit was brought a year later
! and the case carried TO the higher court
| by the gas company. where the judgment
! OF the lower court was affirmed. Pos
sibly a value too high was placed on the
tree. although that II doubtful, for tho
tr-c was twelve years old and TO replace
o. another twelve years would be required.
Corporations are too careless In their
treatment OF shade trees and every town
AMI city In the country should pass an
ord nance which would insure the proper
care being taken by gas companies and
others whose work. carelessly done. is
likely TO lnjurc the tree. The trouble In
most people will not stop TO consider tho
number OF years required for n tree TO
make n growth which makes IL valuable
to the property. hence are likely TO let
rorporations 10 about NJ they please. Tho
several oranges throughout the country
will ind this a matter which they can
bandl. TO the great advantage OF town
residents. ~ they will.
CUT CLOVER rs VALUABLE FOR
POULTRY.
In a recent issue OF an agricultural
Journal the poultry editor beraies clover
as food for poultry. lie claims that u has
little value rs n food and IL not much bet
ter fed as green stun. No man who has
handled poultry long ever claimed that cut
clover was an cgg-producer. The one and
only claim any intelligent and experienced
poultrymAn ever made for clover was that
IL was valuable as green food and that IL
l. valuable for that purpose thousands OF
poultry men can testify. True, IL IL best
used an n change from other green foods.
nEing manRles. cabbage. potatoes and
clover but In thu absence OF other green
foods Il will do much toward helping suS-
tain the appetites Of the fowls and give