The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-09-07

at the regular distance apart: one on the
end and the other say three feet from it;
Their place the third cross piece at the 9TH
er end of the bar. In this way one has
the regulation saw horse for the shorter
pieces of wood, while the crossed pieces
at the end enable one to handle logs to
advantage. The illustration shows the
idea plainly and the article can be readily
made by any one handy with tools.
ANOTHER BOOMING OF GINSENG.
h warning of all reputable farm Jour-
nals and newspapers against the whole
sale setting out of ginseng plants in the
nope that high prices might be obtained
for the roots by exporting them to China
had the effect Of reducing the paintings,
Lately claims have been made that a new
medicinal value has been discovered by
chemists in the root and another attempt
IS being made to boom 1T. There is no
doubt but that the Chinese consider the
ginseng root as a panacea against all ills
to Which flesh is heir, but that there is any
large demand for American-grown ginseng
is not the case nor does Investigation show
that there is any newly discovered virtue
In the root which warrants the extrava-
CANT claims made for 1t. There is, in our
opinion, no reason for changing the warn
ings we have previously printed. Ginseng
is valuable but there is nothing in the de-
mand FOR 1t Which warrants the farmer
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only repeat, let ginseng alone.
THE VALUE OF HEN MANURE.
Poultry manure has a value beyond a
doubt but not nearly SO great as is gener-
ally considered. Experiments have shown
that the value of the droppings from one
FOWL during the year approximate % cents
SO that to ope to make the manure from
q flock OF poultry accomplish anywhere
near that OF a comparatively small amount
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hand droppings are we'll worth saving for
analysis shows nitrogen content is quite
large. but this Is likely to be depleted by
evaporation so the best plan Is to mix this
poultry manure with that from the stables
alothough If 1t Is desired to use it wholly
In the garden it can be kept in good shape
Tor that purpose by mixing with it one
third of Its weight in sawdust, one-half its
weight in acid phosphate and
Its weight Of kainit and keeping the mix
ture In barrels. This mixture will be dry
and Easy to handle.
PLANNING FOR WINTER FEEDING,
1t is all very well for a man to look
over his herd of sleek cows as they come
up from an abundant pasture and con-
graduate himself on his ownership, but it
is better for him to consider how his COWS
are going to look after passing through a
more or less hard winter. In other words.
are we prepared to feed the herd as it
must be fed to give us the returns we ex-
pect? Protein, as we know, is essential
and we also NOW it is expensive when we
have to buy 1t. Have we grown what we
could Of this expensive food element? If
not we have made the first mistake here
Which cannot now be remedied, so the only
thing to do is to plan to dispose of some of
our crops of which we have an abundance
and buy the food containing the protein.
If this is not feasible then set to work and
find cut just how many cows you can
carry over the winter in proper condition
and dispose of the rest, doing it now when
they can be sold for better prices than
when winter sets in. Not encouraging adj
vice perhaps. but it is better to do this than
to have a decided falling off in the dairy
income which must be the result If the
cows are not properly fed. Think it over