The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-09-27

movable this movable balc on any otrNcR
enabling one TO pour the apples into \ bar
rel without injury. We like the oblonE
basket tined Inside with burlap lacking
Or ewing the edge over the edges OF the
basket. The ordinary cheap sp,int basket
with the swinging handle ~ used and IL
In wide In the middle or not as desired:
the division enables one 60 assert the frult
into two grades aH he picks. This. how
ever. Is n matter OF preference. The main
thing in picking baskets Is To- have them
lined and with the movable bales and OF
n size which one car handle TO the best
advantage.
ALFALFA FOR HAY AND PASTURE.
The more one gets acquainted with al
falfa the greater his realization or the
possibility OF tho crop In more ways than
one. IL has been demonstrated In many
sections OF tho country that where the
plant gets n firm hold In the soil. usually
after tho second year, Its growth In so
rampant that IL can be cut for hay early
IN the season. pastured. and cNt for hay
again before fall. Indeed. II II necessary
10 make Il n pasture for n portion OF the
season else its growth In 80 a that IL
must be cut for hay three times during
the season. or course this Is not objec-
tionable when ono Is In n position TO take
ARE OF the product but with the usual
sources OF hay supply u Is hardly needed
! TO cut the AlAAlhA NNNNN iNA'a ~ hAs@
purpose. When one raises swine In con-
adorable numbers VIC consider the alfalfa
| Geld something we'll worth having for IL
adds muscle and vigor 20 the swine maxi
ing them In prime condition TO take on tat
later In the season when X IL necessary
TO tako them indoors and while the new
corn crop Is being gotten In shape TO feed
safely. No farmer will lose time or money
by cxpending considerable or u To get a
good field OF alfalfa.
THE sEEDLESs APPLE.
A number OF readers OF this department
haye asked why we have warned them
against the seedless apple for which such
wonderful claims are made. one reader
writes thus: Have you grown the seed
less apple SO that you are In n position TO
.airly Judge TT II not, i do not think you
are Justified In saying what you do con-
scrning: the representatives claim u VIII
prove OF great commercial value. In an
swer TO this question IL Is only fair TO say
that We have not grown the sccdlcss APP
ole nor do we see why IL is necessary
To walt anywhere from Ave TO eight years
In order 20 determine the value Of n fruit
which ~ pronounced by such experts as
]. II. Hale and Professor Nandeman aS
worthless. We have seen the fruit and IL
IL ncther scedlcss nor corelcss as claimed
for e.; moreover. It's quality IL poor. What
/ fnNn Is tneTN IN II tuaN Hlf A'""'N W
that warrants tho farmer or fruit grower
Investing his dollars In something that
may. but moro likely will not, prove OF
value when there are n dozen and one wei
tested sorts known TO DO valuable Tor
which there II n demand. The average
consumer docs not care a rap whether an
apple has seeds or not. make the orange
the seeds arc In small cells together and
do not bother tho consumer. What he
wants Il quality n good looks 20 why
not give Il TO him instead OF seeking after
strange gods of. TO say tho least. qucS-
tionnbie value.
THE DRY MASH FOR POULTRY.
While there are stiil many poultrymcn
who find A. profitable TO feed the warm
mash during cold weather. either morning
Or night. and should continue so TO do,
there are others who should drop the plan
anloss they distinctly see the pront. The
so-cailcd dry mash Is not a mash at all
but n plan OF arranging the various foods
so that the fowls may help themselves
when they please. II undoubtedly has
merits n Il II properly carried out but IL
must be confessed that there are some
fowls who. II allowed full access TO feed
would 20 ovcr-ent they would be worthless
A layers. The better way TO feed after
this plan Is TO start In by giving the birds
the usual morning full feed and then ar
range the dry mash having n Slated coop
with tho pans set side by side so that the
birds can reach each kind through the
Stats about the space OF two openings
FOR each kind. THIS may be made double.
that n with n double row OF pans. no that
tho birds may feed from both sides. Use
wheat. cracked corn. bran and some other
grain and put In these pans only n moder-
ate amount so thai the fowls will be ready
for the hull feed At night again. After a
time one can see II Il Is likely TO be profit
able 10 keep this feed before them all tho
time and abandon the regular feelings at
night and morning.
WHEN THE DOCTORS DISAGREE.
It II some OF the wrong teachings sent
out occasionally by the learned men In the
department OF agriculture that helps bring
III part OF the government machinery
into disrcpute. one or tho laboratory
workers OF the department tells the farm
ers, In an elaborate bulletin. that soil
water solutions OF practically all soils are
sensibly tho same and contain sufficient
plant food for all our plants 10 gather
their food from and that fertilizers do not
help crops through the addition OF more
plant food 20 the soil but that they act
as sterilizers OF the poisonous cxcrctions
from previous crops. II Is TO be regretted
that this bulletin was sent to farmers for
Il will give them n decidedly wrong con-
ceptisn OF the true condition OF affairs.