Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-08-02

As q body do not realize how they are
.Xhausing their soils by their methods.
Some individual members of the associa-
ton do realize it and have for some time
as is Indicated by their change in methods
and IN each and every clse they are rais-
ing more cotton per acre with less deple-
ton of the soil and at less cost than their
mcighbors who have not yet seen the point.
Recently the editor Of this department met
q reader Of 1t and in the cours, of a long
conversation the reader said: II wish YOU
wouldn't have SO much matter in your
department about clover. alfalfa, COW peas
and the like. l don grow any OF these
things 80 am Interested only In the things
| do raise" The reply 10 this man may
be just the reply many need. We repeat
ard repeat again matter on these topics
because we realize from orr own eAper-
ienoe and that of others how vastly nm
I portant they are to the welfare of farmers.
on the one point of fertilizers can any one
give Il good reason why we should nay iif-
teen cents or more a pound for nitrogen
when, by the growing legumes. we can c.
tain ii from the air and store Il away IN
our soils at n 1.-THE of the price asked by
manufacturers? When all who grow farm
crops will realize the value of these plants
then writer's will stop writing about them.
NO NURSE CROP FOR ALFALFA.
1t is time now to make n trial of alfalfa.
DOt 90 not De mlSleI lHtO SOWING tEt
seeds with b~uckwheat or any other nurse
crop" Alfalfa does not need a nurse
nor should 1t be associated with robbers.
which is really the correct name for nurse
crops, at least in connection with alfalfa.
IL your soil Is sweet. not acid and in need
Of lime, use n good mixture of fertilizer
containing 20 per cent. of phosphoric acid
to 20 per cent. of potash, and apply at
the rate of 500 pounds per acre at the time
OF seeding Have the soil in good con-
dition. as good rs for a wheat field, and
sow the seed after a good rain. In the
fall top dress with manure from alfalfa
fed cows and there should be no trouble
in getting a stand. II this manure can
not be had, some inoctlated soil should
be sown with the seed. This Is obtain
able from some of the secdsmen of the
country. or the address of some alfalfa
grower in your own state will be furnished
you il ..'r Will write to the director OF
your state experiment station.
MAKING SELECTED FRUIT PAY.
Located near several popular summer
resorts. a number of them peopled in the
summer by wealthy families. we have
learned that 1t pays well to offer these
people the very best. They have the
money to pay for the best and will do
It il offered attractively. This year tho
strawberry crop was poor and the season
comparatively short, so we took extra
trouble with our crop. AS the crates We're
brought in from the field they were turned
over to trusted women and every quart
was turned out into a continuance made
by covering a hole two feet across cut
into a bench with muslin and letting it
sag down in the center several inches.
This made a soft bed for the fruit.
One quart was dumped at a time and
from il the berries selected which were
up to the high standard set. Sometimes
we got less than ten from n quart. These
We're packed with great care in new bask-
cts previously lined with thin white It's
sue paper. For this fruit we asked and
Obtained % cents a quart. All the other
fruit. except the culls. were put into sec
ond grade and averaged 1912 cents Il quart
sold fresh. We figured that we obtained
at least one-third more profit net by our
plan than would have been the case had
the fruit all been sold as first grade a,
tho prevailing average price of 121a cents
a quart. Try this plan with anything you
can offer to people Of wealth. 1t pays.
ARSENATE OF LEAD.
The one objection urged against arsenate
of lead is its price. and yet 1t is only a
few cents a pound more expensive than
paris green, and for use in many cases Is
much superior to the latter. One great
advantage In the use OF arsenate of lead
Is that 1t may be used in any quantity
without injury to the plants. While 1t Is
on the market under several commercial
names. and all Of these mixtures are to
be depended upon. 1t may be mixed at
homo by using the following formula as
advised by the worker in experiment sta
tons: Dissolve eleven ounces of acetate
Of lead and four ounces Of arsenate of so
da in enough water to cover and dissolve
readily. The product thus formed Is az
senate of lead and will be IN a paste form.
When ready to use pour off the water.
For use on the potato beetle, mix with
Bordeaux mixture and In the proportions
of one-half pound to each twelve gallons
OF the Bordeaux mixture and double this
strength for use on melon and cucumber
vines. Those who have not used a~rsenate
of lead will do we'll to give it a thorough
trial this summer.
INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS.
Those who raise ducks for profit have
been attracted to the breed known az
Indian Runner. by reason Of the fact that
1t Is more easily raised than other breeds
and lays much earlier. 1t reaches matur-
ity. as to size. in nine weeks from hatch
ing and begins laying at 5 months old,
sometimes at a younger age. Moreover,
they arc perfectly hardy and for this rea-
son ought to become popular in the cold
sections of the country. where difficulty
Is had in raising other breeds. They are
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