The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-09
NEGOTIATING FOR ALFALFA.

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NEGOTIATING FOR ALFALFA.
Since the Juror about the blctcrlas sup
poycd TO have been supplicd n; the insi'ga-
tlon ~ the United ratcs department cc
agriculture through a commercial irn.
aud IN which several officials Of the de-
partfncnt ARE Involved. u has Irca pretty
generally demonstrated hat 10y FAR Ia"
better way OF iEoculatInE the Eoil Ia order
the get "a stand % alfalfa s. To use pre-
tcrably coil from q field IN which alfalfa
has been successfully grown. or. u this ~
not feasible. 10 use for fcriilizlnE manure
from alfalfa fcd animals. The same result
~ accomplished In either way. although.
"a stated. the hrst plan l. 10 be preferred.
provided the inoCulat~d NoIl can be oh
taincd from reasonably nearby. Do not
uyr a nurse crop. for this ~ one OF the old
fashioned notions which has been Co.
plCd.d. As a matter OF fact. very few
grains or EraysrS. * they are hardy In The
section where tho seeds are sown. need
what Is popularity known as the nurSc crop
aud alfalfa g. essentially one 90 those
grasses that docn not need the nurse crop.
Bear en- fnird tina ia order To obtain a
STAN Of alfalfa the soil must be free Of
acld.ty aud IL the l!tmus paper test shows
m acid soil the application OF lime g. the
remedial agent. II there Is any question
about the quantity o; lime uccc1Hary. II
wbuld be a good idea TO apply - bushels
PEE acre aud note the result: the second
scaSon will Indicate whether that In sufn-
silent. Those who have III. fsi-forage crop
will ind q we'll worth their while 10 so
20 considerable trouble so get n stand OF
alfalfa. bearing IN mind that II IL the crop
that may be cut several times during the
season. and be- all the better for u. and.
unlike crimson clover. IL II not easily win
ter killed when once IL becomes estnb-
!!rhcd.
POULTRY HOUSE DlSiNFEcTANTS
There seems TO be- some misundcrstnnd-
Ing as TO what constitutes a dlsinfectant.
one OF the correspondents OF this depart
mcnt has written the editor saying that
he had spent more money for carbolic acid
for disinfcctant purposes than hts poultry
via worth. II this T. the case. he has
undoubtedly been using tho refined car
bolic acid which II not n disinfcctant but
Is an antiEcptic. For disinfcc,ing purposes
the crude carbolic acid IL used and this Is
very much cheaper tn price. even at ordi-
nary drug store prices. costing Il cents a
pint. and II nay b. diluted fully LOO per
cent. and stlii be effective. ON the editors
own farm the plan OF dlyinfcciing which
has been found most economical and az
tho same time most effective Is TO clean
the houses 81 all movAbl articles. such as
nest boxes and Tuosts and then. with the
help OF q Enapsnck spraycr. saturatc the
walls and ~" ceiling and especially tbs
notrhcs lu tho frame lrto which the roosi-
r.i with a solution % 100 per cent. diluted
crude carbclic acid. This IS lone very
early in the morning as soon as the fowls
are turned out. and doors and windows
left open 30 that the more or less ohJcc-
tlonablc odoT q the carboilc acid may
escape, While the nest boxes and thc
roos:y are out % the house they are thor.
ourhiy clcauscd with kerosene OF In full
strength. They may be put back In thg
house before The blrds 20 10 roes; at nigh,
and then ih" mex, day the structure insId,
IA spread with ~whliswash. an addition ol
a Tablespoonful OF crude catboiic acid be-.
Ing added To zach Ave gallons 81 the
whi:ruaHh. All nest material - burned
and before any new H. pat In the boxes q
lager ~ tobacco stems Is placed In IN,
Bottom OF each box. Iy this method oI
cleaning 3; r. possible 20 almost entirely rio
tho house OF mites and thcl- cggS and ih'
fowls themselves OF lice. We consider thls
very necessary az this time OF the year
for the reason that The lice Increase very
rap,dly under the Influence OF warm hunt,
atmosphere.
PUT THE MANURE sPREACCR Al
WORK.
We have more or less 10 say In thIi
department about the advantages OF get
tins thr stable manure under the sod a,
soon aftcr 10 " made As possible. and THU
way Of mnnagiug IL applies Just as forciJly
TO auraracT made manurc as TO that Accu'
muiatyi In tho wiutcr. possibly more 80
because o. tho fact that the evaporation
OF the essential plant food clements - like,
IS q tc greater IN the summc than ia tn
| Writer. - farmers would realize shat "a,
! liquid ",croWrgy D. The valuable portieu 81
IN marGse daj ,sai is wa!l Soast!gUcaI