Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-09-06

oAIo Oh tUe peTCn DdCk OF the uITlElN
pieces three inches to keep tho blade in a
given grove for action. Another upright
would answer the same purpose though 1t
might not be SO easily kept in place. IN
the Illustration. which makes the plan and
description clear, a shows a hole cut in
the board to allow the cut pieces of corn to
drop through into the bashe; which is to
be placed underneath. Figure Il shows
the manner OF fastening the blaze to the
lever and NJ the bolt securing the lever.
The whole idea can be worked out readily
by anyone possessing u little ingenuity.
WHY THE BOYS LEAVE THE FARM
In commenting on a recent magazine ar
dcle covering this subject the editor of an
agricultural journal remarks that the rea-
con for leaving the farm Is given by many
boys as because they do not like farm
ING" and that such being the case the farm
u better OF without such boys. We do
mot believe this IS n logical deduction. for.
rs the majority of farms are managed
there is no reason why a boy should like
farming. A boy with any sort of a head
On his shoulders is not content to settle
down as a farm hand; on the other hand
Give him a chance to learn how he can use
his brains in farming and you will see his
dislike CO for farming disappear very fast.
As O rule youth sees the rosy side of life
ard 1t takes a long time OF hard labor be-
'forc a farm born and bred boy concludes
that he does not like farming. Give the
boy a chance to get an agricultural educa-
ton. something that will fit him to man
age n farm rather than be a farm hand
and the chances are nine out of ten he will
not want to leave the farm. There are ex-
oept.ons. of course. but 1t is well worth
the effort to ascertain by agricultural edu-
cation IL the boy is not inclined to be a
farmer. :.
LOOK OUT FOR SCALE MILlERs.
One or more firms are sending represen-
tatives throughout the country who offer
Tor q money consideration TO treat trees
for injurious insects. The process con-
vtsts of scraping the bark from the trunk
oef the tree In whole or In part and then
painting 1t with some substance which is
claimed will kill the disease or prevent
. insects from attacking 1t. whichever your
tree suffers from. 1t is not probable that
there is the slightest merit In the material
applied. and the one fact that the bark is
Scraped from the tree, destroying the cam
blum layer. is sufficient to brand the
scheme as one we'll to avoid. to put 1t
mild. Unfortunately our ornamental trees
ALL through the country are threatened
with destruction and every town should
take the matter seriously in hand through
the proper local officials. One way of as
pertaining Just what to do is to apply for
help to the experiment station OF your
state and by all means avoid the remedies
offered by the people OF whom you know
nothing.
MiLLET A GOOD CROP TO GROW
IN sections where it Is possible to raise
q fair crop Of millet, and 1t does we'll on
any good corn land. 1t is one OF the best
crops to raise for the dairyman and tn,
poultryman while 1t may be fed will
profit to wins Horses. however, are made
sick by it at times and 1t ought not to b'
fed to them. The German millet furnishes
the best crop ard 1t is fed to cows. botf
stalk and head. not threshed. 1t Is not ;
good plan to feed it regularly for then thu
COWS get somewhat tired of 1t and viii
eat the heads only. We find 1t best t.
feed It about twice a week and thus 1t be
somes something OF a delicacy and tn
COWS eat it up Clean. We thresh a certain
portion OF the crop and feed the seeds Il
poultry. In this connection we use 1t II
eeveral ways; as ono change in the ra
ton by Itself. mixed with cracked corr
and wheat and in the scratching shed: II
the latter case a certain portion Is thrown
tn from the lot reserved for the cows. Ina
r. unthreshed so that the birds may spen,
their time in picking out the seeds an
scratching over the lot for any seeds the.
have missed. The straw OF the threshe'
portion is used for bedding and as 1t rot
readily when put In the manure pile 1
returns to the soil a valuable vegetable
fertilizer. When fed to hogs 1t is givel
only OCCASIONALLY and then unthreshed. l
not too much Is given at a time the swim
will eat 1t up clean.
WHY CONSUMERS DO NOT LIKE
ClEO.
One OF the most prominent packers o
meat in Chicago has issued a book in de
Tense OF his business. No common
necessary on the recent exposures of tn
condition OF affairs in the meat packin
houses of the country; they may have bee
better or worse than reported. What W
have to dc with here Ia the attempt OF tn
- % slafnnH N1ncVno rr~, >; IL
which he does unst.ntingly. calling 1t pur
and wholesome. He says the p-ohibitio
<xainst coloring II Is wrong and that tn
consumer Toes not like 1t uncolored. Thi
vs the whole case in a nutshell. The dair
interests a little to say against the pur
ity or wholesomcness OF oleomargarlne the
doubtless had their opinion. but took I'll
broad ground hat o-leomargerine shoul
sea on its merits and not be colored to rep
rssent butter 30 that the consumer wa
Ander the impression that he was buyial
Autter, That the sales Of oleomarEarin
nave fallen OF very greatly since the pas q