Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-01-11
USE THE EXPERIMENT STATIONS

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USE THE EXPERIMENT STATIONS
There is not a state experiment station
in the country whose staff OF experts will
welcome knotty problems from the
farmers of the state. This would be the
case especially this winter when they are
not rushed with work. Go over the oper-
ations OF the past season and jot down.
in considerable detail, each operation
which gave You trouble and unloa1 these
troubles on the experiment station of FOUR
state. The STAFF may be book farmers"
as you think. but all of them are trained,
men and sincerely anxious to help you.
II asking about any particular crop de-
scribe your soil in detail. your method OF
culture, and give any other Information
which will enable the station people to
give you an intelligent answer. If any
particular crop was unusually short and
you ammo account for it on natural rea-
sons, describe yo/r method of culture, of
fertilizing. the seed. etc. and, more than
all. describe wherein Any treatment diff
fered from that given in any previous
year when the same crop was satisfactory.
DO not be bashfui about asking for help
from the stations for you help support
them and they are in existence to assist
you, which they will do II you will give
them any sort Of an opportunity.
BUILDING UP THE SOIL.
Professor Roberts, who for many years
was at the head of the Cornell Uthaca,
N. W Experiment Station, in a recent ad-
dress made this rcmark: IF 1 were twen-
ty years younger l should go up and down
our country emphasizing the work of
plants in producing soil productivity. In
stead Of using a mallet. as 1 once did, to
put a piece of land in productive state.
l should use plants. Blessed be weeds.
Some are minute, but all are soil build-
ers. They give their bodies back to the
soil n d to the supply OF highly avail
able plant food. Tillagc and plants I
would emphasize in soil building Far
mers are indebted to DIR. Roberts for so
persistently advocating. and proving, too.
the value Of cultivation to make available
the immense amount OF potash stored in
the soil. AT first the statement was ridi-
cufed, but the doctor was known to be a
cautious as well as a learned man and
not given to making rash statements, so
others investigated and found. to their
surprise. that he was right. Then he and
others took up the question Of the raising
of leguminous plants and the blowing of
them under to add nitrogen to the soil.
which had been gathered by the plants
from that bourdless reservoir. he air.
Thus the two most expansive plant foods
became the least expensive. Then came
his advocacy. renewed persistently. of the
cover crop so that the pantless soil dur
ing the winter Is only to be found on
farms whose owners are too stubborn to
learn. These Incidents are mentioned to
point out anew the value to the soil OF
green manuring and of cultivation so that
he who runs may read.
ODD SCRAPS FOR POULTRY.
Bearing in mind the excellent plan of
trying to feed the poultry during the win
ter so al to make them feel 1t Is summer
| one should be liberal in the matter OF va
rfcty, not In the main food, for this Is
limited to three or four grains, but in
the odds and ends which can be picked
up on the farm. In sections where COW
peas are grown II is a good plan to save
enough Of the seed SO that the fowls may
have q small portion two or three times
a week: grind them rather fine and mix
with other grains. Then root crops may
be fed in the same way: two or three po-
tatoes chopped up one day. a few turnips
another day and a few carrots a third
day: all help to furnish a fair amount of
food of value, but, more thar all, furnish
a variety which will be of great benefit
to the fowls in the way of an appetizer.
There is no reason why any scrap of fruit.
vegetable or meat from the table should
go to waste If one will go to some trOubls
to prepare them for the poultry in an ap-
petizing lanne Always try to feed
tneSe tld-DltS IN tne mlOOlc OF the lore
noon or afternoon when the fowls haven't
much to do and will welcome them most
Try the plan and you will find that the
full meal following these dainties will b.
eaten with greater zest.
FARM eUTcHERiNG APPLIANCE
Much of the disagrecable work of butch.
ering on the farm might be avoided II
one would a k the trouble to nave thu
necessary ~conveniences AS a rule make
shifts are used and the work is made
much more difficult In consequence Try
the following plan and build the structure
described. First build a low and strong
platform. having it large enough so tina,
there will be no danger of those at work
on 1t stepping off. 1t should be made OF
lumber faced on the top side and mad.
extra strong by crosse pieces underneath
The legs are short but stout and We!
braced. At one END cut out Il piece 50
that the barrel described may rest in thi.
opening properly. In order that the bar
rel may not be overturned accidentally /
strong brace is made in the form o: :
frame in which the barrel rests and thi.
is we'll braced. The barrel is Used fol