Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-06-08

and intelligently handled, you nave a mine
in the soil that viii never be exhausted;
quite unlike the other mine" Some time
ago, at a meeting of fruit growers there
was much encouragement because or the
ravages of the San Jose scale, the opinion
being that orcharding was doomed. one
of the old-time growers sprang to his feet
and declared his belief that before the
time came when growers would begin TO
their fight a remedy would be
discovered which would successfully com
bat the scale. So tar from being discour-
aged he purposed adding to his acreage of
orchards. There was no further talk OF
orchard abandonment at that meeting.
When the best men in the country are
working out soil problems the future OF
farming is secure; indeed, 1t must succeed
and thrive or our country will so TO ruin.
Each of us should do our part in carrying
out our farming operations inteligently.
SHADE THE POULTRY YARD.
If it is necessary to Confine the poultry
during the summer and the enclosure
cannot be placed near the shade of build
ings or trees, try the plan of growing some
plants just outside the fence but far
enough from IL so that the fowls cannot
get at the foliage. One of the best plants
for the purpose is the Gamma using the
cheap tall growing sorts and buying the
roots, not the seeds. Another quick grow
ing plant and one which will make an
abundance of shade is the castor bean
which may be grown from seeds planted
where they are to stay; that Is, the young
plants cannot well be transferred. Even
corn set thickly will furnish some shade
quickly and If a vine is wanted nothing Is
better than the common morning glory,
the seeds being sown thick and the vines
trained along strings fastened to the poul-
try yard fence. While the vines or plants
are growing erect a rough roof OF boards
open on all sides to supply temporary
shade.
DON'T LOOK AWAY.
There is an old adage that the hills
farthest away are the greenest,' and with
the natural disposition Of mankind 10
roam we seem TO be forever on the move.
1t is a natural and a udable ambition to
seek to better ones self, but too often we
make the mistake of overlooking the good
things close at hand in seeking out the
good things far away. Agricultural pa
pers are full of inquiries from men in the
east asking about western or southern
farms while in another column are as
many asking about farms in the east from
residents of the south and west. That
each section has some advantages cannot
be denied but that one will be able to find
a farm which Will dDSOIulely SdllSly OhN
is not to be thought of. The southerner
has a farm which he sees is poor in fer
tility; he loves the sunny climate but is
impatient with his poor soil; the remedy
lies in the improvement of the soil by
raising more stock. The man in the north
has a fairly good soil but the climate Is
severe and his crops are caught by the
frost, labor Is high and prices low. The
remedy here may be an entire change OF
INrOpS. gnuonthin0 which thn foorkar de-
mands and the planting of earlier varie-
ties, such as will come to maturity. The
man with a farm paid for and who Is not
too old to work 1t properly ought not to
look to pastures new but should look to his
farm; find out what 1t needs and supply
1t. Work out your salvation where you
have pitched your tent for, unless condi-
tions are hopeless, your measure of sue
cess will be greater than if you move.
FOR FALL FEEDING.
Just at this time yearly we make it a
business to prepare and plant a field to
sweet corn especially for the COWS in the
late summer or early fall when in the nat
ural course of weather the pastures will
not furnish sufficient forage. This with
the cutting of the alfalfa and a dip into
the rape keeps the cows in splendid milk:
indeed, We think better than If they were
on the pasture alone for the variety gives
them a start they would not get from the
grass only. We prepare the field Just as
carefully as IL we expected to raise a
bumper crop OF ear corn for market and
we SOW the seed In rows instead of broad
cast for this gives us a chance to cult
vate 1t and thus get a better crop. In rows
remember, not In hills, the cultivation be-
ing one way OF the field only. The variety
is always the one that makes the quickest
growth of tender stalks for none OF IT
reaches fhn ear stare TRY If friend II
pays well.
THUMBS IN YOUNG PIGS.
Lack of exercise is at the bottom of the
trouble with pigs which results in thumps.
Heavy feeding. which is usually the case
in raising the young pigs makes them dis
Inclined TO take exercise. If the pigs are
not fully weaned good care should be
taken in feeding the SOW that she has
some bran to keep her bowels in good con-
dition, plenty of clean fresh water and
some r~oughage. This will help the pigs
from getting too fat. 1t is a good plan to
give the pigs some bran in the slop, more
than any other grain, and to keep them in
a pen or enclosure where they can keep
clean yet with sufficient room to get the
exercise they need and which they should
be made TO take If they will not do 1t
willingly. A small patch of grass in the
shade into which they may be turned
WItHOuI uElHk LOO idE away from the SOW
will induce them to exercise more than
anything else.
A HANDY GARDEN TOOL.
On farms and especially where fruit ike
Strawberries and where vegetables are
grown workers have too many tools which
force them TO bend over and not enough
which may be used standing In an erect
position. A tool may be fashioned from an
old hoe which will be found exceeding USE
full In wedding. cutting runner, sprouts and
any other small growth which ones desires
to be rid of and doing II with very little
effort. Take the old hoe to the blacksmith
! md have him bend the neck out straight.