The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-08-02
Farm Facts


The stone jar II all right for preserv-
ing butter. A hin covering OF brine
will keep the air out and insure sweet
ness.
Late spraying In just M necessary as
early application. Spraying should b.
kept un as long an there IL I'M danger
from fungi or insects.
Many farmers do not clipping
slower or alfalfa Co keep down the
weeds. The mower II liable to clip
9n too many clover or alfalfa heads.
Dor't stop sowing and planting In
the garden. June sown crops VIII come
In very nice during early fall. Plant
two or three SUGGESTIONS OF sweet corn.
There IL nc economy In skimping on
the feed OF the work teams. IL you
want TO get willing service out OF
them and the most OF II, feed literally
and regularly.
I; IN claimed tina Common miliet
makes better hay than h German.
Sow pretty thick. The talks will not
grow so rank. and consequently better
hay will be secured.
Farm yard manure may be put on
most any land with good results. So
with commercial fertilizers. When
these are purchased they should be
for some special purpose.
When moving the new cloves field
don't cut great punches OF weeds and
stack them away with the clover and
make yourself believe you have n fine
crop OF hay. Cut the weeds out.
Start the mower early enough. IL In
much better To cut hay n little too
early than n little too late. The late
cut hay In harder 20 digest. m the
ripcning OF seeds uses up soil fertility.
Cultivntors will do better work near
the surface OF h ground. The OBJ
ject OF cultivation is to get the weeds
and grass, at the same time disturb
Ing the corn roots ms little as possible.
Watch the water tanks out I'm the
Gestures. Some one should make the
rounds everv day TO see that the tanks
are secure. and that the water supply In
ample. Clean out the green scum
whenever IL forms.
June Is n good month TO prune. Keep
the knife sharp and cut out the
branches which bind o N others. Prune
with n clear idea how your tree VIII
look after YOU have finished your work.
June pruning also helps the fruits.
Sometimes II takes nerve to weed
Put inferior pure-brcd animals and put
them on the market. But that IL more
same to one's reputation than selling
the animals 20 unsuspecting buyers.
a successful fruit grower tells me
that severe pruning OF his apple trees
gives him less fruit. but larger n
better colorcd. He believes In forming
the tree while IL Is young. 10 that
cutting OF large limbs Will not be nee
cssary.
The gooscbcrry used 20 be considered
n OF the choicest small fruits. but In
sect tests. with inferior plants. have
disgusted many with u. and the bushes
have been dug up and thrown away.
Just try the Downing. It's fine and
very hardy.
When stacking grain or hay. look
out for the middle OF the stack. II
should be kept some higher than the
outside or the stack. The tendency Is
safe TO ones reputation than selling
when the stack settles. tho water runs
In instead OF draining OF.
Many make the mistake OF putting
into meadow or pasture lands too wet
10 cultivate. Nutritious grasses can
not bc grown q N wet or badly drained
land. The first thing 20 be done In
seeding n permanent meadow IL to
we'll drain Il.
When hay IL stncked in the field use
poles and n cable. over which a car.
ricr may be operated. Loads can be
taken Off quickly and high ricks may
be put up See that the carrier loads
are evenly spread out and that a good
job Of stacking Is done.
Look the mower owe thoroughly be-
fore you send Il 10 the meadow. See
that the guards are tight. and see that
they have n good cutting edge. The
sicklcs should be kept sharp and bright.
All his VIII make the work easier ON
the team and insure a good job OF NOW,
Ing.
About he toughest piece OF land ]
have seen this spring was n field wher,
cattle had run while the ground was.
wet. The field was plowed during the
Tore part OF May. AMI two weeks later
i saw the men trying TO get enough
loose soil TO cover the corn. although
bucket and baked nearly ms hard a.
cement. wouldn't van the Job of
growing n crop OF corn on that field.
a farmer writes that he Is tired Of
storing his machinery under trees IN
the yard and proposes to build n shed
He asks for some good plan. In the
first place. select "A well drained loca.
ton, preferably one near the barn lot:
make IL nj least sixteen feet wide and
long cnough 20 take In all machinery
wagons, etc. Put on n shinglc roof and
build with doors so that the shed may
be closed up tight. I never like TO leave
n side OF the machinery. shed open
because IL affords too nice a place FOR
the chickens to roost.