Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-01

his father and grandfather before him.
For twenty years farming was carried ON
in this way and the results were "A soou
living. One day while attending a matter
of legal business In a town where a farm
crs' institute was held. 1 wandered INTO
the hall and sat spell-bound at what
heard. Then / got new ideas of farming
and the following winter (the month was
forty-two years old l took a short course
in agriculture at the state college. IRON
then on l grow fast. i learned to broaden
out; to make my brains take the place OF
my hands,, to some extent; to realize that
1t was profitable to put the soil in condi-
ton to grow the heaviest crops possible;
to make horses and tools do the work men
would do: to do a hundred other things
which years before l would have consid-
cred fool hardy. Farmers are working
along too narrow lines: they fear to broad
en- out and they may well fear unless they
are willing to acquire the knowledge first
which will enable them to carry out sue
cessfully the larger plans. One OF the
ways in which 1 learned wisdom was to
spend a portion OF the winter months IN
travelling and calling on all the very sue
ccssful farmers l could reach and never
once have l found a successful farmer who
| was not only willing but glad to tell me
| how he succeeded with the crops in which
1 was Interested: thus l acquired an
immense amount OF which was
put to good use when l returned home
Farmers as a rule live too much within
themselves: II they would mix more Win
those who nave been successful they
would broaden out and reap the reward
which comes from intelligent effort applied
on u broad scale.
INGREDIENTS IN SPRAYING MA
TERiALS.
While there is no direct proof than any
of the materials used in Bordeaux mixture
and other insecticides are adulterated. IT
is always best to be on the safe side,
knowing as we do. the tendency to adul-
tcrate many of the commercial
ties OF the age. Copper sulphate enters
largely into the composition of nearly all
spraying materials and it is always safest
10 buy it in lump form. 1t is not quite so
convenient to use in this way as In the
pulverized form, but at least 1t cannot
be adulterated- One Of the troubles in
successfully spraying is the poor material
and this combined with too much haste
often upsets the while effectiveness of the
work. If spraying is worth doing at all 1t
is worth doing we'll and to do it well the
tree must be entirely covered with 1T In
the form of a fine spray. To do this re-
qu.res time. but when it is properly done
it is certainly a most profitable operation.
THE GRIT AND LIME BOX.
The box filled with grit, sharp pieces OF
stone or crockery or coal ashed for the
use of poultry to assist them in grinding
their food is very necessary, but this ma
terial will not take thep place OF the shells
and other material with limo in them
which the hens need to form the egg
shells. 1t is an excellent plan to mix the
bits of oyster or clam shells with the grit
so that the birds may pick out whichever
they need. Glover hay also furnishes con
siderable lime to the poultry which will
, help them in the shell making process
hut 1t is not wise to depend upon this. II
: is generally considered by poultrymen thai
| the best ~shell-making material is the oyster
: she'll and this is obtainable nearly every
I where in towns and cities so that one car
! have Mt least a small supply on hand a
0 all times.
g WATER FOR THE COWS.
. When 1t is considered that the COW 1!
4 normal condition needs from six to eigh
D gallons Of water daily to enable her Il
. properly discharge the functions of he
body is it not plain that every effor
o sh ould be made to nave this water of tn
e very hes: quality and given in such a wa.
3 that the COW can get all she needs? Pur
8 fresh water is as essential to the COW a
g to the human being and at this season
e when the COW has little in the way OF foo
d that is succulent there is all the NOR
reason why the water should be pure an
given at a temperature which she ca.
q drink. Here is where that simple fire pc
If set near the barn but we'll protected S
n that there is no danger of fire. will com
" in handy. A few blocks OF wood wi
n heat enough water to take the chill Off @
all the water the COWS will need at on
time. The plan is we'll worth trying jus
V to see the increase in the milk supply.
10 LEGUMEs AND STOCK.
r Recognizing as we must the value of n
& trogen to the soil and approaching the G,
4 pense of it in chemical form it would seeI
Is as if the sooner we formed a combinatio
III of live stock Nor the manure and tt
I'd growing of nitrogen-gathering plants II
If sooner we would bring up the farm and
os small expense. Legumes are readily grow
m with the possible exception of crimso
is clover on some soils. and II we learn
IN feed the cows for the best milk return
As and to properly save the manure so tn:
nc the valuable liquid portion gets onto II
"a land in some way, we are in the rigl
eS road toward increased prosperity in farm
at ing.
We BRACiNG A POST.
Is Oftentimes it is necessary or polite
ey curve the farm fence at a certain poi
and those who have built such fences a
preciate the difficulty of setting the pc
RS at the sharpest point Of the curve It w
on not pull over. Any of the ordinary met
RS DDS of bracing do not seem to answer Il
r. purpose. An excellent brace may be ma
i'll by the following plan. Place the post
Is position, then dig a hole two feet de-
he and about six or eight feet from the 20!
"a Obtain a heavy stone and fasten a sto
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