Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-09-21

You can't get rid Of cockleburs by
ploWlng under the plants containing
ripe seed. These seed have most per-
cistent germs and will bob up after
four CT five years. 1t is an annual,
so if it is cut before the seed ripens
you can head IT off.
subscriber asks whether alsike
clover is as good as red clover and
whether IT seeds the same as red
clover and when grown on low land
clover AisiSe is a finer plant than red
with fescue or red top makes good
hay. only one crop may be taken.
that is it cannot be cut for hay and
afterwards mature seed, as does red
clover
1t Is quite a nice job to get tiles
70 fit SO that there won't be any kinks.
In the first place, the bottom of the
trench should be level and then see
that the tiles lay evenly on the bot
tom and fit closely together. II these
points are looked after it win save
trouble after a while
Wild mustard has appeared this year
on many farms where IL has not here
toforC been seen This weed is an an
nual and may be subdued by keeping
the plant from ripeniuE seed. II seed
ripen and fan look out for trouble for
five OF six years, for these seeds live
that long
Keep the sheep in the pastures, and
around the meadows and fence corners.
They VIII do more effective work in
cleaning out weeds than all the other
stock put together. Sheep have a pc
culiar liking for weeds.
Although this has been a very fav-
CRADLE season for clover growth. yet
too much clipping will injure the
plants and put them in poor condi-
lon for winter. Even If the growth
is heavy | should prefer to clip the
clover back ard let ii stand. When
the crop is cut the first season for
hay the chances are against ii max
ing sufficient growth afterwards for
wiH-er protection
The man who is doing early fall plow-
ing is getting at the weeds at the right
lime, and he is putting mis- ground in
the best condition for catching and re-
tanning the water needed for next sea-
sons crops.
The question of rust proof" oats
hobs up again, We have none.
Perhaps the nearest we have Is the
Red Texas" but that has not proved
entirely resistant in the central oat
belt
Farmers who use the drill for seeding
and in IL many advantages over the
old methcd of sowing broadcast With
'he drill less seed is required because
all the seed IS covered. Even germina-
tton is secured. because all the seed Is
in at q given depth. Winter wheat will
stand thawing and freezing better If
drilled In.
For early seeding IT may do to scat
ter fodder on the pasture hut bv all
means fit up the feed yards with good
racks and here put all the coarse feed.
When racks are made for sheer they
should not be more than forty inches
high.
Those who predicted few years ago
that horses were going out of stvle.
have another guess q coming. Good
horses are not found in sale stables
and, If you start out TO pick them up,
they Will cost from $3.50 to $3.50.
Glover is not nlling well this season.
and many fields viii pay better 10 cut
as hay crop rather than saving for
seed crop. The best filled heads will
be found on fields where the crop has
not made too rank growth.
The Indiana experiment station ad-
vises sowing alfalfa without a nurse
crop. Clean culture of the ground. be-
al that Is needed.