The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-07-26

u possible where the weeds are not
permitted to grow and propagate seeds.
At the present prices for lumber 4
good cottonwood grove would make a
farm several hundred dollars more val
uable II we were buying.
There Is danger In some States and
sections to let the "corn craze lead
10 the neglect OF other farm cropA
which will prove profitable.
Flowing and narrowing soil early In
the fall puts stop to the loss Of
moi1ture, and for that reason early
blowing iiberates fertility by natural
agencies
When 4 farmer plants field Of corn,
the issue with him Ii to obtain large
yield, but quite often he forgets, ne
elects or does the wrong thing and
falls There Is more than merely the
selection Of good seed
Why not paint all tho farm buildings
ons color1 This makes uniformity,
which results In q much more attrac-
tive appearance all around. rather
than q craxy-quilt-patch-work effect
where the buildings are not Of one
color.
Select seed corn that has been kept
In dry place, as that In the crib, II
It was exposed last winter. may be
injured to certain extent. Dampness
In winter Ii not favorable to seed corn.
IS the corn will not stand freezing and
thawing. Careful farmers hang the
ears In the barn loft, 10 as to permit
Of the corn becoming perfectly dry.
There are two kinds Of farmers in
every neighborhood. One kind really
farms the soil In such Z manner that
II wifi nor wear out. the other farms
like beggar begs. The latter wants
to get all he can from the soil with
out putting anything back. Such men
are miners. for they seem 10 think the
supply Of fertility was placed there
Just like the supply Of coal
Strawberry leaf blight Il indicated
~ whitening OF the leareA little brown
spots forming on tho lte8ea. becoming
white with rims Of red about them.
The disease makes its appearance In
The summer after the crop has been
gathered It Il supposed to most AZ
feet thoss plants that have nade i
heavy growth during the season. The
leaves may b moved on and burned
ana the new leaves that start may b.
sprayed with Bordeaux mixture. II
there II mulch lying about Il should
also b burned % prevent It spreading
tbs disease from spores that may have
fallen on Il
PelAts in Nfllkfng.
The well-known phenomenon Of mot
giving down. the milk Is claimed 70 be
tho result Of lack Of nervous tone In
the glands. brought about By some kind
OF excitement. The udder u not .
container In which the milk IL readily
stored up at milking time. but an organ
In which the greater part OF the milk
u elaborated while milking or sucking
Ii In progress. hy virtue Of the agita-
tlon produced. Unless the COW Is In
perfect repose this secretion will not
take place normally. The lesson to
he derived from this IL that the COW
should be treated with the greatest gen
tleness, and otherwise kept free from
excitement. specially during the time
Y milking or sucking.
Apples from Australia.
The arrivals at New York Of thous-
md barrels OF apples from Australia
u q noteworthy event commercially,
but It IL also OF interest as showing
The growth Of the transportation bust
mesa Many bulky and welghty prod
acts which formerly were not shipped
il all, or only In small quantities. now
furnish an immense business for the
and steamships One need
,nly instance Ice. iron ore. concrete.
structural steel ana tropical fruits At |
he sams ttzne the transportation Of |
yrain, coal. fertilizers sand. crushed |
'tone. building stone. gravel, and other
weighty articles has increased by leaps
Ind boun1k II It any wonder that |
he railways ars taxed beyond their
md that there II an eversin-
.reasing Demand for more trackars. |
nore eidfhgx and more rolling stock?
Water transportation has seemed a.
most obsolete. and Jet. with al this
growth IN freIEhsx tho In
Of our rivers would seem to |
= ! necessity Springfield News.
CutstnGs nnd Yoann Ffnnts.
Cuttings can be started il potx of
andy compost, with glass lumber
yer 10 confne the moisture. and kepS |
rom tle knn for twos OK thfee dayN
Men place the POTS A ths warmess
rtndow. exposed 10 slle southeast Wet |
and d also excellent Tor growing cut
Ineh ana they viii start quicker than
J compost 4 shallow pen = prsfsr-