The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-08-30

noSes put IL on the ear and Jon can
make any horse say. ~Pussy, pussy"
as 1t were.
Keep the lawn well sprinkIed during
Try weather. especially Il the grass was
seeded In the spring, as young grass y
easily destroyed IL deprived of moisture
tot length Of time
Don't make life miserable for the
family another season by trying 70
grow bpuitry and garden truck on The
same piece OF land. One fence viii
fence In the garden and fence out the
poultry.
The plant bureau at Washington
states that fruit growers. especially
apple growers. should nse more OF the
common and inferior fruit for elder.
canning and evaporation This would
make prices better for the fresh fruit.
and also result In an improved quality.
It Is little else than foolish to pump
water. shell corn and do other things
Of this sort by hand when mechani-
cal means 10 possible II man con-
siders his time worth much, II won't
take long to save enough time m well
as energy 10 pay for d windmill or have
the corn shelied
The agricultural department says
there are now 500 varieties OF corn.
which are easily recognized. The staiks
run from n foot and half for Soma
kinds Of popcorn to twenty-five feet
for Tennessee variety. while In the
West indies some corn grows b o
,eIght Of thirty feet
The most successful stock feeder 10
he who can know with some degree cf
accuracy whether an animal will be nj
its best m young thing. . yeariing or
a mature animal. That character which
denotes capacity for steady devel-
opment up TO maturity Ii the prime one
to be considered In selecting tho breed
Ing animal.
One Of the safest and best ways to
send few choice cut flowers 10 dis
lance b to cut slips In potatoes and in
sert the flower stems. taking care that
they are firmly fastened In and sup
ported by little cotton or paper. An
ordinary potato viii keep most flowers
fresh for two weeks o. more In mod
crate Temperature. Potatoes can also
be used In florai decorations. being dis
CURSED By leaves and fiowerA
Enriskfng the soll.
Two tiny heaps Of q white chemical
substance and piece Of cotton wool
with some posks upon It constituted
one OF the scientific marveIs exhibited
at the Royal Chemical society.s CONVEX.
saxions IN London recently. The three
things weighed an ounce and . hAk.
yet were capable Of Increasing ~ q
third the produce Of two acres Of land.
Prof. W. B. Bottomiey explained tho
properties Of this wonderful ounce and
a half Of matter. TT ID an inocuIattng
material" be said. .Denencial only for
podbearing piants- The two little
heaps Of white stuff are food material.
while the cotton wool rontalns bAciiii,
the bacillus radiccicola. II n ths latter
which, operating 1t the roots Of the
crop. takes the fra nitrogen from the
air.
Lafs sunner Cssps.
Among tho late crops that may BE-
mentioned are miliet and Hungarian
grass, which. though properly ciassed
a. hay crops. ara also fodder crops
They mature very quickly. and may
be grown In the summer. sorghum.
which b coming mora into use. Il also
m excellent fodder crop. Tho iced be.
ing small and the plants easiiy grown
In q short interval. There ars several
reasons FOR growing fodder csops They
fiIl i want In ACME sections. en- BE-
grown IN a~shprt thne. ana m d.
fenss against an insufficient hay crop
such crops. huwever. should - cut al
ihs proper tinse. and should no< b ii.
lowed to remain On the nelA ! day
lonxss than y nscsssaxy. II - 60