The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-23

not always the best thing TO do.
A correspondent asks whether It pays
20 hog down corn. Many do not
mink it n good practice to allow hogs
The run of a large field. But II say five
lcres can be fenced of, n the hogs
IRE turned in early, they will harvest
Vt without much waste. some SOW COZ"
peas. in a few acres, and turn their hoss
In about September Is.
New houses and new barns are loom
ing up this summer all over the coun-
try. That's the right idea. Improve
The home and surroundings, instead OF
putting the surplus In doubtful lanos
Or mine investments.
Leasing TIM will soon be around
again. Written leases or contracts are
always advisable. If there Is accord
and perfect understanding between
landlord and tenant, the lease Will not
hurt either one. If any dispute comes
up during the year, the lease Will set
lie tlfe question. Most people intend TO
DO the square thing. but there are
questions about which opinions may
differ. The lease win keep things
straight.
There is going to be q great deal OF
ate corn this season. The crop Is now
practically out of the hands OF w
and about all we al do Is to nope
:or a good ripening season Ihousanos
II acrees of this late corn Will be cut up
enough to we'll dent the kernels, and
II one has plenty OF stock, this no
doubt is the best way 10 handle ate
fields.
On account OF the enormous winter
InccaS Of chann nn western ranged FOR
.he past two winters, many OF the big
Cocks are being broken up, and sheep
men are getting out of the business.
People are just beginning to like NUT
ION, and they will have it. even II they
have to pay fancy prices. There is the
stock up with a small flock There Is
money in 1t n farms Will be better
for having sheep round
The object Of putting UP corn as
silage Is to preserve the stalk and.
blades In as near their green stage as,
possible. II corn is allowed to become,
too ripe and the stalks o dry. the
value Of he silage Is much reduced
The best feed is obtained II the corn
Is alloMed to become just well dented,
and then cut and put up AZ quickly
as possible.
Don't forget to drag the roads
Whereyer this work has been properly
attep1sd TO farmers IND town people
both nfnfit.. Good roads make hauling
easier. People will drive over q nice,
smooth roadway, when they would stay.
at hotpe II the roads were rough or
muddy. Merchants know this, and in
many places there is friendly co-opera-
ton between farmers and merchants
In making roads better.
A correspondent asks whether 1t
pays to move bees during the fall to
fresh fields. We do not think 80. The
colonies would have to be moved quite
a distance, to be OF any advantage
This is expensive. II the bees are do.
Ing fairly well. better keep them at
homo.
Poultrymen have succeeded in pro-
ducing a profitable general purpose
hen. She is a good layer, and she is a
first class table fowl. The Plymouth
Rock comes as near filing the bill as
any.
Farmers see his season the i'm
portance of studying means to combat
crop diseases and insect pests, We
might as we'll make up our minds that
plants are subject to diseases. We. are
trying u best to beAt these diseases.
but growers must be alert and be ready
with the remedy.
Stacking OF grain Is almost a lost
art. No wonder SO many prefer to haz-
ard the risk of %threshing from the
shock, Stacking grain Is not hard