The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-10-30

Forest experiment stations viii Soon
b. established in a number Of the IN.
tionnl forest states or the west. accord.
ilag 10 plans which have Just hsssn com.
plcfssi by the United States Forest
Servir~ These new stations are ex.
lssted 10 Do the same for the develop
nent OF the snaerican forests as agrs.
cultural experiment stations have done
for ihe Improvement OF the countryss
farms, AS = tirst step ia this work an
experiment statian has already hsen
established on IN. Cocansno National
Forest In the southwest. with headqnars
ters nj Flagsfaff. Aria stations In other
national forests will be established
later. and IL II the intention ultimately
10 have al least ore experiment station
In each ot the s~ilsisuitural regions Of
the west
One ~ Tue salsss important parts OF
the work az the new experiment sta
tiatss will le the maintenance Of model
forests typical of the region These
areas Will furnish the most valuable
NttM asst bt&sAG NR4NE& sE@NAtS~ W thG
public Ia general. for professional for
esters, luuIternlen and owners IT forest
land. and especially 10 the technical
and administrative officers Of the ma
tional forests. In the recently extahr
iisied station on the Coconino National
Forest one OF the FIRST problems 10 I've
taken up viii be the study Of the re-
production of western yellow pine and
the causes OF It's success aud failure
Washington Letter.
Ferstlis~vs for sweet resassee.
An excessive amount Of organic mat
ter In the soil has a tendency 10 pro-
duce an abundant growth Of vines. at
the cos, OF the roots. On soils that do
contain sufficient organic matter to
produce = fair growth Of vines the pota-
toes viii be small and the yield uh-
satisfactory.
On lands thar are deficient Ia orxarS
matter, stable manurc Is recommended
al a fertilizer. Heavy applications Of
fresh II before planting win slim
uAMAG N EA0eA ~ WA MT WtsNsb AAAA WIG
vines. AT the expense of the roots. Well
rottcd stable manure MAJ be- used NJ
the rate OF ten 20 fifteen cart loads to
the acre. spread broadcast or beneath
the ridges. and narrowed into the soil.
but II Is always best TO apply tho man
ure with the crop grown the previous
season. In that way the manure will
become thoroughly Incorporated with
the soil and become somewhat reduced
before the sweet potatoes are planted
upon the land.
The sweet potato In one Of the few
crops that thriyes equally well. II not
better, upon commercial fertilizers. as
IL does upon stable manure On the
majority Of lands the fertilizer should
contain 3 to @ per cent 81 nitrogen. @
to I per cent of phosphoric acid and &
TO 10 per cent OF potash,
A mixture adapted to the growing OF
sweet potatoes on most soils may be
made by combining the following Two
hundreds pounds Of high grade suiphaie
OF ammonia. % per cent pure: 200
pounds Of dried blood Of 200 pounds oi
fish scrap; 100 pounds Of acid phos-
phate. IL per cent pure: 400 pounds Of
high grade muriatc OF potash, 90 per
cent pure.
FeeAsns Grain 20 r~stsrs Cows.
For Z number OF years II has not only
been a question with dairymen whether
or not 1t pays TO feed grain TO cows
when on good pasture. but the stations
have been In grave doubt about II. On
this subject u thing seems 10 have
been certainly settled, ard that IN poor
or very ordinary cows. that In. the av.
erage mixer will asst pay for the extra
grain. and IL may BE- further stated
thar II II always a question II that
kind Of COW will pay even on good pas
tuge liz you charge her with the grass
she eats. But when IL comes to the
good or extra milking COW. then 1t IL
equally well settled that even with the
best pasture III does pay TO give her
extra ground feed
Professor G. III. Eekles OF the Upi.
yersity Of Missouri. after treating Of
the poor mixer. apply says: The con-
diti0ns are altogether different. how
ever with q heavy producing cow. II
Is not only economical, bat absolutely
necessary to feed grain Ia addition 10
pasture to a very heavy mixer, or she
wili dccline rapidly In the amount oi
milk produced III ~ impossible for a
sufficient amount or grass ar ~rougbnexs
to be consumed by any animal 10 eD.
able such quantities ~ milk and butter
10 be produced as the best cows nova.
lars are capable Of producing. As long
IS a COW Is producing not over ons
pound OF butter q day IL il possible for
necessary food to be secured from thu
pasture, but when the production b.
Gins 10 20 higher the necessity OF fetai
grain comes In 1t cannot be ex.
petted that any cow viii produce ons
and one-lalf TO WIS pounds OF butter
a day for any great length Of time on
grass alone. ~ NalIaee's Farmer.
In order TO sist out and know n
which COWS the grain should be fed you