Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-09-04

Recently q western Judge granted
divorce on the grounds OF III temper
and bad breath, holding that these de-.
fects were sufficient tor q severing III
the marital bonds While the grounds
lie took may be called Id question, III
either Of the ailments menti Toned were
sremediable there would seem to BE-
some justification for his attitude.
KS The same principles that hold true
In the cultivation Of corn or other TIM
ed crops apply to the cultivation II the
orchard trees. The stirring Of the soil
not only holds In check the devotion.
nent Of many forms of insect life, but
places at the disposal OF the trees d
ma ximnm amount OF humus ana soil
moisture, which Is OF especial value IN d
dcy season. In the case Of the trees
the cultivation should not be continued
later than July is, which Will permit
the growth Of sufficient vegetation to-
serve as q sort Of cover crop, which
will hold the snow in winter.
Great Britain imports annually but
ter to the value Of 500, 900 900. CT
this amount Denmark furnishes nearly
half. Siberia is credited with $15,-
600, 900 worth, while other nations con-
tribute amounts decreasing in the or
der named France. New Zealand,
Sweden, Netherlands, Canada and the
United States. The reason for the ex-
portatfon of so small an amount Of.
butter from this country Is due to the
fact that In no country in the world Is
the standard Of living So high and so
enormous an amount of first class
butter consumed, The only way for
butter exports to be increased Is for
more men to 60 into the dairy business
The farmer or gardener having
quantities Of fruit or vegetables to sell
can safeguard his interests and help
his pocketbook by keeping In touch,
with market conditions at leading
nearby points. In no way can he do
this more satisfactorily than by taking
some good produce paper Bulls and.
bears and sometimes sharks get In
their work In the reports which APP
pear in these publications, but the dis
corning reader can sift out the truth
and from the extremes draw a pretty
satisfactory conclusion as to the condi.
ton of the market. Such papers can
be got for dollar a year, and often in
one season ones subscription will be
made good to him many times in the
Information which Is thus furnished
We have received word this year
from those in sections not visited by
it before Of considerabl damage by
the cherry slug, q pest which, though
combining its attention to cherry trees,
will also attack plum and some other
trees that may be In the Immediate vi
entity. Since these tslugs are leaf eaters
they may be easily headed off by Civ
ing the trees on which they appear d
thorough spraying with an arsenite So
luton. This may be made by mixing
. POdAAo ~ EdA - SlCCl Ft1uu tWV pVAuupi
of freshly slaked lime into 200 gallons
of water. The poison should be stirred
in small can Of water into a fine, non.
lpmpy paste before being put in the
water. while the lime paste should be
as fine grained as possible, SO that 1t
will not clog the sprayer. In the proc
ess of spraying the solution should be
stirred at frequent intervals, as the
paris green is very heavy and tends to
sink to the bottom of the barrel or
tank. II
Those in charge Of the dairy exhibits
at the New York state fair at Syracuse
have outlined programme that bids
fair to arouse a good deal OF interest
in dairy and kindred subjects Among
other things through the cooperation
Of the state fair commission the prize
money placed at the disposal Of the
department Is to be $1,000. Prizes
will be offered for butter. cheese and
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