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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-10
SHOOTING STRAY DOGS.

The reports of the opening of the
dog-kllllng season in several cities arc
replete with brutality. The police
men shoot at all the prescribed ca
mines, and in missing them, which ia
ofteuer the case than not, they are
apt to destroy the lives of men, WON
en- and children, who may happen to
be within pistol range. II the bullet
hits the dog at all, it probably wounds
the poor brute, and makes an other
wise safe and sane dog writhing,
roaming creature, mad from fear and
pain, and scattering alarm and dis
gust wherever 1t may run OF drag its
tortured body. says the Washington
Post. Even when the policeman is
marksman enough to dispatch the dog
without suffering or scattering bull
let's among pedestrians, the killing is
offensive to the sight of every human
being with a spark of feeling and is
brutalizing to impressionable children
In the midst of the heat and semi
hysteria which may be expected from
the dogs and dog days, Washington Is
to be congratulated thus far in not
resorting to the pistol for the removal
OF friendless and homeless dogs. What.
ever crusade may be necessary to re
assure the nervous and protect, the
people from unlicensed or otherwise
outlawed dogs, let there be no turning
to the policeman's pistol as u means
Of mending the situation.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-10
Diversified Cropping.

Alfalfa, field corn, bronze grass. po-
tatoes. ETC., also give excellent results
on arid farms. Alfalfa should be sown
with e drill at the rate of about eight
pounds per acre. A disc run over the
field every spring will be founa bene-
fetal. Corn and potatoes should be
planted in check-rows. the cultivation
should be fiat and not ridged, as less
water will be lost in this way. Bronze
grass is by far the best grass grown
on arid land. It is sown broadcast
in the spring at the rate of from is
to 20 pounds an acre. 1t may be used
either for pasture or for hay. The
NY is of excellent quality and is
relished by all farm animals.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-10
Shady Place for Piqs.

It will pay to have cool, shady
place where it is rather dark, If pos,
sible, for the pigs to lie in during
the heat of the day, with free access
to a mixture Of salt, copperas, lime
and ashes. The feeder should watch
closely to see that every pig is eating
with relish. If the pigs cough it
is probably due to a dusty shed.
Worms will also cause a cough, and
If the hair becomes staring and dead
in appearance, 1t is well to give a
worm powder. The pigs will be
ready for market at any time after
six or eight months.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-10
Gooseberry cuttinus.

49, Ii I
Both the gooseberry and the currant
are easily propagated from cuttings.
These are made in the fall, from well.
ripened wood of the current seasons
growth. Select good, strong shoots
and cut them into pieces about six
inches long. These may be tied IN
down until spring. when the ends
punches and buried with the top end
viii be caIlous and ready to take root.
or they may be placed Immediately in.
to d trench Ave or six inches deep,
the cuttings being placed from four 10
six inches apart The trench is then
Allied, care being taken to Arm the
soil we'll around the base Of the cut
tings. They should then be covered
with Z mulch Of coarse litter. during
the winter 70 prevent heaving out.
Cultivate wen during the next sum.
mer. and they will be ready to trans.
! plant intfs the permanent location.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-10
IRRIGATED LAND THE BEST.
Experts Concede II is the Longest
Lived as to Fertility and in Pro-
ductiyeness

Irrigation is almost as o.s as his,
tory itself. IT was known and used
with profit by the Egypt us. The
rivers Nile, Amazon, Ganges and Dan
| ube have all furnished their quota
OF liquid help for mans enrichment,
but never in the history of the world
has irrigation received such an i'm
petus as in recent years.
Mankind has awakened to the fact
that 1t is better to have ones own
rain, right at bis door. the kind that
don't drench him to the skin or soak
his land so as to stop nearly all work
| on the farm for days and days at a
time. 1t is now known that farm
or can, by simply opening up a
sluice gate. let just the right guam
tity OF water on his land, regulating
the flow himself. for the crops that
need maximum or those that need
a minimum of moisture. This is the
very best kind Of rain and the farm
err controls it at will, without the
attendant discomforts of the old-time
lightning and sputter and the thun-
, utI > jOdI.
Soil experts rightly concede that If
rigated land is the longest lived as
to fertility and productiveness; the
reason being, that the water from IT.
rlgat1on canals contain the same ele-
ments as are found in the soil itself,
acting at all times as a natural fer
tlllZer. Plenty of water from well
supplied irrigation canal, good soil,
the right climate and sunshine 800
days out of the 365 of the year are
mighty hard combination to beat.
In Hawaii water for irrigation pur-
poses is lifted 800 feet, yet notwith-
standing that enormous expense,
farming in that country pays 300 per
cent more per acre than in Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa and Kansas, and fully
100 per cent. more per acre than in
the New England states.
The growing season is three months
in Colorado, only 1870 days in which
to plant. cultivate and harvest one
crop. The balance Of the year the
farmer may be up TO his neck in
snow, yet irrigated land in that state,
that so far has never felt plow-
share. is bringing UP to 5000 and
over per acre, because the adjoining
land already under cultivation has
demonstrated its worth.
Over most of the northwestern
states the United States government
has expended large sums of public
money, locating irrigation systems TO
bring arid lands under the pillow.
"hat would appear as high prices
nave been charged settlers for those
same lands, and they have had hard
shedding with perhaps six months of
non-pfoducing weather, yet with all
that the northwest has become one
OF the nations great storehouses,
proving beyond question the value Of
irrigation.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-10
GOOD MULCH is VALUABLE.
its Application is an Adaptation Of
Natures Method Of Protecting
Plants.
b. J. A. Lesa.

| There is considerable said of recent
years concerning the value of the
mulch for orchards, small fruits, and,
indeed, many crops.
have noticed where | put a mulch
OF litter and straw about the apple
| trees that the small roots take pos.
| session of the soil up to the very sur.
face.
The trees seem to respond to the
mulch especially in dry season.
II we go to the forest we find that
nature keeps the surface of the soil
covered with o mulch of leaves and
trash Of one kind and another.
Where the ground is exposed to
winds and the leaves are blown
away we are very apt to find dwarfed
growth of timber and pretty badly
exhausted soil, while the soil where
the leaves from these exposed places
are deposited is corresponding
richer.
few years ago I was sowing some
clover seed. At one end Of the field
there was a small plot of very hard
dry clay. 1t had never produced any
grain and 1t had always been a waste
of seed to put it to any crop.
! had drawn my corn to this corner
and husked it and stacked the slower
there. There was pretty good coat
of skaters scattered over the ground.
| scattered clover seed over the litter
and never saw better set Of clover,
1t grew rapidly until late in the sum-
mer, when q very severe drought set
in. which almost killed 1t out in spite
of the mulch. The growth of this clio
yer was wholly due to the mulch on
the surface, as it would have hardly
sprouted without mulch.
A few years ago i put some planks
over early beans to protect them from
frost. After the danger Of frost was
past | put part of them between the
rows and left them for some two
weeks. The balance We're removed
entirely.
There was rather dry spell while
the planks lay on The ground. When
] removed them found that the beans
where the planks lay between the
rows had made double the growth of
the ones where the planks had been
moved entirely away
This was entirely due to the mois-
ture saved by the planks acting as
mulch.
Frequent shallow cultivation makes
the surface soil act as mulch to con-
serve moisture.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-10
What Becomes of the Corn.

In the year 1908, when the total crop
was 2.666,0O0.oOO bushels, PAL, 100000
bushels were consumed in Hour and
grist mill products, 100000 bushels in
the manufacture of starch, 100000
bushels for malt liquors, 100000
bushels in the production of distilled
liquors, 4O,000,000 bushels for glucose,
190,000,O00 bushels for export and 49,
100000 bushels for seed, making & to-
tai Of 51s,0O0,000 bushels, or 1873 per
cent. Of the entire crop. The remaining
SO.7 per cent, or 2,11S 200. 600 bushels
seems to have been used almost en-,
tirely for feeding.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-10
sawdust for Roads.

sawdust is utilized in the south
for road-making. Two ridges of
earth are thrown up with road
machine at the required width from
each other, and the space between is
filled with a six-inch bed Of sawdust,
which is then mixed with the dirt,
This is said to make a ,roadbed on
which the tires of the heaviest loaded
vehicles make mo impression. The
cost is stated by the Jacksonville
Times-Union to be about 5000 a
mile, showing it to be about the
cheapest road material in use. One
or two such. roads were constructed
in a south Georgia county 20 years
ago and are still In good condition,
showing its durability.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-10
Using "a. a Wseder.

"A great many formers do not know
how to get the :n3s1 service from q
weeder. WhcE ING soil becomes hard
and compact after rains, the space
between the rows may be broken up
by the cultivation, after which the
weeder VIII, readily stir the soil in the
rows. When used at the right time
myriads Of small weeds may be de-
stroyed before they become trouble
some and moisture is conceived in
most ctfectual manner by this tool
with ita many small teeth It may be
used on crops with which 1t would
seem impossible without too great
damage. For example, beans may be
cultivated by means of the weeder
when a few inches high, and if the
work Is done about midday, when the
planta are limp. very few Will be In
1ared. Many bean growers who use
the weeder SOW slightly more seed
to make provision for possible
loss Of plants. This vegetable should
never be. cultivated when the plants,
are wet.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-10

A justice OF the supreme court of the
state has publicly accused the police
force of New York city of arbitrary
and illegal abuse of police powers, and
called them SO severely to account
that their methods are now under in
vestigation by the mayor If there is
anything inaccessible in government
like this 1t is the disregard OF personal
liberty and constitutional rights by the
very forces created by the law to pro
tect that liberty and enforce those
rights. says the Baltimore American
Unfortunately, there is too much ig-
norance. both by public officials of the
limit of their powers and by citizens
OF their own legal rights. More under
standing of the one and assertion of
the other vastly improve the situa.
ton.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-10

~
4 This season OF severe hot waves.
which may be expected to recur, off
and on, till fall. is one for the spo-
'cial exercise Of mercy in various
ways. To all human beings who are
compelled to labor in various ways
in the heat kindness and considera.
ton on the part Of the public will pre-
vent much suffering. Working ami
mails should be spared the whip and
their burdens lightened as much as
possible. Tho various charities for
supplying fresh air by country and
water should be literally supported,
for they mean the saving Of many
lives. In short, never is there a
time Of year when the Golden Rule
needs more practical application.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-10
Sweet Corn FORAGE.

Sweet corn for a forage crop can
hardly be excelled when planted for
that purpose, at several different
times. SO it can be continued for !,
considerable time In proper condi.
ton to be fed with ears on. from the
time the kernels begin to show until
1t begins to ripen. Hungarian or mil
let gives good satisfaction where u
good growth can be secured. This
needs land thoroughly pulverized and
as heavily dressed as does the corn.
Then with one bushel of good seed
to the acre, ,sowed after the ground
is we'll warmed and dried. a good yield
OF good food for cows or other neat
stock may confidently be expected.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-10
! Soil condition.

The physical or mechanical condi-
ton Of the soil Is the all important
factor. as it has more to do with the
quantity and quality Of the crop yield
than any other one thing. If the seed
and root bed is not properly prepared
all the after cultivation cannot bring
the highest yield. No. matter how
much moisture you have conserved in
the soil below or how completely you
may keep the weeds out you cannot
reach the high limit of yield without
close. and careful attention to the
preparation OF the soil. s.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-10
The steady growth Of the country ii

The steady growth of the country in
business activity is shown again in
the figures relating to new incorpora-
tions for June. Papers fled for con.
Germs with an authorized capital Of
$1,000, 900 or more each represented a
total OF $212.575.00o, which was an
increase Of $1e.s10,OoO over May. and
$24,411 900 over June of last year.
Moreover. the aggregate for the six
month ended with June was $72s.94s,-
600 this year, against $649, $50, 900 last
year. The report tells It's own story
on increasing industrial operations
and Of provisions to meet the en-,
larged demands OF the people.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-10
Zeppelin has raised the enthusiasm

Zeppelin has raised the enthusiasm
OF Germany to q high pitch by his
spectacular demonstrations with his
inventions for navigating the air. The
Wright brothers. working along alto.
sgether different lines, have attained re.
suits which command respectful atten-
gtion from students OF the art Of flight
in all parts of the world. The rresen-
tation to them of gold medals awarded
BY the Aero Club of America evinces
the interest which their countrymen
take in their work. and Will no doubt
tend to encourage them: to further ef,
forts. RI
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-10
WHITE BIRCH TREE LOUISE.
Insect Also Produces Very PecuSiar
Gal! on Witch Hazel-Formula
for Spray.


In answering a query for for
mula for the destruction Of plant
louise that infests the birch trees and
also produces a very peculiar gall on
witch hazel, writer in the Country
Gentleman says it is exceedingly ill.,
teresting. Since it was first described
as occurring on the latter plant. it is
now known as Hamamelistes spino-
sus, the specific name having refer
ence to the peculiar many-spined,
oval, green gall about three-quarters
Of an inch long, found on witch ha-
eel from June to the latter part of
October
The life history. of this species is
peculiar and has been recently
worked out in detail by Theodore
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-10
I seven Fundamental ;Principles.

W 4
These seven fundamental principles
of successful dairying were formu.
lated at the Illinois Farmers in.
stitute:
4. Weed out the poor cows by
means of the scale and Babcock test.
2. Feed the good cows balanced
ration.
g. Grow alfalfa and provide an
abundance Of silage.
q 4. Head the herd with the best
sire obtainable. e. "a ID
s. Raise the heifer calves from the
best cows.
s Continue to weed, feed and
breed. {,
I. Feed the mind u the man behind
the COW. s48
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-10
Best Market Pears.

The three varieties of pears that |
have found best for market during the
middle and late fall are Bartlett,
Kefer and Duchess, says a writer in
Baltimore American. ! name these
varieties because they respond best
to cultivation and seem to be hardy.
l can handle them all conveniently
from cold storage whenever the mar
kets want them. They are planted on
land that is more or less clear and
with good drainage.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-10
To KIN sparrovs.

A method Of getting rid of the Eng
fish sparrow pests is described by q
poultry breeder, whose yards were
visited by the sparrows In such num-
bers as to seriously interfere with his
profits. He fastened small box about
four inches deep, on, q post. Ave feet
high, placed Just outside Of his poultry
yard. This box he kept supplied with
poisoned chick feed. The sparrows
entered cordially into the new feeding
program and several hundred OF them
left bodily testimonials to the paiata-
hility Of the food. \,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-10

or Corrugations on Birch Leaves.
After Pergande.
areas between the veins to swell and
bulge, thus forming ridges or CORFU
cations. According to the investiga-
tions of Mr.. Pergande this species
should forsake the birches shortly
for the witch hazel.
An outbreak of this character. If
the plant lice are very abundant and
natural enemies not numerous,
should be checked by thorough spray.
ing with kerosene emulsion, the
standard formula diluted with nin~
parts of water, or whale-oil SOS o
solution, using one pound to six or
seven gallons of water. The appli.
cation should be early or the badly
curled foliage may. make it almost
impossible to obtain satisfactory re-
suits.
The elm tree beetle is best con.
trolled by thorough spraying with an
arsenical poison, preferably the com.
mercial arsenate of lead, yince the
latter possesses superior adhesive
properties. Care should be taken to
throw this poisoned mixture upon
the under side Of the leaves, since
the voracious, grubs ds not eat upon
the upper surface.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-10
Hoo for Meat,

The pig thas is to be sold for meat
has but few months to live, and
there should be no letup in feeding
from birth. It will begin to eat
lshelled corn At three or -four weeks
lof age. and little sweet skim milk
ior q thick mnsh Of the same material
as that given the mother. Is a great
help to hasten growth.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-10

The most remarkable fish story OF
the season comes from the Catskills.
It relates the tale Of . man who. to
work on 9 lazy streak, went out fish.
ing and returned within an hour with
sturgeon which gave 6s pounds Of
caviar, for which he received 500.
The energetic determination to work
on e lazy streak 10 the point OF the
remarkable tale.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-10

him much freer to accomplish The
work quickly and satisfactorily.
piece Of heavy steel wire may be
bent as indicated, the larger round
being clasped over a limb for
tree, while the pail is hung on the
smaller
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-10
Cut out pead wood.

Cut out the dead and unnecessary
wood. It does i've things: Keeps
your ground cleaner. gives your, fruit
more sun. gives you larger crops and
makes your trees safer to climb and
easier 70 spray.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-10
Greater Corn Crops.

During the past five years-190s TO
1907-the corn crop in the UnitAd
States has been greater than all other
cereal crops combined, being over
$500, 100000 bushels annually and val.
ued at over 1880 600 900.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-10

Pergande, of the bureau of ethnology,
U. S. department of agriculture. He
finds winter eggs deposited on witch
hazel stems from the middle of June
TO early in July remaining unmatched
to the following May or June, thus
being dormant almost IL months
The youngs Matching from these eggs
locate on the sides of buds, causing
the tissues to multiply abnormally
and inclose the insect within the Pc
culiar gall described above. The
plant lice commence leaving these
witch hazel gals in June and
migrate to birches, the third genera
ton being peculiar in closely resem-
bling the young of an ordinary soft
scale or Lecanium. This generation
hiDernates on the birch, activity be-
ing resumed the middle of the follow
ing April, the females producing
young with conspicuous thick, white
tufts at the posterior extremity. Their
descendants in turn produce another
generation, which is the one COM
planned of.
These insects are frequently so
abundant as to produce serious de-
formations of the foliage, causing
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-10

accompanying il
lustration will be
found very use
full, since it en-
ables the picker
to use b o t h
hands, leaving
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-10
HANDY LABOR-sAvlNG DEVICE
Tool for Use in Picking Fruit That
Will Enable Person TO Use
Both Hands.

When picking any kind of fruit
from tree The device shown in the
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-01-15
Now the Hobo Don.

4 new kind OF hobo has put In an
appearance In Aberdeen. 8. d. II is
= dog that has all the habits and i'm.
stiEcts Of the western tramp. The
Cog makes trips over the Milwaukee
extension. using freight trains at will,
for IL has made friends with all train
crews. The dog has beea named
Boomer. and frequently visits a town.
makes friends. and eats . few meals.
but il refuses to remain. When the
next freight comes along the dog
jumps aboard the caboose. wags his
tail. and banks farewell. Wherever
II goes II is well treated. Boomer
seems to know all about the trains.
when they are due and the direction
they are going. and he seldom In car.
ried hack Immediately toward tire
place he has jast left. Boomer re-
:embles q shepherd dog with PRO
Hounced retriever habits.