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The Holt County sentinel., 1913-02-21
SALT As A FERTILIZER

r. ". NundHy. London. Ontario
writes ns follows: Can you please
tell me II dirty salt from u ,annery
spread thinlN on ella! loan would be
Of any benefit ms u fertilizer" What
Is n good fertilizer for onions?"
You will lind that salt r. not much
good rs u fertilizer We have known
Of experiments fact, II Era been
rXrerimcnicd with cOnsiG, rahly IN
which IL did not AFFECT the Yield TO
any material extent II may hay" a
little eifec, on the physical condition
of the soil under some conditions. hut.
generally speaking. whatever this
effect may be, II Il not worth the
trouble of applying the salt
The four principal plant food
elements are nitrogen, phosphor.
us, potassium and calcium, The
FIRST tire. named are the most i'm.
portart. salt dOes not suppl, any OF
these plant food elements. Salt h.
made up Of hydrogen and chlorine.
The best fertilizer for onions de.
ponds upon the conditions OF the soil.
and as We are not familiar with your
soil. W. cannot give you This def.
nitely. Generally speaking, onions re.
suire very fertile land In order TO give
best returns, This crop seems TO
demand an unusual amount OF avail.
able potassium. and for this reason II
ia sometimes advisable to apply
potassium fertilizer. Snlphate OF pot.
ash has been found to give better
returns than potash In other forms.
Stable manure is very good for onions.
but should he applied in the fall One
objection TO using stable manure 10
that Il carries Il great many weed
seeds, and thus may increase the labor
Of caring for the onions. The pres.
~ncr NJ lime is also very conducive to
kr0wing good onion crops.
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-02-21

ing the bale. It Is accessory to "a
around the bale chamber to the OPP
posite side. Tho press should b" con
structed principally of steel and high
grade iron and should be strong ant
durable.
The two.horse pullpower press and
the motor baling press should have q
selffeed attachment as 1t increases
the capacity Of the press and AZ the
same time reduces the work Of feed
ing the press.
The hay press IL a money maker
and money saver and should be
used on every farm.
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-02-21

tn g SERVICE RuHENu.
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-02-21
Pet Funny Stories.

Authors are not above having a pct
story to be told over and over again
on Occaslon--and on. too.
Emerson l'ough. who IN his novels
deals with extremely serious topics,
has a keen sense Of humor and never
tires Of telling about guide he once
had on a fishing trip In the Adirou-
dacks. This guide had also been en-
ployed by Grover Cleveland and Dr..
Henry van Dyke Of Princeton univsr-
sity. Shortly after the birth OF Presi-
dent Cleveland's little daughter the
chief executive went on a hshins
trip and was delighted to learn that
his guide had also become a father.
How much did your baby weigh as
BIRTH" asked Mr.. Cleveland.
twenty-five pounds. sir" answered
the guide. ."''
twenty-five pounds!" exclaimed
the president, In amazement: why.
my baby weighed but seven"
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-02-21
BALE THE HAY
BY G n. Afford. I n c Service Bureau,
Atlanta, Ca,

Baled hay is mrci more valuable "a
q feed than loorc hay. even when the
zoos, ua. a. well housed.
IdOs, n! carrie. u great quantity
OF dust and often gives the farm ari
mails severe cough while baled hay
does not
Baled hay takes up about onc.iifth as
much room as loose hay and for this
reason the entire crop OF ba,cd hay
can usually he stored unde- cove
while loose hay must be exposed 10
the weather in stocks and ricks
Ealing breaks up coarse hay so that
the stock will eat II more readily and
there is no waste in feeding baled
hay.
Baled hay Is always ready for the
market II is convenient and salts
factory to handle In every way. II
can be hauled by team or shipped by
railroad.
Much Of the tops and sides Of stacks
Is spoiled by the weather.
Ioos" hay becomes dusty and
musty. Blling hay keeps ont the dust
and preserves the hay.
iialcd hay retains much Of the
sweet hay odor that stock relish.
There's q freshness and appetizinc
quality and feed value In balcd hay
that Is never TO he found IN loose
hay
We huuld bale our hay whether We
feed II ON uur own farms or sell II OF
course, the market demand is for balcd
hay and Tor balcd hay only and for
this reason balm" Is the ONLY way 10
be- sur" of having a mariot for
The growing Of hay and especially
'cpumnou. hay a. cOwpca. SOY bean.
peanut and lrspcdoza will rapidly in.
'roasc the fertility of our soils. mnkc
III" raisina OF good live stool. proiit.
able and add very much 20 the income
on the farms
W. can buy ouo.horso pull.powcr
hay prcas or We can luv motor hay
press. For tho small farmer who
aJl"s hi own hay he ono h0rsc puIl.
power hey pres" viii prove very aa,ie.
factory ana economical with II ho.
'lu bale hle hay ai Tho time mo. cor
'"ui"ui ana With small amount Of
l'lp FOR IN" farmer Who crows LARGO.
quantities oi hay or FOR he farmo,I
.hn 'H'u. hp, for his nrirnlurs tho
'"rhorsu uullppw,r ar ilr : picr ,ayI
pres ~ necessary.
or rO't... rU imam can toll IL, ,>.c,
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-02-21

distance between the sweep and the
feeding table, Both OF these points
should be- located at the extreme end
OF the press 30 that the baline cham.
her may be set well into the interior
of the shed or barn and ample room
be had for the revolution OF the sweep
to he made outside the shed or barn.
Another advantage of the Arrangement
OF such u press Is that the bale cham.
Der may be set between two stacks
and fed from both stacks without re.
setting the press, The close arrange.
ment OF feeding table and sweep wiz
not allow sufficient space FOR The
sweep TO describe the circle necessary
10 operate the press.
The reach he'd should be very mar.
row and should not he more than four
or i've inches high TO enable the
horses to walk over II without the
least trouble. When operating presses
that have high step.over. the horses
will generally slow down, hesitate.
and OTTER stumble at this point which
Is annoying 10 the man, wearing on
the horses, and slackens the sneed of
Tho press.
The power construction OF the press
should be such that when the horses
reach the stepover they are pulling
no load. One stroke should
be completed before they reach the
stepover and III" load of the next
stroke should not begin until the low
aarrow stepover has been passed.
The bale chamber should he very
.ow SD that II is AN easy matter to
each across ana tie the bale This
ayes much time aud trouble as, In ty
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-02-21
FARM CROPS
Stable Manure Supplies Many Plant
Food Elements and Adds Humus 70
the soiI-CaIeium Should be Ap.
pI,ed


the SoiI-Caleium Should be Ap.
Piled
York, writes a. follows: II am Il far.
mer living in Erie county. New York
The soil raises very good crops IN
everything excepting wheat and oats
The average yield OF this grain for the
past few years has been fifte.H or
twenty bushels TO the acre. a. com
pared TO ffty bushels TO an acre few
years ago. How can this land he i'm.
proved"
The principal plant food clements
are nitrogen phosphorus. potassium,
and calcium These al" necessary for
the production of rrops " any on"
OF these elements H. deficient II will
mean that the crop production will be
lessencd. Continuous cropping with.
out rotation, combined with poor cul.
tivation, is bound to result IN de-.
creased Yields
The nitrogen can BE- iapl"uishcd by
srowing lcsuminous crops. such as
cloNcrs, cowpcas. SOY beans, Notchcs.
etc. Also. 10y applying stable manure,
or blowing under n leeumo as green
manuring crop By doing this you
not only supply nitrogen 10 your soil.
but you improve It's physical condition
by addirg vegetable matter.
Very Tow soils IopuiI" potassium
This Is especially 30 ~ sand, soils.
although II The soil g. not In good
physical condition the potassium may
hot be available. but If you supply the
vegetable natter either 100 Tho form OF
green manure ul stable manure" b. vii
tend 10 mal" 'h' potassium available.
II may y" necessary 80 supply phUs.
phorus IT. III" iorm OF 20 oomm,r retail
fertilizer, which may be- dom lv using
finely ground phosphate rocl. pro,id
ing the coil jos iu tho proper lhysicnl
condition Tho IhOsphat" ro,l viii
cost you only about halls a. much aud
contains practically twice a. much
pho. phoru. o. acid phosphate Tho
bcst way ~ handling rucl phosphate
IS ia .prpad 70 in IN" stables with TN"
bcdd.rg or 'p SCATTER it on the manure
pile IN. drcatlrs OF tho siahl,
marw" viii i"ud ~ render th' pho.
phoru available,
Tha uthw rNciul, ,'.wni which
Sc especially U,mhr II ,ou expect
to gru" ,.rmnur ,tup. such u.
rlo,'r ,ud alfalfa calcium Thi.
may b" supplied o. tl. usr ~ Gnul,
vrouid limor'ou, rr'h Tho need ~
II
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-02-21
LABOR SAVING
Farm Implements are Needed In the
South


fBy q ~. Afford n e Service
i'uroau1
Tho demand or the times H. for i'm.
provnmcnt along every line; for build.
fnS better roads better homes. church.
cs and school housos. We desire bot.
tor equipment on our farms and In
our homes Tho teachers and minis.
tors muct have extensive oduCatlons
and hcuc" demand better salaries
Telephones. rural deliveries of mail II
brarirs. etc. arc becoming necessities
II s. the desire Of oyrry parent 'p ed.
ucat" tho children ~ COLLEGE or pccd
schools
Apparently Tho key to agricultural
improvement IN the south g. NOR"
power ard laborsa,iHg farm lmvlc.
mcnis on ia" farm. Tho ayordlo farm
worker tolls with u small mule or
hors" aud his total annual income is
about Siis0h H. Iowa iL. .y,taa'
farm worker uscs uoarl, f.Jr lag,
horses aud produce SGlI1l annually
exclusive ul siOrE. investigator. SHOW
q much smaller uso ~ UuWf' uu iru
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proved thai summer AMI winter mas.
,urcs and ,y.Il curcd bu,.. .',,t,',i "a,
The main rcli,rcc f., ;,J m, ,,,J
ing of orsor and muio. op r,,,Ic c,rp
fodder and corn Is so nynrr.i,r ,,j
out of d.,r that The pru, lie. ,o,uId
hc abandoned saw scycn,,c, r,c
mn,cs ll., were raised an .ou1 p,s,,,c
and pea vim. Ia, Tic NIT. rn,ts al.
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The Holt County sentinel., 1913-02-21

Sec that sheds are IN good shape
to Protect the stock that are in the
pasture TIL" first storms do stock
more damage than later ones because
they are not accustomed to them.
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-02-21

Mr.. n n Humphrey. Arlington
Arizona. writes: what property ,ioes
sorghum take from the ground thai
other grains need ! notice hat
wheat and barley grown this sprins
on a plot OF ground that had sorghum
on II last summer was very poor
while on an adjoining plot of exactly
the same kind of soil the crop va,
very good. making nearly twice IS
much grain TO the acre Can yot
advise me what l. the III i. method vi
killing Johnson grass"
We have been unable TO fluid au
analysis of sorghum which shows the
amount OF the different plant fooo
elements that this crop takes from the
coil. Sorghum fodder Is rather low In
protein and high in crude fiber ne com
pared with corn fodder This Won C
lead us to believe that sorghum Is moi
as heavy q nitrogen feeder as the com.
mon corn The amount ~ sugar
which sorghum contains varies from
two 10 twenty per cent of the Juice o.
from one aud one-half 10 twelve per.
cont Of the cane. W" note what yo,i
siy REGARDING the growth Of oat, and
wheat on plot that produced sor
phum last year. The decrease in yielc
may not have been due to any particu
lar dr'in ON the rlant food elements
caused by the sorghum. but might
have been the result Of n lack oi
moisture. sorghum IL heavy feed.
img plant md requires considerable
moisture, hcnc" Il may have taken &c
much moisture from the soil that
There vas not 4 sufficient amount as
compared ~i.h other lclds tn prodjc.
u good crop of wheat or oats
We 10 not believe that yuu Wi,
have any trouble in cutting your corr
With ~" ordinary corn binder over
thursH iho'" aIe pea vines IN tho
corn r." cora binder may he u,r,
very satisfactorily for culting sor
Rhum also milD maze. Where these
cruus groy unusually high and heavy
SOM" of III" machines may not hanGl,
thcU aS easily as they do corn bccaus,
they ace buili Tor corn and not Tor
"'eN "'' 'iopFs l'lkh' "
grain that can h. cut with the orhi.
nary grain binder varies some witt
the binder This machine will hand
grain rorSiderably higher than the
ordinary run OF grains
The most successful method OF I'M.
ing Johnson grass H. 10 pillow early 10
the fail and To harrow the land thor.
Onghly, using u spring tooth harrow a.
,"r.,iblc. or u peg tooth " the spring
tooth Us not available. This will tear
out n large numb.r Of the root stalks
which should he removed from the
field \ heavy seeding ~ small
grain ar millci should nov h.
sow which will keep down the .lohr.
son graE- during The lai" iall and early
spring This rrop should he rni for
hay, aud the land should next he plIwcd|
aud narrowed as before, II t. well tGI
Keep this land under thorough cult
Walton during the summer mouths.
net permitting ANY Of the IohnsonI
gross 10 grow 10 any extent u, fan
~" field will he free from the Iuhn,nn
grass TIL" main objection to this lsI
tho lOss of on" years crop, hat II has
been found to he the mos, sltisrar-
tory way uf Milling ont hi, grass
clos" pn'lurimg aud considerable
trampng X very Injurious 10 johnson
ciass and viii practically MI, II out
IN time, \ thorough drainage of The
land. combined with the above. will|
bc of material assistnnr" in cradicat-
ing johnson grass.
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-02-21
COULD NOT SAY
NO TO ADELAIDE

Major Atkinson, according to n
wife's testimony, doesn't Know nov
to say no to Adelaide, his niece. Thsc
assertion is borne out by the fact thee
when Adelaide asked him to appear
IN Juvenile costume at what sAe
CT led q kid party" which she Wa
TO give at his summer home, he COZ
sented with an outward smile and -
inward groan.
II WISH" he said to his wife 10 pssr
vate, that Adelaide hadn't insisted
upon my taking part In this ridtcce
lous affair Of hers. In fact, I DONE
see why she wants to give such .
nonsensical party"
"why do you aid and abet her." do
manded his wife. "wben suggest
ed that she think Of something newer
and more dignified, YOU Immediately
said. Let her have any kind OF party
she pleases'"
well. one doesn't like to be always
interfering with her pleasures. There's
10 particular harm In her having .
,hild's marty, Is there? But | know ]
shall feel like a perfect idiot dressed
n the little girls early Victorian cos
tune that Adelaide has picked ont for
me-" lie glanced into the mirror ana
sighed as he stroked his CRAVING Van
iyke beard.
The afternoon of the party AIDE
laidc. after tying the strings OF Q
quaint little sunbonnct under the ma
81.
him from the top OF the sunbonnet to
the tips OF his white s'ockinged aud
black slippered feet.
"rnclc. you're certainly the most
overwhelmingly funny sight ever be-
hold" she declared I'm so glad I
found those pantalcttcs IN grandma's
Did trunk. They're perfectly killing.
You'll make the hit of the evening"
81 suppose I'm what you'd call
screaming success" said the major.
somewhat wryly. "You don't think
I'm too complete. do YOU"
mo, you're just-just lovely" Ado
laidc squeezed the large sun Drowned
hand of hor uncle. half of which was
neatly inCnscl IN q white lace mitt.
you're u sight 10 behold"
"Wcll. | must have a little smoke
before YOUR guests come. Adelaide.
I'll just take nv MAGAZINE and read
and smoke on the lawn until tho
festivities begin"
\ little later. Us Mrs. Atkinson and
Adelaide were putting tho finishing
hot,
saw n striking looking couple alight
from n motor car and approach the
major. who rose with his accustomed
courtlipcss and greeted them.
Good gracious. Adelaide, Your
uncle appears to be absolutely unc0n-
sclous Of his absurd attire" exclaim-
ell Mrs. Atkinson. "He Is taking
unconccrnedly as II he were dressed
IN n business suit. They must think
ne Is crazy! Here. ri slip on a long
'oat over my short skirt and run out
and explain"
The major welcomed his wife with
a smile. "I'm glad YOU Joined us. my
dear. for ! wish You to meet Profess
sor aud Mrs, Lee OF the university.
who have heard hattcring reports OF
our garden and have come way ont
from the city TO see our rare roses.
We are honorci. I'm sure"
II think" said Mrs. Atkinson TO the
visitors. after acknowledging ,hs In.
PRODUCTION. that YOU are seeing some
thing else oultc as rar. AS our
roses" She laughed and looked ne
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-02-21

II any machine gave trouble. or 10
not hp 10 date, you can hardly anord
to Stor" II and Try 70 get along" with
II another year. Investigate the new
machines advertised. and you will be
surprised AT the imurONomcnts
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-02-21
GROWING OATS
October the ses. Month for PLANTING
Oats In the South-Compares We'll
In Profit with Corn

tBy G. II. Afford. Of II & Service
Bureau
From October to November 15,
according TO latitude, Is the best time
to SOW oats in the cotton belt. The
area in oats should be- fully as large as
THAT IN corn. Great enthusiasm now
prevails In regard TO corn. but let MS
not forget that as feed for stock
and cash crop, oats Is one ~ the
hest crops that can he grown IT, tn,
south.
Tho chief crops grown ali through
/ the cotton belt are cotton and corn.
/ As an average. for The period from
1900 to 1909. there was planted from
ten to fifteen acre Of corn for each
acre OF oats in tho various cotton belt
states. DURING the same iim, the
average value oi the uai croj per
acre was sl0.oo. vhil" the average
valn" per acre ui corn was SHOP.
Figuring tn cost oi growing au oat
crop and u corn rOp We find that the
oai 'rop wa. IN" more profitable.
There are several important reasons
why SO should SOW millions ~ acres
~ oats IN - cotton belt. II would
reduce W'-lih" aud teaching to the
. i',, ",." -'""'hs' "uo '" me
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cover crop than oats Burr clover
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The Holt County sentinel., 1913-02-21

Stand too long. the leaves will break
on when curing. also the stems will
become more fibrous ard coarse. thus
decreasing the quality At the hay.
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-02-21
Welsh Language oylna Out.

The decadence Of the Welsh Ian.
suage 10 evidenced by the statement
that about Sc per cent. Of the people
OF Wales know some English. whils
nearly 30 per cent. speak no othss
language.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-21

Imagination, and without the posi-
bility of being converted. You may
talk of your dreams; and you may
tell what you heard parrot say.
Both Morpheus and the bird are in
competent witnesses; and your lis
tener dare not attack your recital.
The baseless fabric of a vision, then,
shall furnish my theme chosen with
apologies and regrets instead of the
more limited field of pretty Polly's
small talk. ~
i had dream that was so far re-
moved from the higher criticism that
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-21

We no longer groan and heap
ashes upon our heads when. the
names of Tophet are mentioned. For,
even the preachers have begun to
tel us that God is radium, or ether
or some scientific compound, and
that the worst we wicked ones may
expect is a chemical reaction. This
is a pleasing hypothesis; but there
fingers yet some of the old, goodly
terror of orthodoxy. -s'~t
J There are but two subjects upon
(which one may discourse with a free
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-08-14
CAN YOU DOUBT 1T?
When the Proof Can Be So Easily In.
v~estigated.

When SO many grateful citizens OF
Watertown testify to benefit derived
from Doan's Kidney Pills, can you
doubt the evidence? The proof is not
far await is almost at our door.
Read what a resident of Watertown
says about Doan's Kidney Pills. Can
you demand more convincing testi
mony?
E. L Moberly, 4O4 Second st. S. w.
Watertown, S.. D., says: Several
years ago I had an attack of kidney
complaint. After taking Doan's Kid.
ney iPlls a short time the trouble left
me. Ny health is now good. tt is a
pleasure to recommend Doan's Kid
ney Pills to other kidney sufferers
Mr.. Moberly is only one Of many
Watertown people who have CRATE
fully endorsed Doan's Kidney Pills
If your back aches--if your kidneys
bother you, don't simply ask for a
kidney remedy ask distinctly fol
Doan's Kidney Pills, the same thai
Mr.. Moberly had-the remedy back
ed by home testimony. SOC at al
stores. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo
N. Y. when Your Back is Lame
Remember the name" ADV. s
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-08-14
Wouldn't Work for
Two-fifty a Day

Frank Bennett, the big, good nat
nred proprietor Of the Bennett Dray
and Transfer line was driving along
the street the other day and saw a
strappsng young fellow leaning ur,
against the iron railing III front Of a
store. Mr.. Bennett stopped his horse
and said to the young man Say,
young fellow, do you want to work.
have a al Of gravel to unload and
will pay you $3.50 per day for the
work
The strange young man stood still
and did not answer
M. Bennett; thinking possibly the
man was hard Of hearing. spoke q
little louder. repeating his offer.
The man walked out e the RIG and
talked 4 while With Mr. Bennett and
then resumed his seat on the iron
railing, renarking To some byatand,