The Dickinson press., 1914-04-11
RANcH-AND FARM

FARM
Wanted-sA registered Herefori
Bull. G. H. Foster, Belfeld, N. D. q
For sale-Jersey BULL is months old.
Joseph Pazoureb. S miles west. " mile
northof Dickinson. ADV. 3-2S-3t
For SALE registered Pefcheror
stallion, also 1 fine standard bred
fancy driving horse that wins the
race. These horses are fine fellows
and as I do not need them will sell
cheap or trade for anything that
can use. II. B. Schaffner,z Gler
Laurel, N. D., via Marshall
adv. 4-11-3t
FOR SALE A good high-grade
five-year-old,black Percheron stallion
a sure foal-getter, licensed certificate
No. 1922. Will take young horses 0,
cattle in trade. TONY NED.
HARDT, 6 miles west Of Hebron, N
D. 4-11tf
Geo. Luhmann is a great believe,
in trees for the farm. He has an
acre or more but intends to set cut
tings again this year. He says he
will be entitled to some tree bounty
this year from the county. Regard
less Of this or any tree prizes, he
says it pays to get groves started.
I am standing a Jack mule at my
farm, known as the Jack place, 10
miles north of R%ichardton. c. Erb-
stosser & Sons.-adv. >4-11-3mp
Forest officers in Washington and
Oregon plan to discontinue the use
of barbed wire on their forests.
This will affect their own pastures
and public drift fences. They say
barbed wire has no advantage over
smooth wire, that it Injuries stock,
and that it is more likely to be borne
down by soft snow. stockmen on the
Ochoco forest, in Oregon, recently
constructed drift fences of smooth
wire, though with some m~isgivings;
now they say they will never use
barbed wire again.
In selecting eggs for Matching aver
age sized eggs should be selected
rather than those that are large or
small for their kind. Uniformity in
size, color and shape are important.
Health and vitality in the flock is
invariably correlated with strong
fertility Of the egg and a high per
cent of hatch. Imperfectly shaped
eggs and those with a rough surface
or porous shell should be discarded
for Matching purposes. The vitality
of the egg declines rapidly and it
should be started on it's incubation
period before it is ten days old, if
possible. After the egg is three
weeks old it is doubtful policy to at
tempt to incubate it, although much
depends on the temperature and gen.
eral surroundings. It is advisable to
keep ina cool place. Eggs kept any
length of time should be turned oc-
~casionly :: thus preventing the volk
Remembering te-the-s shell aHdi it is
best to keep the small end Of the egg
pointing downward. ,...
Potatoes selected in the field from
the highest yielding hills. are best
for planting, but if bin selection is
practiced average sized tubers should
be chosen. Potatoes weighing eight
ounces or a half pound each are
preferred. If hand cutting is resort
ed to, the tuber should be cut length
wise in four parts. Experiments have
shown. that two ounce pieces give
satisfactory results. Each piece, will
have a portion Of the seed end and a
portion of the stem end. There is
good authority for the statement that
the seed end. of the potato is movable
and yields better than the stem end.
If the tuber is cut in the above man
ner, the seed end will be represented
on each of the four pieces. Seed pc.
should be treated for scab. A
good way of treating is by making a
solution of corrosive sublimate, at the
rate of one ounce to 6 gallons Of
as it does not dissolve well in
cold water. The corrosive sublimate
corrodes iron, and tin ware, so it
should be handled in wooden utensils.
It is also very poisonous, so care
must be used to keep it away from
stock and children. Treat the pota-
toes before cutting and let them re-
main in the solution for an hour and
half. +