The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-01-03


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Let I'll make some pood New
Year, Resolutions and then stlcl;
70 them tor a year and then see
if they have no been profitabl
riow about these?
Adopt a systematic rotation OF
crops, including clover or some
other legdme at least once every
.hree or four years.
Wherever clever fails q do
well, apply two or more tons o :
ground limestone to the acre.
See that the land is properly
drained and practice good till
age methods
Feed as much of the produce
as possible and carefully con-
serve and return 70 the land he
manure produced
Use only clean sc d. that has
been tested and proved that they
will grow. ~
homes and feed balanced rations
"hoards Dairyman" suggests
the following:
mo. hing but pure bred stock
after. Cement or CT hereto where
eI err 1t can De used. A new silo
and more respect for corn
Clear a few more acres Of
rough gr' und.
A or am separator because it
will brin2 creator profits
An appreciation of the fact
that hogs can be kept clean.
Consider every rat about the
place an enem'.
Give the boys about the place
enough genuine responsible ~ TO
make him love 10 iremain there.
Keep all machin ry under some
sort of shed 4
itON ~ Ool AtN1D
Did you save any of your ma
tured beans or peas for seed next
! ear? If you did. they should be
be treated with CRIB; n bi-su phide
before 5 oring, to kill small in
sects knowD as W evils tina. will
hatch out of eggs already laid in
the seed and cause injury during
the winter. Carbon bl sulphlde is
"a liquid and may he purchi sed
at any drug store. 1t is high
inhammabls, so be car, ful not 20
get it near fire OF an explosion
will res ult. Place t. e seeds In Z
tight retainer and pour oyer then
some Of the carbon hi sllll hide
Ca teaspoonsul W Il be suffcien
for 5 to 6 poun Is Or ab esppor
| full for 10 to 10 pounds of saeC }.
Close the ontaiEer tightly Will
a lid or with heavy paper am
cave from SO to As hou Tn
carbon bi-sulphide, evaporaing
will give off a gas that is heavle
than air. T1is &, s will sink thrI
the SEEDS and destroy al insec
life. After reno ing the see
air thor ughly for a few days {
J take away the disagreeable odor
1 chen place in clcth .r paper bag
land Suspend tie e from the at,i
raftrrs ! ear enough the chime
so th,y will not be I'M "A ed by tn
cold.
Your Garden.
How close did you d ant YOU
yes tables last year? Was it To
close to allow easy cultivation an,
room for The vegeta Dies to max
good growth, or did you vast
space by Masking the rows too a
apart? In making your galdel
plans this season remember I,
; allow a fair amount of space be
tween the rows.
Did you have a good deal OF
: thinning t. do? K member that
seed is scarce and ahor valuable,
Sd do not SOW any more seed than
necessary to get a good stand
lido not tly to use ny the seed Just
becau you have it. ave t for
Inext year The less thinning you
have to 10, the less expense and
labor you will ha' and the
stror ger plant you will get.
Plants growing close toge her
tend to become week and tn ere.
fore do not prod c. as large
crops. Plan CAREFUL the dis
lance between rows in your gar
den and figure the minimum
amount sect YOU should buy.
n. C. THOMPSON.
County Agricultural Agent