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i,1V rf K ft B' t& m i r V 22 The Commoner VOL. 14, NO. 6 lnchos doep with stock yards mipply. .Ho UHOS but llttlo fertilizer, yet his yields indicato a profit of about $350 to $400 per aero on tho average. Somo of tho reasons given for his Buccosa aro that, in planting, he places tho crown of tho plant about two inches bolow tho surfaco of tho ground (not in a ditch), up1 reading tho roots on tho slant of this spaded Jiolo, drawing the earth firmly on tho plant, Cutting is dono during six wooka only, whilo the gardeners usually cut eight or nine. Clean cultivation is practiced during tho cutting season, running tho culti vator through as often as posslblo until tho soason ends. Boforo tho plants appear in tho spring all tho ground is harrowed ovor. The slwde 'Of tho asparagus stalks is so light that tho only remedy for weeds after tho plants aro allowed to grow is continual vigllanco with tho hand and hoe. CULTIVATION IS IRRIGATION Loss Irrigation and moro cultiva tion Is tho proven result of many ex periments and Investigations in the Irrigated soctions of tho country, says tho Arizona experiment station. In other words, tho Irrigation water can bo mado to do twico tho good, porhaps, if tho Boil Is kept stirred aftor each application of water. This is also a valuablo lesson for thoso who farm in non-Irrigated sections. Tho water which falls from the clouds can bo oconomizod in tho Bamo manner. Tho soil mulch threo or four inches deep is a moans by which droughts may bo fought in fevory section. A drought is meroly ; a scanty supply of water. Tho culti , vator will help out in caso of a I scanty supply of rain water, as well as when it is irrigation water, which is scarce. Even young alfalfa and grain crops may bo cultivated by using a woodor, or a splketooth har row with tho tooth sot backward. A caso is given of tho harrowing of a field of young alfalfa with a loss of only ono por cent of tho plants. Twonty-flvo por cent of tho water may sometime bo saved by cultiva tion, and frequently this 25 per cent moans tho dlfferenco between growth and failure. dairy herd at the University of Wis consin college of agriculture, proves conclusively that silage is better and cheaper than soiling crops for tiding herds over tho periods of short pas tures. , , Soiling crops, such as red clover, peas, oats, green corn, and a mix ture of these wore reu in uie lh in competition with corn silage. A careful record of the cost of produc tion was kept, as well as the yield per acre and tho food value of each crop. It was found after the trials were completed that snage yiems more and better food from the same area than do soiling crops; that les3 labor and seed is required in the frrowinc and feeding of silage; that while tho relative production of milk in each case is about the same, the cost of production is much greater when soiling crops are fed. The carrying over of the corn crop from year to year by means of the silo tends to equalize tho quantity of feed available and insures against slumps in milk production. Few farms are properly equipped for feed ing summer silage, as the silo for summer feeding should be of smaller diameter than for winter feeding. For best results, at least two inches of silage from the entire surface of tho silo should bo removed each day. Sho may and does change tho form of the nutrients of tno ieea, uWt sho can not put into her milk what sho does not receive in her feed. She will yield just so far as the ma terial supplied her will permit, or up to the limit of her capacity. The cow keeps tho proportions of tho constituents in her milk practic ally tho same, and when one ma terial is lacking tho milk flow is limited by tho need of this ono ma terial no matter how much of the other nutrients may bo present . With unbalanced rations, the cows do not keep in good physical condition, and therefore can not consume as large quantities of feed nor produce as much milk. COMBATTING POULTRY PKSTS Subscribers' JWvwisinfl Dw This department is for the benefit of Commoner subscribers, and a special rate of six cents a word per insertion tho lowest rate has been made for them. Address all communications to The Commoner, Lincoln, Nebraska. PCZTOMA SPECIFIC Will absolutely - cure eczema, salt rheum, harbors itch and other skin diseases. Soul h mail. $1.50. Send for recommendations Almklov's Pharmacy, Cooperstown' North Dakota. aon AQRES good land for salo near ji3 Sheridan, Oregon. For particu lars address R. L. Churchman, Sheridan, Oregon. ALFALFA SEED $5.50. Timothy $1.50. Farms for rent and sale- J. Mulhall, Sioux City, Iowa. IMPOKTANOE OF BALANCED RATION The approach of warm weather brings with It the usual incroasa and annoyance of the pests of the poul try yard the mites. One of the best mixtures to use in combatting mites is kerosene emulsion. It is made by mixing two gallons o kero sene oil, one-half pound of .whale oil soap, ono quart of home-made soft soap, and one gallon of water. Dis solve the soap by boiling the water, then remove from tho fire and add the kerosene at once. CUurn the mlxturo rapidly and violently until it is as smooth as beaten cream Orio part of emulsion to several parts of water is used to dilute the mixture for application to buildings, drop ping boards or nest boxes. Add one or two ounces of carbolic acid to the emulsion just before applying. This is a splendid disinfectant and insecti cide to use about the poultry house. DROTHER Accidentally discovered 1J root cures tobacco habit and indi gestion. Gladly send particulars. J. W. Stokes, Mohaw,lc, Fla. osE 1720 Colorado Boulevard Denver, Colo. "IIEAVKN AND HLIi," Swcdenborg's 400 page work, 15c postpaid. Pnntor IjnmlciiberKcr, wimltjo- PInce, St. Louis, Mo. A balanced ration is ono in which each of tho nutrients or tho different food materials is present in just tho right proportion and amount to meet tho needs of tho animal, says Pro fessor Fraser of the Ilinois college of agriculture. If there Is too much of either carbohydrates or protein, the RELIABLE BREEDERS FURNISH NEW WAR SONG with .splendid music "Tim STARS AND STRIVES OV V. S. A." Mailed for 10 cents by the author. Address B. 303 Northern, Fucblo, Colo. SILAGE BEST FOR SUMMER A series of tests, covering threo successive summers, in feoding tho excess becomes a waste; if there is too .llttlo of either, tho others pre sent will not be used to tho best ad vantage. Thero is a largo difference in the amount of milk produced from a balanced ration. Dairymen fall to understand that quantity of feed can not bo mado to tako tho placo of quality and that thero is a neces sary conection between the nutrients in the feed and those In the milk; Hence they are inclined to look on tho cow as a machine which can turn out any kind of feed which she will eat into the constituents of milk. Sho can no moro do this than a mason can build a house with sand and brick without lime or cement. PEDIGREES 1 The CLIPPER There are three tliincs that destroy your lawn: Dande lions, lluck Plantain and Crab Grass. 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Btt' u ls uht O&r Offer ?l f thGSe c?mbi"ation Pliers will be sent post- Y m "lald t0 any addrGSS without extra cost in com bination with a year's new, renewal or paid-ln-advanco mlwiiJStJ ?" both The Commoner and The American iUesS attp Ptl? to, SMfc7 aUd mak remittanCG PayablG "om5lDadCKfWS A man buying pure-bred hogs should never buy breeding stock without demanding that the pedi grees or proper papers for the regis tration of the animals be furnish pd at the time the animals are shipped, says the Kansas Farmer. Even thoroughly reliable breeders are sometimes negligent in this matter of properly turning over the neces sary papers for the registration of the animals sold. The prompt de livery of papers is good tmsinos? practice on the part of the breeder, since it is bound to create a favor able impression upon his customers. The necessity of writing and asking several times for the papers is of frequent occurrence and such neces sity is certain to prejudice the buyer against the breeder. The purchaser of pure-bred hogs has a right to de mand that he receive the papers at once and is justified in looking upon the breeder with suspicion who puta htm off in this matter. He is also justified in viewing with suspicion the hog breeder who gives no evl- dence of keeping a thoroughly re liable system of marking and keep ing track of his own private herd records. The hog breeder who docs not have a positive means of identi fying at once every pure-bred pig on the place is not a safe man to dp uusmess wun. DANDELIONS An agricultural writer says that dandelions are not whollv wltimnf value. If you will watch tho cattle in the pasture you will see that they eat dandelions with apparent relish These weeds have a considerable feeding value, being quite rioh in protein. They are a nuisance chiefly in lawnd. J Various methods of getting rid of this pest in the lawns have 5 ,en re KiriSd fti GaSOlIno or kroseno, ap S?m im F1!. c.rown of tho dandelion, will kill individual plants. On badly INDIAN LANDS "HOW tO slnM' Acquire Them" fa$il T eraturo just printed. Also tells about free government homestead lands In Grand Routt and Moffat Counties, Colo rado. Ideal soil, flno climate, good crops and ready market for Fruits, Dairy, Poultry and general farm prod ucts. An opportunity for industrious farmers to get a start in a rapidly de veloping country. Write to W. H. PAUL, G. F. & P. A., Denver & Salt Lake Railroad, G18 First National Bank Bldg., Denver, Colo. RHEUMATISM CURED I will gladly send any Rheumatism sufferer a Simple Herb Recipe Absolute ly Freo that will Conquer Rheumatism to a positive certainty. I have given it to many sufferers who believed their cases hopeless, yet they found roller from their suffering by taking thoso simple herbs. 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