The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-08-24
FARM NOTES.

upen Nout iiotsc and farm animals now
ana use them well.
The general aspect of the dairy ami.
mai is thinner, sharper and more ahgn.
lar than the feeding ahimaE.
1t is surprising to see what Il grea,
change q little paint VIII mahe III the
appearance III farh buildings.
Tho Farmers Alliance was introduced
Into Mississippi in March, 1887, and
now has l,2oQ LODGES and 10000 men,.
bcrs.
The American Association Tor the
Advancement ps Science vii! hold it,
hnseahnhal meeting in Cleveland Aug.
Ii to y, inclusive
Many of t.,5 ieady-mixcd paints arc
valuable and cheap, and the painting
can be done by one of the boys o. hitei
man at odd Zines
A hohttca rods of fence on q farm
above actual need become IA tax on Ia
boz and material that may better be
cut of by removing the fence.
A new vegetable fben called ..gr.-
montir,,' IA imported fron, C'iihes into
Hollanfs snd is made to take the plac,
of inaaa hni hair in upholstery,
1t is estimated that to collect ~ pound
OF honey from clover 81, 900 heads ul
clover must be deprived If hGttar and
., 73o,ooa v@'>itr frnM bees Must he made.
Watering troughs hy the roadside at
convenient distances ,rc highly an.
preciatrd By travellers aud are pretty
sure quotations OF kind and hospitahlc
farmers.
a good coat of paint will preserve
the buildings, add to Tx beauty and
attractiveness of the premises, and
transform old nn-duwn safmhousus
into neat and tasty homes.
Gaiing to law is expensive, whether
1t be Tor the purpose of securing irs-
tee "r revenge, and is almos, most
certain TO end in disappointment and
loss OF money I" heth parties:
1t Il n queer idea some farmers hay,
that grass will grow after soil is ex
hausied by grain cropping and that
grass will restore fertility after it is SO
far gone that seeding must fail.
Ono Way t" mAke Sdnr hoSs dislike
farming ia !" be continually finding
FAINT, complaining of the hard lot
and s!avish life OF farmers and telling
them Of the ease and comforts of city
life.
Burned 'rfG$ are useful in the poul-
tH.i yard, butIo not equal those that
are procured in the ground condition.
Bones from the butcher, pounded into
pieces, are preferred by tho hens, as
they contain mnrc or less meat
Win all the talk about the value Of
Jerusalem artirlolses for hogs fewer
are planted every year. While large
crops ut ti,eth are sometimes raised,
the average yield appears to be very
small and dependent ON the season.
Experiments in raising alfalfa are
being made 1T the Iowa Agricultural
cpllege. 1t is likely that this forage
plant will grow in Iowa and DO fairly
we'll, but there is no prospect that it
will be as valuable for stock food us
clover and grass.
Dr. Salmon gays there nrc two con-
ta@lnns diseases known MS hog cholera.
n affecting the bowels, the other the
lungs. The one is the genuine hog
cholera, the other the swine plague.
1t is possible for an animal To have
both diseases ut the same time.
Sheep are one of the bcsi-paving
things thnt cau he had for north Da-
kota tsnr farmer got three sheep two
years ago. and from tacm he now has
eleven. Another farmer had in 1883,
with addition to otiicr stock, 100 sheep.
and he has now 200 besides 40 youn.
laIGbS.
The PIG that Brings tho farmer the
most money is not The one that yields
him the greatest profit. Fail pigs MIA
tered over and fatloned the next fall
are almost Invariably expensive ami
mails. Where corn is fed to cattle
whole, II few pigs may be kept to fol
low them without much outlay, but
only q Few.
20 make hens lay, SAYS an exchange,
put two or more quarts of water in !;
kettle and one large seed pepper OF
two small ones, then put the kettle
over the fire. When the water boils
stir in coarse Indian meal until YOU
have thick mush. Let it cook nn
hour or so; feed hot. Horscradisl.
may he chopped fine and stirred into
the mush AS prepared in the above di-
tectious.
Several reports of death from hand
ling animals diseased with CHAMBERS or
hiacAleg NJ reported. If the virus uf
these contagious diseases enters the
blood through II scratch or wound,
binod-p"isoning. and u frightfui deail,
follow. The fact is not gcneraiIy
known, aud il ought to be carefully
borne in mind, and neighbors ignorant
OF the nature of these diseases eau
toned.
One Of the principal causes of hcaves
in horses is the feeding of dusty or
dirty hay. Ordinary clean hay can al
WAYS be fed with safety if cut mp.
motstcnc'i. and mixed With ground
grain; but to feed the musty or dirty
sorts IS very luxurious. Clover. owing
to its Liability 10 rrnmhln, often gets
dirty, even after storage, and should
never be fed without being previously
mulStcn2d.
The cheapest and best mode of keep
Ing lice out of the p~onltry-housc is 10
add q quart OF kerosene oil to eaci,
bucket of strong soapsuds ON washing
days and thoroughly saturatc the floor,
walls, roos:s, and every portion of the
pou'try-housc, forcing the liquid into
the cracks and crcyiccs. 1t will XIII
the %vernin rs soon rs il Shall touch
them. being one of the best insecticides
known.
The best tonic anci preventive of
poultry diseases is as follows: 70 one
gallon of pure water add from fifteen
to twenty drops OF tinctlWe of iron and
two or three drops of aconite. Stir
and mix well before putting into the
drinking-vcssels. If used all the
year round dis will produce a healthy
flock OF birds. The iron strengthens
the blood, while the a@eonite prevents
and al!o3s feycrislness. Care must l,e
taken not to get too much aconite into
this mixture.
DIR. George A. Bowen, of Woodstock.
C"nu., some years ago began expert
mcnts in a smail way in planting the
nuts and seeds of native forest trees.