The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-06-20

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the opening with fine wire netting, placing
4 At 30 that 1t will not Interfere with the
management of the glass window from
the inside. Then make a frame with light
f. strips Of lumber of the form shown and
3 cover 1t with canvas or with a strip of
Z unbleached muslin, bracing 1t at either
Il corner as shown. This device Is readily
made and will add greatly to the comfort
L OF the animals In the stable The same
arrangement could be applied to the WIN
" dow spaces of the poultry house and In
rs such q position It would not be necessary
TO use the fine wire screen for the wire
netting OF ordinary mesh would keep out
intruders.
Soroeum for Stock FeadInu.
Y, Y AIRY farmer who can grow corn success
4 iully can succeed with sorghum and Will
Z lind IT decided addition to the winter
& sappl " OF stock food, although those with
Z our q great daal Of experience with it
seem to think 1t can be used to. advantage
\ only as q supplement to the pasture To
F,,tJ
/ be put In good condition, broken up deep
I ana we'll prepared. Make the seed bed
4 ti,iSi and SOW the seed any time this month.
g IRWIN for hay the seed Is sown broad
7 cast at the rate of two bushels per acre
I and narrowed in but 1t Is betterto grow
\ at ~ rows two or three feet apart, the
y litter distance being preferable, enabling
one to cultivate With the horse. When
grown In rows the culture should be the
iisasne as with corn and the plot should be
q kept free from weeds. Stock OF all kinds
S.eat sorghum readily and 1t win pay to
experiment with small plot Of it this
season. In feeding it, as with all foods
that are newlsto the animals, 1T should
4 be given In small quantities at first until
the animals get used to It. 5
a Common Sense Sheep Rafslna.
Nj While It may be said that sheep. and
some breeds more than others, require
more or less tender care there Ii no Ileces-
atty for trea ting them like hot house
4 plants and seeking to rear them by pet
Il ting And vet this Is the method adopted
by many vi no attempt sheep raising Two
i y hingsg are essential In successful sheep
raising, they they be sheltered from rain
and kept In a dry shelter at night. In
4 some sections 1t will benecessary to have
4 the sheep barn well built so that draughts
/ OF gold air will not blow over the animals,
(, but IA is not necessary that their quar-
tiers be warm, but they must be dry
3 Aside from these points proper food and
"a soQu range during suitable weather is
! about all ne cessary to Keep the animals
In good condit ton and enable one to raise
them with profit, Under cover and espe-
claity dnring cool weather and in the vim
ter liberal bedding should be supplied
AS with other stock some variety In food
should be supplied for sheep and they
hould have an abundance OF clean, pure
water i ~ lions point to'1a decided
4 increase In the production Of sheep and
i any farmer who Is located where he can
/ handle Y flock to advantage would do
well 70 add 1t to his farming operation
beginning with q small flock and tncreas-s
y Ing the number as he learns their res
quirenents Properly handled sheep win
ma re a direct profit for their owner to
4 say othtng OF the great value Of the
manure supply. y @ # 3SSS
y ~ - zJlu GsfAOadStQGS9lreGS
ys The old adag g, = II you wish III sell your
house tlrst paint IT. Is full or signiflcance
4 and can be applied to farm property that
4 IS TO be sold or retained. In cities and
/ towns Il he no fence plan works to at1ya1i-
4 tage, but In stae country 1t is nearly al
4 way best to have q division between the
{ road side and the farm. The rail- fence,
J the stqne wal and the wire fence are used
1 according To location ana conditions md
rs we'll cared for. are satisfactory. but the
portion OF fence running along tho house
Z GROUNDS should be more ornamen tal than
any OF those ilent Toned. 6 Nothing better
can be used for thee sSprpose than Calf.
fornia priv hills str ons two and three
year old plant ia III Expensive, year
CD plants ana n. ri tsssiguu filings may be-
,zIlchs soil carefu lly cultivated pslii. al
+ two or three Years make q strong and at
4 4 We fence. Another way OF decorat-
ing around the farm homesis to set shade
\ trees along the road side TOO often we
Z SEQ forest tree seed lings dotted here and;
there along the roadside In Irregular lines.
i cut out All the nlisshapen trees leaving
sthose5t That are Of good Form orr Better
Ilntati. set out other trees from the nursery
ssor from the woods if young, straight
trees can be found. These little iIIiproya-
xllellt ara not sxFensiye , but add great
& ~ to the value OF the farm ia: sell Or toS
keep oinhine with these improvements
lartty in cleaning out the weeds; d long
! ti,s road de and keeping tho grass Gu
4 costs bus q little labor and means
h ne Ladyblrd Beesls.
Ssg growers VIII be interested In the
psogresx pf the expert meats being mads
by the asricui tarai s &c lr uant viii, Al
ot the San Jose scale which has
shsen sported from China at great ex7
he. two ties aiict sur dyed
no Mtnt 5lnI ashing non laid exas ana.
M 49, at this writing feeding on
scale Inns Gets ei ven I'll en- ror the III,
ll5ses Is t6onght that ifs these shsetiss5
be RED to breed Tree I'D can
itnaat o of this count u they Will
do MIC Iii ID EkespinE the san, lose