The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-12-24

shows plainly how it is put together. Sew
eral dry goods boxes would answer well
for the purpose. The drawers may be used
for holding blankets, curtains and robes
and the shelves or compartments In the
upper arrangement for brushes or small
tools. If desired a lid may be placed over
the opening at the top Of the large box,
to keep out the dust, and this commodious
space be utilized for anything desired. If
care is taken In putting this continuance
together it would be practically rat proof
and could be used for seeds If one wished.
There are a dozen uses to which the box
could be put and as the expense of 1t is
largely in labor there is no reason why
such a box could not be in every farm
barn.
Dentistry for Horses.
The writer recently accompanied q vet
erInar!an who was called to treat q case
of supposed acute dyspepsia in a valuable
mare. A thorough examination showed
that while the animal was suffering from
Indigestion the trouble was starvation in
reality, the horse being unable to eat
properly because Of poor teeth. In this
particular case the teeth were put in or
der and in a week the mare started to re-
gain her appetite and take on flesh. The
veterinarian claimed that nine horses out
of ten after they pass their eighth birth
day, often before, were more or less trou-
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Of a horse is considered eight years cor
responds very closely to the age in hui
mans when trouble Is had with the teeth,
so that 1t Is fair to presume that this
trouble with horses is but natural. When
the horse begins to show apparent stom-
och trouble 1t Is a good plan to examine
Its teeth and TO have a veterinarian look
them over. The expense is small COM
pared with the value Of the horse.
Clean Water for Fowls.
A writer In a prominent agricultural
Journal Whoever says that h1ckens
! will rather drink from a brook or clean
dish than from a stagnant pool or filthy
mud hole knows nothing Of the nature Of
the ANNA" AS a poultryman of twenty
Iodd years experience the writer takes
exception to that statement. It is such
remarks as the above hat undo all the
efforts sincere writer's and writer's Of ex-
perience are making to teach farmers who
are in a position to carry on the work how
to make money from poultry. It is true
a chicken, hen or fowl will drink muddy
water rather han go without, but ninety
fowls out of a hundred will drink the clean
pure water In preference to the foul water
if both are place1sbei6re them. Water Is
essential to egg production and though
the laying hen may drink foul water she
will drink only sufficient to satisfy her
thirst, while If she has all the fresh wa
ter she needs she will consume the guam
tity needed for the formation of eggs. In
other words, If forced to drink foul wa
ter the egg supply will fall off. This Is a
broad statement but the plan has been
TESTED time and again by the writer, among
others, and found correct. Feed clean,
sweet food and pure water and other con-
Editions being proper, the eggs will be
~abundaat and of the best quality.
The Buying of Seeds.
~ Nrxy - N1~tf ~ A-@N l-.-, - II ~ .,E.Es
catalogue to the public and as the farmer
looks them through he will be astonished
at the variation of prices, in some cases.
Naturally economical he will feel that he
ought not to pay a dollar for seeds that
are quoted by another scotsman at 10
cents or less, so he Guys of the cheaper
seeds and wonders why III crop is SO small
of seeds by a agricultural expert revealed
the fact that a certain grass seed offered
at % per cent. below the market price con
tained so much foul seed that when
Icleaned and the true seed measured the
| price paid for that seed was actually one
third more than the highest price asked
for pure seed, 1t must not be understood
that the assertion Is made thai all seeds
QuotedEat less than the regular price are
| inferior for one man may be In position
to sell some one variety OF seeds cheaper
than his competitors. butt is always
i" CfleapeTalO De On the IaSHlS size and u the
best seeds of Esss..sssshse seedsmen.9 The crop
will more than make good the difference
inzthe price of the seeds
BOOT Crops for Cows.
While there Is no question about the
yaspe OF root crops for COWS 1t must not
izba28considered that they may constitute
any consfderabI portion OF III ration.
That is,abecause root crops are fed several
tirics weekly there ought not to- De any
nsAterial cutting down of the grain or
roughaga ration. The root crops will as
sisE the milk flow, but their MAX value is
for regulating the bowels and3furnishing
1 that yarfetysin the ration#which Is needed
/ To keep up The appetite. I~nafeeding car
rots. mangles and like roots 1t is9an ex-
! cellentSplan to feed them by themselves
one time ana then when they are given
again cut them Into pieces Of proper size,
not sc small that the animal is likely to
ciaoke, and sprinkle them With g little
i Fran In mhichsa trifie OF oil meal has been
mixed. ii adds spice, asst were. to the
-ation. which the cows Will appreciate.
Hot Washes for FoWID.
While there are those who do NOT be-
ievein feeding hot mashes 10 laying hens
iii has been proven that It Is q desirable
plan la cold veg Their and especialyin sec
i lions where theswiIters are very severe;
Whether they shouldabe Ted at morning
81 night depends wholly upon the results
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