The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-12-04

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use on a light one-horse wagon. The IL
lustration needs little description, the main
points being. to ave the pole made Of
tough lumber and about two inches square
Mt the small end and three and one-half
inches square at the other end. The cicle
should be made Of two-inch wagon fell
loes. Bolt the shaft couplings to the cir
Gle, the double tree resting on the tongue
where the circle is bolted to the tongue.
This wagon pole is quickly attached and
Is very light, hence not a burden on the
horses, and the expense for making 1t is
small.
Storing Seed Potatoes.
In many sections of the country 1t is not
possible to keep seed potatoes through the
| winter In good shape; then in other places
farmers do not have the proper sheds or
cellars for such work, hence, In either
ease, 1t is best to buy the seed tubers in
the spring. OF course this is a heavy ex-
pense and, in the opinion Of many ought
not to be advocated, but surely 1t is more
profitable to buy good seed and have a.
good crop than to plant seed that is in
ferior because 1t has not been properly
stored. In the central states and In the
northern south a good way to save the
seed tubers is to bury them out of doors;
this is done by keeping them In the cellar
until there Is danger of them freezing
there, when they are removed to a pro-
tected place out. of doors, placed in long
piles about three feet wide, covered with
straw a foot deep over which Is thrown a
few inches deep of dry sand. AS the
weather gets colder more straw and more
sand Is added, the quantity, or rather the
depth. depending upon the severity OF the
weather. The idea Is to keep them just
above the frezing point. In cellar or shcd
storage the tubers should be thoroughly
dry when stored and should be placed In
barrels or crates and these set on timbers
several inches off the ground so that there
will be a free circulation Of air. The tenn
| perature Of the place of storage should be
2 or 8 degrees above freezing. With prop
er care the seed potatoes can be kept IL.
excellent condition by either of the plans
named.
Water for Farm Animals.
It is admitted that water is essential to
the well being Of humans and II this is SO
why should anyone presume to think that
animals can get along with little or no
water? Yet that is the plan on which
many farmers work. The cows and horses
are, perhaps. properly watered but the
other farm animals are given little water.
In a series of experiments carried on by
the writer a number Of years aso 1t was
found that sheep, swine and poultry gave
US nearly twenty per cent. better returns
When regularly n carefully watared than
when the water was given but occasional
~. That Is, the egg supply was larger
from the hens, and the sheep and hogs
kept to the desired weight. More than
this we found there was less trouble with
diseases, particularly those that had the
stomach for their base of attack. Tt Is
now a regular practice to give all animals
on the farm regular supplies Of clean wa
ter. In watering the sheep and swine
troughs are provided and kept for the
purpose. After the animals nave drunk
the troughs are removed so that there ia
no chance OF them being defiled. 1t will
pay every time to water all farm animals
regularly and with clean water.
Feeding Green Cut Bone.
Mention has been made In this DEPART
nent about the value Of green cut bones
for laying hens. The term means the
bones that are fresh (not those that have
Tain around until they nave become dry>
~SAS 1891 klhS tlSdI, A n
beginning to feed green cut bone to the
hens, and the feeding Of 1t should begin
as soon as the e are put in winter
quarters, give 1t to them at the rate of
about one-haf ounce per head twice each
week for some six weeks, then gradually
increase the quantity until at Christmas
and from Their on they are having a lit
tie more than an ounce per hen three times
a week. In feeding 1t a good plan is tn
mix it with n Of the grain feeds for the
day and try and scatter this grain SO
that each hen Is likely to get her share Of
the green bone. Another good way ia ia
scatter the allowance Lhrough the cha IF
IN the scratching shed, together with a
scant supply of wheat at the midday ,nea
and let the hens gather it by scratching for
1t. II too much of 1t rs used, and particu-
larly If corn Is a part Of the grain "a.
tion, 1t causes fat and thus makes trou-
BILE with the egg production. Just here a
word about green cut clover for LAYING
hens. II one has a supply Of clover hav
cut a portion of 1t up into Inch lengths
and after wetting 1t thoroughly feed n
several times a week. If no clover ia on
hand buy sons of the cut kinds that are
put up especially for poultry. Feeding cut
clover will add wonderfully to the egg
supply. ee
Comfortable Quarters for Stock.
Most farmers, except the shiftless ones
are quite willing to make their stock com.
Portable during the winter, NJ say thew
are unable to do so because they cannot
afford to buy this, hat or the other. In
some cases 1t Is necessary to buy more
or less material, but on most farms the
question OF comfort for animals is sinnly
a question of a little ingenuity on the m =,
of their owner. For thera .rs
many cracks between the boards in the
stable and one cannot afford to buy the
necessary lumber for repairs. Go to the
nearest town where a newspaper is NH
llshed and you can buy enough old comics
for so cents to close all the cracks In everv
out building You own: % cents for tacks
and 70 cents for third grade laths win oom.
p!ete the fund necessary to spend. ,rhan
the out buildings may be set on nos+s =.
a corner with open spaces bet waan
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