The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-12-25

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and In which may be kept many things
now without a proper and regular place,
While the illustration shows a box of con-
siderable size one Of smaller dimensions
may be used il desired, and 1t can be
made on the same plan. No instructions
Tor making are necessary for the cut
shows plainly how it is put together. SeV-
eral dry goods boxes would answer we'll
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 DON.
to keep out the dust, and this colnlnodious
space be utilized for anything desired. II
care is taken in putting this c~ontrivance
together 1t would be practically rat proof
and could be used for seeds ii one wished.
There are a dozen uses to which the box
could lie put and as the expense of 1T is
largely ia labor there is no reason why
such a box could not be in every farm
barn.
Dentistry for Horses.
The writer recently accompanied a vet
erinarian who was called TO treat Il case
of supposed acute dyspepsia in 4 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 We're put in or
der and i'll 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, We're more or less trou-
bled with their teeth. When the longevity
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 it is a good plan to examine
its teeth and to nave a veterinarian look
them over. The "opens is small COM
pared with the value of the horse.
Clean Water for Fowls.
A writer in a prominent agricultural
Journal says: Whoever says that chickens
Will rather drink from a brook or clean
dish than from 4 stagnant pool or filthy
mud hole knows nothing of the nature of
the animal AS a poultryman of twenty
| wv sSoio lelICS #lflG# "TlIpf takes
exception to that statement. 1t is such
remarks as the above that undo all the
efforts sincere writer's and writer's of ex-
perlence are making to teach farmers who
are in a position to carry on the work how
to make money from poultry. 1t is true
q chicken, hen or fowl will drink muddy
| water rather than 30 without. but ninety
fowls out of a hundred will drink the clean
pure water in preference to the foul water
III both are placed before 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
ditlons being proper, the eggs will be
abundant and of the best quality.
The Buying of Seeds.
Very shortly seedsmen will offer t,eir
catalogue to the public and as the farmer
looks them through he win be astonjsfcd
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
SSiIo VI 1885, So lie DuyS OF the chp3 nar
seeds and wonders why his crop is so small
and his soil SO full of weeds. Recent tests
OF seeds by an agricultural expert revealed
the TACT that a certain grass seed offered
It 70 per cent. below the market price con
tanned so much foul seed that when
cleaned and the true seed measured the
price paid for that seed was actually ono
third more than the highest price asked
for pure seed. 1t must not be understood
that the assertion Is made that all ennds
quoted at less than the regular price ara
inferior for one man may be In n position
TO sell some one variety of seeds cheaper
than his competitors, but it is AWAY.
cheaper TO be on the right side and buy the
best seeds of reliable seedsmen. The cron
will more than make good the difference
in the price Of the seeds.
Root Crops for Cows.
While there is no question about the
Value OF root crops for cows II must not
be considered that they may constitute
any considerable portion Of the ration
mat is, because root crops are fed several
times weekly there ought not to no am,
material cutting down of the grain ~
roughage ration. The root crops will ,S-
sist the milk flow, but their main value is
for regulating the bowels and furnishj,g
that variety in the ration which is needed
to keep up the appetite. In feeding car
rots, mdngles and like roots it's an ex-
cellent plan to feed them by themselves
one time and then when they are given
again cut them into pieces of proper size.
not SO small that the animal is likely TO
choke, and sprinkle 'hen1 with a little
bran in which a tri1ie Of oil mea! has been
mixed. This adds spice, as it w...e. to the
-atson. which the cows will appreciate.
Hot Mashca for Fowls.
While there are those who do rot he-
.ievc IN Feeding hot mashes to laying hen.
II has been proven that II is a desirable
plan in cold weather, and especially In sen
tons where the winters are very severe.
Whether tncy should be fed at morning
or night depends wholly upon the results