Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-11-25

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lever should be placed so that the
shorter end will raise the weight. To
this shorter end a chain is attached
and to the end of the chain is attached
any sort of a griper n may desire.
The device can be made TO suit ones
needs according to the height to which
the object must be lifted. The Illus
tration plainly shows the construction
of this device which may be made for
a small sum. 1t will do effective work
made from the material mentioned, al
though if much heavy stuff is to be
lifted the material used should be
stronger.
III Making the Barn Comfortable.
If the farmer who growls about the
sum it costs to feed his stock during
the winter would consider that when
an animal Is cold and uncomfortable 1t
eats more than when it is comfortable,
he would find one way by which he
could reduce the size of his feed bills.
If one lives in a section where the
winters are cold or raw and damp the
thing to do now is to make the barns
occupied by stock as cosy as possible
and this may be done at small ex-
pense if one will give the matter a lit
tie intelligent thought. Newspapers
are very valuable in his connection;
use them to fill in cracks and when this
is done take one paper, fold 1t until 1t
is three inches wide its entire length
and nail over the cracks. Stuff bits in
the crevices about the windows az
the door castings. 1t is surprising ywh2
can be done with a lot of old newspa-
pers toward warming the stable. Fir
some way to keep the wind from
sweeping under the barn. If no better
way can be afforded cut some branches
from trees and with a few stakes hold
them in position in front of the open
ing, then lay against them coarse ma
nure or corn stalks or salt hay. These
materials will keep out the wind and
do much toward making the barn
comfortable. Contrive to let all the
sunlight obtainable into the barn for
this will help TO warm the barn as well
as to purify it. Try the virtue of the
brush and curry on the cows as well as
on the horses. They not only clean but
if vigorously used, stir up the blood of
the animal and improve the skin.
Educating Poultry Consumers.
Consumers of poultry a be edu-
Gated to the point where they can be
shown the difference between a bird
just a few hours killed and one which
has been packed in ice for goodness
knows how long; they can be edu-
Gated to recognize the difference be-
tween a strictly fresh egg and a
packed article. Up to these. points
every poultryman should go to some
trouble to educate his customers. On
the other hand If your customers pre-
fer brown eggs or prefer the fowl with
white skin it will be an uphill road
TO convince them that anything else is
just as good As a matter of fact
tnere is really nc cao:ce,-ta aaiality.
between a freshly laid white egg and
a brown one provided the fowls have
had about the same r%ations, but If the
customer wants brown eggs the poul-
tryman had best have poultry which
will produce the brown eggs. Where
ones customers are abou equally di-
vided in their preferences one may,
by a little tact, induce them to try the
Objectionable colored egg, and If ii is
perfectly fresh n OF good quality it
will not be difficult to induce them
TO buy ggs of that color.
Bacteria From Washington.
Farmers generally understand that
certain plants such as clover, alfalfa,
COW peas, ETC., require the assistance of
a certain germ in the soil to make a
successful growth. 1t is also well known
that the best way of getting this bac-
terra INTO the soil Is by incubation. If
ones neighbor grows any OF the plants
mentioned with success II is because his
soil contains the necessary bacteria and
he will probably be glad to give you a
bushel or two of that soil in order that
you may %inocuIate your own soil. 1t
may not be generally known that the
department of agriculture at Washing
ton Will send a small package of bac-
terra for soil incubation to any one
who asks for ii. With the packages
are sent directions for its use which are
simple and clear. Don't say you cannot
grow clover or alfalfa with success I'M
til after you ask Uncle Sam for some
soil bacteria. Remember his i'm the
early spring.
Changing Seed Potatoes.
The writer has the reputation among
his farmer friends Of being somewhat
OF "a crank" on the subject of first
class seed. At potato planting time the
past season a ne;ghboT had a iot of seed
tubers of Carmen potato which he
wished to sell US. We told him we had
ordered a lot from a prominent seeds.
man and had paid double the price he,
the neighbor, offered 10 sell them FOR.
We said frankly that we felt his seed
was running out and thar we were will
ing 10 convince him we were right il
he would agree to carry u the plan
suggested. This plan was to buy one
barrel OF the high priced seed tubers we
had ordered and plant the contents
alongside a barrel OF his seed potatoes,
We agreed to buy a barrel OF his seed
tubers n carry on the same expert
ment on our farm. To make a long
story short the experiment was carried
on faithfully by both parties, each,
however, carrying out his own. ideas of
culture. IL goes without saying that
"a neighbor gave his rows OF plants