The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-23

gins it's ravageS on the tender foliage
On the approach of winter the cater
pillars construct heavy webs in which
they live until spring, when they come
out to feast on the buds. blossoms and
leaves. II is at this season of the year
and later while the trees are devoid OF
foliage that the main work to eXterml-
nate them must be done. While the
moth is in winter quarters he and she
can be readily reached. Obtain
pruning shears mounted on a long han
die and operated by a wire in the
orchard and anywhere on the grounds
and cut off the twgs on which the
mass of web hangs. Lay them in piles
carefully then gather them, and after
taking them out of the orchard burn
them. Only in this way can one be
certain of their destruction. The plan
of fastening a bunch of cotton waste
to pole, setting fire to it and holding
the lighted torch to the web until 1t Is
consumed is also a good one. Better
get at this work during the winter and
do it thoroughly The Illustration will
give the reader some idea of this pest.
The female moth is shown as we'll as
the caterpillar and also twig Of
tree showing the web attached. AS
this latter has been accurately drawn
it will not be difficult to identify the
web of the brown-tail moth.
RAISING HOGS IN THE WOODS.
Several correspondents have asked if
the wood lot would be a good place in
which to raise hogs. Yes and no. If
the wood lot is of thick growth and Il
number of pens put up so that they
would be comfortable in severe wealth
err, they would probably do well. The
exercise would be good for them. but
they should be fed precisely as they
would be if in confined quarters Dur
ing the summer it might be u wise plan
to lay out a portion of this woods, sur
rounding it with II fence of wire, SO
that the hogs could so to ii for shade
this would work very nicely if the
woods adjOined the range where the
i.hogs We're having good grass. In such
case it would not be necessary to feed
them much in the way of grain. The
mistake likely to be made is putting
the hogs into the wood lot and expect
ing them to find their living there.
This would be practically impossible,
and if this is the idea our correspond
ents have in mind they had better give
| it up. The exercise in such a place
would be of great benefit to the ami
mails, but only when accompanied by
a liberal feed at regular times, togeth-
er with an abundance of good water.
MAKE A FOLDING BOOST.
There are all sorts of roosts con-
structed in poultry houses and most of
them far from desira Bile. While the idea
of a folding roost is not especially new
the following plan of construction is on
! better lines than most of these rooSts
are built. Take two strips of 9 by 2
material each six feet long and make
two legs for each strip not over three
4 feet high. The end which comes next
to the side of the building may be
nailed to it. a better plan is to place
I the legs at one end only of the strips
| Ringing the other ends, with strap
! hinges, to the side of the building.
| Then select the material for the roost
poles and faSten the strips to the frame
! already made, having the strip nearest
the front little wider than the rest.
In the front edge of this strip, put a
screw eye and TO it fasten a rope the
size of Il clothesline. Then arrange q
pulley on the side wall in the custom
airy way and YOU have the folding
roost. When it is not in use during the
day pull it up by means of the pulley
and ropes so that it lays fiat against
the side of the house out of the way.
This plan of a rOost enables one to get
at the dropping board underneath with
out trouble, gives the fowls more room
| in the house during the day and also
gives one chance to thoroughly clean
the roOst at any and all times. Then
there are no creViceS into which vermin
can get.