Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-09

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bowels give the pigs a mixture of one
half ounce each OF glycerine and castor
oil. After a full movement has been OBJ
tanned give the pigs a mixture composed
OF two drops of fluid extract of nux vorn-
lea, ten drops of gaultheria, one dessert
spoonful of cod liver oil. Give this dose
twice a day for two weeks. In many
case 1t win effect a cure, although X Is
by no means a certain remedy.
Grain in Orchards.
A reader Of this department. asks If we
would advise the growing of grain In his
| young orchard. The answer is decidedly
no. Grain grown between trees draws
heavily on the moisture in the soil, which
the trees need for their own proper de-
velopment. The writer is not in favor OF
growing anything at all between the rows
of trees, believing that IL the tree is worth
anything at all II is worth all of the care
and culture that can be given II and this 81
cannot receive with another crop growing
along side. There are fruit growers, how
ever, who advocate the growing Of some
crop of vegetables between the rows OF
trees, but those who are experienced never
| grow the sorts requiring late cultivation,
for late cultivation is injurious TO tree
growth, preventing, or rather delaying,
the ripening OF the wood preparatory TO
winter.
Once More the Manure Spreader.
This department is not for the purpose
OF advertising tools or implements, and
no such article that Is sold is ever men
toned by the manufacturers name. There
are implements and conveniences, how
ever, made by manufacturers, which should
find a place on every farm, and one OF
them Is the manure spreader, OF which
there are several makes. No one can ap-
p~reciate the value of this implement until
he has used IL. 1t is not only a labor
saver, but IL spreads the manure in any
quantity desired and spreads ii evenly.
All OF its operations are controlled from
the drivers seat. The work of manure
spreading should be in operation from
now on more or less through the winter,
and no farmer can make a better invest
ment than to have this implement. 1t
will give him added years of life in the
labor 1t will save him, and enable bin TO
grow better crops.
Getting Together a Fruit Farm.
The man who starts out to be a fruit
grower has a long way ahead of him If,
without experience, he plants largely of
any one or two things. In MANI sections
of the country small fruit growing is very
profitable and one does not need TO be
near large cities to find markets; on the
other hand, many growers nave obtained
their best trade in fruits in the smaller
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farmers who do not grow fruit themselves.
Set out a few plants OF strawberries, rasp-
berries, blackberries, currants, etc., learn
how to grow them well and Increase the
acreage from YOU own plants. In a few
years one will AVE a plantation of con-
siderable area and know pretty well what
will succeed and what win not. Before
starting into fruit growing see that the
soil is In good condition, and above all
well supplied with humus. Don't make the
mistake of thinking that 1t is possible to
turn a worn out farm into a profitable
fruit farm without expense. Very many
of the failures In fruit growing are in the
hands of farmers who rave worn out their
farms until they can no longer produce
good farm crops and think to redeem the
farm and themselves by growing fruit.
It cannot be done except at great expense.
Green Food for Confined Fowls.
The grass from the lawn frequently
moved furnishes excellent green food for
poultry in confinement, for II Is apt to be
q mixture of several grasses, and thus
will be Of great benefit to the fowls. 1t is
a good plan to go over the farm and bring
in the weeds, pulling them up, and let
the fowls have them to work over. They
will find a variety Of green, get some
thing from ithe roots and perhaps find a
few insects. If Ii is necessary TO cut long
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cutting It up in short lengths, else II is
apt to make trouble by the long blades
becoming packed in the crops OF the birds.
An excellent plan Is to dry the long grass,
then cut 1t up into short lengths, and after
soaking it well feed to the fowls. This
may be done with a portion of the clover
hay during the winter when the green
food supply is short.
The Dust Mulch.
IT is but a few years since the subject of
the dust mulch for the conservation Of the
moisture In the soil has been heard OF,
yet today those who nave practiced II
thoroughly understand it's value. The
theory is a simple one when once ex-
planned and understood. AS the moisture
evaporates from the surface of the soil
other moisture from below takes its place.
The condition OF the pores connecting the
upper soil with the lower soil regulates the
rapidity with which the moisture is drawn
from the soil by evaporation, hence any
dry blanket that may be placed between
the atmosphere and the damp soil checks
evaporation. We know this when we use
straw, hay or leaves for mulch, and the
same thing Is accomplished by a fine soil
mulch kept dry. because 1t is loose and
fine and necessitating restirring after "a
rain to get the looseness and dryness. That
is all there Is TO the dust mulch, and ii Is
so simple and easy TO understand that,
the wonder Is 1t was not thought of years
4, before 1t was.
The Rattle of Spokes.
In excessively dry weather the spokes
| and taps of wagons and carriages are
likely to shrink so that they rattle. A
good way TO overcome this trouble Is to
go over the wheel and tighten all bolts,
then make a water tight trough large
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