The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-15

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struction VIII be#wen spent Al shown
trough is twelve feet long, sixteen
inches wide. twenty-five inches high, la
pered as shoWn. With the sof the
Stats which are one-half inch thick and
two and one-half inches wide the trough
is made OF inch lumber. The sides, which
are nailed on thesedgesof the sbgttom are
sig inches wid The end pieces orsslegsI
are three inches wide and extend six!
Islehes below the bottom OF the trough. as
shown. These legs are, of course fastened.
securely to the trough after the latter is
built and are independento f the rack IT
self. The rack lis built by mailing the
Stats one foot apart on pieces three inches
wide apd@twelve feet long and are then
hinged to the sides OF trough so@thats
they rcstiin the edges Of the trough when.
closed Two hinges or each i istraps
hinges OF course) Will be sufficient. AT
about the middle OF the racks a bent fasp.
Us fastened soAthat when the racks are III
place they may be held so by turning the
yer the othe other side over astaple5
and holding it In place with a bit Of wood
ntiis arrangement either rack may be
let down and the trough thus filed from
either side.
How Oieofnaraarine Has Failed.
When the oleomargarine bill was bsfore
congress Sit was claimed by taose$wlloi
IA \ ~ Lac vi lll w S4uAs
1T was nothing more nor less than q d ef-
fortSto throttle a~spronaising industry In the
Interests of farmers. It's defendants
claimed. ON the other hand, that they had
no objectionto the manufacture a~ndSsaie3
of oieomargarine as such, but decidedly,
objected to Its being colored intimidation
of butter without being labeled as an ind
station. TX the credit Of II enatioTal law
makers, be tt said, the bill was passed
which provided that oleornargarine coli
8ored to Initiate butter should besstaxed at
10 cents a pound and when not oolored at
one4fourth of 1 cent al pound. The Just
ness of law as passed is shown blythe
report OF the commissioner Of ~internalsrey-
enue to- the effectsgtha at the close of
fiscal year after the law went Into effect
no manufacturer or dealer had qualified.
as the Law directed, to manufacture or
marketscolored oleomargarine and pay the
tax. This lis conclusive evidence that the
claim made. while the bill was before ON
gresss that the consumer would rather
ol-eornargarfne thar butter was false.
Aafew more victories like this and both
farmers and consumers will be on the road
to moderate prosperity; the because
he obtains a fair price for his product,
the other because he is not, uriSnowfngly,
filling his stomach with adulterated foods
Care for tbs Trees.
The storms OF winter aTeSIikely to make
trouble with trees in orchard and9e1se-
where soft is q good plan to have q sup-
splySof grating wax on hand tOhdlsss the
wound toslimbs which may result. Have
also a narrow blade but sharp saw so that
gthesinjured tree limb may be cut off and
leave a smooth surface to be coVeredsWith
the healing wax. IA good wax is made
by melting slowly imam iron kettle four
pounds of rosin, two pounds OF first class
tallow andsone poundsof beeswax. When
melted and thoroughly mixed turn the
mass into a Kettle OF cold water. When
cool the mass may be pulled and stretched
! ngthe same name that candy is manipu-i
lated. Oil the hands with sweet oil SO
that the mass will not stick to them. In,
applying during the cold weather the wax
will be hard unless kept In rather warm
water and applied quickly%with the hand.
The formula as given is fer grating wax
to be used under ordinary conditions, but
an additionalahalf pound&of tallow should
beSdsedsfor the9wax to be used during the
winter weather. h wounds of the trees
thus protected will heal over nicely and
the tree not be injured SO greatly as it
would IL the wounds were left exposed.
Does Summer Barn Feeding Pay?
Several readers of this departmentShave
asked for information regarding the grow
ing tendency III some sections to brari-feed
stheScows the year round. Ii some locali-
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but under normal conditions 1t is not like
8ly to pay. II one is farming high price
land Inc help can be had both wintergand
summer at fair prices, and the prices OBJ
tanned for milk and butter are good, then
barn feeding the year round is undoubtedly
profitable. Any dairyrnan wili5kIow what
the work involves without being told and
will realize that At Is ar entirely different
proposition from turning the cows onto
q good permanent pasture for several
months with but one small feed Of grain
daily The feed for the winter is to be
grown as usual and enoughBmore for sum-
mer as well to carry out the barn feeding
plan, 81 that the question is one each
~dairyrnan must decide for himself uponSthe
conditions under which he is operating
The Great Turkey Failure.
AS is generally known the demand FOR
high grade turkeys this winter exceeded
the supply and the city consumers have
been wondering what h trouble with
farmers was. Turkeys are not so easily
raised asschickens, perhaps, but by proper
scase they can be raissdEif one has the
proGer range for them, but the scarcity
was not due to any lack Of skill In raising
the birGs, but to carelessness In breeding
them. For some u~naccoultahle reason
farmers who raise turkeys do not under
stand the necessity for keeping up the
vitality Of the hock by the ~introduction
OF new blood. They understand this prSa-
ciple in chicken raising better tina theyS
did and are profting accordingly, but they
do not apply the same p~rinciplesto turkeys
Too much inbreeding was undoubtedly at
the bottom OF the scarcity OF turkeys this
winter, tor where there should have been
a. dozen turks matched and raised there
were four or five. Take the lesson home if
a turkey raiser and make selections for
the breeding pen from among the best
hens, then buy anew tom turkey to head