The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-02-04

d sharp knife so that they Will fit the
woodan box. Boxes made to hold one
dozen eggs and others to hold two dozens
will be large enough. These boxes ought
to nave covers with a hasp coming down
over the staple so that the box may be
locked If need be. These boxes will cost
but little If made at home as suggested
and if one has strictly fresh eggs of good
size as well as uniform in size they can
be markete in these boxes at a higher
prices than If marketed in a basket. Try
1t and see If it is not so. AS an extra
inducement to the customer wrap each
Egg in white tissue paper and twist the
ends of the paper as they are twisted
around oranges in lemons. Have the eggs
strictly frssh, Of good size and clean and
sou'll find the tissue paper conceit will
sell them readily and at good prices.
Nitrogen in Farm Operations.
An observant correspondent writes that
little is said In this department. concern
ing the purchase of commercial fertilizers
containing considerable per cent, of nitro
gen and calls the attention Of the editor
TO the large quantities of nitrogen used
by market gardeners. OF course all who
are familiar with tie work OF market
gardeners are familiar with their use of
nitrogen, but it should be remembered
that such men nave comparatively small
areas and from them get several crops
In a season. The farmer on the other
hand works a large area and, at most, as
q rule. gets but one crop. The conclusion
Is that he cannot afford to buy the COM
mercial nitrogen, which Is correct. Nor is
there need for his doing so If he will grow
the legumes which will obtain the nitro
gent for him from the air. Simply a mat
ter of economy after all and the money
out in heterogeneous fertilizers may be put
In fertilizers containing larger percent
ages Of potash and phosporic acid If the
htar,,r,e Sa a va J,ca1 IN 1Ifagp f,a cnGt1v nj
trogen. The question is a simple one and
the soil worker should take it home to
himself and apply 1t according to condi-
tons n circumstances.
The Small Poultry House.
1t is generally considered that ten
square feet of floor space should be al
lowed for each fowl in planning a poul-
try house and one this basis a house for
twenty hens would be about 10 by 20 feet
inside. Usually this is a safe Measurement
where no space is provided for a scratch
Ing shed; in the latter event much less
space in the house proper will suffice, as
the hens use it almost entirely for toost-
ing purposes. Prominent poultrymen
claim that six square feet for each hen is
sufficient, but for the novice we advise
the ten square feet. Whatever the dimen-
sions If no scratching shed Is provided
care must be used that the house is free
from %draughts and comfortable. In the
,ho11d h. ,inad ,ns.aa Nth arrad naner
IT rha hacL ana sidaa Tue Front NAV he
arra GOD On tba+ dI,rin1 tina warmer neri-
nds ~ conenama, ~ can he covered with
uira netting tbroueh which the SUMS RAYS
may oorna ~ +h,,, n,oy,da a nles SAINT
nIaoa for scra +chine r. m Mace is
pianne5 1,rS. 4sh;n. SHE'D + VIII b
pecessarv thar the Food be given at least
Iwica da3lv scattered among the chaff on
he door' else the hens win not take
eno,,ph EXERCISE. In the limited space. tc
keen them IN good condition. Whatever
the Man of house it ia necessary to pro.
uida a fajr amount of light and yentila.
ZION az we'll as TO keen II fairly warm IL
winter.
Misleading Figures for Poultryrnen
There has recently been published re
ports from experiment stations relativt
to the cost of producing eggs which wer
either misprlnted or, II correct, mislead
Ing for they place the cost OF PRODUCING
eggs at a figure which VIII discourage
any one desiring to take up the work
From the figures given 1t 10 evident tina
the food was based on buying 1t at tn
highest market price; tnen' the tigufe
! indicate results from comolnatlons OF fa
: lions lmany OF them not az al oesrapie
and an average Struck whicn Is, OF course
, nlgn. E~xpianalohs shoulo nave pee
mace SO tnat the reaoer Wouio nave un
7 aerstood that the tapie was Tor the pur
pose OF COMPARISON, the cost OF di1teren