The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-11-03

ally increase up to the point where the
animals seem to be Furnishing. Don't
overdo it. however, for this woul be like
eating highly seasoned foods constantly.
A Protected Hog Pen.
One of our neighbors has what he calls
q hooded pen for his win and the idea
seems 10 be a most excellent one. The
building is erected so that II Is about four
feet high at the ear and seven feet high
in front. About twc-thirds of its depth
is devoted 10 the pens and sleeping rooms,
with an outlet to the yard on one side Of
the low md. In the immediate front there
remains about our feet of space which
enables one to get to the front of the
troushs readily. The entrance to this
walk is from the side. In the front the
shed is boarded up four feet and is open
from there to the top leaving three feet OF
open space for ventilation. The building
Is placed SO tina it will get all the sun
possible and 3 series of curtains are hung
so that they may be let doWn at night
and on stormy weather. 1t will be noticed
that this construction is somewhat on the
line Of the scratching shed for poultry and
II is certainly an excellent idea. giving
ventilation and sun without sacrificing a
great deal Of space.
Testing the Fancy Market.
The writer has long been an advocate
OF putting up attractive products in at
tractiye packages. 1t is well understood
how many manufacturers put up their
goods in packages that really cost more
than the article itself. Unfortunately the
article is often an inferior one, the at
tractipe package selling It. This cannot
be lone with products OF the farm, for
the article shows for Itself. We have al
ways conte;lded that when one was To-
Gated near a large town people Could be
found who were willing TO pay fancy
prices for 2 first class article, particularly
Il il was presented in an attractive man
ner. a friend had a fine lot of apples
thar he had grown with care; only four
barrels Of them, not enough. he thought.
TO make much fuss over them. a dealer
HAD offered him 50 cents a barrel more
than the market price for first class fruit
and he was preparing to ship them when
! called, l offered 81 q barrel more than
the market price on condition that my
friend wuClG 60 20 town with me next day
and SEE ne market them. You see I
wanted 10 prove that my pet theory was
correct. To make z long story short, put
tG:se apples up in ~ID-pound grape baskets
after carefully wipins each apple and lin
ing tire basket with tissue paper which
protruacd oFeT the edge The four bar
-els were retai.ed in about five hours,
some 10 G=ale-s in fancy fruit and some to
consumers = high price was asked and
fo3n2 that ! had cleaned up S.60 net for
FAY fve Laurs work. Had / grown this
fra51 icstaad Of buying il surely the profit
wo@sG ave been large enough to have
sLit@a me. ! think l have made q con-
reFs Of my friend aud as he grows fine
1-1.t q Taryo0s soTS he will make at
uactiTe packing decidedly profitable.
Pt17+ &C.. L,rt Trsa
I'D E2l ever 90 through a wood where
Fea"s aEu, Is 2 boy. You had Zach fall
gathered NETS. and find that during the
years lhat Interviewed these trees had been
cnE GOVT ana no others gook their places?
The writer had such an experience a lit
tie aJn@ ago ard the Disappointment was
50 sessE that ne has ordered q supply OF
nSt trszS to he s=t out on the farm %
tAat Ehe &n2aN boys Ct coming generations
T.liI kloTT t3e pleasures Of nutting as l
&@%6 them %carE age 1! IS not a difficult
Eo~ expensive thing TO nave a few nut
tre~E On every farm. selecting the native
tALz rather than ATTEMPTING to introduce
TIE never SORTS whose hardness is ques-
tscnahle- II the American chestnut and
tbs hickory are Indigenous to your sec
ton Thy not SCI = few trees and in your
OLD age look a than and dream OF the
joy that Rll shine n the eyes of some
snail boz after you are gone, as he
eagerly waits for Jack Frost to release
the treasures FOR him. It's worth a little
labor ana z little money 10 make the
coming generation happy.
Preparing . Surely of Green Food.
Again attention is called to the NECESSITY
for an abundant supply Of green food
stored away fer T3cGter use with the pouI-
KY TasTE are tli-nheElczg small potatoes
tfss are lnsaiabie ard they belong to the
EfocH. Then there are The other unstable
vegetables. I'll of which can be ur,lized
GO OYER TIE supply. picking out anything
tfat is bruised and feeding this first. The
s9uad specimens noUld be placed where
x is cool and where they will keep for
me ionE&at period. As we have advised
before IN chs department. feed the green
1000 II z variety Of ways. Some Of 1t raw.
sofae OF Il cooked and mixed with bran,
some OF II chopped and some Of It whole
1or me fowls tn pick at There Is much In
variety Of serving as there is also In Va.
riety Of aortg. Don't give the fowls the
green fcoG Just after you nave fed them
heaFEE On gran or maEn. but LEI them
A2Ee u eTw@sD meals. z little each day.
whca # viii do ther9 the most good.
Some Work FOR Winter.
tins t%p handy Tools described VIII
be foGnd extremely usefui next Summer
ana some of tie spare t.me this fall and
winter can be uEej to advantage IN con
strlcifng them. Sometimes the old forty
wears down 50 that the teeth are too short
10 do goDd WORK ia the usual way, Take
The old fork to a Blacksmith and have the
teeth 9 q like a dung fork then fssten
q straight h&n@ie in The old socket and
yoa haze 3 Faka which il much better
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