Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-05

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hats the old style straw hats may be read
lily fashioned to fit the horse. AS the
crowns are shaped somewhat different
from the bought hats a sponge would not
stay in position but In it's place a number
of large leaves, leaves from a grape vine
would do, moistened with water would as
sist in keeping the head of the horse cool.
This appliance could be readily attached
to the bride with tapes. The illustration
shows how an ordinary straw hat may
be fashioned for the horse.
Cleaning Old Poultry Houses.
II is hard TO say it but 1t is true that
only about one house In ten owned by
farmers in which poultry is kept is
cleaned more frequently than twice a
year. Midsummer is a favorite time for
the semi-annua cleaning and If this work
is to be done this summer 1t should be
one thoroughly. Select a day or two
when 1T is likely to be dry and turn all
the fowls onto the range. Next, clean the
the floors thoroughly, seeing that every
bit of filth is removed; AXE out all nest
boxes and burn them, with their contents.
Then the house Is ready for a thorough
coat Of whitewash in which has been
mixed some carbolic acid. Brush every
part of the house heavily with the white
wash. using a sprayer to throw the white
wash into the corners. Let the house
stand for a few hours then so over 1t
again with the whitewash. Next see hat
the roosts are covered well with kerosene
oil, being sure to get into the space where
the roose is attached to the wall. Put in
new nest boxes, embarrassing them inside
and out as a precaution, put a heavy
coating of clean dry sand over the floor
and the house is ready for the birds. IL
one would do the work thoroughly catch
and examine each fowl or chicken and
sprinkle insect powder through its feath-
ers, and also sprinkle a liberal supply Of
insect powder in each nest. While 1t
may seem like unnecessary work, this
same task ought really to be done once In
every two months at longest for perfect
health.
Corn Meal for Cows With Calf.
An item is going the rounds of the press
that scours in calves and some other
trouble the calf IS likely to have were
due to the feeding of corn meal TO the
pregnant COW. This Is absurd, unless, Of
course, the corn meal constituted the en-
tire ration when ii would likely injure
the calf provided the COW lived TO bear
the calf. AS a matter Of fact there Is a
lot of nonsense written about the use of
corn In it's various forms. Admittedly 1t
Is abused in the feeding of farm stock
but as long as Ii is the easiest of all food
crops 10 grow over a large area OF our
country SO long must IL form a major
portion of the ration. If mistakes are
made in feeding corn IL is because 1t
is not fed with sufficient variety or too
much of ii is fed. We believe that corn
may be so mingled with other grains that
it may safely constitute at least one-half
the ration and cows and most other farm
animals thrive on II. But corn meal one
day, cracked corn the next, whole corn
the next and corn on the ear the next, is
not variety by any means, Use the other
grains I'm proper mixture with corn using
also plenty OF succulcnt feed and 1t will
be a long time before the animals will
refuse the corn or cease TO be benefited
by ii.
Exhibiting Well Grown Crops.
Any farmer who will rrligiously follow
his county fairs from year to year will
observe the opportunities there to make
a reputation il he can grow one particular
crop better than another. AS everyone
knows one soil worker is an expert potato
grower, another raises prize swine, an
other understands corn better than other
crops. and so on. Let each one take a
specimen OF that which he can grow best
IN fha cotfnfu fair and axhfhff PUSGthlV
he may not win a prize but he Will have
a chance TO see what others are doing
and thus ascertain his own shortcomings.
Again, his xhibi may attract the atten-
ton Of some one who wants just the
product ne produces and q profitable busi-
ness Is worked Up. The educational adj
yantages OF the county fair ought not TO
be overlooked and the family should be
taken to every one that can be reached
at q moderate cost. Get out into the
world and see what other farmers are do
ing: one win find them willing to talk
and one may get enough good ideas at a
single fair to pay for the expense OF at-
tendance twenty times over. Bear this
item in mind as the fairs begin next
month and in September.
Look Out fer This.
In several sections OF the country agents
are offering what they claim to be trees
budded on Four year old seedlings. II
they deliver What they claim the trees
are likely to be nearly worthless for a
seeding four years old Is too old TO bud
and make a good tree. 1t could be grated
of course, but even then would not be
superior in any way TO the regulation
root-graftea trees generally cold By
nurssrymen. There are SO many reliable
nurserymen In the country that 1t seems
Incredible any ONE should be victimized
by SO absurd a claim. much less a farmer
Who is more or less familiar with fruit
growing. BE on the safe side and IL an
agent comes TO You with an offer offtrees
grown In some manner out OF the ordinary
refer the ofsr 10 o state experiment
station before closing with H. Nine times
out OF ten you will find you w saved
your money BY doing this.
Give the Bays Poultry.
AS usual there ~ loud complaint from
farmers that the children brought up or
the farm are getting uneasy and want
10 try their wings eisewnere. This 4 moi