The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-02-11

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nance of running against It. a long hoop
be made of one end of the wire. in
stead of the snap. and the bale of the
Slipped over il. BY making the
hook long and pinch:ng the upper end so
that there will be just room enough to
slip the handle of the lantern between
the danger of knocking it off is much
lessened although this plan is not safe
as the snap.
TilIing or Muiching the Orchard.
While there is considerable controversy !
over the advantages of tilling the orchard
or fertilizing it and keeping it in grass
then moving the grass and per-
hitting it to remain as a mulch, much
Of the value of one plan over the other
depends largely upon local conditions.
instead of arguing this question those
who are familiar with the results from
either method should try to influence the
fruit grower to try either in
StSda VI hlSiSlItS ludt 4 lax paA iItihl
pan is not adopted anything else will
result in failure. The fact is that more
than seventy per cent. of the orchards
On farms throughout the country are ne
elected; many of them are still worth re-
deeming and either of the methods will
bring good results. Try the one that
is the most convenient and in the major
tty OF cases this one will be the mulch
plan, which is to apply fertilizer liber-
ally. the kind the trees need. SOW in grass
and at hay.ng time cut this grass and per-
nit it to lay and decay; it will act as a
mulch conserving the moisture IN the soil.
Any man with an orchard a dozen years
or less old will find it profitable to do
something to make the trees grow and
fruit, and in nine out of ten cases the
first thing to do is to feed the SOL.
Rineworm in Calves.
This troublesome difficulty is apparent
during the winter more than at any
other time and is due to a vegetable
parasite. 1t is not a dangerous disease
but is far from pleasant and as it's con
tagious considerable effort should be
made to overcome 1t. IL usually appears
on the neck of the animals working to-
ward the face and leaving bare spots. If
the trouble is noted on the calves treat
them at once by taking one part of car
bolic acid, four parts of glycerine and
six parts of olive oil and mix thoroughly.
Rub thoroughly INTO the skin and about
the PATS affected after first washing the
parts thoroughly with warm water made
soapy with carbolic soap. Other animals
In the barn, especially calves, should also
be washed with the mixture to prevent
contagior,. Wash every other day for ten
days.
Using Wood Ashes ProfitabIy.
While there is no reason why wood
ashes cannot be used on many of the
farm crops raised provided they arc care
fully used, the best results come from
their use on hay lands. Here they may
be freely used and will invariably give
good results. The writer has used them
to advantage in potato growing and in
corn, on rather sandy soil well filled with
humus or vegetable matter; but, dis
solved South Carolina rock was always
used to mix with the ashes and the com
bination was used as a dressing not drop
ping out the usual fertilizers applied dur
ing the preparation of the seed bed. In.
using wood ashes on meadows one must
be sure that they are dry and unleacbed
ashes or their potash content, their main
value. will be small, hence the applica-
ton will fail to produce satisfactory re-
suits and the expense will be heavy. 1t
is q good plan to submit samples of wood
ashes to the experiment station of your
state for examination before going into
them very heavy.
Winter Needs of Poultry.
Assuming that the poultry house is
comfortable and properly ventilated as
well as kept free from vernlin any trouble
which the fowls have are due probably to
the method of feeding. Unless one is
skilled in feeding and has kept up the
variety necessary to the best results to-
gether with the feeding of green food and
animal meal there is likely to be a fall
ing off in the egg supply. Probably the
hens are being overfed and il so this
may be easily remedied by reducing the
ration. The chances are, however, that
the lack Of green food is the trouble; TO
put It in other words the fowls have too
much grain. Try the plan of cutting down
their grain ration about one-third (one-
half Il the fowls are very fat) and max
ing UP the bulk with green God Feed
them anything In the line Of green food
Ao~htainable. c~abakges, vegetable tops of
aaIi= sort that they will eat, small pota-
toes. cut green clover, anything that will
give them the needed change and give
their stornachs a eIlanea 10 rest from the
oyerfeeding Of grairss Deitfts and yos
Will Sc d decided change in the egg pros
5lct..on affertwo weeks
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