The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-07-07

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When me boys and girls begin to draw
heavier upon the income of the family.
rms year 1t not only requires more
material tina last, but it seems a more
expensive quality is desirable, and with
all these little demands added no Won
der mothers are perplexed, Unless prof
liable employment is provided for the
out-ol-Schoo hours. the burden Of
Schooilng the farm boys and girls IS so
great that 1t is laid down when to carry
It q little farther or to teach them to
lift a little would have won.
One year with another Bookkeeping is
f~e1nuneratlVe n never requires much
outlay TO start. Now is a good time to
begin, II begin with only Il few colo
MES. The hives may be bought ready
made and are possibly better to look
upon, but the first year or so the honey
viii not be more than can be consumed
at home and the bees may be put house
keeping in any ordinary hive such as a
boy coul easily make, with a box or
jar upon the top to hold surplus honey.
One can do a good many ways when
getting a start, When | was given the
first swarm / ever owned, 4 late little
one found hanging on a limb, l had
nothing to put it in but a section of a
hollow log. This was set upon n board
after three little notches had been cut
at the bottom 10 give the bees a door
way and a board nailed on for a cover
The bees went to work with as much
industry as though thew were in as fine
q home as one of their n~eighbors. and
succeeded in storing enough honey to
carry them through the winter. The
next year they filled two 6fteeu-Dound
boxes, that brought Utmost 81. and
Swarmed once. This is not. OF course,
as good returns as might he CoInted
upon if one DroCures Tho laroa early
swarms, but there are great honey
years like 1903 and also many wears
when the surplus is very light hrlt
when the returns come in It IS almost
like picking money off bushes"
A few dollars this wear coming our
way instead of the merchants win be
an incentive to increase the earnings
next wear. besides IL ,7ora * eolA ,haIa
will be that ~annrnacho sweet far
home use which will add variety and
make 4 noticnahIn snyinp IN 40 s,glr
barrel.
Farm nnorla eva~r,-,yhara should ,en
the thrift aCcreditad IN orr Nov. f7rr-
land OaonIe and utiIiyn ali ,ynd,cts or
our farms for ON tahIas and disH0s8n 81
the surplus TO tha hest nossihTe sdyan-
tape Ihis adyartaoa y1ries -rsat Ia
TO come farms Ivinn IN r,oxin1i+y 70
thriy;na business tHSc,,s o. .itins -
ready market for tbn s,rn,,,s fr,,i4s
ve~patabIas orc is nor a oI,sstion 49,
in the rI,roI cor T,'INf,tas T, T . go a~a
are villages each bDma in which has its
garden snot. never aff,rds any do
pendable outlet for such nrodrICa INT
While there is little or no outlet for ne
surplus there is a steady home market
that ALWAYS must he s1jnDIied and We
can supply it at a greater profit 10
ourselves than can Others. We 1nrst
if we would see greater lIx1Irias come
IN nc Inar, T., liz sLT,,s+ j,3a,ao5hn
of the grocer.
There is no greater waste than hiring
another to raise what might be growing
on our own land. and few indeed are
the essentials to good living lacking il
the middle west farm does its best in
the way of furnishing the table. Would
not your farm supply you almost the
entire year with a good variety Of veg
etable, honey, fresh ana cured meats.
milk, butter and eggs? To IL sure it
Will. Then there remains TO be pur-
chased only spices, sugar, etc. which
may easily be paid for in eggs. or where
the market is good the surplus apples.
berries or vegetables Will be sufficient
leaving the income from the main crops
untouched by the daily expenses, ana
then TINS greater income viii soon IL
equai TO any ordinary demands. which
should not always be more land"
Never. never earn money with the
sole desire OF possession. To be rich
! IS a very vain wish not worth the
lifelong struggle, but increase the in
come ana close the little leaks that
something OF lasting good may result.
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