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

SOAP. Make a good lather and wash the
animal freely twice or more daily. Iheh
ings Of straps or ropes, for the parasites
Are there. Get a good carbolic sheep Glp
and dilute it by taking one part to MY
parts of water. Scrub leather and rope
with this dip and with an old broom get
into all the cracks and %crevices with the
dip, 1t may require several appiicataons
sites are hard to kill. but the trouble is 70
get at them and this is why the Work
must be thoroughly done, Several appl-
cations of the soau must also be gwen
the animals before good results VIII be
noticed.
Growth of Boxes for Fruit.
For some time the conductors Of this de-
partment nave advocated the use OF boxes
in place of barrels for the marketing Of
first class apples. This winter the sub
ject Is being agitated at nearly all hor-
ticultural meetings and farmers insti-
tutes and, in many cases, samples are be-
ing shown indicating that boxes are being
more largely used than was bought.
Correspondents in most of the large cities
of the country where apples are shown
write that the box with apples is much
in evidence. In wholesale establishments
the barrels are, Of course, the preferred
method of packing. In New York, Bos-
ton and Chicago it is not to
find baskets used for a first class apple,
not the fancy sorts, and 1t ts reported
that they find ready sale. There is no
disgusting the fact that the city con-
sumner will buy n bushel box of apples
when he Wouldn't consider a barrel. There
is a chance for growers of good apples
to make considerable. profit If they VIII
look into the merits of packing in boxes.
What About Manure?
a veteran farmer and a successful one
in talking to the writer recently said
that there would be enough manure waste
on farms this winter to grow enough food
to keep all the poor people in the country
in full supply for q month. This may be
an exceedingly broad statement, even a
rash one, but the fact remains that there
is an enormous loss of fertilizer each WIN
ter which ought not to be. Never mind II
the farm is on q hillside, cart the manure
out and spread it where it Will do some
good: don't say as a farmer recently dld
to the writer that he wanted his manure
for his corn crop next spring and hence
he proposed to keep 1T in the yard until
he was ready to apply 1t, and then ne
would know where it was. This sounds
nice, hut as the manure in question was
in heaps in the several corners or the
barnyard 1t was being consumed by ire
fang and the liquid portions leecii1g into
the soil. My, what a crop could be raised
from seeds sown in that harnyard. III
you don't believe in spreading the manure
on the soil as fast as made then try the
other method Of storing 1t in a pit with
q cement bottom SO as to be reasonably
sure OF the liquid excrementS which are
SO valuable.
Overfed and Underfed Hens.
1t is not possible to lay down hard and
fast rules for feeding because Of the fact
that different hens require different guam
titles. The best plan is to watch the fiock
carefully when feeding so to see that every
hen gets her share. The man who raises
' tbaI fnarl frr I;- fnu-lc Z. 9 the. ~ ys,hn iG
likely TO oEerfeed them, while the one who
buys his feed is likely to err in the oppo-
site direction. The only way one can
manage with any degree Of certainty is to
try different quantities of food on the
flock for a period long enough to note re-
suits. 1t will pay to weigh the hens in
order to get accurate results. When the
proper allowances seems to have been
reached feed accordingly and do not
change unless necessary.
Make a Few Hotbeds.
Most arner know how TO construct a
hotbed, but few of them seem to think
they are worth bothering with. This is
Il mistake. especial when one is DESTROYS
of getting in EARL vegetables. Even If
one docs not grow garden vegetables to
any extent enou: should be grown for
nome consumptiG and the hotbed will
help wonderfully a. getting an early start.
Build it against the south side of some
building, use gooG manure pack it down
tightly, put on the glass sash and let it
heat for several days. When the first
heat is gone, put on several inches of soil
over the manure. pack down again and
again put the sash over for a few days,
Ada a little more soil aud the bed is ready
for use.
Winter Feeding of Lambs.
Whatever may be the ration given the
lambs this winter it must not be forgotten
that exercise is necessary to their well
being. Don't turn them out into the cold
to shift for themselves, but provide a
! place on the warm side of the barn pro-
tectcd from wind and containing a shed
where they may go when they will and
where they will be thoroughly protected
from bad weather. While they are in
the exercising yard provide them with
some roughage to pick over to keep them
busy and c%ontented, and also see that they
have an opportunity to drink several
times during the day. II the weather Will
not permit OF this outdoor exercise then
some place should be provided under Gov
er where the lambs will have a chance to
stretch their legs. Try the plan and you
will find that it pays well.
Adjustable Wagon Seat.
The Illustration shows Ct handy wagon
seat which is comparatively easy to con-
struct Take two-inch board six inches
wide round the ends and cut slots in each
end as shown SO that it will go between