Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-11-24

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lever should be placed so that the
shorter end will raise the weight. To
this shorter end a chain is attached
and TO the end of the chain is attached
any sort of Il griper n may desire.
The device be made to suit ones
needs according to the height TO which
the object must be lifted. The illus
tration plainly shows the construction
of this device which may be made for
a small sum-. 1t will do effective work
made from the material mentioned, all
though if much heavy stuff is to be
lifted the material used should be
stronger.
Making the Barn Comfortable.
If the farmer who growls about the
sum 1t costs to feed his stock during
the winter would consider hat when
an animal is cold and uncomfortable it
eats more han when it is comfortable.
he would find one way by which he
could reduce the size of his feed bills.
If one lives in Il section where the
winters are cold or raw and damp the
thing to do now is to make the barns
occupied by stock as cosy as possible
M his may be lone at small ex-
pense If one will give the matter Il lit
tie intelligent thought. Newspapers
are very valuable in this connections;
use them to fill in cracks and when this
is done take one paper. fold it until it
is three inches wide its entire length
and a over the cracks. Stuff bits in
the crevices about the windows and
the door castings. 1t is surprising what
can be done with a lot of old newspa-
pers toward warming The stable. Find
some way to keep the wind from
sweeping under the barn. If no better
way can bc afforded cut some branches
from trees n with a few stakes hold
them in position in front of the open
ing, then lay against them coarse ma
nure or corn stalks or salt hay. These
materials will keep out the wind and
do much toward making the barn
comfortable. Contrive to let all the
sunlight obtainable into the barn for
this will help to warm the barn as we'll
as to purify 1t. Try the virtue of the
brush and curry on h cows as well as
on h horses. They not only clean but
II vigorously used, stir w the blood OF
the animal and improve the skin.
Educating Poultry Consumers.
Consumers of poultry can be edu-
Gated to the point where they can be
shown the difference between a bird
just a few hours killed and one which
has been packed in ice for goodness
knows how long: they can be edu-
Gated to recognize the difference be.
tween a strictly fresh egg and a
packed article. Up to these points
every poultryman should go to some
trouble to educate his customers. Or
h other hand if your customers pre-.
Ter brown eggs or prefer the fowl with
white skin it will be an uphill road
to convince them that anything else is
Just as good" AS a matter of fac,
there is really no choice. in quality
between a freshly laid white egg ant
a brown one provided the fowls have
had about the same rations, but If the
customer wants brown eggs the poul
tryman had best have poultry which
Will produce the brown eggs. Where
ones customers are about equally di
v1ded In their preferences one may
by a little tact, induce them to try tn,
Objectionable colored egg, and If it II
perfectly fresh and of good quality i
VIII not be difficult to induce then
to buy eggs of that color.
Bacteria From Washington.
Farmers generally understand tina
certain plants such as clover. alfalfa
COW peas, ETC., require the assistance o
a certain germ in the soil to make I:
successful growth. 1t is also we'll know
that the best way of getting this bac
terra into the soil Ia by incubation. l
ones %neighbor grows any of the plant
mentioned with success it is because hi
soil contains the necessary bacteria an,
he will probably be glad to give you
bushel or two of that soil in order tina
you may inOculatc your own soil. |
may not be generally known that tn
department of agriculture at Washing
ton will send a small package of bac
terra for soil incubation to any on
who asks for it. With the package
are sent directions for its use which ar
simple and clear. Don't say you canno
grow clover or alfalfa with success un
til after O ask Uncle Sam for som
soil bacteria. Remember this in III
early spring.
changins>s Seed Potatoes.
The writer has the reputation anon
his farmer friends OF being somewha
OF "a crank" on the subject of first
class seed. AT potato planting time tn
past season a neighbor had a lot of see
tubers of Carmen potato which II
wished to sell US. We told him we ha
ordered a lot from Il prominent seeds
maj and had paid double the price h.
the neighbOr, offered to sell them fol
We said frankly that we felt his see
was running out II that we were will
Ing to convince him we we're right
he would agree to carry out the pla
suggested. This plan was to buy on
barrel Of the high priced seed tubers W
had ordered and plant the content
alongside a barrel Of his seed potatoe.
We agreed to buy a barrel of his see
tubers and carry on the same exper.
ment on our farm. To make a Ion
story short the experiment was carrie
on faithfully by both parties, eacl
however. carrying out his own ideas {
culture. 1t goes without saying tina
our neighbor gave his rows of plant