The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-01-07

Of tbs potato into the can Of waTer, 81
lowing the wires 10 rest on b edge CT
the can and hald the timber IN position. Set
the can and hold the Tubsr In position Sst
freeze the water, apply water wasn nee
sssa-y SO that the bottom OF the potato
is III all times in Tie water, and keep IN
] the dark until the TaoIs reach the bottom
Of the glass can or Ear. Then bring 1t into
the aigAt Of The window II the top VIII
start quickly, giving you in q few weal2s,
an exceedingly pretty Ei-a. Al the sans
time this sweet potato is prepared buy q
package OF dwarf Nastur1iUna seeds and
plant three or fsIr in q flower pct, keep
ing the pots in a warm sogra and tloe soil
!, IN Them moist In r. isw weeks you Will
laEe nice plants which ms be transplant
ed one or TWO TO a pot, and lang assa-s
early spring Ihsss plants VIII bloom
a~E1andaatiy. Thus n q total expense Of
Is cents orls rr4ay nave g pretty display Of
plants 70 brighten the horne, They may bs
cr1Le 1sut thep are exceedingly attractive.
Growing Feed Next Summer.
Farmers who are feeding a consider
ahle number Of CONS and not getting the
results from them they ought can plainly
see tha1 there is something w-azg IN ting
method OF feeding or in the feed itsslf,
probably the latrar. II is q good plan 70
think Ont SOME OF these problems this
winter u work d n@w lines next sam
r1zsr II Il IS necessary For example, do
you realize that II you had alfalfa TO feed
yea would ssya the cest Of considerable
concentrated 1ao2 which otherwise Is arc
essary 10 SUPPLY thu needed protein in las
rassans Than dc yap k-gaw that Il Ep1
would bulla 81 gi5e and feed srsilage yau
would ALSO sST On tfas aost tf grams and
Obtain more and richer -slila2 Weula Il.
nsI be wise also n raise g small quantity
81 wheat so thai The bran Bpuld nuz cost
E@s rnDsh rs 10w2 These things ana ota-
ers which ars 50 closely allied TO local or
Individual conditions Thar one cannot do
.mara Than gepEralizs Oh tne1za. ought 70.
al least start farmers ta thinking wheIa-
- 1laeg ars working along right lines n
their farming operations. If gou hare
plenty a leisure f0r r=ad8ng this winter,
and most Farmers Go, study this DEPART
zsaeat and ali otha- pracIical farm 5ltsra-l
tire yol aan SCI clnsaly and sas II
changes aaao be rtade On your farm
which VIII gre better results for nc
additional expense or labor.
Mhy Green Food Is Necessary.
Some WIS raise poultry object % max
ing snoh 3 fuss zoou1 their sood. heracs
VIII not g3Ss them green food. Tha hast
way 10 test The yalps az green food Is 70
lake two lots Of laying hens. feeding arae
3Sb &ES.l lSS4 Wal Las gram several
times q week and The ether 3c1 one-tsir5
IElrre grain without the green food. This
result Wiz he trst THE first lot uf hens
Wiz lay the greatest number 81 eggs
There IS nc particular fsoa value or egg
making Ts3ua in the green fop5. aas il
has z decided action On The digestive or
gaas which Is beas5aSa1. The hens thai
are Es3 grain wholly caanGi and % nat
EigHs The best ratuln IN eggs. As stated
hefars IN MS department It 1zakas little
difference what TIE green 1op5 IS, pro-
Tlaaa the hers like II, If Il IS fed with
some changes {Caw Al times and ceaksd
othar lays ans in sBIGs variety. livery
farmer who grows potatoes hiss enough
very small Iues-s To keep 3 large mock
OF hans in good LAYING condition al YIN
ts1 and fed II this var 1hay VIII give
better returns Than When led To swine.
Plan for Staring Seeds.
It Is assumed thar 1o12e Of The readers
of Ihis Department Is cRrezess enough 70
take his seed corn from the betta-rs of
1hs crib in the spring, but That soras E5aSs
IS Bregiae8 for sas7zg ts,e selected cars !
The writer . aot In favor with Tie p1aza
3f EsRr3ag sesd corn. gr other seeds, /
WHARF, il Is perfectly cry. Al seeds To 90
Eea Should be WHARF tkrg may absorb
certain algloult Of moisture, fer whea IN
coza6ition i means qGlck termination I
Planting Il Is er1s that ii, Requires
sc1 ssila No. 10 oxArde TINS ETpclsturer
buf taa following gzian, WORKS msal1 Have
g9aGe that Is drT and cool. elI free
fgcsIn SrDs5; siors the various SEEDS sos1aal
TsTIaln cannot get 1t these agla ksap II
the room q mali vssaa containing water
wEicA VII slowly eNaDsrate ard saTY3y
tfla needed raeistaTa in The air for she essa-
foazr1a absorbing gEIoVs rTaoistfzEs than 10
rpAcaEsa -r Il, their pTovs- preservation