Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-07-08


nearly 800 fowls and pullets for egg pro-
duction, markets many broilers, roasters
and fowls and has three acres IN straw
berries. With the help Of one man all the
work is done and our friend Is making
more actual money beyond the cost of his
living than he had ever made on the farm
OF seventy acres and with a much smaller
Investment There are possibilities IN this
combination In many sections of the coun-
try and they are well worth looking into.
Plenty Of hard work In 1t, Of course. and
many d%isappoin tments. but under skilled
management II viii bring success.
Watering Cows on Pasture.
Whom we water cows on the plan OF
furnishing the water when they are
thirsty we make a serious mistake. for
the COW requires the water TO properly
digest the food she cats, SO 1t is a case
tof giving II 10 her often rather than i'm
large quantities. If the pasture Is pro-
yided with a stream Of %drinkable water
the cows win take care OF the watering
problem to SUIT themselves. IL there Is
no such stream try the following plan
Of watering, then watch the milk returns
and see If the labor involved in the plan
is not wen paid for: Take a number of
half barrels and place them at convenient
spots is the pasture, under trees OF there
is such made If no trees then build on
the sunny side Of each barrel a sort Of
lean-to shed, which will cast shade and
yet permit the COWS to drink. Sink these
half barrels into the ground eight or ten
inches. Twice or three times a day fill
a barrel or two with water, place them on
a wagon and ill up the pasture barrels.
A lot Of hard work you say, yet If X pays.
as X certainly does, why is X not a good
plan9 Try Il IN q modest way and see
how Il works before condemning II.
Had The Trees Low.
The modern methods OF tree trimming
which provide for low headed trees IS Of
great advantage. as those who now nave
mature trees trained in this way al
testify. 1e there were no advantages be-
sides ease in gathering the fruit, this
alone should lead TO the low heading
plan The trees are easier to spray,
easier to prune, and there is much less
danger from high winds, There has, as
yet, been but one, serious objection to the
low headed tree, and that Is the trouble
In cultivating the soil around them, To
meet this objection thGre are several new
implements ON the market with which
the careful worker can do quite as good
work among low headed trees as among
tail ones. Everything points to the low
headed tree as the one Of the future, and
when growers learn all OF the advantages
VI SNNtt ltNNs ~ dttdht NhDttiNttG tANS
VII! net so back 10 the tall tree.
Miilets as a Drought Crop.
Ii is always d good plan TO be on the
safe side, and after ore has had an *
perience with a summer of drought he is
quite willing TO accept any plan which
win enable him 10 properly feed his stock
IL the hay and the DAT crops are cut short
by the drought. Nearly all of the millcts
'nlay be SOW from now to the middle of
July. and IL cut when 1t has made a fair
growth will provide the stock with good
forage. Sweet corn Is another crop which
IS easily grown, and which materially
helps out the short hay crop. 1t may be
grown in hills In the regular way or
sow broadcast, as preferred. Stock Of
all kinds thrive on it, even when the hay
and pasture IL good
killing Poultry House Lice.
One Of the hardest things to make the
BEGINNER iii poultry Keeping understand
IS the necessity for keeping the poultry
houses free from ycrmin during the sum
mer. Most people seem 10 think this work
unnecessary because the fowls and chicks
are outdoors most OF the time. 1T they
are permitted To pass the night outdoors,
which Is not good plan, then the vermin
III the poultry houses Will not bother
them. on the other hand one VIII have
"a JAIQ t8iIE III BGNtIAi& " III tAAG tl iiA
when the houses are 10 be put in shape
for winter occupancy. Probably the best
way OF quickly destroying poultry house
ycrmin is to use a lime mixture OF some
kind and the cauatic@ sodazsulphur mix
tnrc such as used for San Jose scale is
one of the best or mixtures for the pur-
pose. Take ten pounds OF lime, 1--WE
pounds or ground sulphur and fifteen gall
Ions od water. Stake the lime, mix the
sulphur with water until In the form OF a
thin paste and stir Ii into the lime water.
Dissolve two pounds OF caustic soda in
water, a to the other mixture and stir
wen. Add the balance of the water and
use with a spraying pump. covering ev-
cry part OF the interior OF the poultry
house. DC this work several times during
the summer and again In the fall just be-
fore the fowls are put in the house n
there VIII be little trouble with yermin.
Coop for Growing Chicks.
Where chicks are raised in considerable
numbers IL is necessary to provide pro-
lection Tor them while they are on the
range, and d house such as Is illustrated
and described here may be produced at
small cost. Make d number Of them and
! scatter them over the range. Obtain a,
numbef OF small dry goods boxes, maxi
Ing the roof OF any material one has on
the farm or buying the cheap hemlock
humber and covering the cracks with lath
or tarred paper. In the gable end cut a
large hole for ventilation and arrange
| the opening N the front so that some
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