The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-01-08

mas been taken, then take two wires and
run through the sweet potato a little above
the middle in In opposite directions, max
Ing a wide spread. Then set the long end
of the potato into the can of water, al
lowing the wires to rest on the edge OF
the can and hald the tuber in position. Set
the can and hold the tuber in position. Set
freeze the wafer, apply water when nee
essary SO that the bottom OF the potato
is at all times In the water, and keep In
the dark until the roots reach the bottom
of the glass can or jar. Then bring it into
the light OF the window and the top will
start quickly, giving you, in a few weeks,
an exceedingly pretty vine. At the same
time this sweet potato is prepared buy a
package Of dwarf Nasturtium seeds and
plant three or four in a flower pot, keep
ling the pots In a warm room and the soil
In them moist. In a few weeks you will
have nice plants which may be transplant
ed, one or two to a pot, and long before
early spring these plants will bloom
abundantly. Thus at a total expense Of
20 cents one may AVE a pretty display Of
plants to brighten the home. They may be
crude but they are exceedingly attractive.
Growing Feed Next Summer.
Farmers who are feeding q consider
able number Of COWS and not getting he
results from them they ought can plainly
see that there is something wrong in the
method OF feeding or in the feed itself,
probably the latter. It is a good plan to
think out some Of these problems this
winter and work on new lines next sum
mer II 1t Is necessary. For example, do
you realize that IL you had alfGlfa to feed
you would save the cost Of considerable
concentrated food which otherwise is nee
iessary to supply the needed protein In the
ration? Then do you know that If you
would build a silo n feed ensilage you
would also save on the cost OF grains and
obtain more and richer milk? Would 1t,
not be wise also to raise a small quantity
OF Wheat so that the bran would not cost,
as much as now? These things and 9TH,
ers Which are SO closely allied to local Sri
individual conditions that one cannot do
more than generalize on them, ought to-
at least, start farmers to thinking wheth-,
e~ they are working along right lines in
their farming operations. If you have.
plenty of leisure for reading this winter,
and most farmers do, study this depart.
ment and all other practical farm litera-.
tnre you can get closely and see IL.
changes cannot be made on your farm.
which will give better results fer no
additional xperse or labor. !
Why Green Food Is Necessary.
Some who raise poultry object to max
Ing such a fuss about their food" hence
will not give them green food. The best
to test the value Of green food is to
take two lots Of laying hens, feeding one
lot green food with the grain several
times a week and the other lot one-third
more grain without the green food. The
result will be that the first lot Of hens
will lay the greatest number Of eggs.
There Is no particular food value or egg
making value in the green food, but it
has a decided action on the digestive or
which is beneficial. The hens that
are fed grain wholly cannot and do not
give the best return In eggs. AS stated
before in this department 1t makes little
difference what the green food is, pro-
Tided the hens like 1t, II it is fed with
some changes lraw at times and cooked
other days. and in some variety. Every
farmer who grows potatoes has enough
very small tubers to keep a large flock
of hens in good laying condition all win
ter and fed In this way they will give
better returns than when fed to swine.
Plan for Storing Seeds.
It IS assume that none Of the readers
of this department Is careless enough to
take his seed corn from the bottom Of
the crib in the spring, but that some place
is provided for saving the selected ears.
The writer is not in favor with the plan
of keeping seed corn, or other seeds,
where 1t is perfectly dry. All seeds to DO
well should be where they may absorb a
certain mou of moisture, for when in
condition 1t means quick termination
after planting. It Is true that 1t requires
some skill not to overdo this moisture,
but the following plan works well: Have
a place that is dry and cool, but free
from frost; store the various seeds so that
vernlin ann get at these and keep in
the room 6 small vessel containing water,
whick will slowly evaporate and supply
the needed moisture in the air for the ben