The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-10-13

q certain grower obtained more thar
the average price for fine apples by
lining his baskets with tissue paper.
Each specimen placed in such a basket
should be not only perfect in every
possible way but wiped with a cloth SO
that all soil Is removed and the sur
face Of the skin shows a high polish.
It has been demonstrated time and
again that the price received for fruit
put up in the manner indicated In
small packages more than pays for all
the expense and labor involved.
Possibilities in Sheep Raising.
There probably never was a time
when sheep raising was more prornis-
ing than now 20 only because of the
dernand fer fleece but the growing con-
sumption OF mutton. Then the scarcity
of farm help is forcing farmers in many
sections 10 turn to some industry which
VIII require the hiring of less outside
labor. In many sections this harvest
the dearth OF help caused positive
loss, 50 that IL ones farm Gems suited
TO sheep raising the question of start
Ing In on this industry is worth seri-
GUS thought Probably the ma best
nfts1 to take up the sheep industry is
cae caETmaa. and many dairymen
hare fo--.6 that they could care for all
~ Ehsep their farm would D
while II required considerable assist
ance 10 q : for the cows that could be
supported On the farm. The early
gS-aag lambs ara, Of course, profitable
s15 lns uzan With experience along this
Ans Can safely figure that, other things
beng equal. the opportunities in sheen
rg@s5-g are bright.
Winter Feed for Horses,
L Is expected, az a matter Of course,
Shat tag farm horse will have to eat
Saas3osrao3e corn and especially when
as Is forced 70 work hard. On many
1s<Z2s rn.s corn ration is reduced to a
very small quantity ff the horse has
little wo-k 20 do. the feed consisting AL
MosE wholly Of hay and corn stover.
There is little use of attempting TO
ssSae corn out Of the ration for the
la-n horEs 80 long as II may be grown
a Less cost than other grains, but on
1s otasr hand, it Is safe to say that
,he feeding OF corr is abused. A ra-
rao1 Of two parts OF oats and one part
St corn, both ground, will form a
grain ration which VIII enable any
aorse 10 % an honest days work dur
ING the winter II he Ia also given q
fstr amount OF roughage. Some horses.
generally those who have had conons-.
aaseiy little corn, may suffer indiges-
taon, IN which case the cora quantity
mlst Dc reduced or cut out Altogether,
The Best Season for Eaqs.
Several readers of this deDarrrars
WEo have become interested In the a.
Eclss on poultry have taken execution
10 the Etaternents made concerning fna
prohts from Eggs during the WRITER. II
ls admitted that many thinEg determine
q profit 10 BE- made from egga If arr
season. For example, the writer has .
friend with a poultry plant near 2
prominent GUNNER resort ana tag rngz1
makes b bulk Of his money frcra egyg
Lao during the summer. Another frfa~1
as located neaF Lakewood, the far,rgr7
winter resort, and his money "a rgaFa
from winter laid eggs. Il Is cfstr
therefore, that location has r.rscE "a n
with tbs profit III egg-raazfag. aIeaaf.gs
eggE are always higher Ia wf4re~ t4srs
Id E~1n1Kner, because gcarcer. TIE S@x-
note To the wintsr egg crodgIcglcrr ia ~
ruttst- hstchsd sufficiently aayfy "a te1s
wiz core into laying fri the kaE9Sr~
part OF January. or early ~ sFaEsr.s-y.
when sggs sell for htgh crtcsa Fr,~s
the standpoint Of egg crofs eSa Ez4s
Matched puliee is II 1Ef!e 9aay.a, n 80
has g pen Of p2ileTs ate asEese< @a~ts
can be Gsae IN tic war 81 fss<s~z "
maks tasEa sasfY Ia2erg ira yy ~
they are kept aaefhew a&1&z- *+e 49,
ing Wal ha7s eo~ssst6e&aGss @s@a1sMla. @s
the egg orecEcGIsa saS s @-sefs "a
well.
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