The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-09-07

in the halter ring. When the horse pulls
back the rope tightens around the body
and pulls him back SO that after a few
trials he gives up the plan. To prevent the
rope from making the back of the horse
sore make a soft pad Of several thickness
es Of new unbleached muslin covered on
the outside with a piece OF denim or any
equally strong, clean material. Make small
straps OF some OF the material and sew to
the pad, the rope passing underneath
these loops. The Illustration shows the
idea plainly, figure l indicating the shap-
ing of the pad at the center seam
LIVER TROUBLE WITH HORSES.
Horses are more frequently troubled
with indigestion and liver disease than is
generally supposed and when the latter
trouble appears in a young horse it IS usu-
ally inherited, hence all the more difficult
to cure. There are phases of indigestion
as in the human family, but 1t is generally
safe to treat a horse suffering badly with
chronic dyspepsia on the supposition that
Its liver needs stirring up. Oftentimes the
| trouble gets SO bad that it Is impossible
to fully cure it, although it MAY be great
ly relieved by a course OF medicine and a
strict diet, meantime working the horse
only lightly. The standard remedy for
liver trouble is two ounces of aloin and
one dram of podophyllin made into a pill.
Any druggist can put this up. Give this
dose every five or six day until the bowels
move freely. At the same time give the
horse daily twenty-five drops Of t%incture
of nux yonlica on the tongue. Six weeks
or two months of this treatment should
show a much improved condition. Let the
horse rest and be on pasture, If possible,
during the period it is taking medicine and
see that all Of the ration is Of a laxative
nature. Should the medicine act too freely
on the bowels reduce the dose.
MULcHiNG THE ORCHARD.
The use Of the grass or weeds grown in
the orchard for mulching the trees is along
the line of the sod in the orchard idea and
Its use for the benefit Of the trees, and es-
pecialiy the young trees, is to be recon-
mended during the summer but decidedly
not during the winter, when there is
snow on the ground for it would be but a
winter shelter for the mice, who would i'm
prove the opportunity to snaw the tender
bark Of the trees. We make it our bust
ness to go over the young orchards in the
late fall and hoe away from around each
tree for a distance OF three feet or more
all Of the vegetable growth of any nature
Just before the ground freezes the sol
about each tree is packed down hard an6
after the first heavy fall of snow, at a sea
son when it is assumed that winter has
fairly set In, we pack this snow down firm.
ly. In most years it freezes and forms {
Il pIolCCllOH " Lie lIec lIOlA tSlillll, Sti
does the tree no harm. IS
USING LIME ON FARMS.
The proper use of lime on farm land:
Is not yet, in our opinion, fully understood
1t has generally been considered that j
a soil shows acidity according to thu
simple ltmus paper test, 1t needs lime
but it does not always follow that such i
the case. Light, sandy soils will SHOW
acidity even after repeated lining, henc
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such cases humus is what is needed. o.
the other hand, it is safe to say that witt
heavy soils that are we'll supplied wit
vegetable matter and show acidity unde
the litmus test, lime may be applied t
advantage and in considerable quantities
This lime question, like many other ques
lions in modern farming, Is one whic
must be largely worked out by the indi
yidual.5 according to conditions surround
ing him, and that. can be done better b
the experiment plot plan than by an
other for by this plan one loses but littl
|, time and practically none of the crol
raising soil.
PASTURE FOR LAMBS.
a little care in the %pasturing Of I'll
Z lambs from now on until cold weather Sc
Z In will result in putting into the bar
animals who will thrive, rapidly on tt
!, winter ration and so to the winter mark
: at profitable prices. No better pastul
J can be had for lambs than the meadow
provided they have not been pastured |
larger stock since the hay was cut. Tu
the lambs into such a pasture, having
! large enough SO there will be no tempt
e stion to eat too closely and one will s.
Z marvellous results and without the inju1
Z to- the meadows which probably would r
suit by the p%asturing of the cows. WI
g his good pasture see that the lambs ha'
e plenty of good fresh water and plac
where they may go for protection from Il
storm and you will take some splendid al
4 mails into winter quarters.
n why POULTRY DOESN'T PAY.
r II asked to give one reason and o.
q only why farmers fail to make poult,
= profitable the answer might fairly be b
cause they do not believe In them; as
Is rule the farmers consider poultry benea
& their notice. As one farmer put it 9TH.
1, are all very Well for the woinen to 70
with but this farm can produce somethii
Of more Importance than poultry" Th
y same man was extremely glad to nave II
le women" help him out OF a bad inanci
Il. scrape with the none they made fro
poultry. II farmers would take the troub