The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-01-05

kidneys of a horse are generally more or
less clogged even when the animal seems
in fairly good health. After an attack
of collie the animal should be we'll blank
ctcd.
MARKET FANCY APPLEs NOW.
1t is not a good plan to attempt to hold
apples for a high spring marketeunlnss one
has a perfect place of cold storage. If
one has a lot of first grade apples they
can be marketed at a good. price by the
simple plan of fancy packing. just now
there is a great demand for nice apples
III teT-pound grape baskets. Polish each
specimen until it shines, wrap those that
so into the lower part ofSthe basket in
the Same q but leave the most at
tractive side of the fruit exposed. Use
some care in having the baskets and the
paper clean; see that the fruit Is first
class and there will be no trouble in mar
keting it III any large city. Figure out
what YOU ought to have for the fruit at
barrel rates, add the cost of paper and
baskets and 4 fair price for your labor;
offer the fruit to discriminating customers,
whether the fancy fruitmanxor the con-
sumner, and you'll get the price without
troublc'and save the expense of carrying
the fruit through the trying months to
come. Any one located neal a large city
or thriving town can carry out this sug-
gestion with profit.
EXPERIENCE WITH a SEPARATOR.
There is always some trouble expert
enced in convincing people with a small
business that it is profitable to have la
por-sav.ng devices. They argue in reply
that their business cannot afford it, and
so on dragging out the small profits by
hand labor when a little money invested
in some special tool or Implement would
materially increase their profits. Such is
the case with the hand separator. Dairy
men with less than thirty " or fort rows
will say they cannot afford Il separator. I
thought SO once, but have discovered that
it avs a profit on the Investment with my
nerd on seventeen COWS because we save
carting the milk TO the creamery and cart
ing the skim milk back and then and then
by doing the separating morning and
evening we always have thc sweet skim
milk to feed while it is in condition to do
the animal the most good. The separator
does the work quite as we'll as the larger
machine at the creamery and much better
than hand Swimming. Altogether, count
ing the increased value of skim milk to
swine or poultry and the other advant-
ages, ! am inclined to thin that a hand
separator IS a good Investment for a man
with even ten cows.
VALUE OF GRAINS FOR POULTRY.
When one considers that the per cent.
of fat in corn is nearly four times that of
any grain except oats it is plain to see
why it must moi he fed in. too large guam
titles to poultry if we expects eggs. Corn
Will always remain the basis Of all rations
for poultry, and properly SO. but anywhere
near a full ration of it should not be given
two days in succession. Indeed, this same
rule ap'ieS ptO any grain, sforsit IS variety
in feeding that gives US the best laying
hens. OF the several grains fed TO poui-
try corn, wheat, OATS. barley and buck
wheat are the most desirable, and the lat
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ration at al! times. During the winter.
and particularly in cold sections, corn
should form about one-haIf of the grain
ration Tor the day. This is really ncccs-
sary to provide the proper amount of
neat and If care is aiken to feed a variety
of other grains at the other periods of
feeding altogether with n liberal quantity
of green food, the quantity of corn men
toned will not make the hens ovcr-fat.
FRUIT TREES FOR FENCE LINES.
There are many farmers who say they
would set out fruit trees if it were not
that they occupie ground which it was
felt must be devoted to other crops. 1t
is too bad that SO many farmers consider
an orchard as somewhat of a Injury and
begrudge the ground space the trees oc-
For such men here. is a plan which
has been worked with success and which
will not take up any Of the ground needed
for regular crops. Set trees along the
fence lines both between the farm and the
road and between fields except where
stock is pastured. Set the trees close to
the fences so that in time the fences may
be removed. Take good care in setting
the trees and the fert,lizing given the field
for the regular crops and the cultivation
will be near enough to the trees so they
will get the benefit of them. Beyond this
the trees will need no care except spray
ing, pruning and the general care "A tree
under any conditions. by this
plan the trees will be out of the way, not
interfering with regular crops, require no
or fert.lizing beyond that given
The field and, in a few years, will be a
source of profit.
CUT CLOVER FOR POULTRY.
If it is difficult to obtain roots or other
green food for the fowls invest a few dol
lars in cut clover hay which may be OBJ
tanned from dealers in poultry supplies.
The fowls, and especially the laying hens,
enjoy this especially when. il IS given TO
them after being moistencd With warm
water. Feed it in a trough, giving a small
every other day and the layers
will give YOU a full quota of eggs.
A SINGLE ROPE HALTER.
Rome haltcrs are quite common in many
but as they are usually made
by tieing short pieces Of rope around Che
loops to hold them IN shape, they are NOT
safe for any length CT time. Here is Il
way OF making the halter and having Il
piece at one end long enough for leading
all from a single length of rope. The small
cut shows how two loops are made, one
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