The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-17

not nearly 30 dirty a. we think III given
half q chance TO be clean. Both rooms OF
the house should be thorouhgiy cieaned
cach day.
HORTICULTURE IN MAGAZINES
III n number OF correspondents had not
written the editor Of this department con-
corning magazine articles or nitro-cul.
ture. space would not be given 10 the mat.
ter here but the Inquiries denote that
many m are giving serious attention
to such articles which. rs n rule. have
little In them TO commend them OF q prac.
teal nature. Generally speaking these
articles are put together by men who
know nothing OF the subject OF which
they write: they have gathered some facts
which are interesting and are able TO put
them together In an interesting manner
but often making n sad mess OF them from
n practical standpoint. Some years 6go n
brilliant writer had an article ON Belgian
hnrcs IN n prominent magazine and this
article was really the beginning OF tho
boom In this industry In which Thousands
lost all they owned. Writers for the agrt-
cultural press may not be very brilliant
In their writings but nj least they are Gin
ccrc and practical. Don't look to popular
magazines for accurate information on ag-
riculturc or allied subjects for you won't
Ind H.
PAsTURINe MEADOWS.
The question OF p~aSturing meadows was
sent TO one OF our contributors who has
raised the finest hay In his state for years.
He replies don't" but afterward modihes
this By saying that while his frst advice
IL not TO pasture the meadows ut all he
realizes that In some locations and under
some conditions Il may be safely o Tho
new meadow. and especially the one on
rather light soil ought never to bespas-
turcd nor should any meadows be pasturcd
when Il In no green and wet that the hoots
OF the animals sink deeply. Where the
meadow II or rather gravelly soil and N
good and strong the second growth In the
fall may be pasturcd for n time. provided
4, In not lone too long nor the cows per-
mltted to eat the grass too short. IL this
Is done. especially In the colde sections
there II apt TO be considerable grass win
ter killed. Our contributor makes n prac-
tice OF cutting the second growth In tho
late fall and leaving ~ as n mulch then In
the late winter. but before the thawk begin
no top dresses, on the snow. the meadow.
and reaps n corrcspondingly' large crop tile
you but at N rate be- careful about pas
turing too long In the fall.
cows HOLDING UP MILK.
II one woul realize where kindness -
animals pays let him have n herd OF cows
TO milk who fear their owner because they
are constantly being struck or yelled at
harshly and then turn him over TO milk
n lot OF cows who n v been kindly treat
cd. While tho holding up OF the milk may
be due to some trouble with the uddcr or
the tcats. nino times out OF ten Il Is be-
cause the mixer Is not In harmony with
his cows or because there n no regularity
In his time OF milking: this last IN import
ant for animals are largely creatures OF
habit and arc likely TO resent II II they arc
not promptly cared for. MIX each day At
the same hour you MIXED the day before:
feed regularly each day and water as reg
ulArly. Treat the cows with kindness,
teach them by regular handling that when
you place your hand on them IL In In kind
ness: give them n carcssing pat or two
each time you pass them and you will
find they will respond In the only way
they can. by giving you milk. all they
have. ana being gentle.
FOOD FOR HORSES WITH HEAvEs
The horse suffering with heaves has
weak digestion hence tho food given
should be a laxative character although
not grass, as a rule, unless tho horse 10
inclined TO be constipatcd when an hour
on the pasture each day will do him good.
In the matter CT the m tho essential
hin Is to keep Il free from dust and II
the roughagc Ii fed by itself Il should no
MNI mUlNNrtlen naloEt ptllk IAAGtn III ANg
manager. a better plan would he TO cut
Il rather fine and mix u with the grain
given generally wetting the entire mass.
In some bad cases IL win be necessary TO
feed tho horse n steamc ration which IL
made by grinding the grain. cutting the
hay very short and mixing the two thor
oughly then placing In some rcceptacnl
which may be covered and pouring boil
ing water over tho mass and let IL alone
- A. $500 - al WAAEA -
less IN tho way Of root crops may be safe
IL fed TO horses with hcavcs.
LIME NECESSARY FOR ALFALFA
II Is safe to say that alfalfa cannot be
grown successfully unless the soil Is well
lined. There are many fields today that
are yellow and sickly solely for the want
OF lime and this Is the only bar TO sue
cess where n partial growth has been sue
cessful. There In the usual idea concern
ing alfalfa that obtains with almost all
plants that can be easily grown and hat
Is tina ito use tho slang OF the day. amy
old soil VIII do" Alfalfa Is too valuable
a crop TO lose sight Of n Il Is worth all
the timc Il will take TO study It's habits
and for experimenting. To begin with SEQ
/ that the soil IL not sour and to be certain
OF tina use the litmus test. given In this
department man times. and n needed, APP
/ ply lime TO the soil at the rate OF one or
more tons an acre NJ necessary. and do u
for at least i've years before the ground
Is TO be used for alfalfa. IL win pay TO
spend this time Ia learning about the needs
OF the plant and preparing the soil for IL.
DEVICE FOR HOLDING BAGS.
when one man has TO fll Il bag he finds
Il more or less troublesome keeping IL open
hence the device here described will appeal
10 him particularly as IL costs but a trire
and h easily made. Have the blacksmith
form for you a half circle OF stout spring
wire looping Il once In the center and
crooking each end upward and sharpening
them. Then ave him make an iron hook
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