Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-01-27

BLACK Ben DAVIS SHOWS d siSh' u"in y
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skin where the other is striped. The flavor
is more acid and while 1t cannot be said TO
be Of good flavor IL is decidedly better
than the old Ben Davis. The fruit is at
t~ractive, a good keeper and hence VIII
sell well, while the tree showse every indt-
cation of being an unusually heavy crop
DER which, of course, will make the variety
a favorite among orchardists. The variety
Is worth testing to see how ii acts on diff
ferent soils, but ii will be well 10 go slow
with 1t until it proves itself worthy of ex-
tended planting.
WHY NOT HELP POSTERITY?.
Twenty-Five years ago the writer was
managing a farm of eighty odd acres IN
western New York, About ten acres or
this farm was the wood lot composed OF
fine sugar naples. For a number OF years
the owner has been encroaching on TINS
wood for home heating purposes, but when
the farm was turned over to us on a five
years lease this cutting down Of the trees
ceased. In some changes we made this
wood lot became a part of the pasture en-
| closure and the cows appreciated the
! shade so much that ii excited the COM
ment of the owner who agreed to our sug-
gestion that he would pay one-half of the
expense of setting the old pasture to trees.
Few nursery trees could be afforded, the
planting being mainly from the smaller
saplings in the old wood lot. Last sum
mer we saw the place again after all these
! years and learned that the wood lot we
had helped establish vas one of the
priced possessions Of the present owner
and that because of this wood lot the place
had brought at least 20 per cent. more
! than equally good farms without the wood
lot. Perhaps am a little cranky on the
question of forest preservation, or to bring
II closer home, farm wood lot preservation,
but when the government and the
f~acturers of the country are beginning 70
view the situation seriously 1 feel like
saying II fold you So" No better work
for posterity can be lone than TO use the
leldS ina are 10 longer pIOiAdDtS iOL
setting out young native trees. Look into
the question wherever you live and see If
you don't see the necessity for mt
helping in the preservation of trees.
HORSES FEET I'M WINTER.
The farm horse may not be doing much
work at this time OF the year, but that is
no reason why his feet and legs should
not be cared for. If the horse is on the
road more or less the. legs and ankles be-
come coated with mud or ice and should
rave attention as soon as the animal Is
brought into the stable. If he is standing
most OF the day ii is essential that the
floor, Of whatever material it may be COM
posed, be kept clean. One good way Of car
ing for the feet and legs of a horse is 10
! wipe them dry with a moist cloth when
the animal is brought in, then with a stick
of wood give proper attention to the hoof.
one OF the fertile sources of
in horses is neglect of the feet and lower
legs. We make it a business in cold wealth
a. - =. ..s.ie .sasalinai in the frog of the
foot and over the hoofs generally two or
three times a week and always clean this
part as thoroughly as any other.
VENTILATION ESSENTIAL.
The plan OF keeping the poultry house
warm during the winter is all right up 10
certain limits. but there is no necessity Of
keeping it without ventilation. what IS
needed most In the building of a poultry
| house for winter.occupancy is an arrange
ment which will supply ventilation with
out draughts and still permit of the house
being made warm enough for the birds In
very cold regions. There are many plans
Of ventilation, from the window opened IN
| an adjoining portion TO the box ventilator
which extends from about a foot from the
| floor out through the roof. One will have
to work out a plan Of ventilation to suit
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find the ideal plan I'M a combination or
one or two or more. More attention should
be given TO providing ventilation. and less
ia talking so much about which is the bet
ter plan. If ones house Is not as well pro-
yided in this respect as II should be, this,
at least, can be done. Have some place
in which the fowls can be turned during
the warm part OF the day without danger
of cold and then throw the doors and win
dows of the house wide open and let the
air blow through, Just as some Of the
worst colds are caught by humans from
being In rooms TOO warm so are some OF
the worst cases OF roup among poultry
traced directly to houses.
WINTER CARE OF EWES.
Fine lambs are from well-cared for ewes
and the care at his time Is quite as neces-
sary as nearer the season when the lambs
will be dropped. If the lambs are ex-
4 D&ffcu carry ntE ltdN tAt tnSS navy ISL
supply OF succulent ROCKWELL cured clean
clover hay viii do them a world OF good
About once a week give the ewes a ration
Of raw potatoes, using the small ones that
msalable. If there rs a good supply Of
these small potatoes let all the sheep
nave m AS it nears lambing time il Is
essential that the eve have a warm place
at night. Tt ordinary CHARTERS where the
ewes are kept are NOT, as q rule. warm
enough, so some inside shed with plenty
of good bedding should be provided. More
lambs navc chilled TO death at soon after
I birth because they were born in cold quar-
ters than we can calculate. See that the
sheep have access to clean. not too cold.
water all through the winter and keep
them contepted by always having some
rUnghage before them which they may
busy themselves with. During the day