The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-05-18

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a2cf. holding about four quarts. Crates
g>>5 for raSpherries can be fitted with
tSe>H baskets placing 4 splint Stat between
;ts Iwo layers. These baskets are very
Inexpensive and so with the fruit, but the
batter price obtained for the fruit ~iustifics
AGs IN the expenditure. Last summer Sc
l2ciei Vegetables, such as tomatoes and
early potatoes as we'll as the selected or
chacd fruits, were marketed in this man.
Cer and sill who used first class products
Well and attractively packed found that
IA!S method was a most profitable one.
A LITTLE SHEEP LORE.
After the eve has borne the young she
IS likely 10 be in rather feeble condition
and requires n~ourishing food, clean, COM
Portable quarters and, above all, freedom
from wet. After the lambs are taken away
rom the ewes the latter should be milked
Tor a few days TO relieve the strain on the
adder and 10 avoid fever or something
worse. II it is time to turn them out to
pasture see that they have a place where
The grass IS abundant, but where the soil
is not wet. Then, too, there should be on
every sheep pasture some protection
against rain, especially when the rains are
cold, as they have been this spring. II
the rain promises to be long continued the
sheep should be driven to the barn, Try
70 -iN iiSiN ltiS l'o5lult " Lie Slleep dDllllu-
ant and on several small areas rather than
scattered over considerable ground, for the
sheep will be better if they do not have
to walk several miles to satisfy their appc-
tites. Do not forget the salt and an
abundance of clean drinking water.
POULTRY HOUSE FRONTS.
The scratching shed should by no means
be abandoned because of warm weather
for, in reality, this portion of the house
can be made the most comfortable for
the fowls during the warm nights. Re-
move the muslin curtains, roll them UP out
of the way, and cover the front opening
of the shed with heavy wire netting. Then
arrange a few roostS, being sure to place
them low, so that a portion of the flock
can occupy this shed and give those in
the upper house proper more room. In
the latter structure. take out the glass
or better still, arrange them SO
that they will slide, and cover the openings
with wire netting or a small mesh through
which the air will come. Unless there is
danger of thieves the opening in the door
may be fixed in the same manner and thus
the house be thoroughly ventilated. If
ones house is arranged with glass fronts
for winter use these should be entirely
and the openings covered with
wire netting or boards else the house will
be much too warm at night.
LEARNING TO SPECIALIZE.
The average farmer can nroba bly mako
more money in the end nv sticking closoI,,
to straight farming than nv arcwing am,
crop. on the other hand thorn is
frequently opportunity 10 grow Some enc.
cial cron nrofitahlv Nv reason of , onoa
nearby market an1 a soil nec,ltarly fttod
to the special crop Whom ono observos
this to be the case it is certainly wise to
grow this spec,al crop hui onlv after ONO
has learned how to do If A o.se ~ noin4
A friend who is nov. an extensiya oror,nr
of celery found a few Years ,oo tb.t ,
considerab HE area of his farm was ,ao,,iia =
lv ftted to tho celery cron co Ia ,a;aio'
a uuarter-acre strin and nsod - for #oa1
erv Tor +hree wears until he was satisana
by exneriments Thar he could orow nra+tr
decent celery A mart If tho aSnorinean
was learning how r. roisa his ~, ,inn4s
50 that ar heg;nn;ns If +ha fo " 49, CO.,
he started in the business seriously and
added area eacfl year until now, ten years
iater' all OF the farm suitable is devoted
70 celery and the rest to raise the food
needed by the stock and the family. He
learned how to do it and then went at it !
ind made 1T profitable. This same rule viii!
apply to any crop.
WERE YOU CAUGHT?
The writer, had occasion 70 Inv q con
quantity of mixed feed for stocx
and concluded ia take the advice piyen
this department. and send ! nortion ~
several kinds tn the state exnerin,ant 10