The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-09-21

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other stock as regularly and ~ carefu'iy
an they are fed n a pays Take swine
AZ another example. Make u . business
to see that they have clean fresh water
daily In . clean vessel and o viii see
how readily they drink it n drinking ~
they must need u and Il must do them
good.
NOW THE PRESERVING Eccs
FRAUD.
II would seem IN NJ there were . numbsv
OF rogucs In the country who make u .
business 60 read the agricultural papers
In order TO set. somewhat familiar with
new methods and then work them OF. OF
try 20. on the unsuspecring rural residents.
The readers OF this department are Ia
miiiar with the method Of preserving eggs
by Inc water glass method. described twice
In thcse columns. and know is weak
points IA well AZ It's good ones. Several
schemcrs are row engaged In sending 20
the papers throughout the country inter-
esting items telling how much money h
mad by selling preserved eggs during the
winter when prices were high. OF course
further Information will be supplied by
writing. The reply n generally n circular
lurid and enticing n ending up with the
offer to send a certain quantity OF tho
wonderful preventative FOR n certain sum
ANNlNIuNNN U W AooN w WAaaN - 1ee
be bought for az the store provided u II
pure which IL more or les doubtful. Don't
bite at these bats. IN you are interested
In the subject look up former issues OF this
paper or write the editor OF this DEPART
mcnt and the item concerning the use or
water glass as an egg preservative VIII DO
given again In this department.
DRESSING POULTRY FOR SELECT
TRADE.
II one Is located where 70 In possible
10 work IN a fair trade with customers
who are willing 10 pay a good price Tor
the best on the market Il always pays to
cater TO such trade. Here n how n poui-
tryman near a thriving town does IL. His
pos,.ry n always properly fed and cared
for so tina IL IN In prime condition-this 10
necessary In order 10 max tho next steps
prodtabie-so that he has only TO present
them TO prospective customers In the most
attractive condition 10 make ready sales.
The feathers are plucked and the carcass
II shaved. n regulation safety razor being
used for the purpose. h entraiis are
then removed. and the opening stuffed
with white oiled paper. The feet ard head
are removed. the skin being drawn up
over the Joint In the neck and tied with q
bit OF narrow blue ribbon. the legs being
tide In the same manner Then the fowl
r. wiped dry and each carcass Is wrapped
In n clean napkin made Of bleached muslin.
when shown 10 the customer the sales
man unwraps the cloth with one hand on
the undersidc and displays the bird with
out his hands touching Il. This man tells
me that N the person he shows the fswi
TO has the money a sale h almost certain
for they cannot resist the dainty. clean
and plump fowl. Whatever extra labor or
expense Is gone TO In order TO present tho
birds In this manner IL more than made
good In the Increased price. IL certainly
will cost but little for any one 20 try the
plan In his own market.
FALL PLANTING or sHRusBERY
IL you have ever thought OF beautifying
J the farm home grounds why not begin
this falig There will be more or less spare
time In October when this work can DO
: lone and not Interfere with more prcssing
work as would be the case In the spring.
Nurserymen are not so busy In the fall
and your order can receive better atten-
ton: the soil In In good condition for tho
shrub and. altogether. II Is an ideal time
for the work. Don't dot the shrubs hero
and there on the lawn but set them Ia
masses at one or more places where they
where they will look best. For example.
n there Is an r~nsightly view which may
/ be readily shut OF by "A mass OF shrubbery
by NIL means locate the plants there
| Select varieties which viii furnish an
! abundance OF bloom and at various sea-
sons: do not maze the mistake OF plant
ing only spring blooming shrubs but obtain
some OF the early. medium aud late
blooming sorts. An excellent way IL TO
obtain the catalogue OF some reliable
~nurscrymfan. 10 over u carefully noting
the height to which the shrub Will grow.
the color Of It's blossoms and Its season OF
blooming. A little care In these respects
will enable you to avoid mistakes. After
figuring up the cost one will ind that 10 10
small indeed compared with the result IN
two or three years after planting. There
Is no cheaper way 10 add to the cash value
OF the farm than by the judicious planting
Of n few ornamental trees. shrubs ana
vines.
CEMENT cuLvERTs FOR ROADS
DurirR late years farming communities
are giving much attention 10 the public
highways, realizing that n Is money well
expended. One OF tho chief expense ac-
counts has been for culverts and these arc
quite as high when the opening TO be
brldgcd Il narrow for the reason that less
expensive and much lighter lumber Is used
hence the culvert must be renewed at ire
quent intervals. As the cost OF int In
creases the cost OF cement and cement
building blocks and slabs decreases NO that
the future will see many more structures
OF different kinds built OF concrete than 10
has been thought profitable TO use In the
past. Experts say that a span Of twenty
Ave feet or less can be bridged with a NAT
culvert OF cement at low coat and that the
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