Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-19


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zach holding about four quarts. Crates
used for raspberries can be. fitted with
these baskets placing a splint slat between
the two layers. These baskets are very
inexpensive and go with the fruit. but the
better price obtained for the fruit j~usttfies
one i'm the expenditure. Last summer Sc
lected vegetables, such as tomatoes and
early potatoes as well as the selected or
chard fruits, were marketed in this man
ner and all who used first class products
well and attractively packed found that
this method was a most profitable one
A LITTLE SHEEP LORE.
After the eve has borne the young she
Is likely to 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
from the ewes the latter should be MIXED
for a few days TO relieve the strain on the
udder and to avoid fever or something
worse. IL it is time to turn them out 10
pasture see that they nave 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. If
the rain promises to be long continued the
sheep should be driven to the barn. Try
and nave the pasture for the sheep abund-
ant and an 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 appe-
titles. 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. I'm 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
ARA 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
windows, 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 i'm the same manner and thus
the house be thoroughly ventilated. II
ones house is arranged with glass fronts
for winter use these should be entirely
removed and the openings covered with
[wire netting or boards olse the houseswil
be much too warm at night.
LEARNING TO SPECIALIZE.
The average farmer can probably make
more money in the end by sticking closely
! to straight farming than by growing any
-. -. -, Ahn Afhnp hand thnrn 10
| frequently opportunity &c grow some spe-
cial crop profitably by reason of a good
nearby market, and a soil peculiarly fitted
to the snecial crop. When one observes
this TO be the case it Is certainly wise to
grow this special crop, but only after one
has learned nov 10 du il. A case IN point.
A friend who is now an extensive grower
of celery found, a few years ago, that a
considerable area of his farm was peculiar
ly fitted TO the celery crop, so he laid out
a quarter-acre strip and used 1t for cell
cry Tor three years, until he was satisfied
by experiments thai he could grow pretty
decent celery. A part of the experiment
was learning how TO raise his own plants
so that at the beginning OF the fourth year
he started in the business seriously and
added area each year until now, ten years
later, all of the farm suitable is devoted
10 celery and the rest to raise the food
needed by the stock and the family. He
learned how 10 do II and then went at II
and made IL profitable. This same rule vii!
apply to any crop
WE'RE YOU CAUGHT?
The writer had occasion to buy a con-
siderable quantity OF mixed feed for stock
and concluded TO take the advice given
in this department and send a portion OF
several kinds to the state experiment sta
ton for examination. The result was
startling, for In two cases out OF four the
station people held that the price asked
for the mIxture was more than double
what the ingredients would cost singly
IN the open market. The third sample was
considerable better and the fourth repre-
scented honest goods. so we bought them
One feature of the case was that the re.
liable goods were Just $3oo a ton higher
in price than the two kinds that We're
practically worthless. Unfortunately witt
these mixed feeds IT is difficult TO judge
of their quality except by such expert
means as the station people employ, sc
that one As likely TO half starve an ami
NAL when he thinks he Is feeding 1t liber'
ally. All the deliberations are not in foot
for humans by any means.
PUDDLE THE TREE ROOTS.
when trees or shrubs are set late in the
season. that Is when the spring rains arr
practically over, the roots will dry gu
very quickly and the tree or shrub no
have 4 fair start unless they are thor
oughly prepared before setting. An idea
way of doing this Is 10 dig a hole thre'
feet deep and about as wide. in clay sol
N possible. and make a good rich mus
mass OF about the consistency of mortar
Into this mud place the roots OF each tree
thoroughly covering them with the mud
Let them be In the mixture for five min
ute. This pudding should not be done