The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-12-15

dttacheN with strong htnScS Strong short
hooks are placed in each side board as
shown under letter A and an eye in the
shoveling board just under the hook hus
Keeping the board in position. To make
the board perfectly safe in the event of
the worker stepping on 1t. and to prevent
accidental drops by misplaced hooks when
shoveling. a light iron chain is fastened
at each sid Of the o and hooked under
meath. The chain also serves to close the
rear OF the box securely as indicated in
the cut. The expense of this important at
tachment to the a box is very small
for most Of the work can be done by any
one who is handy with tools.
HAS THE LARGE FARM PAID?
In many years of close touch with farm
ers and farming interests 1t is doubtful il
so many letters nave reached the writer,
filled with dissatisfaction. during the en-
tire period as has been received during
the past three months. The burden of the
cry is "too hard work for too little
money 1 am asked to give advice in
such cases IA burden l would gladly shift
II l could. 1t IS admitted that | have
made money in soil operations and most
OF the people who write me know it. The
other side of the situation they do not see.
They know nothing of the years / strug-
sled with a hundred-acre farm and its
burden. of debt nor do they know of the
actual necessities myself and family went
without in order that the interest on the
mortgage might he met. One day / awoke
and after several hours conference with
my wife we agreed that the load was too
heavy. A ncighbor wanted the farm and
we sold him all but twenty acres which
enabled US to have the twenty acres free
OF debt. Then l went to a nearby city. 1t
was in the late fail, and took all office DO
sitlon for which I received SIS a week. NV
frlnn1 a a a hrL $50 49, -
TINS went home even though l lived poor
~. The next spring we set about making
that twenty acres do something: a little
money had been saved which went into
small fruit plants and poultry: little by
little We gained. I still doing outside work
whenever could and wife and I scimping
and saving. Then we turned the corner
and by close. intelligent and hord work we
forged ahead. Instead OF advising my nu-
merous correspondents what to do I'm
about to typify the Yankee, and ask a
question. Think over the past and con-
s.der well II the bottom of your trouble is
not a farm larger than you can handle. In
other words Is not your burden greater
than you can bear? him it out carefully
Cor yourself.
HowH"s THE GRIT 6ox?
While charcoal is better than nothing for
the grit box and will aid materially in cur
At6 q SdSc vi lIluISe5ilON. 90 EOt UeD2nu
upon it entirely, but lay in a upply OF
stones or broken crockery which may be
broken into small sharp bits which are the
kind the fowls like for grinding purposes.
We find it an excellent plan to take the
contents CT the grit box. about once a
month and sift it over carefully throwing
out all round smoth pieces. Then We take
about one quart of charcoa, s.roken into
bits, as large OF a pea. a lot of broken
crockery, broken flower pots, sharp bits of
coal cinders and sharp stones with some
sharp kernels of corn and mix them thor
oughly before placing in the box. We put
the corn in because some fowls are so
stupid they will not always get grit
enough so VIC tempt them with the corn.
Considerable effort is made to keep the
contents of the grit box clean for fowls
do not like to muss over soiled grit. We
have also found it a good plan to have a
number of boxes of grit scattered about
the house so that the birds may help them
selves without Quarreling over choice por-
tons. Then. too. we think, water. clean
and fresh is good to have, placing it where
the fowls can help themselves after get
ling all the grit they need. AS stated be-
fore, in this department, it pays to do
some fussing about the poultry for they
appreciate it and it helps fill the egg bas-