The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-31

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roorts. being made soiia. The other three
sides are OF sold lumber. bat there should
be a window In the back. also covered with
fine wire screen. to furnish ventilation. At
the lower part % the boarded front n hole
should be cut large enough 20 let tho
chicks In and this should be arranged with
a slipping walk % the ground. covered
wlth cieats. 20 hat the birds may walk up
81 easily. An arrangement OF curtains
should be provided for so that they may
be let down over the wire 'front.' when the
wind blows or the weather gets cold In the
fall. A loo OF solid wood should also be
provided TO lee down over the entrance In
stormy ath 10 that there II no dan
ger OF the chicks catching cold. Such a
house. or a number OF them. n described
n By no means expensive and II rightly
built the growing chicks can occupy them
until time for them to 10 into the larger
houses late I'm The fali or early winter.
VARIOUS KINDS or PRivET.
One OF the best OF plants 90 use for tho
purpose OF marking dividing lines In tho
pr.yet OF which there are several varieties
although Il Is not n plant TO be used when
stock H. TO be turned In for IL Will not an
swer the purpose. A humber OF journals
are advocating the plnntinE OF the variety
LuciduIn which grows very nicely In the
warmer sections OF the country, but II
not hardy. without considerable winter
protection. oven az fHr south as New Jcr.
soy where we nave tested ~ for several
years. We IKE is habit % growth bet
rvr than the ovulifoiium California priveO
aud " ir was a hardy Rs tfr latter variety
would be preferable. The California
pr.vet In the best variety for the north
and should be more generally planted than
IL IL. Young phxntS may be bought for a
very small Sum and they will root and
thrive In any soii hat r. fairly rich. but
- especially partial TO n rather sandy soil.
Agsnw the sandy coast % New Jersey there
are literally ruipss OF the California privei
planted. taking the place OF the ence,
when the farrs fence begins TO show evil
dcnre OF age Plan to replace II with the
privet setting the plants before Il Is neces-
sarY TO remove the fence 10 that they will
have reached q proper degree OF bnshiness
before tho fence II removed. Plants MAY
be set In the spring or the fall.
SKIN TROUBLES OF HORSES.
Several correspondents have writes
asking for remedies for n nurDber OF sksr
troubles from itch 10 putrid Sxema and u
nine cases out Of ten claim BAT the hcrs'
f. havisg good care. one correspondent
was located ncar the writer so we csllet
on him and n ever I was tempted 10 sweaI
NJ u AttA ~ "Aa avn q 80 h@N ssANAg 49,
ditIon Of his horse. The animal looked ri
n no had not felt a brush much less
curry In six months Sores were cominI
all over his sides from rubbing against hi
stall and I'm these sores maggotz n SOM
other vermin we did not recognize wer
plainly seen. The hoofs of the animal wer
foul with decayed manure and altogsthe
ne was a sorry sight. OF course this In nj
exception. but one scarcely realizes ho'
/ NHaLl. - HAwaA a. A. alta NRnnLlA AeHRlnI
the summer when he ~pcrsp.rcs NJ his worl
and is not properly cleaned. OF course 1
some OF these cases there Is an interna
d-lsarrangcmcnt at the bottom OF IN
trouble and IN such cases corn should b
cut out OF the diet aud laxative foods sui
stltutCd. For a horse with a skin troubl
groom thoroughly each day and wash th
afflicted parts with a solution OF one draI
' each of carbollc acid and %sulphuric acid
1 a pint OF water. II the bowels are not I
good condition give two ounces OF blaubs
salts dissolved in the drinking water Dol
night and morning for several days.
SELLING EGGS ~ THE POUND
While Il is admitted hat there Is "A III
cidcd difference In the weight OF eggs {
equal s.zc according 20 the feeding meti
DDS employed and also that larger cgI
weigh the mos. IL II hardly 20 be .expcc,C
that consumers can be made 10 understar
his 20 the point where they are willing
buy cgs by weight. A better plan -wouI
be- TO assert the egs. 4 there was a dine
encc In size. and ask n higher price Il
Inrgrr eggs. This In lust as fair TO n
,conSumcr as TO ask a higher price for q
larger specimens OF fruit. or course a
lbcst way OF all is 20 a breeds which Ia
Sggs uniform In size and these OF Il
slrger sizes then there will he little troub
In telling them for what they are worth
they are strictly fresh. Some people ha'
a deep rooted objection TO buying egl
syhcn they must pay a higher price q
,lhc strictly fresh ones. A poultryml
friend found he was having consldcrab
trouble along this line so made IL his bus
,ncss 20 buy a few dozen store eggs ea'
day and carry with him. When his Gu
toners dcmurred nj his price for strict
fresh eggs he would onfer the others at q
store price. but without any warrant M
he found that he never mad a second sa
OF the store eggs 10 the same customer N
d.d they berate him because they were n
up TO the mark. they bought them kup,
Ing they were not guaranteed. h pls
Is a legitimate one and worth trying.
FEaTiLIZiNo CHEAP LAND.
A reader OF this department takes exec
ton to the advice TO use commercial &c