The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-01

sides are of solid lumber, but there should
be a window in the back, also covered with
fine wire screen, to furnish ventilation. AT
the lower part of the boarded front a hole
should be cut large enough to let the
chicks in and this shoul be arranged with
a sloping walk to the ground, covered
with cleats, so that the birds may walk up
it easily. An arrangement of curtains
should be provided for so that they may
be let down over the wire front when the
WING blowso or the weather gets cold in the
fall. A door Of solid wood should also be,
provided to let down over the entrance inS
stormy weather so that there is no dan
ger of the chicks catching cold. Such a
house, or a number of them, as described
is by no means expensive and if rightly
built the growing chicks car occupy them
until time for them to go into the larger
houses late in the fall or early winter.
VARIOUS KINDS OF PRlVET.
One of the best Of plants to use for the
purpose of marking dividing lines is the
pr:vet of which there are several varieties
although 1t is not q plant to be used when
stock is to be turned in for it will not an
swer the purpose. A number of journals
are advocating the planting Of the variety
Lucidum which grows very nicely in the
warmer sections of the country, but is
not hardy, without considerable winter
protection. even as far south as New Jer-
sey where we have tested it for several
years. We like its habit of growth bet
ter than the ovalifolium California privet)
and if it was as hardy as the latter variety
wcnld be preferable. The California
privet is the best variety for the north
and should be more generally planted than
1t is. Young plants may be bought for a
very small sum and they will root and
thrive in any soil that is fairly rich, but
Is especially partial to a rather sandy soil.
Along the sandy coast of New Jersey there
are literally miles Of the California privet
planted, taking the place of the fence.
When the farm fence begins to show evil
dence of age plan to replace it with the
privet setting the plants before it is neces-
sary to remove the fence so that they will
have reached a proper degree of business
before the fence Is removed. Plants may
be set in the spring or the fall.
SKIN TROUBLES OF HORSES.
Several correspondents have written
asking for remedies for a number of skin
troubles from itch to putrid exema and in
nine cases out of ten claim that the horse
is having good care. One correspondent
was located near the writer so we called
on him and IL ever l was tempted to swear
at a man it was when 1 saw the filthy con-
dition of his horse. The animal looked as
If he had not felt a brush much less a
curry in six months. Sores were coming
all over his sides from rubbing against his
stall and In these sores maggots and some
other vermin we did not recognize We're
plainly seen. The hoofs of the animal were
foul with decayed manure and altogether
he was a sorry sight. OF course this is an
exception, but one scarcely realizes how
liable a horse Is to skin trouble during
the summer when he persp.res at his work
and is not properly cleaned. OF course in
some of these cases there is an internal
d-isarrangement at the bottom of the
froIIh1o q r1 ~ I'm -, 1o-. .I.-1. ~
cut out Of the diet and laxat tive foods sub
stituted. For a horse with a skin trouble
groom thoroughly each day and wash the
afflicted parts with a solution of one dram
each of carbolic acid and sulphuric acid IN
a pint of water. If the bowels are not in
good condition give two ounces of blauber
salts dissolved in the drinking water both
night and morning for several days.
SELLING EGGS BY THE POUND.
While 1T is admitted that there is a de-
.cided difference in the weight of eggs of
equal size according to the feeding meth
DDS employed and also that larger eggs
weigh the most 1T is hardly to be expected
that consumers can be made to understand
this to the point where they are willing 10
buy egs by weight. A better plan would
be to assert the egs,. # there was a differ
ence in size, and ask a higher price for
larger eggs. This is just as fair to the
consumer as to ask a higher price for the
larger specimens of fruit. OF course the
|best way Of all is to ave breeds which lay
9sggs uniform In size and these of the
Sarger sizes then there will. be little trouble
in selling them for what they are worth if
they are strictly fresh. Some people have
"a deep rooted objection to buying eggs
when they must pay a higher price for
,ihe strictly fresh ones. A poultryman
friend found he was having considerable
trouble along this line so made 1t his bus.-
Aness to buy a few dozen store eggs each
day and carry with him. When his Gus
toners demurred at his price for strictly
fresh eggs he would offer the others at the
store price, but without any warrant and.
he found that he never made a second sale
Of the store eggs to the same customer nor
did they berate himb because they were NOT
up to the mark; they bought them Know
ing they were not guaranteed. The plan
is q legitimate one and worth trying.
FERTlLlziNG CHEAP LAND.
a reader Of this department. takes excen-
ton to the advice to use commercial fer
yiiizers In considerable quantities and es-