The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-01-27

traCtiNc. n SOOu Keeper aIN hence VIII
sell we'll. While the tree shows every indi-
cation of being an unusually heavy crop
per which, of course, will make the variety
Il favoritc among orchardists. The variety
is worth testing to see how it acts on Diff
ferent soils. but it will be we'll to go SLOW
with it until 1t proves itself worthy of cX-
tended planting.
WHY NOT HELP POSTERlTY?
Twenty-Five years ago the writer was
managing a farm of eighty odd acres in
western New York, About ten acres of
this farm was the wood lot composed of
fine sugar naples. For a number of years
the owner has been encroachinE on TINS
wood for home heating purposes. but when
the farm was turnod over TO US on a I'VE
years lease this cutting down of the trees
ceased. In some changes we made this
wood lot became a part of the pasture en-
closure and the cows appreciated the
shade so much that il excited the COM
mcnt of the wner who agreed to our sug-
gestion that he would pay onc-half OF the
expense of setting the Old pasture to trees.
Few nursery trees could be afforded, the
planting being mainly from the smaller
saplings in the old wood lot. Last sum
mer we saw the place again after all these
wears and learned that the wood lot We
had helped establish was one OF the
priced possessions of the present owner
and that because of this wood lot the place
nau brought at ItlSC ~ per CcI,. Hipit
than equally good farms without the wood
lot. Perhaps / am a little cranky on the
question of forest preservation, or 10 bring
1t closer home, farm wood lot preservation,
but when the government and the manu-
facturers of the country are beginning TO
view the situation seriously l feel like
saying II told you So" No better work
for posterity can he done than to use the
fields tina are no longer profitable for
setting out young native trees. Look into
the question wherever you live and see if
YOU don't see the necessity for farmers
helping in the preservation of trees.
HORSES FEET IN WINTER.
The farm horse may not he doing much
work at this time of the year, but that is
no reason why his feet and legs should
not be cared for. If the horse is on the
road more or less the legs and ankles be-
come coated with mud or ice and should
nave attention as soon as the animal is
brought into the stable. If he is standing
most of the day it is essential that the
floor, of whatever material il may be com
posed, be kept clean. one good way Of car
ing for the feet and legs of a horse is to
, WIPE them dry with a moist cloth when
the animal is brought in, then with n stick
of wood give proper attention to the hoof.
one of the fertile sources of rheumatism
in horses is neglect of the feet and lower
legs. We make it a business in cold wealth
CT 20 EuD ii NIUE NdSeiltle! III lle lfOS Oh tile
foot and over the hoofs generally two or
three times a week and always clean this
part as thoroughly as any other.
VENTILATION ESSENTIAL.
The plan of keeping the poultry house
warm during the winter is all right up to
certain limits. but there is no necessity of
keeping it without ventilation. What is
needed most in the building of a poultry
house for winter occupancy is an arrange
ment which will supply ventilation with
out draushts ami still permit of the house
being mad warm enough for tho birds in
very cold regions. There are many plans
of ventilation, from the window opened in
an adjoining portion to the box Nentilator
which extends from about II foot from the
floor out through the roof. One will have
to work out a plan of ventilation 10 suit
his own houses and most poultrymen will
find the ideal plan in a combination OF
one or two or more. Moro attention should
be given to providing ventilation and less
to talking SO much about which is the bet
ter plan. If ones house is not as well pro-
vlded III this respect as it should be, this,
at least, can be done. Have some place
in which the fowls can be turned during
the warm part of the day without danger
of cold and then throw the doors and win
dows of the house wide open and let the
air blow through. Just as some of the
worst colds are caught by humans from
being in rooms too warm so are some of
the worst cases of roup among poultry
traced directly to over-warm houses.
WINTER CARE OF EWES.
Fine lambs are from wcll-carcd for ewes
and the care at this time is quite as ncces-
will be dropped. If the lambs arc ex-
! pnnto6 on c1v 500 that tho cyrrs h1yr n fair