The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-11-17
AGAIN THE ATTRACTIVE PACK
ACE

AGE.
One MAY say that it is the contents OF
the package rather than the package 1T
self which sells the goods; this IS true
to the extent that if the attractive pack
age contains poor goods consumers Will
not be likely to buy a second time. On
the other hand ii cannot be denied that
when goods of equal equality are packed
in two lots one in attractive receptacles
and the other in poor, worn and possibly
broken packages, the attractive ones Will
sell first and bring the highest price every
time and the fact that the city consumer
is educated to the attractive package is
MI the more reason why the farmer should
make an effort to get his share of the high
prices by putting up his products in at
tractivc packages. 1t may not be policy,
for one reason or another, to have fancy
packages. but, at least the box or the has
ket can be clean and its contents placed
in it in attractive form; not all the fine
specimens on top. hut all through the bas-
kct. This advice is particularly timely at
this season of the year when fruit is be-
ing marketed in small packages and when
the consumer is anxious to rave the best
and pay a fair price for 1t. The plan is
worth the careful attention of the man
who sells anything to the consumer di-
rect whether 1t be vegetables, fruit, poul-
try. eggs, butter or what not.
SOME DESIRABLE BARN FlxlNGS
Some time ago in this department sug-
Scstions We're made concerning the keep
ing OF certain conventcnces on hand, IN
the barn, in the evcn of slight accidents.
Then there are certain small tools which
every farmer ought to keep in the barn at
all times to use when occasion requires.
We have a tool box in the barn in which
a few supplies of this kind are kept and
they have h"cn found very useful more
than once; moreover, they are not to be
removed from the barn. another set being
kept at the house. Two soap boxes We're
divided into proper compartments and
Fastened to the side of the barn wall: In
Them arc a hammer, u large pinccrs. a
small combination pinccrS and wire cut
ter. a monkey wrench. nails of four or
five sizes. a paper Of large lacks about
three dozen screws of assorted sizes, a lot
of harness buckles, some waXed threads,
such as shoenakcrs use, some small screw
eyes and screw hooks. "A sewing awl, II
punching awl and a few other small tools,
not forgetting a small but sharp hand
saw. These things cost but a trife and
being always handy one is never at a loss
to make al least temporary repairs quick
~ should occasion demand. One other
thing kept IN this box should not be for
gotten and that is a sharp knife. The
;pockct knife which most farmers carry is
generally satisfactory for most purposes,
but sometimes when 1t is most wanted it
is in the pocket of the other trousers
PROTECTING THE YOUNG
ORCHARD.
Therc are a number Of ways of protcct
ing the trees from mice. but the first
thing to do is to clear Il space for three
feet around the tree so there will be no
grass or other vegetation growing to
tempt the mice TO build winter homes.
The wire guard is very effective and al
though the idea is not q new one by amy
means all orchardists do NOT know of it.
! Buy some of the Wire screen such as is
used for the windows and cut it in strips
about eight by fifteen inches. Wind each
Of these strips around a handle of a broom
and tie them in place for about ten min
utes. Then take them off and unwind
them just enough to pass around the
trunk Of the small trees; let go of them
and they will tighten up again, but the
! edges not being fastened they VIII expand
as the tree grows hence do it no harm: let
I them stay in place winter and summer
} until they rust out. Before placing these
in position scoop out the soil at the base
of the tree for about three inches, put the
I end of the wire shield down in this space
I and fill in again with the soil. This plan
5 is better than placing a mound Of soil
around the tree although this can be done
If the tree needs protection from the win
ter and then the wire protector set in the
+, top of this mound.
,VENTILATING THE CORN STACKS
. Sometimes a streak of foggy or rainy
! weather will cause the stacks of corn III
: the field to mould badly, which may bc
! overcome IL a ventilator is used. 1T may be
said thai 1t would not be practicable tc
have this device because Of the number
y needed for the average field. This Is true
TO a certain extent. but it would be pos,
{ siblc to make a considerable number OF
+ such venti.ators during the winter wher
! other work is not pressing and by tifeir
u use the stacks could be made much large,
5 than at present. These racks are made
of rough lumber or, if one has access tc
J rhe woods, poles could be cut which woulG
II answe, the purpose quite as well. This
. rack is not of necessity used in the field
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