The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-09-28


are the best for the purpose. The mixture
should be placed in the form Cor frame of
lumber) about SIX inches deep and then
pounded down until the water comes to
the surface, proceeding in this manner un-
til the formeis filled except that no stones
are used in the top layer to the depth of
half an inch, sand and cement being the
mixture. OF course the waste pipe must
be placed and cemented in at the proper
point. The gravel bed ought to be eight
inches deep although a foot would be bet
ter. In this illustration, A represents the
water level, B the waste pipe, D the ce-
ment and c the gravel foundation. The
expense Of cement troughs is quite a little
but when built they will last for a life time
and are easily cleaned.
GROUND BONE FOR POULTRY.
There can be no possible doubt of the
value of ground bone for poultry but there
Is considerable doubt as to the value Of the
ground bone and meat which is placed on
the market in the form of animal meal.
Much Of it is good but a great deal of it
has more or less tainted meat ground with
the bones which are not always in the
best condition. 1t is much better to buy
a bone mill and do the grinding of the
bones at home. 1t is slow and hard work
but the fowls do not require much of the
meal so that it pays well to do It.. The
ollCr 1oI Ills pulpOSS SllOulu DC RIGCl
bones; that is, bones from which the meat
has just been cut. If there are particles
OF meat clinging to the bones they may
be ground with the latter provided such
meat is fresh and untainted. Only enough
of the bones should be ground for feeding
two, or not more than three days, and it
would be better to grind them daily If
possible. In the feeding of meat 1t is al
ways best to buy what is wanted from the
butcher, being careful to buy only the
untainted meat, and either grind it IN g
meat grinder or chop 1t fine in a wooden
BOWL and feed it with bran mash or mixed
with some small grain like wheat. Usual
ly a teaspoonful every other day to each
fowl will be enough to supply their wants
In this direction, provided they are prop
erly fed In other ways. Be cautious and
not over-feed Of the meat or it will faint
the eggs.
TREATING sHYlNG HORSES.
Our correspondent says that in nine
cases out Of ten q horse thai shys can be
greatly improved if not wholly cured by
the removal of the binders. A simple
remedy and certainly worth trying. Then
there is a possibility that defective eye
sight may be at the bottom of the trouble
and should such be the case, all the more
reason why the binders should be re-
moved. There is probably no cure for
shyness except to get the animal used to
seeing TRANCE things and by treating it
kindly, seek to break the habit. If the
binders are removed and the animal has
free use Of It's eyes and may thus be the
more willing to be led up to the object
which causes it to shy and If petted, and
treated kindly and gently, is quite likely
to overcome its fears unless the object
be quite formidable such as an automo-
bile, when a longer time will be required.
APPLES HIGH IN PRICE.
From all reports received from various
apple sections it is almost "a certainty that
apples will be high this all and winter
and the man who has a fair crop of good
fruit is to be congratulated. This is the
season to carry out the experiment of SELL
ing the, first grade of apples in baskets
or other small receptacleS rather than
barreling them. The city consumer is not
likely to be deferred by the high price Of
the fruit from having apples this winter,
but he is less likely than ever to buy in
packages Of large size, although just as
much fruit may be consumed as in pre-
vious years. Use the small package, have
the first grade of fruit Of the finest speci-
mems and wrap each one In tissue paper.
The second grade do not wrap and the
third grade sell for what it will bring.
Anything below the third grade would bet
ter be kept at home and cut up as green
food for the stock if it Is too bad to make
apple sauce of for the family table. On
the. packages containing the first and sec
ond grades Of fruit attach labels which
will show where the fruit comes from,
which will help ones sale next season.
Unless your apple crop is very large or
very poor it will not be nearly SO profit
able to market the fruit in barrels as in
the smaller packages.
ARTISTIC FARM BRIDGES.
On many farms brooks or a gully make
~ go