The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-12-14
THE VALUE OF SKIM MILK.

THE VALUE OF SKIM MILK.
The feeding value Of skimsmilk to calves
or pigs depends much on what the ami
mails are to be used for. If one Is raising
a fine pig OF calf the skim milk has a
greateryalue than.if the nina is to go to
the block. Further, some skim milk Is OF
such little value that it ought not to be
fed at all. Indeed, it may be fairly said
that if the skim milk Is not fresh and
sweet it's main value is that of so much
mixing fuid. It seems to those who have
experimental with the feeding Of skim.
milk that it has it's greatest value when
given to poultry; beyond a question 1t Is
one Of the greatest egg producers that can
be fed either by itself or mixed with bran
and other meals forming mash. Unless
one has pigs or calves that it is desired to
raise to add to the herd it is advised that
the bulk OF, the skim milk that Is fresh and
sweet go to the poultry; at least give
them all they will consume. By careful
watch it will be sere that such feeding is
an economy even though it did not largely
increase the e~gg.prodnction. which it does.
THE CITY FARMERS FAIL.
The writer is thoroughly in sympathy
with the strong trend toward country life
as,shown by many city residents but there
are many conditions SO different from the
old life which must be met in the new,
it is hard to advise just what to do under
all circumstances. An anxious city maj
writes hat he is earning nearly $50 a week
in his city work and asks if it would be a
wise move for him to throw up his job,
move onto a farm and go into debt about
$1,000. Here is, a case where we can advise
strongly to the negative. The unfortunate
part of the proposition is that the mar in
question says he is able to save but little
money. This being the case he had best
do some rigorous pruning on the expense
side of his affairs. Many men are similarly
located, in a large city but within daily
reach OF his business, though few of them
enjoy such an income. In similar cases it
would be an excellent plan to buy a small
or farm near some live town and within
easy reach of the city so that he could go
back and forth daily. Keep the city posi-
ton, move the family onto the farm and
use a portion of the income to hire a good
farmer to run the place. This can be done
and, if he and his family are fairly econ
omical, he will find his weekly salary will
readily cover all expenses assuming that
the farm yields no income, which would be
/ a sSupposition hardly fair. This plan would
! enable him to have a general supervision
of the farm night and morning, his family
would be healthier and happier and soon
the farm would yield a fair income. I'd
like such a proposition If l were but 40
years old with a family Of but four. A
young friend on a salary of $50 a week is,
doing this same thing and is paying for his
farm out Of it's returns together with the
saving from his salary over previous eX-
penses. Others can do it If they go about
it right
FOREST TREE CULTURE.
Newspapers and agricultural papers are
taking up the subject of forest tree culture
but the former, generally, have a confused
idea Of the subject while the agricultural
press are laying too great stress on
whether the work will pay. This depart
ment has taken the ground, which it is be-
lieved is the correct one, that it is but a
question of a comparatively few years
when state and federal governments will
prohibit the further cutting Of trees on
public Estate and nation) domains, forced
to this extremity by the alarming devas-
tation Of the forests. Building material,
especially lumber, is going higher yearly
and for every hundred trees cut there is
not more than one being planted. The In
evitable result must follow. On eight
farms out Of ten there is land which is not
available for profitable cropping on which
good trees could be grown which, in twen-
ty or twenty-five years would be very val
liable and at practically no cost for Guilt
walton or care after the first three years.
So much for the will it pay" side Of the
question. There is a sentimental side
which is embraced in this question. Have
| we Ol ILLS SClLSl allci, oLLS nv "a iiSHL ~
cut down and not replace the trees which
the creator placed here? Have We any
right to say to posterity, i've wanted these
trees for frewood and for building and We
didn't care a fig whether you had any Oh
not; nor whether the denuding brought
your fertile fields to droughts. The whole
subject is worthy the careful and homes
consideration of any man who has land OF
which trees could be planted and especially
when they can be set without in any way
subtracting from his income.
PIANO BOX SMOKE HOUSE.
The thrifty farmer prepare his own porl
for home consumption and if he is shor
of cash with which to build an up to DAFT
smoke house he will appreciate the fol
lowing plan which will enable him to carr.
: out his ideas at small cost. Buy an OLE
but good upright piano box and after max
) ing it smoke tight with paper set it in tn
l desired place and dig a trench so that tn
piping will enter at one end of the DO,
through the bottom. hen take an oil
: wash boiler with a good copper bottom an
} have a tinsmith make a hole in one sid
near the bottom and in this fasten a piec