The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-12
PROTECTION FOR VINES

WIN U EN- W."
Many who have climbing vines around
the house hav set varieties THAI ought
not TO have been planted. The climate
may be too cold for certain tender vines
and IL will be impossible TO winter them
with success. The best plan u 10 have
vines that are entirely hardy In your cli-
mate. The ~honcysuckles. the American
Ivy and most OF the heavily wooded sorts
are hardy or So nearly so that they need
only "A mound OF earth around the base TO
carry them through severe winters. The
CleraRtis family arc readily protected as
tho tops usually die back 80 that only care
IN needed OF tho roots which Ia readily
given by tho mound OF earth and over
this some coarse haif-rotted manure free
from straw. In some sections IL In tho
custom TO wrap lender vines and shrubs
In straw. There Is no decided objection
TO this n tho top In left open so that a cir
culation OF air will pass over the shrub
and n one is sure no mice Will get In near
The bottom TO gnaw the tender shoots. The
plan OF laying over the partially tender
Vine and covering IL with soil ~ also
adopted In some sections. but a wins 80
tender as to require this treatment ought
not to be planted.
FALL PLANTING or TREES, ETC.
In very cold climates the fall planting
OF trees n rot feasible. but there In no
NNANNh WHY thu NAAliOk ~ DRhkhN
and ''heeled" In 30 rs TO be ready for
early spring planting. In the more mod
crate sections there In everything In favor
OF fall planting: the soil ls In good condl-
ton for the trees. the work may be done
with more comfort. and one Is apt To get
better trees because the nurscryman Is not
80 busy In the fall as IN the spring and
neither are you ON the other hand quite
n little more care In necessary In fall
nlanIinU Thu rnafa FnNaf In NrTInRl an
that all bruised or broker pieces are re-
moved. the SOL must be well worked In
around the roots and nrmcd down well all
the way TO the surface OF the ground.
Then, the tree must be stakcd II there
In likely to be high winter winds and
lastly n mound OF earth should be hcapcd
up around tho base OF the tree both as pro-
lection against frost and To help the tree
Withstand the wind. With these things
don tho majority OF the trees will I've
n thrive. The same hin appli = 10
Towering shrubs, most OF which can be
planted In tho fall TO better advantage
han In the spring.
DOUBLE WINDOWS IN THE BARN
Except In tho warm south We believe
hat the windows OF every barn should be
fitted with an extra covering OF wood. In
other words n shutter OF wood hinged on
the outside and swinging In to be hooked
oh ~ ElA ~ AhH AhNHt VIII W. Ifl-
NIT OF this ave IL anyway and use n
button on the outside. ono scarcely real
izes how much warmer the barn will be-
for the cows and horses with this double
window and the cost n not great. In
some cases n double window OF glass will
answer the purpose and DO more orna-
mental. but In cold locations n curtain OF
burlap should DO used on tho coolest
nights. In addition 10 fixing the windows
as described 20 over tho barn well and
stun newspapers between the cracks OF
the boards Haye some corner OF the barn
whore n window OF n size according TO
the number OF animals I'm tho barn can
be placed which will be open most OF the
time to give as nearly perfect ventilation
as possible or have some plan Ike that
illustrated this week which ~ as apple
able TO the large building as the small one.
A CHEAP HOG HOUSE DOOR.
There II no good reason why the door TO
the hog house should be made OF heavy
boards and kept shut nor why the house
should be without any door II one VIII
work out this simple plan. Take some
strong buriap or an old fertilizer bag and
get a few lnths. Place the iaths an inch
apart on both sides OF tho bag (crosswisc)
and faster them TO each other. mailing
through the bag. Hem the edges OF the
bag no they VIII not ravcl then fasicn
over the opening In tho door letting u