The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-11-16

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barrels, boxes or baskets and stored away
in this manner. The time Is shortly COM
ing when farmers will learn to select their
seed corn with due regard to the CROWN OF
the plant as we'll as to the ear: this Will De
done In the field, as the corn grows, the
plants marked and then the corn properly
cared for so that the yield per acre will be
gradually increased and the quality Of the
product improved. Until one gets to this
point there is no need of using the sweep
ing from the Grip for seed when q little
careful selection now will give much bet
ter returns in the crop next year.
AGAIN THE ATTRACTIVE PACK
AGE.
One may say that 1t is the contents OF
the package rather than the package It
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 q second time. On
the other hand It 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
all 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
~tractiVe packages. 1t may not be policy,
for one reason or another, to have fancy
packages, but. at least the box or the bas-
ket can be clean and its contents placed
in 1t In attractive form; not all the fine
specimens on top, but all through the bas-
ket. 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 have the best
and pay a far price for 1t. The plan is
worth the careful attention Of the man
who sells anything to the consumer d.
rect whether it be vegetables, fruit, poul-
try, eggs, butter or what not.
SOME DESIRABLE BARN FILINGS
! Some time ago in this department. sug
g%estions were made concerning the keep
ing Of certain conveniences on hand, in
the barn, in the even 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 lave a tool box in the barn in which
a few supplies of this kind are kept and
they have been 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 were
divided into proper compartments and
fastened to the side of the barn wall; in
lneln ufe d nd1Il1leF, u large p-lcerS, d
small combination pincers and wire cut
ter, a monkey wrench, nails Of four or
five sizes, a paper Of large tacks, about
three dozen screws Of assorted sizes, a lot
of harness buckles, some waXed threads,
such as shoenakers use, some small screw
eyes and screw hooks, a sewing awl, a
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 at least temporary repairs quick
ly should occasion demand. One other
thing kept In this box should not be for
gotten and that Is a sharp knife. The
pocket knife which most farmers carry Is
generally satisfactory for most purposes,
but sometimes when it is most wanted it
Is in the pocket of 1.-The other trousers"
PROTECTING THE YOUNG
ORCHARD.
There are a number of ways of protect
ing the trees from mice, but the first
thing to do Is to clear a 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 a new one by any
means all orchardists do not know of 1t.
Buy some Of the wire screen such as is
} used for the windows and cut 1t 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
l edges not being fastened they VIII expand
} as the tree grows hence do it no harm; let
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
end Of the wire shield down in this space
t and fill in again with tho soil. This plan
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
l weather will cause the stacks Of corn II
:, the field to mould badly, which may be
l overcome II a ventilator is used. 1t may be
said that it would not be practicable tt
have this device because of the number
J needed for the average field. This IS true
to n certain extent. but it would be pos
g siblo to make a considerable number o
: such Ventilators during the winter WheI
| other work is not pressing and by thei1
u use the stacks coul be made much large
S than at present. These racks are madt
of rough lumber or, IL one has access t.
+ the woods, poles could be cut which would
n answer the purpose quite as well. Thi5
rack Is not of necessity used in the field
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