The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-10
SELLING CROPS BY SAMPLES.

II one grows good winter vegetables. po-
tatocs more particularly, IL IL an eN-
cellent plan TO dispose OF them by sample.
The same applies 10 well grown orchard
fruits. Try the plan OF selecting a number
OF tho best tubers or specimens OF apples
for example. a half peck will do. and so
into town with them. Call at the homes Of
consumers. saying that you are n grower
IA hat you are taking orders for the po-
tatocs In barrel lots OF which those you
show are fair samples. In the majority
OF cases II will be found that n single day
will sufnccs 60 sell on, a pretty good crop.
Now upon the delivery OF the goods strict
ly according TO sample depends the sue
cess OF the plan for future seasons. Make
a point to have the goods you deliver n lit
tie better than the samples and you have
n satisfied and a regular customer. IL
ono expects 10 have first class butter. cggs
or poultry or any other farm product for
delivery during the winter try and get the
trade Of you satisfied customer. The
chances arc nine out OF ten you can and
you will have started a first class trade
which can be kept 30 long rs your goods
are up 90 the mark. This IL but the applI-
cation OF a well known principle I'm com
mercIal lines so do not snccr At Il as an
innovation that cannot be applied TO farm
crops. IL can and successfully. 90. II
you'll try Il along the lines suggested.
RENovATiNG THE LAWN.
One OF the readers OF this department
writes that he IA trying TO get n lawn
around the farm home. but Is greatly
troubled with weeds. which he thinks
come from the weed seeds in the stable
manure. As n rule stable manure should
be used on lawns only once every three or
four years. relying mainly on n prepared
commercial fertilizer or on ground bone
for keeping up the growth OF grass and
the soil vitality. To r%cnovnte the lawn try
this plan OF n German neIghbor. Take a
wide bladcd putty knife and spend an hour
zach night after work In digging out or
cutting on below tho crown all weed
plants and whenever one In removed scat
ter in It's place n few seeds OF a good grass
mixture. one will be surprised to find
how quickly n lawn may be renovated by
this plan and how. by the use OF the seeds
OF grass. the places are filled IN with a
velvety growth. Try this plan for the rest
OF The season and n notable Improvement
Will be effected.
SOWING RYE FROM HOGS.
Swine raiscrs who have fed hogs on rye
pasture know It's value for this purpose
ana practice IL regardless OF the some
what prevalent idea that rye IN not good
food for swine. True, IL might not be a
koOu pan 10 teeu swine on rlpcneu rye.
but IL never does harm as pasture. Our
plan II 10 prepare the field Ia August and
SOW the rye as soon as the ground II ready.
This gives the soil a cover crop which Is In
itself beneficial. The following spring. as
soon as the frost Is out OF the ground 80
that Il can be worked. grass seed liz sown
over the field. and narrowed I'm and as
soon as the young grass gets n fair start
the swine are turned In. every other day
at FIRST until they get used TO IL. The way
the animals thrive on his pasture II SUI
ncicnt TO prove It's value. IL n "A better
plan to n this pasture OF rye. another
OF rape and n third OF grass alone 30 that
the swine may rave some variety: then IL
there In an apple orchard into which they
may be turncd TO eat tho fallen fruit the
cost OF feeding them IL reduced to n mini
mum and they are In prime condition for
~fRttening In the early fall.
A STABLE CLEANER.
The use OF shovels on board stable floors
n Objectionable because the wet noor IN
splintercd after a time. A scrapcr which
will do the work better than a shovel Is
made by taking a piece Of tough board an
inch thick. i've inches wide and fifteen
inches long and carefully cutting one edge
20 a bcvcl 10 as TO make IL ra ther sharp.
Fasten this board TO n handle OF suitable
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