The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-12-14

water daily and one has gwen the COW w
cry possible opportunity To produce results
and on n most economical basis. Those
who have tested root crop feeding proper
liy. without materially cutting down tho
regular ~ratIons. know tho value or them
and would not th.nk OF cutting them out
OF tho regulation feeds
THE VALUE or SKIM MILK.
The feeding value OF skim milk TO calyca
or pigs depends much on what the AMI
mails arc 10 DO used for. II ono In raising
n nne pig or calf tho skim mill has n
greater value than II the animal IL TO go TO
tho block. Further. some skim milk Is OF
such little value that 81 ought not TO be
fod at all. Indeed. II may BIO fairly said
that ~ tho skim milk IL not fresh and
sweet It's main value Is that OF 80 much
mixing nuid. IL seems 10 those who havo
oxperimentcd with the feeding OF skim
milk that Il has It's greatest value when
given TO poultry: beyond n question IL Ia
one OF the creates; CgI producers that can
DO fed either by itself or mixed with bran
and other meals forming mash. Unless
one has pigs or calves that u IN desired 10
raise 20 add 10 the herd Il ~ advised that
the bulk OF the skim milk that II fresh and
sweet go TO tho poultry: at least give
them all they viii consume. by careful
watch II will bc senc that such feeding Is
an economy even though It did not largely
increase the egg production. which II does.
THE CITY FARMERS FAIL.
Tn writer u thoroughly In sympathy
with tho strong trend toward country llfr
as shown by many city residents but there
arc many conditions 80 different from tho
old life which must BE- met In the now.
IL Is hard TO advise Just what TO do under
all circumstances. An anxious city man
writes that he Is earning nearly 50 a week
IN his city work and asks 10 Il would DC "A
wise move for him to- throw up hts job,
move onto n tara > 70 into debt about
S20o. Here Is 4 case where We can advise
strongly 10 tho negative. The unfortunate
part OF the proposition Is that the mar In
question says he Is able 10 save but little
money. This being the case no had best
do some rigorots pruning on tho expense
side OF his Affairs Many men are similarly
located. In n large city but within daily
reach OF his business. though few OF them
enjoy such an income. In similar cases II
would be an excellent plan TO buy n small
or farm near some live town and within
easy reach OF the city so that he could 20
back and forth daily. Keep the city posi-
tion. move tho family onto the farm and
use n portion OF the income To hire n good
farmer to run the place. This can be dono
and. II he and his family are fairly econ
omical. no viii nnd his weekly salary will
readily cover all expenses assuming that
tho farm yields no income. which would be
q superstition hardly fair. This plan would
enable him TO have n general supervision
OF the farm night and morning. his family
would DO healthier and happier and soon
the farm would yield a fair income. I'd
iIka such n proposition II l wero but 70
years old with n family OF but four. a
young friend on n salary OF 80 n week In
doing this samo thing and " paying for his
farm out OF It's returns together with the
saving from his salary over previous cN-
penses. Others can do IL II they go about
II right
FOREST TREE CULTURE.
Newspapers and agricultural papers are
taking UP the subject OF forest tree culture
but tho former. generally. have 4 confused
idea OF tho subject while tho agricultural
press are laying too great stress on
whether the work will pay. This depart
mcnt has taken tho ground. which II Is be-
lieycd n thc correct Cnc. that IL Is but n
question OF n comparatively few years
when state and federal governments Will
prohibit tho further cutting OF trees on
public (state and natIonJ domains. forced
to this extremity by the alarming dcvas-
tatlon OF the forests. Building material,
especially lumber. " going higher yearly
and for every hundred trees cut there Is
not more than one being planted. The In
Cvitablc result must follow. On eight
farms out OF ten there Is and which Is not
available for profitable cropping on which
good trees could be grown which, In TWEEN
~ or twenty-five years would DO very val
liable and ut practically no cost Tor culti-
walton or care after the FIRST three years.
So much for the Will II pay" side OF the
question. There IL a side
which Is embraced In this question. Have
We OF this generation, any moral right to
cut down and not replace the trees which
) the creator placed here? Have We n
right To say TO poatcrity, "wc wanted these
trees Tor nrcwood and for building and We
didn't care a fg whether you had any or
not; nor whether the dcnuding brought
your fertile fields 20 droughts. Tho whole
subject Is worthy the careful and honest
|, consideration OF any mai who has land on
|, which trees could DO planted and especially
, when they can be set without In any way
|, subtracting from his income.
PIANO BOX SMOKE HOUSE.
: The thrifty farmer prepares his own pork
! for homo consumption and u he is short
/ OF cash with which TO build an up TO date
: smoke house he will appreciate the fol-
: lowing plan which Will enable him to carry
, out his ideas at small cost. Buy an old
but good upright plano box and after maxi
3 Ing Il smoke tight with paper set It In tho
J desired place and dig a trench so that the
I piping will enter At one end OF tho box
: through the bottom. Then take an old
, wash boiler with n good copper bottom and
, have n tlnsmith make n hole In one side
near the bottom and In this fastcn i piece
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