Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-23

length n held in place with TWO leSs-
On this the pail is set while the mixer
occupies the top of the box and straddles
the pail. This appliance is readily made,
is firm on the floor and. except in unusual
cases, no cow would be likely to upset
either pail or mixer. The illustration
shows the affair very plainly.
CARING FOR THE PIG PEN.
The man who cleans his pig pens once a
year, and that when the health officials
make him do II, is the man whose pigs
have cholera and all other troubles to
which swine are heirs. The man who
would make profit from swine cleans his
pens daily OF the bulk OF the filth which
has accumulated, just as he cleans his
horse or COW stables; then, at least once
a month he goes at the job thoroughly and
uses plenty Of lime and carbolic acid. IL
the swine get lousy or NANCY a wash made
of one-third kerosene emulsion and two-
thirds water Is used briskly with a hand
broom. For the comfort Of the animal the
bed is always abundant, the straw used
is bright clean and dry SO that even
on cold nights the animals are reasonably
warm. The feed given at night should be
Of q warming nature, during the winter,
and in considerable quantity so the ami
mails will not get hungry too Roots
should be given daily for the benefit Of the
digestive organs and anything in the way
Of hay that is given them should be moist
ened with hot water n given them AS
warm as they will eat it. All or this will
benefit them immensely.
GIVING MEDICINE TO HORSES.
Many farmers are constantly dosing
their horses for fea they may be i'll some
time which Is, of course, f~oolishness'
There are times when horses need medi-
- ~ - ny,n6 tSvpac tho animals should
receive the best OF care. II possible they
should be taken from the stall usually oc-
cupied and placed in a roomy box stan sc
that they may lie down In comfort II they
wish. The food should be light, rather
loosening on the bowels in its general
effect and there should be plenty of bed
ding and the animal should have frequent
drinks OF clean fresh water. If a liquid
medicine is to be given, do not FOLLOW tine
usual plan of pouring 1t out OF a bottle
down the throat OF the animal but get a
piece of garden hose fourteen or fifteen
inches long and a bottle with a neck sc
that the hose will fit over II nicely. Their
run the hose down the throat of the horse
attach the bottle and pour away. There
will be no danger, in this plan, Of the horse
breaking the bottle n getting it into his
throat nor of knocking it out OF ones
hand. After giving medicine 10 a horse
turn him into a clean stall with just a little
nice hay for him to munich, II he Will, ano
forget the dose.
WATCH THE POULTRY CLOSELY
Z Once more the advice is given &c
be very careful in the selection OF
the breeding stock. The only way II
which this can be safely done is TO know
what the birds have done in the way OF
Iaying and to know something. IL possible
Mnnv nf the nnllpfS
so carefully brought to laying time may
have proved, If watched, to be of little
value as layers and they should be mar
keted at once so as to get rid or the ex'
nense of feeding them. To a certain ex'
tent the same is true with the old hens
for II is often found hat an old hen VII
Law well I'D to the first of February anc
then stop perhaps until II
the hen is a year or more old n stops
laying for a month in one car
safely calculate that her usefulness Il
mast If she gets broody use her as ar
incubator: If not, get her to the market a:
soon as she can be properly fattened. The
birds hat are being pushed with an idea
To mating them for breeding purpose:
ought to be wen fed but not so much tina
they will be likely to stop laying. Above
ALI things see that the feed given them 4
in considerable variety and that they
have plenty Of opportunity TO exercise.
PLANNING EXPERIMENT PLOT.
The writer is in receipt OF many letters
thanking him for so constantly urging OF
rme and gardeners and fruit grower
the starting Of a plot on which to xpe
tment with new varieties and with fertil
izers. Under such conditions the liberty 1
taken of agitating the subject again. Tn
assertion Is made without fear of contra
'diction that IL farmers would adopt this ex
pertinent plot plan they would save larg'
gums now wasted. The idea is to take
Mot of ground average in character AM
richness and fertilizer il as one would
strip on which any crop was TO be grown
Then buy q few Of the new varieties o
fruits. vegetables, grains or grasses II
which one is interested and test them on
or more years on this plot. Many OF then
will prove utterly worthless the first yea
while others will require two or eve
three SEASONS test to prove their value oil
YOUR soil and In your climate. The beaut-
of the plan is that IL any of the new sort
are of value with you one is in a position
to plant largely as soon as the seeds o
plants are sold at a moderate price which
Is usually after the second year. In M
other way can n test a new sort 81
Thoroughly for there is no guess worl
about Il: you know just what II win d.
undet normal conditions on your W soil
In most cases the crop from h expert
mont plot will be sufficient To warrant tn
expense OF time. seeds or plants and iabo'
40 that II "a a profitable operation In NOR
ways than one.
BROADENING FARM OPERATIONS
~ writer Is known az an old time farm
ar: that ID, one Hho harmed his eart