Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-06-29

the typical pen. During the summer lei
l-eir house be arranged so that the yarC
or run around IL is on a grass plot, a tougf
and deep sod with the grass cut very shor'
then let them have a range with longer
grass and rave the trough feeding done sc
that there will be no temptation to ROOF
up the sod in the yard. Treat them in this
manner and It will be found they VIII
make a decided gain in weight over the
pigs that are brought up III a dirty pen.
TREATING A HORSE THAT CRIBS.
While poor teeth and bad digestion nave
something to do with a horse cribbing ana
some relief will be had If stomach and
teeth are cared for, the practice Is largely
a habit, formed say some folks, at a Tune
when the horse was unusually hungry ahd
started to nibble at it's manger. We ma
1t a good plan to keep the horse busy with
some roughage all the time 1t is in the
stable, giving it small quantities at a time
during the day so it will not eat too much,
Then its teeth are carefully looked after.
Following that water Is given freely and
then we try all sorts of plans by fastening
different things TO the manager; tin, cloth,
fur and ever nails. One of the best things
we tried was the fur from a pole cat;
its odor was not very bad, yet bad enough
so the horse did not care TO get its nose
too close and when II did and got a mouth
full of fur ii though a long time before
trying it again. Probably any fur would
nave the same result. 1t is not a good
plan to plaster the edges OF the manager
with tar or other sticky substance for the
horse only succeeds in smudging himself
with il and making work for its owner.
Try the plan of looking out for the teeth
and stomach of the horse and then follow
ii with the fur-covered manger.
START WITH COWPEAS.
That the editor of this department ann
most of his staff are firm friends Of al
falfa, velvet beans and other plants
classed as legumes, as a starter there is
little doubt but that the COW pea is SUI
perior to all the others; understand this
statement correctly, please. 1t is not
meant that the COW pea is superior to al
falfa or to crimson clover for it IS de-
cidedly not, but simply that for the be-
ginner in the culture Of this class OF plants
it is to be preferred for the reasons that
1t is easily grown and the soil does not
need to be inoculated in order to obtain a
start as is always the case with alfalfa
and many times with crimson clover. In
every section of the country there Is STILL
time to make the trial with COW peas by
drilling them in between the corn rows
after the last cultivation. Use the variety
w hlppOOI IA "S a NV W. "a
much quicker han the other sorts and its
habit of growth being more dwarf and less
bushy than the other sorts it is less diff
cult to pillow under: If the COW peas are to
be raised for hay the larger sorts will
yield a heavier crop but the variety named
is advised for the beginner. The advant-
age of sowing with the corn is that they
will make considerable growth after the
corn is cut and will not, in any way, in
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AN INCENTIVE FOR THE FOREST.
Before another season for tree planting
comes around 1t is desired to again urge
that farmers with more or less soil not
available for cultivated crops take up the
question of forest tree planting seriously.
The writer may be a little cranky on this
subject, but to see our forests rapidly
dwindling away and little or nothing being
planted is enough to make intelligent men
everywhere think Already the price Of
lumber used in the building of an ordin-
airy cottage has increased from Is TO 40
per cent. over prices Of ten yearsago. True
about 10 per cent. of this increase is to be
charged to the Increase Of labor, but the
balance is due to the growing scarcity of
lumber. According to many reliable news
reports several of the larger railroads are
buying cheap land, or using any such they
may now own, on which to plant yellow
locust trees so that they may have a sup
ply of ties for their road beds at a fair
cost. 1t is also stated that the telegraph
companies are seriously considering the
same plan IN order to obtain material for
the pins they use about which to fasten
their wires. Here is an opportunity to
make a portion Of your forest profitable
while you live, If you VIII, but do not plan
licusts entirely; set some of the more val
uabls and slower growing trees so that fu-
ture generations may rise up and call you
blessed. If we take from bountiful nature
all she so literally gives us and give her
no chance to grow the same things for our
awaits them. 1t is unfair. so do your part
for posterity.
CLEANSING THE MILK PALS.
Dairymen realize the Importance of hav-
ing milk pals, cans and pans thoroughly
cleansed and kno hat one of the best
| methods Of doing this is to expose the YES
sells to the rays of the sun. In the case of
milk pans there is no better way than
building q rack facing the south on which
the pans may be set at such an angle as
will permit the greatest Number of rays &c
shine in IL. In the case of the regulation
milk can something like the following plan
| will be found of benefit. A section Of n
convenient fence may be pressed into GER
wee in this manner. Nail a light board al
top and bottom and, If many cans are &c
be cared for daily arrange the bottom