The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-02-22

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box exactly eight inches from the bottom.
then nc n bench or shelf on these clcats
with one end extending out the sufficient
length and held In place with two legs.
On this the pail II set while the mixer
occupies the top OF tho box and straddlcs
the pail This appliance ~ readily made,
IL ffrm 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 pi. pens once
year. and that when the health officials
make him do u. In the man whosc pigs
have cholera and all other troubles 10
which swine arc heirs. The man who
would make profit from swine cleans his
pens daily OF the bulk OF the nth which
has accumulated. just as he cleans his
horss or COW stables; then, NJ least once
n month he goes at the job thoroughly and
uses plenty OF lime and carbolic acid. IL
the swine get lousy or NANCY wash made
OF one-thlrd kerosene emulsion and two
thirds water is used briskly with n hand
broom. For the comfort OF the animal the
bed n always abundant, tho straw used
In bright and clean and dry so that even
on cold nights the animals Arc reasonably
warm The feed given ut night should be
OF n warming nature. during the winter,
and In considerable quantity so the ami
mais will not yet hungry too soon. Roots
should be given daily for the bench: OF the
digestive organs and anything In tho way
OF hay that Is given them should be moist
sned with hot water and given them as
warm a. they will eat IL. All or this Will
benefit them immensely.
GIVING MEDICINE TO HORSES.
Many farmers are constantly dosing
their horses for fear they may L. ~ some
time which Is. OF course, foolishncss.
There are times when horses need mcdi-
cInes and at such times the animals should
receive the best az care. IL possible they
should sc taken from the stall usually oc-
cupied and placed In roomy box stall 30
that they may lie down In comfort " they
wish. The food should be light, rather
looSenIng on the bowels In It's general
effect and there should To- plenty OF bed
ding and the animal should have frequent
drinks Of clean fresh water. IL liquid
medicine IL 10 be given. do not follow the
usual plan OF pouring u out OF bottle
down the throat OF the animal but get
piece OF garden hose fourteen or fifteen
inches long and n bottle with neck 90
that the hose will f1t over Il nicely. Then
run the hose down the throat OF the horse,
attach the bottle and pour away. There
will be no da niger. In this plan, Of the horse
breaking the bottle and getting IL into his
throat nor OF knocking IL out OF ones
hand After giving medicine TO a horse
turn him into clean stall with just little
nice hay for him 10 MUNICH. II he will. and
forget thc dose.
WATCH THE POULTRY CLOSELY.
Once more the advice II given 90
e..l n NAg al. aC
the breeding stock. The only way In
which this can be safely done ~ to know
what tho birds have done In the way OF
laying and to know something, possible,
OF their ancestors. Many OF the pulleS
40 carefully brought TO laying time may
have proved, n watched, TO be OF little
value az layers and they should be- mar
keted at once 10 m 20 get nd Of the ox-
p.nse % flooding them. To certain ex-
tend tho same n true with the old hens
for A N oftan found that an old hen will
Law well up 10 tho nrHt Of February and
then stop perhaps until midsummer. III
the hen In a year OF more old and stops
LAYING for n month In mid winter one can
nafeiy calculate that her usefulness In
pas,. II she gets broody use her a. an
INCUBATOR: ~ not. get her 10 the market as
soon as she can b. properly fattcncd. The
birds that are being pushed with an idea
60 mating them for breeding purposes
ought 10 be well fed but not 80 much that
they will b. likely To stop laying. Above
All thInxs SEQ that the feed given them "
ia considerable variety and that they
have plenty Of opportunity TO exercise.
PLANNING EXPERIMENT PLOT.
The writer rs I'm receipt % many letters
thanking him for 80 constantly urging on
farmers and gardeners and fruit growers
the starting OF n plot on which 10 expcr-
"A. aUNNk Ter
ixeru Under such conditions the liberty l.
taken OF agitAting the subject again. The
assertion Ls made without fear OF contra
dictiou that II farmers would adopt thisex
'uertnent rlot plan they would save large
sums now wasted. The idea In to take a
Mot OF ground average In character and
richness and fertilizer u as one would
strip on which any crop was TO be grown.
Then buy a few OF the new varieties OF
fruits vegetables. grains or grasses In
which one is interested and test them one
or more years on this plot. Many OF them
will prove utterly worthless the frst year
while others will require two or even
three esasons test to prove their value on
your soil and In your climate. The beauty
OF the plan II that II any OF the new sorts
are OF value with you one N In position
10 plant largely M soon as the seeds or
plants are sold at a moderate price which
is usually after the second year. In no
other way can one test new sort 80
Thoroughly for there Is no guess work
about Il: you know just what IL will do
under normal conditions on your own soil.
In most cases the crop from the expert
mont plot will be sufficient 10 warrant the
rxpensc OF time. seeds or plants and labor
so that Il Is a profitable operation tn more
ways than one.
BROADENING FARM OPERATIONS.
Tn. writer - known ~ an old time farm
g: THAI l.. one who learned hS' eAFV