The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-06-14
HOW IT PAYS TO MAKE ATTRAc
TIVE FARMS,

produce the sort OF flesh wanted.
HOW IT PAYS TO MAKE ATTRAc.
TIVE FARMS.
Noting an article In this department
urging that the grounds around the farm
home he made as attractive as possible
even II Il must be done with the sole view
OF enhancing It's value. a reader writes
tina, during ten years he has made bust
ness OF buying small farms and inexpcn-
slvc town houses and ''nxing them up TO
sell again. A farm with good buildings
and with good soil but with a rundown
door yard and few or no trees. shrubs and
plants IL bought and Mt once the door yard
Is graded and seeded down after spaces are
left for trees and shrubs which are located
Mt the proper season. Little or no diff
Guilty II had In renting such a place for
short terms for sufficient to more than
pay the expenses on Il. enough moro so
that q small per cent. OF interest IL had on
the investment Then our friend searches.
by advertisements and otherwise. for some
city man who wants a pleasant country
home. To make n long story short he has
little trouble In disposing OF his property
At fair margin OF profit. Once. when he
needed more cash than he had to complete
n purchase and went to the bank TO bor-
row he was asked N he was the Mr.. Hast
ings who bought farms and improved
them. On his reputation he had little
trouble In getting the money needed. IL Ia
not to be understood that many can do this
way but the point II that shrewd business
men. including bankers. look upon n well
kept place as an evidence not only OF
thrift but OF prosperity and tho farmer
who handles his place In such n manner
will ind IL pays should be ever wish TO
borrow money or 10 sell the place.
MILKING IN THE PASTURE.
While the plan Of milking In the pasture
IL not the most desirable one. Il Is 30 gem
orally practiced that one ought to go to
considerable trouble TO get Rs much COM
fort out OF l; as possible. one OF the best
ways OF doing this II to select some place
In the pasture where the cows will be will
Ing to stand quiet; u plac. ns free from
vcrmin and moisture as possible. A good
plan II to have n large shed open on three
sides into which the cows may be driven
and tied. each one having a portion OF the
days ration before her TO keep her busy
while you are milking. Even a little hay
will answer the purpose no matter how
good tho pasture Is. Have a comfortable
seat for the mixer. a place where tho
large can OF milk may be put without dan
ger OF It's being soiled and plenty OF clean
utensils I'm case or an accident to one. BY
far the better plan In TO have the dairy
shed near the barns where the cows can
be MIXED and fed In comfort and where
they may pass the night comfortably with
out danger OF fright by prowiing dogs.
Such n shed can be made as airy as ona
likes by the use OF openings OF good siz"
covered with wire netting az coarse az the
smallest mesh used for poultry fences In
this way NIL the things needed are near at
hand and the work Is much better and
easier done than in the pasture.
CUTTING STRAWBERRY RUNNERS
One Of the best tools We know OF for
quickly clipping the runners on straw
berry plants II readily made from a piece
OF hoop iron with the lower edge sharp
ened m keeniy M possible. A piece Of
steel would DO better and Il would pay TO
have Il n one had n considerable area I'm
strawberries. A good size Is about twenty
incnes In diameter and In fastened to q
long handle by three pieces OF iron which
are rivetcd TO the hoop and then 10 the
handle: the handle In permitted to come
below the joining a few inches and strip