The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-05-24

WILL prevent any filth getting to the milk
and If these covers are washed in boiling
water and sun dried they may be used a
number Of times. The Illustration shows
the ieda plainly, the cut to the lower left
showing the pail complete with the strain
er and the larger cut shows how the cloth
Is slashed at intervals so 1t will fit around
the pail without trouble.
WHERE THE MANURE SPREADER
FAYS.
Almost numberless experiments nave
proved that the manure spreader Is one
Of the most valuable of farm implements.
We are not booming manure spreaders but
decidedly are booGaing anything which
will reduce the labor of the farm and es-
pecially when 1t also increases the yield.
That a good manure sprcader, Of any
make, will do this there Is no question.
The difficulty in obtaining farm labor is
growing greater yearly. hence anything
which will accomplish the purpose, in the
form of machinery, should be welcomed.
1t IS practically impossible to spread the
manure by hand as evenly as a good
spreader will place it; the labor necessary
to break the large pieces into proper sizes
Is considerable and this work the manure
spreader does without trouble. That the
crops are increased is due very largely
to the evenness with which the manure
is placed by the sprcader, making the
stand more even with a corresponding
growth all over the field. With us the
manure ~spreader seems particularly val
liable because our manure is spread as
soon as made and as the bulk of it is ac-
cumulated during Lac winter it is much
pleasanter to load it onto the spreader,
ard have the machine spread it on the
fields quickly and evenly, than it is to
unload a wagon on a cold day. Look into
the. merits of the manure spreader before
the work has to be done again.
TOO MANY HENS IN A HOUSE.
The main idea in keeping a large number
Of fowls in one house is to care for them
more easily, but there are always risks
TO run which cannot be avoided even by
the most experienced and careful worker.
All things considered, the plan Of having
one roof cover the poultry house, no mat
ter how large, is advisable. but the mat
ter of division is a thing to be seriously
considered. In our our experience, we like
the scratching shed divisions better than
anything else. This is worked out by
building a roosting room, then a scratch
ing shed, then another roosting room, an
other scratching sned and so on to the
enc of the house. The idea Is that each
house has it's scratching shed. which "a
located between two roosting rooms ex-
cept at one end. AS these sheds are open
ici u . otilIiS inc winter ana all OF
the hours of daylight except the laying
period are spent in the shed, there is less
Chance for disease. Except for the con-
Meeting alley way at the rear each roost-
ing room with its scratching shed is in
dependent of. each other combination hence
there Is little chance Of one lot of birds
catching any disease which may break out
In one Of the other pens. AT the same
time, being under one roof, things are
easily cared for.
SELECTION OF SEED CORN.
The experiment station Of Ohio fur
nishes valuable Information in a bulletin
on the selection of corn for seed the selec-
ton being made during the growing Of the
plant in the field, which ought to have the
careful attention of rover of corn
everywhere. Taking lent corn for the
purpose it Is scored as follows: Vigor of
plant, 20 points; position Of ear, S points:
weight Of ear. 80 points: length Of ear, 5
points; uniformity of plant and ear. 10
points, and shape Of kexncl and size of
germ, 10 points. Very important is the
note which gives the disqualifcations as
plants growing under less than normal
stand; plants lying upon the ground or
badly broken; plants diseased: plants
maturing too late or too early. To select
the seed corn from such plants ts4fataI to
the following crop. The vigor of the plant
Is Indicated Dy the circumference of the
stalk below the ear; by It's upright growth
ana by its leaf development and freedom
from disease. The ideal position of the ear
is such that 1t does not pull too heavily
upon the plant. The weight of the car is
to be determined by scales when the ca,
, Is thoroughly air-dry. The plan of uni.
J formity of plant and ear is based on the
habit of growth and viser Of plant as
well as size, shape, color and indentatior
of ear. Corn growers everywhere should
profit by these points which will mean de.
cidedly improved crops.
SPRAYING FOR POTATOES.
The recognized formula for bordeaux
mixture for use on potatoes is six pounds
of copper %sulphate. blue vitrol, four
pounds unslakeds quicklime and so gallons
of water. The copper sulphate is dissolved
In one barrel and the lime in another. Add
to each % gallons of water and then mix
thoroughly. When to be used strain
through a wire strainer, preferably one OF
brass. Spraying should be started when
! the potato plants are six inches high and
be repeated every ten days or two weeks,
according TO theSwcethel, throughout the
growing season. If bugs are to be dc.
stroyed add one pound of Paris green to
each 0tgal!ons of the bordeaux mixture,