The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-06-14
HOW 1T PAYS TO MAKE ATTRAC-
LIVE EARNS

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Noting an article in this department
urging that the grounds around the farm
nome be made as attractive as possible
even II it must be lone with the sole view
oi enhancing its value, a reader writes
mat during ten years he has made a bust
ness OF buying small farms and i~nexpen-
slVe town houses and fixing them up to
sen again. "A farm with good buildings
ana with good soil but with a rundown
door yard and few or no trees, shrubs and
pants IS bought and at once the door ward
IS graded and seeded down after spaces are
lelt Ior trees and shrubs which are located
at the proper season. Little or no diff
Guilty Is had in renting such a place for
snort terms for sufficient to more Than
pay the expenses on it, enough more SO
mat a small per cent. Of interest is had on
inc investment. Then our friend searches.
by advertisements and otherwise, for some
CITY man who wants a pleasant country
nome. 10 make a long story short he has
lttle trouble in disposing Of his propertv
at a falr margin of profit. Once, when he
needed more cash than he had to complete
d purchase and went to the bank to bor-
row he was asked if he was the Mr.. Hast
ings who bought farms and improved
them. On his reputation he had little
trouble in getting the money needed. 1t ia
not 10 be understood that many can do this
way but the point is that shrewd business
men, including bankers. look upon a we'll
kept place as an evidence not only OF
tnrl1t but of prosperity and the farmer
VINO handles his place in such a manner
VIII md 1t pays hould be ever wish to
borrow money or to sell the place.
MILKING IN THE PASTURE.
While the plan of milking In the pasture
is not the most desirable one, 1t is SO gen
orally practiced that one ought to go to
considerable trouble to get as much COM
tort out OF 1t as possible. One of the hest
ways OF doing this is to select some place
IN the pasture where the COWS will be will
ing to stand quiet: a place as free from
Ver1nin and moisture as possible. A good
pan IS 10 nave a large shed open on three
sizes into which the COWS may be driven
ana tled, each one having a portion of the
days ration before her to keep her busy
"nlle you are milking. Even a little hay
VIII answer the purpose no matter how
good the pasture is. Have a comfortable
seat for the mixer, a place where the
large can OF milk may be put without dan
ger OF lts being soiled and plenty Of clean
utensils IN case of an accident to one. By
Lar the better plan is to lave the dairy
shcd near the barns where the cows can
pc MIXED and fed in comfort and where
they may pass the night comfortably with
OUT oanger of fright by providing dogs.
such a shed can be made as airy as one
hkes by the use of openings Of good size
covered with wire netting as coarse as tha
smallest mesh used for poultry fences. In
this way all 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
perry plants is readily made from a piece
OIL hoop iron with the lower edge sharn-
eneo as keenly as possible. A piece of
steel would be better and it would pay to
nave 1t II one had a considerable area In
Strawberries. a good size is about +wsntv
lncnes In diamete and is fastened to q
long handle.b by three pieces of iron which
are riveted to the hoop ard then to he
handle; the handle is permitted to come
below the Joining a few inches and a strin