The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-26

/. peckcd out as the fowls feed. At intervals
in this trough. or at one end. depending
upon The length of the trough a space
should be divided off in which grit may be
placed and, If desired, another portion may
be divided off in which a vessel containing
the drinking water may he placed, the
division strips preventing the dish from
being tipped over and the water spelling
the food. Such an arrangement is easily
made but as suggested the front board,
market a in the illustration should be
higher than Indicated, three or four inches
hig being about right. The lower part
OF the cut f indicates the small frames by
which the trough may he divided off for
the grit and for the water pan.
FIGHTING SAN JOSE SCALE.
That the San Jose scale is hard to over
come and that it is extending over more
territory each year is shown by the more
extended reports coming in daily during
the season when its ravages are appar-
ent. There are numbcrlcss insecticides one
of the most promisin2 being soluble pctro-
leum which is applied after being diluted
with from fifteen to twenty parts of water,
the application being by spray. Unfor-
tunatelH the use of petroleum is but i'm
properly understood at present but as it
offers the most effective remedy vet known
tor the pest, it is worth experimenting with
until the proper strength is ascertained.
Whatever insecticide is used the main
point is to have the spraying done nroncr.
ly. thoroughly and sufficiently frequent to
kill the pest. In Individual cases orchard
lists favor spraying at different neriod.
but the best results, considering .vnrv-
thing. have come from thn 9 -, ~
so,uhle netroleun, !, ~ "us y ~
toned applied once o. twice in the fail
after the growth of the foliage has STONED
ana again III the early spring before the
ouos oesln 10 swell. 1t means hard work
: eA.efinllate inns pest but 1t spreads so
.ase ehat once let II gets ahead of one and
10y ''' ooo'"'o'
RAISING SkUNkS FOR MARKET
The fertile brain of ~. ),
has evolved a story wbersi n 1aueel
tales of r,odh. fort,,n. no'ueiiu
raising is fold nor cav W. SKUNK
editor of This dcnort,,ant 49, 1n ne 'ie
trail of these skunk farns ~, - ", tne
unable to locate ono 1r,,,r;an :. "a ueei'
is absolutely no market ror sn,an -.
which should attrac, ANYONE. :, e., y ~.
the animal arc nse1 NJ a -" tuis OF
name. why any one sho1,,d u.a a. ai Wv
the animals is bevond ~ F.
few experinoent.rs have ,r,aa - q
with failure becnuse tha ,nima' =. t'e
thrive in cantivitv Tha paia; aoes no'
craze had some litt,a ro,na, tioa nare
the skunk farm has not even tho na.;, - ~
u pleasant OOOr. There q r % no ,ho,s .,a,
to wealth In farmino. onor,+io,. ~ ~
man who exnects to ti,,7 ~" - aiu ~
skunks will mect tho fata ~ ,a.s,hh
hare and Ginseng neonla. - oeas.an
for there was some littio , : worse
two things named while tho,a =, aot .nt
skunks - none 1o1
HELPING COW PEAS wopn
Some months AFRO i, ,,,;s
the writer made the statement tha a"e ~.
COW pea was Intended H,bn,,. 10 10 .ne
renovating of old soils NJ y inc
be raised on soils ,ha ving s,,sae;as ny ~
food in them to raise ntha, ne.a PAM
another season Of after
peas I desire to modif,. ,hat ~ VII co"
to Withdraw mart Of {, a,aeen,eht and
been very s1ccessf,I ~ we nave
soils along tho lines ers+ saso.a.lng olo
have hcen n,,cb move aa.ancso out
helped the COW, meas Mia when VIC
the introduction If ,,o.ash up ~ SOL Ds
acid. some Of The coll h anu p%hosphorle
clements in sufticiant o,antI q enese 1000
nlish tho desirad uua.i'a.ies 70 accom-
what really Lad nc ~ tha y INA Was
found thai whsn ,otash lnen.. we
acid was annlial ~ NC = any pnospIlotle
COW nea that tho a hilitw at .,e n.,,lLs tne
draw nitrogen fro,n the ~ ..e plan.s to
creased. SO greatly th.a a. was srea.ls IN.
was added TO nav vol for et ~ nl.rogen
of the other pIan+ foods !. applica.'o ;.