The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-11-09

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In statement recently made BY one
OF the leading Shorthorn breeders of
England. TO the effect that the best sire
he ever owned was d whifs one. and
that OF the fifty or more calves gotten
by him while In the herd. net one was
the color OF the bull. all being roans
or reds.
vslne ~ HsAes and Beet.
The value Of cattle hides averages
one-fifth OF the value az the caff1e
This was recently demonstrated y
careful test ID handling eiEhtesa kead
OF cattle By swift q Go. They bsught
the cattle and found they weighed !,
total Of 230s0 pounds and cost eAo0
q hundredwsight, amounting b $s30sa
The eightasn hides weighed LIN
pounds ana sold Tor $172. ifttls mscs
than one-ffth Of the cost Of the ct
IL.
How % draft Grapsvanss.
The method OF grating grapevinss
h somewhat different from that prac-s
decd on apples and other orchard
fruit& The grape 10 grated Q shsrE
distance below the surfacA The eli
ID removed, the STOCK sawed eff anA
split and the cion inserted after tn
ordinary cleft method. The soil y then
returned and banked up around tn.
cion. on which there should Be d least
two buds THE besr time 70 d. tn
work b Just a. the stocks are startang
growth In the spring. --Jehn CrniE. Cor.
nell University.
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One OF the great defects these days
In all large barns and many small ones
which are built ID the lack Of rDod
ventiiating facilities. This In partly
due TO ignorance and partly to indiffer-
ence and partly to lack Of good plan
ming This question Ii claiming tho at
tentien OF seine of the best architects
OF the day. No matter how well .
barn may be equipped or how perfect
the sanitary conditions. 1t VIII not be
a success until ventilation IL under
proper coatrol Many Of the largest
barns are built with the express pur-
pose OF raising bleoded stock, and the
prevalence Of tuberculosis among the
herds Ii thought In many cases 10
originate from bad air
Geftfng Rsd Of sassasras.
Sassafras Ia one Of the worst pests
that can find held on a Geld Cut Il
down, or even grub II mp. and II win
reanDear almost unexpectedly. grow
ing rapidly and taking possession Of
the land. There IL ttsne when n can
be removed to the best advantage, hsw-
ever. and that is By gruhbing about the
LIST Of September, removing the rests,
and then clearing on the aeld. should
any plants appear next spring. 20 into
the Aeld and touch little snipkuric
acid on each-haif teaspoonful WIN
answer and repeat sheuid any roets
reappear later. arst cutting sk all tie
plants that Ehsw aheve ground. This
u also an exceitenf met1sed OF era<ai.
eating fnist5es and other weeds that ars
dinacslt to renovA
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Ysau ago 10 was the custom % stare
hsaev In the csflar. - e was t1nsugkf
t1aat esoi or csid pta0s was wAaG wns
seeesA fSr ~ pFessrvastsn ef -
prednst n h yet dl1Arult 10 sef this
not1sa cut sf ths mtsds az manu.
HoUeveK. n WIS ssoa discovered that
n kcOt hsr a1U Iessfh Of time u 4
cssL dang plane tae hsney wsuia g.
n,encs h swcat o. ssae euf II - ~
scaled cells. waiie II ielk Il sseA .
paace Tar trs q tisree nsaneAs IL e. |
capptnes woulA assume q wafery - |
pearance ana 1naity burst
Some beckeepcxs wsrk hard I'll - /
season to secure a crop " honey and
tfssn store n In sslah IN unsufkab1e |
place that when Il reaches market a.
Dc nor get nearly 50 much Cor thair T.
Dor N tiaey wsuia had they spsnf
mere thought on having thsfr product
reach the market In an attractive can
aition.
Many IN the east store their honsy
In an upper reom o. attic. where thin
can be done there II no better pinae d
ireep n
Ia two or three wesks' tins II
honey win thosousliy npea, wisan &
esn b prepared for marked. Farm |
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