The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-10-04

arrange thar the pump can be In the kit.
chen: n one can have n driven well this
n easily managed. Arrange tables where
u IL light and have ono or rorc permanent
tables low so that the wife can sit down
and do some Of the work. IL you want 9TH
er suggestions for her comfort ask your
wife. she'll supply them with alacri,y and
with considerable pleasure.
sow WHEAT AS LATE AS POSI-
BILE.
There has always been n question In the
minds of wheat raisers whether u In better
90 prepare the soil thoroughly for wheat
independent OF any previous crop or TO
SOW II on ground that has just raised
crop OF corn. While experience must large
~ guide ore In this matter. IL seems logical
TO suppose that the prepared soil viii give
the best returns although. after all. IL Is
largely n question OF fertilizers or OF the
natural strength OF the soil. our expert
cncc has been that when the soil is properly
prepared carly. d.skcd and narrowed and
narrowed again and liberal supply of
fertilizer applied we get a little better re-
suits than when we simply drill tho wheat
m the corn stubble after harvest early IN
October doubling the quantity OF seed and
largely increasing the quantity Of fcTtili.-
er. The amount saved represents tho dif-
ference In tho cost OF the fertilizer. Either
way we find u most profitable TO do the
seeding as late as October !. although wo
sonnet. mes sow as early as the soth OF Sep
TENDER. Try both plans on n small plot
ana see how they work out
USE THE DRIVEN WELL.
II ~ is not possible 10 have wind mill
power on the farm and one must depend
upon the well by all means have a driven
well rather than a dug well There ts no
reason why this cannot be done for the
expense II but iittic more than for the
dug well you can have II as deep as ncccs-
gary TO get n good and unfailinR supply
OF water and. best OF all, can have Il
placed where you will. We have n driven
well which was put In by taking up por-
ton OF the Kitchen floor. there Is no cel-
lar under tho Kitchen. u is really n COW
cred addition 20 the kitchen and gets SUI
flcicnt heat from the latter so that pipes
do not freeze. There u no opening through
which vcrmin can fall and no well TO be
cleaned out periodically. Moreover. We
had the pipes driven deep enough so that
We get very much better water than our
ncighbors who have dug wells. and there
a. never danger OF water famine. This fan
We are having n similar well driven In
portion Of the barn and viii have no more
trouble on the water question. It's worth
double the cost ~ a dug well.
WHEN ALFALFA FAILS.
In nlncty-n.nc cases out OF ono hundred
when there has been n failure with alfalfa
I q ~ due TO two things: n sour soil and In
sufficient inocculatiou with the alfulfg
bacteria There IL nothing TO DO but Co
swcc:on the soil and % partial stand %
alfalfa has ben obtained u ~ likely thar
from GO to 1000 pounds of lime per acre
will be all thar is needed To accomplish this
purpose. Inoccuiai,or. however. Is absos
lutcly necessary II one would grow a good
crop OF alfalfa and the best way to In
oculatc ~ 30 obtain soil from n field In
which alfalfa has bccn successfully
grown for a considerable period. As we
have said IN this department. before thu
cheapest way n accomplishing this IL 20
look up the nearest man who haR done the
trick and buy some OF his soil. A few
bushels sown broadcast just before sowing
q the seeds Of alfalfa will BE- sufhcinei Look
I Into the matter carefully; better stu, triv'
/ al hundred miles. q necessary. In order
! TO have talk with some good alfalfn
grower and get the points from him nee.
cssary to set you straight. one car hardly
20 to too much trouble 10 learn how a.
grow alfalfa with success.
THE BARN WINDOWS.
! Many OF the dlscomforts OF the horse
\ and the cows during the winter are due %
/ the poorly constructed barn windows ana
now IL "A good time 10 put thcm In shape.
II one can do nothing else they can coma
outside OF the building 50 arranged that
Il will close over the window now lr
place. An excellent window OF this kind ~
easily made by covering homemade
frame with building paper and h.ngins
/ II on the inside so that IL may be closed
over the window or glass on very colo
nights. Then look out for the cracks ip
the barn directly behind the animals. II
you cannot cover them with strips Of
board or lath you can at least stun the
cracks full OF bits or STRIPS OF newspaper
and In that way add materially To the
warmth OF the barn. Remember ever.
thing done IN this way for the protection
of tho stock reduces your bill for fooe
which II worth considering
THE DOUBLE HOUSE AND SHED.
The writer IN responsible for nearly all
OF the articles which have appeared In thi!
Department for several years Ia favor Of
the scratching shed and solely bccaus,
ne believes that tho majority OF those who
keep poultry do not thoroughly npprc.cat,
all the advantages OF this plan. Even those
who find fault with the scratching shct
admit that Il II necessary to give poultry
a place. during the winter, where thcy
may have light and ms much sun as pos
sIbIc without exposing them to the COLI
and wind II this IL good argument the
the question IL. II there anything that WI
supply this Light and sun In connection
with protection any better than IN
scratching shcd7 The plan here proposes
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