Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-24
Bottle Box
1000

stats. Along the bottom at both sides and
ends a wire is fastened which will pre-
vent the weight OF the bottles from spring.
ing the rack. The bottom OF the box IS
made OF solid light lumber. TIL idea is
sfo make the box or boxes narrow enough
20 that a row OF cans may be set in be-
hInd them. Place the rack In the box and
0lace the bottles between the racks then
Tct in the cans OF milk. Less Ice will be
ased by means OF, this plan and IL Will be
mnch easier to handle the milk whether
IN cans or bottles. The cost for construc-
Eion is small. In the drawing A repre-
sents the cans Of milk and with the bottle
box behind 1t.
APPLIANCES FOR FRUIT PACKING
The fruit grower, no matter what the
fruit he grows may be, IL he is obliged to
depend to a greater or less degree upon
aired help will find 1t profitable to furnish
60 the help anything which Will enable
them 10 do their work better; that Is, any
thing which will enable you 10 present the
fruit to your customers In better condi-
Eion. For example, IL is not a good plan
60 permit the apple pickers 10 bring the
Fruit TO a given point and dump It ON the
ground. Have Il sorting trough into which
fGne frslit may be gently poured from one
4 hlzRsa at a time. Have Il arranged, X
possible, so that the person intrusted with
the sorting can sit at the work instead
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fer work as a result. For those to assert
aYuasa select people you know to be honest:
let them understand thoroughly the stand
ard or grading and they will work to IL.
This applies to any fruit, Let the sorters
understand that you do not want fine fruit
gar Jup and bottom and poor fruit In the
middle. Let them see you are honest with
your customers and they will likely be
honest with you and take a pride in their
work. III, when at work among the fruit,
YOU note where some simple contrivance
VIII help matters or make the work easier
Tor some one get II and put II In operation
ar possible. some little trouble may be
necessary TO bring this about, but 1t al
ways pays In the round UP.
eGET GOOD STOCK IN POULTRY.
Their are many people who would ven
ture Into the poultry business II they could
do SO and use as a basis the mongrei stock
they already have. IL has been repeatedly
proven that mongrel stock is not nearly as
.proYilabke as well bred poultry. We 10
not mean TO buy the stock which has liz
chief value because OF feather markings,
parst rashor the nearly full-bred with a rec
ord FOR yigor and good egg production.
such stock can usually be bought for
from 81 a head up and eggs for from Sl.50
60 81 per thirteen. If the cash Is short or
one Ii Ia no hurry IL Is q good plan to use
4hc good mother hens from among the
morgrels and let them cover al the eggs
from good stock one can afford TO buy.
Keep the mcngrels for the carcass market
untA you nave the proper flock of better
bred birds and then lct the mongrels go.
whatever you do, do not let the well bred
birds run with the monsrels for the stock
viii run AN under this plan rather +
be improved.
CONVICT LABOR ON ROADS.
This may not seem an agricultural ques-
tion. but 1t Is decidedly so for the crying
need for good roads Ia certainly In country
slisfricts. 1t Is the consensus OF opinion
thar rcnvict labor should compel as lit
che as possible with free labor ard yet. on
other hand. it is needless cruelty to
place a man behind prison bars for years
and ROT give him any occupation, No mat
Yer how bad he may be we have no right
10 make a luaatlc CT him, which Ia the
usual cate Of men In durance vile without
occupation. The Jack Of good roads IN
country districts Is largely due to the lack
or money 20 make them better so that II
we employed convict labor here the ex-
xssnDe III the taxpayers would be within
their ability 10 pay and no free man would
ke deprived OF .abcr. The convicts would
be the better for Il morally, the state would
be- humane 10 It's charges and country dis
tr.cts would be greatly improved and farm
values increased. There is much to gain
IA tho plan and nothing TO lose. The qucs-
cInn is one which will come up in several
stales the coming session Of the law
maker ard the farmer should cast his
influence TO have the bill passed. 1T is no
politics but snc OF the few laws whi~f
would be on the proper basis OF the great
est good to the greatest number.
MIDSUMMER HRoCDy HENS.
Fowls as they get along IN years have
xhe inssinct of motherhood more pro
n0unccd and we have seen 9-year-oid hena
who wanted to sit most OF the time. whci
as year-oid birds IL was difficult to &c
them 10 stay on ono lot OF eggs the requis
He time. Although We depend almos
uno1y on the incubator ANA the brpodez
VIC rannot Get wholly away from the oil
hen, and we have several at work ever,
ynnax. One Or the best ways OK breaking
s1p t1ss rv15sy t5TH + % nave q small en-
<IoSure where ste may be p,actt BY her
nelf with enough f9o1n for exercise an
Whore she * protected from The weather
Xeed leef fairly ~c!l and 80 thar enVu8|
w1tex Is given her thea ENJOY the vessel
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