The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-06-21

ers sow any great area u In well worth
trial and a small plot will determine It's
value 10 ones soil and In the climate
where Il ~ sown. The illustration gives an
Idea OF It's habi, OF growth.
TRAINING THE FARM BOY.
Each year there II a wall from farming
sections because OF the number OF boys
who strike out into the world for them
sc,yea. Yet. IL one will look closely tn
he Surroundings OF the average boy on the
,arm how itile one Will sec which Ia cal
.ulntcd to cndcar the boy 10 rural HE.
We work our boys too hard To begin with.
Il In not natural to expect n boy To get out
u bed ut or o'clock In the morning and
work. until dark. perhaps longer. Even
sunday brings only n partial respite for
Sc must do tho chores and IL there IL
Hairy, milk the cows twice daily. In IL
my wonder that he looks with envy on
no boy In town who works. at longest.
rom z TO 6! Again. Ne do not surround
our boys with thlnss which are calculated
20 make him feel that home In the dearest
ipot on earth. Rarely IL there music.
Books or periodicals.. outside OF the news
paper and the agricultural papers. NO
magazines. no papers In which boy
would bc interested and no books suited
20 his years. Entertainments are Few and
far between and. IA a consequence, the
Joy simply cannot stand the monotony.
so one better than the writer appreciates
he drudGcry OF the farm, but surely IL "
worth an effort and much sacrifice To do
anything within reason To keep the boy
a home. To specify what things should
90 done II almost unnecessary for IL every
ather who reads this will take the time 10
think back over his own boyhood and jot
Iown the things he ycarned for he will
snow what his sons wants for boyhood Is
much the same now aa forty years ago.
Think II over and find some way Of. at
lcast, making an effort to hold on 10 the
boy.
MoLAssEs FOR HORSES.
While there In considerable food value
In moIasses Its chief value In as a digcs-
tive and IL IN well worth trying on any
horse when there In a loss OF appetite. a
good plan IL TO see that the teeth OF the
animal are In proper condition FOR this
often times has much 20 do with loss OF
appetite: have ID skilled veterinarian at
tend TO this part OF the work for you then
mix the grain given the animal with just
enough mo,asses TO make n thick porridge
seeing that there In liberal supply OF
good wheat bran In the mixture and you
will sec n decided Improvement. IL the
animal Is badly constipatcd give a cathar-
tic using salts as the easiest thing. and
when the bowels have moved freely then
start the ration with the molasscs using
for roughagc n good quality OF hay free
from dust and well molstened. BE care
fui not 10 make the ration too heavy al
first and that not too much roughage Is
given. Good oats mixed with the wheat
bran and the moiasses will do much &c
keep the horse In good shape so far as It's
digestive organs arc concerned.
KEEP THE SWINE CLEAN.
The writer Is one of those who do not
believe that IL IL necessary for "A hog &c
be dirty In order TO thrive and be happy
on the contrary we know from experience
that IL In profitable 10 give the swine good
care and particularly during the summer
when they are being raised for the TAI
market. To accomplish this we feed whaI
ywili ~ made Mt the house daily: II Their,
In moro than the hogs can take care Of tn,
balance n thrown away for we do not be
heve that spoiled swill IN OF any value Z,
he hogs. but rather a deuimcnt. Tho ami
mas are given a grassy run. their PEN
arc disinfccted three times a week, IN,
water they drink Is as clean and pure nj
that drank by the people In the house.
pile OF wood ashes and n quantity OF sal
In kept In n convenient place and a ltti'
OF each In given the hogs twice a week
That they grccdily eat OF both In good evi
IeuCe nteu an
| the swine as " they were naturally clean
1 iy and you will ind they will meet yoI
more than half way. IL does not follow
that swine should be given costly food
| this cannot be afforded at the low price
for pork. but what Is given them can b.
fresh and clean and on such feed they WI
thrive.
PROTECTION FROM FLIES.
The widow who made n blanket or cos
tune. as she called IL. OF muslin for hei
one cow during the summer was not TO b.
laughed Mt and the plan II entirely feas
ible for herd OF cows. This arrangement
: was made OF unbleached muslin. cut so nj
| 20 button around the neck close 10 th'
horns. being held In place with cords
| around tho neck and around the horn
and with n cord similar 10 q crupper atraI
ut the tail end: Il was buttoned also on th'
undcrriee OF the body. The increased
quantity Of milk more than paid for ih'
material and the labor. There are n mum
/ Der Of sprays on the market which are en-
tireiy harmless and which keep flies OF