Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-17

moderately warm room, where they will
have some light and some sun a part or
the day. Nasturtium seeds may be soWn
at intervals in this W. from now until
Christmas and hus one can have an
abundance of these pretty blossoms in
doors all winter. A 5-cent packet OF each
of five kinds will give one a pleasing va
riety and enough plants to satisfy ones
desire for this class.
PLANNING PASTURE FOR SWINE.
Those who raise swine in considerable
-,.mbers ought to plan for their feeding
as carefully as they do for other stock.
Ii is now generally understood that the
range is desirable for swine, but they can
not thrive wholly on grass, they should
have variety and one of the best ways
of furnishing IT is to give them a sort
Of rotative crop, something like the loI-
lowing: First a field of rye to be turned
under in the spring, then the Helu 10 De
sown TO rape and this followed by the
southern cowpea which, not maturing in
the north. will furnish excellent pasturage
late in the season. During all the period
there should be the good range OF mixed
grasses on which the wine will feed while
the three crops mentioned are getting
growth sufficient for pasturage. Then with
the necessary amount of grain TO give the
animals a baIanced ration the expense OF
raising them during the open season Will
be comparatively light and they will be in
splendid condition for fattening in the fail.
CHANGING POTATO SEED.
The best growers of potatoes in all parts
of the country agree that it is a good plan
to change potato seed every two or three
years. usually once in three years will be
sufficient. This is done even though the
same variety is used for a number of years
in succession. During these changes II Is
a good plan to get some of the newer
sorts or some of the sorts one has not
grown and try them. A better plan Is to
have hat small experiment plot and try
all the new sorts as they are introduced.
The idea in changing the seed potatoes Is
TO get something which has been grown
on different soil. 1t is surprising what a
differences this often makes, frequently
a decided increase in the yield. Especially
Is Ii desirable to change the seed II the
Weld is gradually growing smaller or If
there are indications Of rot which cannot
be easily overcome. AS a rule, 1t Is best
to get the new seed from a point farther
north, II possible. Try also the plan or
cutting the tuber to smaller sizes, say a
quarter of the tuber. Possibly this may
not work well under your plan of culture,
but 1t is worth trying.
FEEDING SKIM MILK TO POULTRY
1t Is noticed on our visits TO poultrymen
that with the quite general abandonment
of the mash, warm or cold morning or
evening feed, the feeding of SKINNED milk
Is ~andon as well. The argument Is
| that as 1t was used for mixing the mash in
place of water there is no other way to
! feed it to advantage. This Is q decided
! mistake. Fix several troughs that can
be made water tight and easily kept clean
and pour the SKINNED milk in these for
the fowls to drink. A better plan Is to
wait until 1t gets a little thick for the
birds like it best when In such condition.
| We like TO experiment with skim milk at
! all seasons of the year and frequently mix
it with some chopped vegetables, or even
A little bran, not enough to make a mash
/ but Just enough to make 1t a little more
solid. Sometimes. but only in cold wealth
ar. a little cracked corn Is mixed with the
milk and the whole mass is fed quite
warm and given at night, just before the
fowls go to roost. Don't overlook the fact
that skim milk fed to fowls will give far
greater returns than when fed to calves
Or swine and If you have only enough for
one lot let the poultry have 1t.
WHAT ABOUT A FURNACE?
Their are not may conveniences we
can have in the farm house, but such as
can be had should be put in as rapidly
IS ones purse will permit. Gas and eiec-
.ric lights may be among the things we
,annot have. but a furnace Is one OF the
.hings that Is easily put into any house
that Is at all decently constructed. Our
arm house has eight rooms and all of
them are heated by a small urnac and
At no more expense than 1t formerly took
20 heat two or three rooms with the coal
stove, and the latter was OF good size. Our
house faces the north. so we have a little
trouble at times in heating the front room.
The register in the front lower hall we
closed and also closed the damper In the
pipe. IN this way throwing all of the heat
into three rooms downstairs and Into one
room and the hall upstairs. The heat
coming through the register In the hall
upstairs heats two OF the smaller rooms
so that they are very comfortable TO sleep
In during the coolest weather. We are
not In sympathy with the old notion tina
one should sleep In an Ice cold room: we
think 1t by far tho better p,rn to nave
some heat In the rooms. closIng the regis