The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-06-14

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soii needed should he faiiy rich and ra;h-
~r Ioamy I'm character. for the best re-
suits. Buy only the roots. never the seeds.
and set mt ans time after the weather be-
comes settled up to the middle OF June or
even later. although the later set plants
will rot give much bloom. The habit OF
growth Il clean and q acoful and TIE beau
tlfui broad leaves are very tropical In ap-
prarancc. The reefs or plants ought TO be-
set where they viii have the sun for at
least half the day and they mus, be wa
tered thoroughly each night They arc
easily cared for. viii grow ard thrive al
most In spite % ono and VIII bloom until
cut down by the frost In the fall. The IL
lustration q n typical blossom OF one OF
.he sorts now or tho market and obtain
sblc from any plan,sman.
GIVE THE HORSES A CHANGE.
Admitting that oats are the natural food
pf horses and that they thrive on Vhem
better than any other grain especially
when they are on the road. still the horses
need much moro In the way OF variety
than we are In the habit OF giving them.
The usual feeds OF hays and oats or OF
corn and oats can be varied more or less
according 20 tho work OF the horse ana
what one has 20 feed. AZ this time or the
Scar when all farm horses are doing hard
work the oats must be the malnstay. but
% there 10 any possible chance for the AMI
mails To nave few hours Ut pasture they
should be placed there. Try this plan IN
the grain feeding: Give them n mixture Of
oats and corn meal. two-thirds oats. ut
one meal. then whole oats another meal
The next day let the ration be ground oats.
corn and bran then another meal OF corn.
bats and barley and perhaps n third day
ct the ration be OF bran and oats. Vary
The ration as much as possible In the
sougharc 20 correspond with tho change OF
grain. IL ~ not 30 much that we gain
anything In the way of food value by let
ling up some on the oats. probably "a little
h lost. as a matter OF fact. but the change
IN the ration will excite and increase tho
appetite so that tho food will be OF greater
value 10 the horse.
THE OYSTER SHELL SCALE.
While the oyster shell scale In not no for
nidab.c rs the san Jose scale II n never
.hcicss n pest one should get rid OF an
quickly as possible. IL In not so small rs
the Fan Jose scale hence II more readily
sitstinruishable: IL In rather hat and is
found in clusters near the joining OF the
tw.gs OF trees looking very much like a
miniature piece OF oystcrshcli. IL In par
ticular.y bad on shrubbcry ard on orna-
mental trees and ough to be fought with
vlxor While the best remedy In rigorous
pruning before the buds open and then n
thorough washing with whalcoii soap mix
turc. something can be done even now TO
eradicate 4 by the usc OF the spray OF
bordeaux or OF the whale oil soap mixture.
~ the effected tree or shrub In small II
will not be difficult work 60 10 over the
branches with brush wet with the whale
oil soap mixture and apply u vigorously
Mt all Joints.
SOME POTATO POINTS.
Expert Potato growers rightly say that
next 20 good seed. cultivated and spraying
means success In any normal season. The
trouble with most OF us In that we do not
begia .hc cultivation and the spraying
sufficiently early. The weeds get ahead
OF liz and before we have fully done what
spraying IL necessary TO subduc the possf-
tie rot the bugs arc eating the vines. rs
d rule shallow cultivation In best. Indeed
u In necessary under the modern plan OF
planting the seed rather shallow: In using
the cuI;ivator the soil n thrown toward
the hill n Ettie nj each cultivation 20 that
a. the ,ubers grow they are sufficiently
well covered. About the middle OF June.
In tho middle states. spraying II begun and
d Is kept up 80 that from six to ten spray
inEs are given the plants depending upon
the season. That 10 pays to spray ~
proven by the fact that the cost In less
than s. an acre when done by approved
methods while the returns arc from - To
u bushels an acre more than from plots
aot sprayed. The cost for spraying covers
material and labor. but does not cover the
cost OF the apparatus which must be con-
sidcrcd ms an Investment.
CLOTH IN PLACE or GLASS.
In almost any section where the climate
~ not too severe II Is believed that the
heavy oiled cloth or unbicached muslin
can be used In place OF glass on poultry
houses. BY this plan one can have more
light la poultry houses At less expense and
DO away with the danger incident 10 frees
tng houses on winter nigh0 because Of
ths cxpanse Of glass. Further. one can no
arrange these cloth covered sashcs that
they can be used during the summer and
thus enable one 10 shut out the storm and
wind when necessary and still keep the
house perfectly cool which could not DO
done with the glass. IL n by no means q
ROOi pian have eutlrely houne