Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-06-22
POINTS FOR PEACH GROWERS.

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1t takes a brave man TO denude a tree of
a portion of It's embryo fruit but the man
who has the courage to do it generally
finds he has done profitable work. When a
tree sets very fur II is not to be expected
it will mature a crop of first class fruit
and just so long as the best specimens
bring the higher price just so long it will
pay to thin the fruit. This applies to other
orchard fruits as well as to peaches. The
time to thin the peaches is after the guam
tity nave dropped naturally which is al
ways the case and usually in June, al
though the period varies according to
climate. When starting in to thin go over
the tree in a systematic manner examining
each branch carefully and removing the
poorer specimens 80 that those remaining
will be five or six inches apart. Do not
get the idea in mind that 1t is more profit
able to prop up a tree that is overloaded
than to hin out the fruit. If your tree
does not split In the first place the fruit
cannot be first class and you will have
much more of it to handle for ever less
money than you will obtain for the fruit
from thinned trees.
SELECTING THE NEW FLOCK.
II one is raising lambs both for market
and to perpetuate the flock the animals
ought to be carefully watched during the
period of growth so that the best ones
may be selected, marked and reserved
for breeding purposes. 1t takes some little
time and close watching to know Just
which lambs are the best but 1t surely
pays to spend the time and thought neces-
sary. Be careful also about the pasture
the lambs have; the old sheep can manage
more or less tough grass but the lambs
should have the tender plots and should
also have access occasionally to a field of
rape to furnish variety. Unless the pas
ture for both lambs and sheep is all that
IL should be do not depend too wholly upon
1t but feed more or less In the way of
good hay, the tender portions going TO the
lambs, of course. Then remember the
question Of water bearing In mind that all
domestic animals suffer from thirst during
the summer. Remember how thirsty you
get In very warm weather and so treat
your animals on the water question as TX
they were your other selves.
VARIOUS INSECTICIDES FOR LICE.
There are a number of excellent powders
on the market which will destroy chick
en- lice but they are only effective used in
the nest boxes or on the birds themselves.
hence something In the way of a wash
must be used on the roosts and in the
racks of the house. Diluted carbolic acid
is used mainly as a disinfectant although
1t has some effect on the lice. The lime
anu sulphur WASH Is also cIIeCllNc out the
kerosene mixture, IL II car be used with a
kerosene water pump Is the most effective.
In ordinary houses where one Is not
blessed with the up to date apparatus the
pure kerosene can be used but requires
more time to use 1t though time well spent.
We have a small hand sprayer which we
find useful although we always go over
all the roosts afterward with a small wisp
broom wet with the kerosene so as TO get
a liberal portion of 1t in all cracks and
crevices; bear In mind II Is the mites we
are after with these washes, the powder
viii take care of the live lice: the best
way, however. Is for the poultryman to
destroy the mites SO there will be no lice,
A SORTING TABLE.
On any farm where vegetables are grown
in any quantity and particularly where
potatoes are grown a sorting table is q
great convenience: indeed some sort Of a
table should be made which can be used
for any such purpose as well as for drain
ing vegetables after washing. The table
may be made of any desired length and
width though a table six feet long. two
and one-half feet wide and about eighteen
inches high will be about right. The frame
Is made OF any light material that Is