The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-06

at the regular distance apart; one on the
end and the other say three feet from it;
then place the third cross piece at the 9TH
err end Of the bar. In this way one has
the regulation saw horse for the shorter
pieces of wood, while the crossed pieces
at the end enable one to handle logs to
advantage. The Illustration shows the
idea plainly and the article can be readily
made by any one handy with tools.
ANOTHER BOOMING OF GINSENG.
The warning Of all reputable farm jour
nails and newspapers against the whole
sale setting out of ginseng plants in the
hope that high prices might be obtained
for the roots by exporting them to China
had the effect of reducing the paintings.
Lately claims have been made that a new
medicinal value has been discovered by
chemists in the root and another attempt
Is being made to boom it. There is no
doubt but that the Chinese consider the
ginseng root as a panacea against all ills
to which flesh is heir, but that there is any
large demand for American-grown ginseng
Is not the case nor does investigation show
that there is any newly discovered virtue
in the root which warrants the e%xtrava-
giant claims made for it. There is, in our
opinion, no reason for changing the warm
ings we lave previously printed. Ginseng
IS valuable, but there IS nothing In the de-
mand for it which warrants the farmer
giving IL MS llIllc ana aCtcItlOn. we Gull
only repeat, let ginseng alone.
THE VALUE OF HEN MANURE.
Poultry manure has a value beyond a
doubt but not nearly so great as is gener-
ally considered. Experiments have shown
that the value Of the droppings from one
fowl during the year approximate 25 cents.
so that to hope to make the manure from
a flock of poultry accomplish anywhere
near that of a comparatively small amount
of stable manure is absurd. On the other
hand droppings are well worth saving for
analysis shows nitrogen content is quite
large, but this Is likely to be depleted by
evaporation so the best plan is to mix this
poultry with that from the stables
alothough if it IS desired to use it wholly
in the garden it can be kept in good shape
for that purpose by mixing with it one
third of it's weight in sawdust, one-half its
weight in acid phosphate and one-quarter
Its weight of kainit and keeping the mix
ture in barrels. This mixture will be dry
and easy to handle.
PLANNING FOR WINTER FEEDING
1t Is all very well for a man to look
over his herd of sleek COWS as they come
up from an abundant pasture and con.
graduate himself on his ownership, but II
is better for him to consider how his cows
are going to look after passing through E
more or less hard winter. In other words
are we prepared to feed the herd as i
must be fed to give is the returns we eX'
pect? Protein, as we know, is essentia
and we also know it is expensive when We
have to buy it. Have we grown what W.
could OF this expensive food element? L
not we have made the first mistake here
which cannot now be remedied, so the only
thing to do is to plan to dispose of some o.
our crops of which we have an abundance
and buy the food containing the protein
If this is not feasible then set to work ant
find out just how many cows you cal
carry over the winter in proper condition
and dispose Of the rest, doing it now whe1
they can be sold for better prices thai
when winter sets in. Not encouraging ad
vice perhaps, but it is better to do this thar
to have a decided falling off in the dair!
income which must be the result If tn
COWS are not properly fed. Think it owe
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