Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-31

board OF the bench back Of the upright
pieces three inches 10 keep the blade in n
given grove for action. Another upright
would answer the same purpose though it
might not be so easily kept in place, In
the Illustration, which makes the plan and
description clear, A shows a hole cut in
the board to allow the cut pieces Of corn TO
drop through into the basket which is to
oe placed underneath. Figure r shows
the manner Of fastening the blade to the
lever and M the bolt securing the lever,
rhe whole idea can be worked out readily
by anyone possessing a little ingenuity.
WHY THE BOYS LEAVE THE FARM
In commenting on a recent magazine ar
ticle covering this subject the editor OF an
agricultural journal remarks that the rea-
Bon for leaving the farm is given by many
boys as because they do not like farm
Ing and that such being the case the farm
rs better Off without such boys, We do
mot believe this is a logical deduction, for,
JRs the majority Of farms are managed
there is no reason why a boy should like
farming. A boy with any sort OF a head
On his shoulders is not content to settle
Gown as a farm hand; on the other hand
give him a chance to learn how he can use
his brains in farming and you will see his
dislike 90 for farming disappear very fast.
AS a rule youth sees the rosy side Of life
and 1t takes a long time of hard labor be-
? ADI0 a. ldIHl Urn anu bItu bOy tbilClN'itS
that he does not like farming. Give the
boy a chance TO get an agricultural educa-
ton. something that viii tit him to man
age a farm rather than be a farm hand
and the chances are nine out Of ten he will
aot want to leave the farm. There are ex-
cept,ons, of course, but il is well worth
the effort to ascertain by agricultural edu-
cation If the boy is not inclined to be a
farmer.
u nnX nllT EnD CHul z MIL 4 z u a
One or more firms are sending represen-
tatiyes throughout the country who offer
for a money consideration to treat trees
Tor Injurious insects. The process con-
sists of scrapipg the bark from the trunk
of the tree I'm whole or In part and then
painting il with some substance which is
sclaimed will kill the disease or prevent
insects from attacking II, whichever your
tree suffers from. 1t is not probable that
there is the slightest merit in the material
applied, and the one fact that the bark is
scraped from the tree, destroying the cam
blum layer, Is sufficient to brand the
scheme as one well TO avoid, to put 1t
mild. Unfortunately our ornamental trees
all through the country are threatened
with destruction and every town should
take the matter seriously In hand through
tGhe proper local officials. One way of as
pertaining just what 10 do is to apply for
nelp to the experiment station of your
state and by all means avoid the remedies
offered by the people OF whom you know
nothing.
MlLLET A GOOD CROP TO GROW.
In sections where 1t is possible to raise
q fair crop OF millet, and II does well on
any good corn land. 1t is one OF the best
crops to raise for the dairyman and the
poultryman while II may be fed with
profit to swine. Horses. however. are made
~lolr Hr ~ ar fIpnar nd ~ nlohf NOT 10 he
fed to them. The German millet furnishes
the best crop and IL is fed 20 cows, both
stalk and head. not threshed. 1t Is not a
good plan to feed 1t regularly for then the
cows get somewhat tired OF it and will
eat the heads only. We find IL best to
feed IT about twice a week and thus IL be-
comes something Of a delicacy and the
COWS eat Ii up clean. We thresh a certain
portion OF the crop and feed the seeds TO
poultry. In this connection we use 1t In
several ways; as one change in the RAJ
ton by Itself, mixed with cracked corn
and wheat and in the scratching shed; in
the latter case a certain portion is thrown
In from the lot reserved for the cows, that
Is, unthreshed so that the birds may spend
their time in picking out the seeds and
scratching over the lot for any seeds they
have missed. The straw OF the threshed
portion Is used for bedding and as 1t rots
readily when put In the manure pile IL
returns 10 ta5-sSsi q ,s.aieah!e vegetable
fertilizer. when fed TO hogs 1t is given
only OCCASIONALLY and then unthreshed. If
not too much is given AT a time the swine
will eat ii up clean.
WHY CONSUMERS DO NOT LIKE
OLEO.
One OF the most prominent packers OF
meat In Chicago has issued a book In de-
Tense OF his business. No ommen is
necessary on the recent exposures OF the
condition OF affairs In the meat packing
houses OF the country: they may have been
better or worse han reported. VIVA we
have to do with here is the attempt of the
writer in question 10 defend oleomargarine
which he does unst.rtingly, calling IL pure
iand wholesome. He says the prohibition
against c~oloring Ii Is WIRING and hat the
consumer does not like Ii uncclored. This
BIS The whole case in a nutshell. The dairy
interests had little 70 say against the pur-
tty or wholesomeness OF olcomargarine: they
doubtless had their opinion. but took the
broad ground that oleomargarine should
sell on its merits and not be colored 10 rep
resent butter SO that the consumer was
under the impression chat he was buying
butter. That the sales OF o-ieomargariDe
have fallen on very greatly since the pass
INK OF the law prohibiting the coloring Of :,
"a represent butter, Is proof positive thai