Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-01-18

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If a farmer or other person desires
to go into the business Of manufactur-
ing denatured alcohol, at a plant how
ever small" says Internal Revenue
Commissioner Yerkes, "he will be re-
CURED to construct his plant In the
manner prescribed by the general laws
and regulations. He will be required
to give a bond, the effect of which is to
prevent him from %defrauding the gov
eminent of the tax on any distilled
spirits produced by him. He will be
required to establish a distillery ware
house; to deposit the spirits produced
by him in this warehouse; to establish
a denaturing bonded warehouse, and to
tax pay or d%enature, just as he may
wish, the alcohol produced by him. All
Of this will be done under government
al supervision, but the government pays
for this supervision. The manufacture
Of alcohol does not bear one cent of it.
There is no objection to a farmer man
ufacturing his alcohol In his back yard
provided he wants to establish a dis
tillery there. If you will take the trou-
BILE to investigate you will find, in my
opinion, that the laws and regulations
relating to the manufacture of alcohol
in Germany do not differ to any great
extent from the laws and regulations
in this country"
Horse Maintains His Position.
The horse is always about to be, but
never is put out of business. On the
appearance Of every new agency OF
transportation the announcement is sol
EMMY made that the horse, after pass
ing through an era of decreasing prices,
will cease and determine. It was SO
when railroads began to gain Roadway,
when bicycles came into use, when the
electric cars commenced to buzz along
the highways, when the auto developed
into something more than a curiosity,
but yet here the horse is still with us,
inc more valuable than ever.
Statistics submitted to the House OF
Representatives., in connection With the
agricultural appropriation bill, show
that there has been a notable Increase
both in the number and value OF horses
in the United States in the last nine
years. The aggregate of horses Jan.
/, 1906, stood at 1S,71S,57S, against
14,367,667 at the corresponding date of
1897. Their total value increased from
1852, 649, 1876 in 1897 to $3.50, 5S9,9O6.
This startling rate of increase in
value is no more marked than that Of
mules, according to the same govern
ment authorities. There were 2,216,-
654 mules in 1897 and 3,1O4,U61 IN
1906, and the values were, respectively,
$92,3O2, 900 and 1894, Csc, $50.
Huskfng Corn.
The following expression Of opinion
is from one who has been watching the
work of handling corn by machinery;
Much of the work will be one By the
power husker and shredder, but a III.
Der who had their corn husked in this
manner last year are going to return
to the old method as being cheaper and
more satisfactory.
The shredder is the natural compan
ion of the binder, and most Of the corn
cut by the latter will be sh.edlel.
There are, however, some binders In
this vicinity that have stood still while
their owners cut their corr by hand,
they thinking it cheaper and fully rs
rapid and easy, where help for shock.
ing could not be obtained. A nhf .h,
Dor of mine cut one field with a shock.
err, but could haye cut it as quickly by
hand, and went back to the binder for
the next field. He will shred these
shocks, and, I think, find them hard
to handle, as they ire so tightly com
pressed.
In husking by hand, 1t will be found
convenient to have crates enough for
one or two loads and scatter a load OF
them along the rows before husking.
throwing the corn into them while
husking. This will save picking up
and shoyeling off, and the hauling will
be easier and more rapid.
Shredded fodder is all right if the
stalks are thoroughly cured when
shredded. If not, look out for spoiled
fodder-and also orr, unless put In .
narrow, w~ell-ventilated crib.