Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-09

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Hens and chickens like alfalfa. 1t
must, as usual. be clipped several
times first year. To prevent 1t being
dug up cover with Il lattice, through
which it is picked by the fowls.
Animals Of vicious habits should
never be used for breeding purposes,
ms vices are transmitted. By careful
breeding in this respect the disposition
of the animals can be positively con
trolled.
Wyoming experiments In preserving
fence posts show that when the posts
were dipped in crude petroleum and
burned off SO that the charred portions
come above the ground when set they
will keep Indefinitely.
The tremendous rush Of unit hogs
10 market last fall resulted in a great
depression In the mutton market, and
sheep and lamb feeders have been
greatly discouraged. However, busi-
ness In both lines is rapidly improving.
Some folks use their areless hay
cooker In which to raise bread and md
it works to perfection, as It keeps the
dough at exactly the right temper
AZURE. OF course first warm the nests
by placing kettles Of boiling water in
them.
We can starve a COW into eating most
any old thing OF the place. but, Xix
the Irishman's horse. whose owner fed
him shavings and put green spectaclas
on him to make him believe 1t was
grass, she is likely to die as soon AZ
she gets used to it.
II you have had any contagious dis
Base in the house follow the directions
Of your physician implicitly In the mat
ter Of fumlgating the room after the
patient has been removed. 1t is gen
orally cheaper to destroy all bed clothes
md clothes worn by the sick one than
to run the risk Of another outbreak Of
the disease.
An even and tractable disposition in
a horse is often spoiled by improper
handling and training, as is often the
case with the strong willed and wide
awake boy or girl. The very qualities
which make the child or horse most
useful and valuable If properly trained
make them the more difficult to man.
age If they are not properly handled In
the early stages.
There is a type of folks that are as
tender hearted as can be in their re-
lations to and treatment of dumb yni-
mails who are seemingly calloused
when it comes to hurting tho feelings
| Of their own folks or circulating a false
| report which may besmirch the good
name OF a neighbor or acquaintance.
The first named trait is n most COM
mendable one, but should not be d.
| vorced from the higher type Of benev-
olence.
While having n seemingly hard and
Tough bark, trees, especially the fruit
bearing kind, are exceedingly suscepti-
| Bile to damage by fire. This is due to
| the fact that the life layer Of the tree,
the light yellow cambium layer, Is
| lust beneath the outside bark and be-
Ing SO near the surface, is easily affect
| ed by an extreme Of heat. One learns
| the truth Of his to his sorrow at times
! when a fire gets away from him when
burning litter In the garden or when
r fire is accidentally started In the
| yrass In the orchard.
Warning to Fruit
According to Presiding Justice Wyatt
| Of the court Of special sessions. New
\ York City, future offenders against the
law In relation to using sulphuric acid
\ to preserve fruits will receive prison
sentences upon conviction instead or
zines as heretofore. This decision is A