The Red Cloud chief., 1877-02-08

albuminous, that eggs cannot be manu-
featured from IL. Your hens will eat II
when they will eat anything. but The
ONLY result will be an increase OF TAT on
n their bodies and a decrease OF vital
ity and productiyeness.
The grains which abound In aibu'
minoids only should he fed TO poultry
OuI experience has been that for their
breakfast a dry dough Of shorts is su!ii-
cient-if you have some skim-miik 70
mix it with. all the better. A good sup
ply OF oats and barley should tie kept
in the feeding boxes through the day,
and at night a feed of whole wheat
bould be given them.
Wheat screenings are not economical
and the weed seeds they contain are
enough to "disqualify" them even II
they are otherwise desirable. Many
poultry-keepers have discovered the
pernicious effects Of cor on their pOul,
try, and have tried to change the food,
but as the birds steadily refuse to
change their diet, the owners have
finally yielded and acknowledged the
corn"
In such cases the only plan is to starve
the fowls into eating some other food
they will come to terms when they get
sufficiently hungry, and after they have
become accustomed to a less attractive
diet they will improve in every way.
Corn should be fed only in the cod
weather. and then sparingly and for the
last meal of the day.-MaSs. Ploughman.
Heres and Mules Eating Dirt.
Most commonly the habit is an indi-
cation Of acidity of the stomach, and to
be corrected by improving the digestive
functions. Horses are at a specia. dis
advantage in the matter of stomach
complaints, inasmuch as they cannot
rid themselves by vomiting of anything
that disagrees, and are unable even to
belch up accumulated gas. Then the
stomach is much tno small to allow Of
heavy feeding or the formation of much
pas without injurious overdistension ;
hence, of all domestic animals the SOll-
peds should be fed with the greatest
care and judgment. Like human beings,
they have their periods of acidity or
heartburn, and, having no opportunity
of taking soda OF magnesia, they lick
the lime from their walls or the earth
from their pathway. For temporary re-
lief a piece of chalk may be kept in the
manger, but we should seek to remove
the evil by giving a better tone to the
stomach. Feed sound grain and hay in
moderate amount and at regular inter
walls, and don't drive or work hard for
an hour after each meal, lest digestion
should be impaired.
Give a few carrots, turnips. or other
roots, if available; water regularly, and
never just after a meal, and put an
ounce of common salt in the food or
water daily. Any existing weakness of
digestion should be corrected by a
course of tOnicS, such as oxide of iron.
two ounces; calcined magnesia, two
ounces; powdered nux vomica. one and
a half dram; powdered fennell seed,
two ounces; mix. Divide into eight
powders, aid give one morning and
night. The habit has been sometimes
caused by a deficiency of mineral mat
ter in the food grown on very poor soil,
but this may be corrected by a similar
treatment.-N. Y. Tribune.
Culture Of Broom Corn.
The Journal agriculture describes
the culture of Broom corn in this wise:
Broom corn requires rich soil; bottom
land is the best, and it should be as free
from grass as possible. The reason for
choosing clean land will appear plain
to a man who has raised a crop. The
ground should be well plowed and made
perfectly fine with the harrow, then
marked out with shallow marks, if to
be planted by hand, so as not to get the
seed too deep in the ground; but the
best plan is to plant with a drill. The
stalks must be as close as five or six
inches, to prevent the straw from be-
coming too heavy. OF course it can not
be drilled with much regularity, but
must be cut out with the hoe to the
right distance when small. It is like
sorghum, grows slow while small, and
on most land it is positively necessary
to hoe the grass out, which gives a good
opportunity for cutting out to the right
distance. After this is done the cult
walton is similar to that of corn. When
the seed begins to fill, the straw will
bend over from the weight, and to
prevent this, the full force of the hands
must be put to break the stalks over,
say 10 OF u inches from where the
straw grows out, or, more properly, the
head. The weight of the seed will
then, by hanging down, keep the straw
straight. Now comes the busy season.
and the time when labor and ARE will
add much to the value of the crop. The
green straw being altogether the most
valuable, 1t is important that it be cut
before it turns red, and dried in the
shade. To do this, a shed is necessary,
with shelves on which to lay it, say 9
inches deep; and enough hands be en-
plOyed to cut the crop before any or
much of it turns red. The seed is
stripped by means of a machine, made
for the purpose, with two cylinders
between which the corn is held in hand
fuls. The process is very rapid, only an
instant being required to knock the seed
all of. The corn is bladed before being