The Red Cloud chief., 1880-02-26
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DRY COWS
II . cnnmoa pr.cfice arnssg
~prns dairymea to give ,hetr co-..
xhen dr. bet seAniy firisg. wbrn
4 Gov cea~es to give milk. OF = drrd
up. any fesd l. cons.a.rri god eBooxh
for her. think this l. grca, mistake.
and the result h q diminished p~rs-inr; 81
milk. both in quantity and qualify. When
she does come in. Thsrs y a large
drsnght % the SYSTEM 90 sustain The
calf While the Gov l. carving Il aai
10 keep the oo~ In god condition. GOD
feed il ~ importan, n ~ksn she j. CIV
ing mix. II Is my opinion thai ose
dollars worth IT food when the cJw i
dry i wSrh one and = half dollar after
she comes in. An animal In p-sDr con
difioa can no, d.ges; a. much food rs
an animal in good condi,ion- IL the
cow - poor when she come In b sil
not digest enough food To support ths
system. and. a; the same ,ita., % MAKE =
large quantity Of miik.-Bsiles.s Insert-
cas- Jersey Cattle Club.
III sPEiNG VEGETABLES.
We suppose that not even ,he mnsi
practical epicures enjoy their dainty
dishes more than the average human
being does his early spring vegetables;
and. considering how comparatively
easy IL is 10 have some II thes-, the
wonder Is that more is not done % get
them. Tn. reason. perhaps, l. tha; few
think u II I'LL the springtime comes,
when IL Is too late 10 do much in the
way Of getting them. This i the time
.. E.urr - shE,l .1-.Fsg sh... fhfnU.
Many vegetables start into growth with
very little heat, and even the protection
Of = fence will often bring thing for
ward some DAYS before those which
have ground and bleak winds 10 con-
tend with. We know n garden, near
this city. which has but \ low wall.
about four feet high, around IL; but
even this Is \ wonderful screen from cold
winds. Up under the north wall of the
It'll. garden. in the full southern sun.
i, the rhubarb and the asparagus; and
this little advantage alone gives them
near two weeks start on their
bles. II is not always convenient,
OF even desirable, Ia have a wall like
this; but almost any m can have =
thick arbor-vit.e hedge, which viii an
swer nearly as wei. Besides this,
much can be- done bv hot-bei francs,
a. they are generally called, although
when no j. used Ia make an
artificial warmth they are by gardeners
called cold frames. These, placed over
crops, bring them forward considerably.
Beds of asparagus can be made with an
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with sashes in this manner. and when
the spring comes both radishes and let
tuce can be- sown on the earth under the
glass, and will grow on and do well
without much interference from the A.
paragus growing up between them So
with strawberries. A few sashes set
over the plants in a warm and dry situ-
alton brings them on wonderfully. III
course, when one begins these practices,
some judgment will be required in
the management. As a general
rule, the sahes should be
left off in hot days, putting
them on only at nights, to keep off the
white frosts and keep the ground warm
This warmth is also aided by putting on
the sashcs early in the evening, 81 A. To
inclose a body Of warm air before the
sun entirely goes down. II the sashes
are kept on all the time, the plants be-
come weak, for want of air during the
growing daytime, and are then more
liable to injury by night. Ii Is on these
little matters that some judgment Is re-
quired; but it o o IN a. natural 10
one with a little experience as swimming
does to a young duck. Just Is in the
case Of "A duck, too, it is a sort OF judg-
menr which no newspaper nor any thing
but natural tact can teach. Let all who
have gardens look around just now and
see when il can be done. They will
find more chances for these little fam IL
enjoyments than many of them ever
dreamed of, and no doubt will thank us
for the suggestion. when they find how
well their thoughtfulness now Is reward
ed by the fullness of early spring garden
things.-Germant0rn Telegraph.
THE SECRET OF HAvING EGGsIN WINTER.
keep nothing but pure bred fowls.
and those that are acknowledged by all
the best breeders in the country to be
the best winter layers that there is in
America. the Light Brahmas. Igener-
ally set my hens early in February or
March; this gives me early pullets,
which commence laying as early as Au-
gust, and keep il up from that time till
spring. When cold weather m |
see that all the cracks are closed in my
chicken house, and every thing made
snug and warm; AZ least stop the cracks
and not let the fowls set in 4 cold
draught all night. / get a supply of
gravel and place it where the fowls can
help themselves, when they want it.
Next give them a box OF road dust to
wallow in. placing it where the sun will
shine on it as much As possible, and
throw q handful of sulphur in it once in
a while TO keep the lice at bay. II you
watch the hens when they are taking
their daily dust bath, you will see that
they enjoy it very much. They need A
bath IS much a we do, and
it does them rs much good.
For feed, / have a common camp kettle,
made of sheet-iron, into which all the
dishwater and refuse of the supper table
are put. When | make the fire in the
morning. the kettle is put on the stove.
and by the time l have eaten my break
fast, the contents are hot. / take a
patent pail and put the water into it and
then stir in shorts and corn chop until
it has taken up all the water. Make the
mass as thick as possible. Use two
thirds shorts and One-third corn chop.
1 have small wooden troughs which |
empty the feed into. II the weather is
very cold I give them in their morning
feed, once . week, . tablespoonful Of
cayenne pepper for every IL fowls, and
at least twice a week, l give them in
their soft feet, . handful Of salt. At
noon l give them . Sery light feed Of
wheat screenings, oats or barley, and
for the last feed, corn, all they viii eat
up clean. Be sure your fowls go TO roost
with q full crop. take care to give them
all the pure clean water thev want. I use
a common milk crock, which is as good
as any thing that l have been able to
find; it is easy to keep clean and
will'last . long time, if you do no; for
get to throw the water out Of il some
cold night. In very cold weather / give
them water warm. Hens require 4 great
.-1u-e -a~o TA~v I'll Ak A.