The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-04-05
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Let the laying hens run at will in the
barn yard They find grass seeds, par
italy disested grain, etc, and SO require
less feeding. If you expect eggs thi.
cold weather, don't forget to give them ,
hot mash in the morning. Keep a bis
iron pot hidden under the kitchen table
and into it throw parings of all kinds, al
sorts of table refuse, and fill up witt
potatoes. Cook until very soft and keeI
ii on The back of the range all Eight, il
order TO have it warm in the morning
before feeding, mash all well, and stir IL
bran, meal or middiings.
Hens often learn to eat their eggs from
eating the egg shells which are givcI
to them with their food. They find i,
easy to crush the shells which are thu.
scattered in their way, and mayhap q
taste of Il portion of he contents, which
IS left in the fresh shells. is not the leas,
incentive to break other eggs in the nest,
IL You have plenty of oyster or clan
Shells, or ground bone, the amount OF
lime in the egg shells is scarcely worth
saving for your fowls, but had better be
thrown in the fire to be pulverizcd anu
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there is no danger in feeding oyster
shells, if they are carefully crushed al
t~osdinders" before throwing them to tn.
fowls.
One bushel of corn, or its equivalent in
other food, will make nine pounds of live
poultry, or seven and one-tenth pounds
OF dressed poultry, or twelve and one.
nan pounds of eggs. One has only to
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snow how much money he has expended
for her, and if he has not furnished the
feed, he will know just how much she
has foraged off his neighbors for his ben
ent. Most farmers have q feeling that
the corn which is fed to fowls is thrown
away, and that their pocketbooks have
been depleted so much. He should rather
look upon the transaction as lust SO much
grain exchanged for eggs or poultry, the
profits OF which are coming to HIM to bet
ter I'LL that pocketbook.
Here is a thought for mixers to Don.
der, h s%trainer only takes the parti-
cles OF solid fifth from The milk. If the
cows are not thoroughly cleaned before
they are MIXED, dust, dirt and particles
OF manure from their sides and udders
drop INTO the milk and are largely dis
suiVcu before the s~trainer is used. All
thls liquid filth goes through and helpsto
aod hayor and color to the milk and but
Ter. Cows should be cared for SO that
no manure is left or permitted upon their
sides and their udders should be carefully
Washeu ana wiped before they are MIXED
II you would have the milk perfectly
clean.
The dalryman is a manufacturer. He
takes a lot of grass, hay, corn, bran, fod.
der and other bulky crops as raw mate.
rial, and by skillful combinations and
manipulations converts them into beauti
fui golden butter, and by this process OF
manufacture he brings the produce of his
farm into the most concentrated form
saving freighta and realizing greater profits
10 run such a factory successfully taxes
hard work, and skill combined with The
best OF machinery. The mos, important
machinery is good COWS, good dairy COWS
For a permanent pas ure blue grass is
the very best, and he older it gets the
better 1t will be. No other grass will
stanI as much dry weather. will start so
early IN The spring or furnish feed SO late
IN the fall. Its creeping underground
stems that throw out roots and branches
Mt each joint give it the power.o of making
a tough close sod free from punches and
to improve year after year for an indefn.
lite number of years.
America is now exporting more corn
than ever before. Europe is apparently
awakening TO the fast that in corn can be
found a cheaper food than in wheat. The
exposition will do much to increase au
interest in that direction among
Europeans. but how can a wheat farmer
extract any comfort from ull of this
me most profitable way to market
wheat now is to work it over into pork by
feeding it to hogs.
When the fowls are confined in limited
quarters, be cure ard construct the nests
SO that they may be in darkness. or ST
least in twilight. This is the best pre-.