The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-10

whole subject. for care is an important
Item In the winter production Of eggs
There will always be much difference
or opinion owe the respective merits
or fowls raised on the range and those
wholly confined. If the birds are con-
lined to small yards there is little
doubt but what feeding must be done
with more care than If they had had a
free range during the summer. The
main thing against rearing fowls in
confinement is the difficulty Of provid-
ing exercise, but this can be lone with
care and the fowls be excellent winter
layers. Starting with pullets from VIM
ter laying strains, and having the food
sweet and wholesome in the variety
ADVISED IN this department from time
TO time, 1t will not be difficult to secure
winter egg If the fowle are kept COM
Portable and busy. Most farmers are
inclined to feed too heavily in the Win
ter. Enough should be given to keep
the fowls in good condition and enable
them to lay but they should be made to
scratch for a portion Of each days
food to keep them in the best laying
condition. A warm house n good
general care will do the rest.
For Poultry With Colds.
A correspondent describing the
symptoms of his ailing fowls added
that he thought without doubt the
trouble was roup but he wished to be
sure before treating them. This Is
taking chances with a vengeance and,
In this particular case it was learned
that the delay cost u friend forty
d fowls that might have been saved
had the cold, which was the foundation
of the roup which followed, been taken
in hand as soon as discovered, Here
is q remedy for fowls that are inclined
to be roupy and have such symptoms
as an enlarged head with a nasal dis
charge Of rather thich mucous. Take
one part Of Platt's Chlorides, obtain
able at most drug stores, and five parts
Of warm water placing the mixture in
a deep tin dish, dip the head of the
a1111cted fowl in the mixture for an in
slant, then wipe the comb and neck
dry with a soft clean rag. Do this
several times a day and keep the fowls
isolated from the well birds, but In a
room that Is fairly warm. An even
temperature Of about SIS degrees will
be about right and favor the recovery
Of the bird.
Bedding for Sheep.
Although contrary to the general
practice sheep should have more or less
bedding provided for them during the
SAS 4AooA IA lllC SllSep peIlS
is dry, as it should be, then the earth
floor nsWer fairly well, but where
there is a fair quantity Of bedding 70
be had it Will pay to bed the sheen
in order to save all of the excremepts.
Sheep are fastidious and do not take
kindly to bedding hat has been used
by other animals hence the better way
Is to ave the fine litter for bedding
the sheep pens. When this plan is
followed the beds must be kept clean
daily and the badly soiled liter re-
moved. This litter may be mixed with
other n until ready to cart to
the farm, but If this cannot be done
h accumulation Of sheep mar ire
when it is mixed with the liter should
be closely watched for are-fang and
be either mo1stened or spread over the
land as soon as it begins to show signs
officiating.
Winter Manuring of Meadows.
Where stock is raised in considerable
numbers, or where hay is raised for
the markets, there is good reason why
the meadows should o receive some
portion Of the n supply, and this
during the winter, when farmers have
the most leisure. One Of the finest
hay farms the writer ever saw has it's
top dressing of stable manure every
winter. The manure should be spread
as thoroughly as possible, even when
h snow covers h fields, if the work
can be done to advantage, and in the
spring, or during a thaw, the frozen
pieces Ear be broke up and respread.
The result of this manuring will be
better and earlier grass, and the good
results will also be seen in the sown
or hoed crops In the rotation after 1t
is time to plow the grass under. It is
admitted that the practice advocated
is not general, but it has been demon
strated as practical, and, at least, is
worth giving a trial.
A Handy Box for Rubbish
A handy convenience to enable one
to keep the dooryard free from rub
bish is shown in the illustration. 1t
may be used for garbage. ashes or any
refuse from the house, and, If emptied
once a week. more often If necessary,
there will be no odor from it. A box
of convenient size is made Of cheap
matched board and mounted on wheels
as shown in the cut; The wheels used
must be low ones and they should be
strong. The box Is made SO that 1t has
a hinged cover as shown, and the back
side is also hinged SO that it may be
let down when the box is enptied. BY