The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-07-18

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" into the ground. The top may be COW
cred with light cornstalks, hay straw or
burlap; In fact anything that will not
draw heat and which will be fairly
q weather proof.
The front of this roof should extend far
enough forward so that the desired shade
9 will be cast for the benefit of the old hen
that must stay indoors. Such an arrange
L mcnt us shown will be of great benefit
to the chicks, for 1t will give them cool
and shady place after a run on the range.
number Of these shades may be made
at very small cost so that there IS no ex-
cuse for going without such a protection
for the coops.
Sowing Crimaon Glover Seed.
When one fails to get stand Of Grim
son clover 1t has become quite the proper
thing to blame either the seed or tho soil,
Z In the case Of the latter saying that 1t Is
not lifted to grow the crop. While both
of these reasons may be the true ones.
and especially the first reason. 1t is more
+ thanilikely that the trouble is due to care
Iessness In seeding The seeds Of crimson
clover, when sown In corn. are put in at
\ the last cultivation Of the corn, in july
or August according to the locality and
1.-THE growth of the corn. 1t Is the general
lpractice to simply scratch the seed In and
while this Is often sufficient 1t results in
Iiass in seasons when drought prevails or
seveIi when the season Is only little more
than ordinarily dry. Twelve to fifteen
pounds Of seed should be used per acre
and 1T should be put in just before the
aast cultivation of the corn SO that the
u latter process will cover 1t WE'LL OF course
( 1T will not stand the winter In all sections,
but IL handled In the manner suggested
I Ut will do we'll In most sections where the
\ red clover succeeds. The feeding value of
4 clover hay is high as Is its fertilizing
b value. TO say nothing Of the value Of hav-
y Ing clover crop on the soil during the
81 " inter, SO that every farmer should make
great efforts to have a. stand Of crimson
clover even though they fall for several
hmes in succession. 0
55sS Foee,lne Gown on Pasture.
'rhe Intelligent dairyrnan considers his
! COWS, In a certain sense, as machines
that are to make money for him. To ac-
complish this he knows that the cows
should have certain rations, comfortable
houses and beds and certain attentions;i
! II these are not given he knows the profit
will fallsoff proportionately. Somehow all
farmers do not work on this idea, but
seem to think that the sooner they can
get their COWS on to pasture and the long
err they can keep them there the better
n for their pocketbooks. These men see
only the saving Of the grain and do not
see the falling off Ia receipts Most farm
& ers believe that cows should have some
grain In the early spring and. IL the pas
ture falls short, during the summer. but
few Of them make It a practice OF feeding
regularly during the summer while the
! cows are on the pasture. II one will study
the construction of q cow and especially
OF the milk producing functions they will
u soon perceive that 1t is q long and ex-'
to o. high standard when once It has been
allowed to run down and for this reason
alone cows should have O regular grain
ration during the summer that they may
respond more freely to the heavier grain
ration that must so into effect In the fall.
# Many dairymen now practice the plan of
u barn feeding the year round not allowing
& the COWS on pasture at all that the milk
flow Is larger and more steady under this
3 method Ii admitted, butit Is questionable
X if the milking days OF the COW are not
& lessened by this forced productions. It IS
reasonable to. suppos that nature intend
s. ed periods OF rest for milk producing ami
mails ether han that Just preceding the
IS irth OK the young hence the periodical
falling off Of the milk iiow, even under
q the most liberal feeding. ;sj +;
n ,rrissting the Gard On.
THE usual method OF watering plants or
any kind Is by surface watering ana in
normal seasons this seems to answer the
& purpose. although It involves considerable
n labor sdsIils or IN an ;ssofs
s where. at Ii possible TO carry on the plan
at moderate cost ii plan of Irrigation
& Inch VIII carry the moisture under the
SURF ace OF the soil 80 that the plants may
Is .lsa 1t as desired Will be- found most id
out % ssy tens Of tiles, as 1t lis done In
tifil sections, But when small sareas ara 4,