Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1903-11-26

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portion of Il barrel hoop so that when the
stool IL in use the pail used will rest on
the floor and have but little space he
tween its circumference near the top and
the hoop. The legs are placed at the an
gle shown and Il hole is cut in the back
end of the board so that the device may
he hung up OUT Of the way when not. in
use. Anyone with Il few tools and a lit
tie lumber can make several of these milk
ing stools in a day so that each mixer
will have his own. BY the use of such II
stool the mixer is comfortable and there
Is no danger of the pail slipping from be-
tween the knees as it often does in the
old way of milking.
Baling Shredded Corn Slower.
Since 1t has been demonstrated that corn
slower is economically shredded much of
this work Is being done md 1t has been
noticed that considerahle VI this shredded
stover is being put on to the market In
sections where considerable fe"l has to
be bought. OF couise ti.!s hiii..a is Gone
by men who are Familiar VIII ta ling hay,
but there Is no reason Why the farmer
cannot do it himself If he Is located near
a market where there is likely to be "a
demand for the slower put up In such u
manner where there is a shortage of the
hay crop or of crops used by stock as
roughage there is likely to be a market
for the baled corn stover. Care must be
use, however, to have it properly cured be-
fore 1t is baled. 1t should be cured in the
shock as much as possible and then fin
ished in the barn. After the slower is
shredded 1t will usually sweat son1e, and
when this is over it is fit to bale. 1t is
advised that one look into the conditions
near at home and see what the opportuni-
ties are for a market for baled corn
slower.
lmpaction of the Stomach.
One can hardly estimate the damage done
Ia stock by the many improper methods
OF feeding. A skilled veterinarian told
the writer recently that full one-half of
his cases We're due to improper feeding
and the main sickness he had to cure was
Indigestion in the usual forms or 1mpac-
ton of the stomach which resulted from
chronic Indigestion. Impaction Of the
stomach is due entirely to feeding too
much coarse and dry food and Is easily
prevented by feeding a fair amount of
soft and succulent food with each days
rations. If 1t We're not tor the fact that
the majority of COWS IA d chance to re-
cuperate during the summer by being on
pasture, the loss of cows from impaction
of the stomach would be SO great that 1t
would be considered an epidemic. Several
fortunes have been made in this country
Oy as many men WIFI IeIlleulCS lOi hui
gestion in animals, all of which trouble
might have been avoided if the owners of
tire arIir1uis- haai
Horses fare better in this respect than
cows and mainly because they get more
water. If a horse is driven on the road he
is allowed to drink several times a day,
while the poor COW must be satisfied with
two or at most three times daily at the
water. Work some root crops and some
bran mashes into the daily ration OF the
cows: never mind If you don't think these
things make much milk, they will. ut least.
keep the stomach in good condition. The
usual remedy for compaction OF the stom-
ach is Il purge made of one pound OF epson
salts, one ounce of ground ginger root,
one-hnlf ounce powdered gamboge and Il
cupful of molasses. all in two quarts OF
warm water. After giving this dose give
a mixture consisting of two ounces of
whisky and i half drachm of fluid extract
OF nux vomica in a pint of warm faXseed
tea every five hours until the bowels move
freely,
liaht Feeding Of Horses.
The writer has been taken to task be-
cause he insists that the majority of farm
ers do not feed their horses sufficiently
heavy. 1t Is understood that this applies
TO the horses tina are expected to dc
heavy farm work only. although many OF
them are obliged to do such work and all
of the road work besides. Statistics show
that horses in cities are much better fec
than those on the farm. For example, the
average road horse in the city, the cal
horse and the horse drawing loads o.
about that weight are fed fourteen to fiji
teen pounds of oats and ten to twelve
pounds of hay daily: where corn is Il por
tton of the ration the proportions are abou
fifteen pounds of corn. ten pounds of Cat:
and fifteen pounds Of hay. The ration.
for the dry horse, whose work is nearer
A. 49, - - 49, &c., .-.-- r. - 49,
one-half more than the figures given fy
the horses doing lighter work. Compar,
these rations with those fed by the aver
age farmer? How many farmers fee.
oats as a part Of the regular ration? How
many of them feed hay? In too man,
cases the ration is corn for grain and corr
slower for roughage. Is it any wonde
that farm horses are quickly worn out?
Properly Dividing the Poultry.
One of the reasons why some men i
not make the money from poultry the.
SHOULD is because the birds are turned Il
together regardless of size. condition o
eating ability. Anyone who has handle
poultry knows the trouble that result
from the mixing of pullets and old hen
and there Is always a similar troubl
when the weaker fowls are placed wit
the stronger ones. An eNcellept plan /
to feed the flock together several time
and watch them closely; one can readil
pick out those with the big appetites an
such birds should be housed by themselve
SO that they may be fed in accordanc
with their needs and proportionate result
obtained. Then the light feeders should b
by themselves and the normal ones /
still another house. BY this plan of seq
aration one Is enabled to feed aecordin
to the needs of the birds and the result
In EGGS and in carcasses will be better an
there -'iil be econom in feeding as well.
Mango in Horses.
While It Is admitted that mango 1
horses is not always due to a filthy Goa
1t is primarily the cause. There is to
much careless grooming of farm horse
and particularly after they have bee
working and perspired freely. Try tn
plan of putting the work horse in his sta
after the harness has been removed and
after throwing 1t a fork-full of hay t
MUNICH over. wash over his coat with
sponge and luke warm water where tn