Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1903-12-31

thoroughly stacked strain the liquid
through a fine sieve and add to 1t a peck
of salt which has been dissolved In warm
water, three pounds of ground rice
boiled to a thin paste and stirred in while
quite hot, one-half pound of Spanish
whiting and one pound of glue which has
been dissolved in cold water placed near
a stove. Add five gallons of hot water
and stir thoroughly. Then let it stand for
IA few days and before using heat thor
oughly. 1t Is considerable work to make
this whitewash and it is quite expensive
compared with the ordinary whitewash
made by Stacking lime, but 1t sticks so
thoroughly and looks so we'll that 1t is the
cheapest IN the end. During leisure days
ms winter mix up a lot of this white
wash and apply 1t to fence. buildings and
trees where needed, not forgetting the
inside of the poultry house.
Wetting R%oughage for Stock.
While both horses and cattle are some-
times troubled with Il throat difficulty that
needs the attention of IL veterinarian. in
the majority of cases it will be found that
that trouble is due almost wholly to the
feeding of dusty hay. Horses are much
given to this acute throat trouble in con-
nection with sneezing, which will stop al
most Immediately If the hay Is we'll mois-
tened before being fed. 1t is a good plan.
II hay is fed in a manger instead of a
rack, to sprinkle a little water in the bot
loii u inc munger eaCn tne De1OTe Ieeu-
ing and then moisten the kay. Do tho
same when hay is fed to cattle. 1t is a
good plan to wet the corn slower also. for
while there Is less dust in ii thar in hay
there is enough to trouble the cattle, be-
sides the wet fodder is always more palat-
able.
Winter MuIchirn Of Trees.
All fall-set trees and all of the orna-
mental trees and the sllrubbcry on the
home grounds will be much benefited by
a mulch of manure during the winter. If
this work was not done in the fall 1t may
be done during any open days during the
winter when Il team can be used. Unless
the snow should be too deep to work to
advantage there need be no hesitancy
about putting this mulch of coarse ma
nure. but not much straw. around the
trees at any time. 1t will serve to hold
up the newly set trees and will protect the
roots from frost. adding fertilizer to them
as spring comes on so that they will be
In good condition to make an early start
in the spring. Better put the manure to
some such use as this than allow 1t to
leach away in the barn yard.
Caro- Of Nest Boxes.
Few Of us who keep fowls realize how
they are worried bV vermin: quite often
we hear of hens who persist in laying eggs
in the dust box or on the floor. anywhere
but in one of the nest boxes provided for
tiioI pui pOse- Mic tIIueS OUT VI ten III
vestigation will prove that this popularity
Is the result of a nest box filled with ver-
min. The hen knows that the vermin
make her trouble and is anxious to avoid
them. Make it q practice once a week to
remove this material aud burn 1t. clean
out the box, cover the bottom with clean
dry sand mixed with lime and insect pow
der and refill with clean straw through
which insect powder has been sprinkled.
This care of the next box will be found
profitable and If the boxes are located in
as dark u part OF the house az possible
and placed at a height SO that the hens
can readily reach them they will be used.
Feeding Cottenseed Meal.
Recognizing the food value of cotton
seed meal, many dairymen desire to use
it, but are deferred because of adverse
reports concerning 1t. 1t Is rich IN pro-
TEN, hence it's value in the ration, but
being concentrated, it is likely to make
trouble with the bowels. Only small
quantities OF it should be fed, usually
about two pounds a day, and then 1t
should be mixed with other grains pref
erably with bran. The best results from
the feeding of cottcnseed meal has been
obtained by the writer when ensilage was
a part of the winter ration and the pre-
sumption is hat a succulent food of
some kind is really needed to balance the
cottonseed meal. If no succulent food
can be given, or at best but little, 1t will
be the better plan to reduce. the quantity
of cottonseed meal given.
Manure for Glover Lands.
Considerable has been written in this
department in favor of spreading the
manure of the farm during the winter az
last as 1t is made. provided the weather
VIII permit. Undoubtedly this method of
disposing OF the manure for the benefit of
the crop applies to any soil that Is rea-
sonably level. but its good effects are
more noticeable on clover lands than else
where in the experience of the writer. On
every open day during the winter the ma
nure is carted from the barn and put on
the clover until such fields have received
all needed. The result is that the clover
gets an early start and when 1T is to be
plowed under for the corn crop we fol-
low clover with corn in the plan of ro-
tation, 1t is two feet high and all that 1t
has gained from the manure is turned
back to the SOL for the benefit of the sue
ceeding crop. This is sensible argument, -
It not? Try it and see how much greater
profit Is made from the manure supply.
Homemade Handeart.
There is scarcely a farm where a hand
cart built after the plan shown in the
illustration would not save its cost many
times over during the year. If there are
no old wheels on the farm the local
blacksmith doubtless has them and would
be glad to sell them cheap. Obtain a set
OF OId Wneels. Dut StronS ones, with the
axle in good condition and have the
blacksmith bend this axle down at the
hubs 80 that 1t will be about five or SIX
inches below a line of the hubs. Roughly
figuring this will give space for a box
three feet wide: its length should be pro-
portionate or about four and one-ha
feet. Bolt the % to the axle and ar
range a leg in front as shown 80 that
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