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

using matched lumber or battenS over
cracks where unmatched lumber is used.
made as snug as desired. In the ground
plan of the illustration figure l represents
the yard in which feeding troughs may
be arranged. Figure 2 Is the main part
of the pen, the living room, with the
trough located on one side where the ami
mails are fed on stormy days. Figure 3
Is the bed room and a window or board
door may be placed in the side of this
room through which the bedding may be
thrown. The window in front is for ven
tilatiOn. igur 4 shows the inclined floor,
which Is filled in underneath with broker
stone to furnish firm support. Any varia-
ton of this plan may be used If the main
arrangement is held to for this arrange
ment provides for the best use of the
space. The cost of such n structure can
be kept down low if the work is done by
those ON the farm.
Keep Corn in Rations.
While most poultrymen advocate variety
In %rations. and this means feeding one
grain one day, another the next and so OH,
rather than feeding mixed grains, it is
we'll to understand that there are cases
where the mixed grains must be fed. I'm
fortunately too many fowls are fed freely
on corn and too little of other grains. The
mixture known as screenings is, of late
years, of little value, and when it is de-
sirable for any reason to feed mixed
grains rather than the one grain by itself
there is no combination that should lack
! the corn. For example, II wheat and oats
! are to be fed add one-third Of corn, MAX
Ing the ration one-third each of wheat,
oats and corn and one has Il ration much
better than the combination of wheat and
oats alone. The corn, If of the yellow
sort. will add richness to the eggs, and If
this ration is supplemented with liberal
supplies of green food the quality of the
eggs will be all that is desirable and the
hens will supply them in gOodly numbers.
While the other little accessories are very
desirable we believe that If all who have
poultry would work along from the begin
ming, during the cold months. on the
mixed grain ration which contains one
third corn with the green food. and keep
their houses clean and free from vermin,
the results would be so satisfactory that
they would willingly add the other little
comforts which they now term ~"frills."
Extras for Mich Cows.
On the farm of the writer is a young
woman who is fond of It'd bits and who
cannot understand why animals should
not have It'd bits in their line. In her anX-
lety that the cows shall enjoy some of the
dclicacies she is in the habit of preparing
daily h she calls a plate of salad for
Zach OF the seven cows. This salad is COM
posed of the Earrings from vegetables and
fruit. small potatoes from the bins and
cut slices of mangle wurtzels. She gets
the quantity together. carefully washes 1t,
then mikes through 1t q little oil meal.
and after dividing it into equal portions 1t
is given to the cows. For a time the hard
headed farmers of the home looked upon
his work with an indulGent smile, but
after a time the milk seemed richer and
the quantity materially increased. A test,
or rather repeated tests, showed that both
Quality and increased quantity was a fact
and not Imagination. Then the work was
taken up seriously and a business made of
feeding these animals along the line
started by the animal-loving young wom-
an. In cold figures 1t has been found that
the profit pai0 a good round sum for the
material and labor. This is but another
proof that 1t Is hard to realize what may
be obtained from an animal In one way
and another by intelligent study OF Its
wants until one has tried 1t. When farm
ers begin to study their business as the
merchant studies his, then we may ex-
pect to see returns that will be really
startling compared with those that come
from ordinary effort.
For Colds in Poultry.
There is nothing a poultryman breads
more than roup among his poultry and
II he 10 q man of experience ne KNOWS
that a simple cold In the fowl may mean
roup later on. There is a drug, or more
properly IN antiseptic. known to drug
gists and doctors as peroxide of hydrogen
and another known as Silers tablets.
Both Of these are used in the form of q
spray or gargle by those who are afnict-
ed with sore throat and they have been
found to work well with fowls having
colds. 1t 10 not practicable. Of course, to
spray the throat Of . hsn. although the
writer makes an attempt to do 1t after
applying the remedy as follows: A strip
of cloth n wound rou a small strip of
wood q butchers skewer IL 5ust the
thing). . little peroxide OF hydrogen Is
poured on the rag n the throat and
nostrils Of the fowl with q cold ID thor
oughly swRbbed. The rag IL then stirred
In q pail Of water In which carbolic acid
has been placed. After this swabbtng I
take m atomixer filled with the peroxide
n spray the throat as best I can. Some
Of t always gets into the eyes and nos
trtls and does some good. Two operations
Of this kind daily ter three days generally
knocks out the cola. It II cheap and we'll
worth trying.
TIE oest Whttswash Made.
The whiteBash used by the government
on ats lighthouses M other structures
which ere subject 70 severe storms keeps
white 70 long that u has come to be
kn06n - the United States whitewash.
These direction1 for mixing have been
gtvan N this department. before, but are
repeAted In response to numerous calls
tor = good whitewash: Slack oue-hslf
huehsl o. lime in boiling water. kaeplng
ceYefsa daEtpe ~ epsFatten. Whse