The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-12-11

may he & crude way but 1t is better than
mo protection, costs but little and can pc
put in place in a few minutes.
skim Milk for Cows.
Ir one has a separator in the dairy there
is no objection TO feeding the skim mix
to the cows provided 1t is given THEM
while sweet, that is, when not stale OF
in any, way soiled. 1t is best 1ed paeh
70 the cows mixed with brar, and adds
materially TO the food ration generally
Increasing the milk flow decidedly, me
plan of feeding skim milk from the cream
! ery to COWS should not be carried on fos
such milk is unfit even for swine uhless
one is reasonably sure that it is from the
milk of the same day. 1t Is probaple thae
the feeding Of skim milk VIII be Iounu
most profitable when given to hoss OF "
the poultry, but where this stock IS not
kept in sufficient quantity to consume the
skim milk it ma be safely ted 10 COWS
! under the conditions named.
Handling the Breeding Sow.
Too little attention is paid TO the health
of the breeding SOW, as a rule, ana per-
haps this is because of the general prac-t
tice to breed the animal for only q year
or two and then turn her into pork. AS
a successful raiser CT hogs for many years
the writer has felt that The .dea that q
sow was good for breeding purposes for
TWO seasons at most was wrongg. III the
SOW is properly cared for IN all ways there
Is no reason why She cannot be bred for
a number of gears and the progeny be all
that is desired l consider ii absolutely
| essential to the good health OF the SOW
that she be fed a small ration of roots or
other succulent food three or four times
a week for two months or more before
parturition to keep the bowels In good
! condition. If she becomes constipated
give a dose or TWO of EPSON salts and ln-
crease the alton of root crops. Exercise
is also absolutely necessary, but she
| should take this exercise IN n sheltered
place, where the sur shines If possible.
aud it should be continued for some time
after the pigs are dropped. 1t will be
some little trouble to give this additional
care, but ii will pay.
Caring for the Dairy Cow.
No one win question the statement that
any animal that is well treated will do its
best for its owner; the trouble is different
people have different ideas of what con-
stitutes good treatment. The average
maj feels that plenty of good food is all
an animal should expect. while other
men endeavor to make kind words and
an occasional pat take the place of prop
er feeding. A veteran dairsman, a Ger
man, showed the writer his stables made
of rough lumber and crudely built, but
we'll lined inside with building paper so
that they We're warm. Each stall was ar
ranged so that the animal had perfect
freedom in the enclosure and yet could
not turn sufficiently to soil the bedding.
Every stall was thoroughly cleaned ZACH
morning and night, all straw removed
and a moderately strong solution of car
bolic acid s%prinkled over the floor. A
light layer of straw was placed on the
floor during the day and at night a heavy
bed was made. Every day, usually just
after milking and while the cows were
eating, they were groomed with brush
and comb just as the horses were cared
for. In the morning each COW was wiped
off with a large cloth TO remove any dust
that might be on its coat from the straw:
This was done before milking, the udder
being also cleaned with a cloth, OF
course these cows are well and properly
fed, but our friend has figured that the
treatment referred to has considerable to
do with the milk result, and he IS un-
doubtedly right.
Feeding Hens for Eggs.
"A farmer attending an institute once
asked a poultry expert how he could have
his pullets and hens lay during the VIM
ter. The reply was, make them believe
II IS summer" He then went on to eX-
plain that If one would go over in his
mind what he had seen the hen pick UP
on the range duri1fg the summer and
Try n provide E I'd substitutes, there
would be little trouble in obtaining win
Ter eggs. Let us ; g how this works out.
FIRST Of all the l4,ns on the range are
well supplied wit., green food and that
they consume it n large quantities Is
proof that 1t is necessary to their good
healtn ana for egg production. Then the
next IDEA of the hen on the range is TO
ger all the insects she can. 1t Is thus
seen that green food and meat are essen
tlals IN egg production and it is safe ia
say that If these are supplied in proper
quantities with almost any grain ration.
NOT wholly corn. the egg results will be de-
cldedly pleasing. AS stated last week nne
OF ,he best green foods is clover, ana it
VIII pay to buy it. Cabbages and root
crops are also good. The meat fed shorld
ne fresh and sweet or If this is NOT Oh
: .allaple the prepared animal meal should
pc bought Try the plan of reproducinp
summer In the poultry menu and And
: how well it works. 49,
/ Making a Farm Sled.
> me illustration shows a farm sled th,.
Is equally valuable for use in tho winter
ana summer so that it will pay to build 4
' soiloly,. particularly as 1t is designed ~
$ carry heavY loads. Oak planks sho,ld
: ne used for the runners and a eond siye ia
r t"o inches thick. ten inches wide ana
slsht or ten feet long. The ends shn,Id
: We rounded as shown in the small figure
~ ,ne runner and top of each should ~
e - "eNeieo mat when the floor is nailed
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