The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-01-21

roup. The expense Of protecting the
roosts from %draughts is so small that il
seems absurd to mention the matter.
Make the fowls comfortable by night and
they will respond generously in coed
health, plump carcasses and more eggs
The Calf in Winter.
The assumption is that calves that are
wintered are to be added to the herd AND
few men will go to the trouble of winter
ing a calf unless he THINKS it is as good
or better than the cows he has. This be.
ing the case the calf should have every
opportunity to show what is in il. De-
spite many arguments to the contrary il
is not cheap to raise a calf to the age
where she can be made to give returns
and If one scrimps the growth of the ami
NAL one is simply delaying the period
when she will be profitable. The main
thlng is TO keep the anilsal growing and
10 do this she should have not only SUIT
able feed, but plenty Of pure water given
warm or at least with the chill removed.
exercise is necessary, but t should rot
DE given IN a cold barn-yacd, nor should
the animal be allowed to remain too long
in a cold shed if the exercise is given in
such a place. In the barn lei the calf
have a large stall and have more or less
nay before her so that she will get used
10 eating it in large quantities. Let there
be some variety in her grain ration else
there is danger of attacks of indigestion
which will retard her growth. rha RAJ
lion should be that which will produce
bone and muscle and keep the animal
growing. Brought up in this way she
may be bred earlier and is likely to he
a valuable aiditio- to the dairy.
Help Your Lawmakers.
The legislatures of several states vii
take up the question CT enacting laws for
the protection of foods during the
winter and farmers should keep watch Of
what is proposed in their state. There are
immense quantities of adulterated stock
loous on The market to Say nothing of the
aduiterated foods for human
Cobs and corn stover are being ground IN
with the shelled corn and sold for prices
which would be high for the pure corn
meal. Mill sWeepings are entering largely
INTO some OF the adulterated stock foods
and cannot be detected except by experts.
The farmers knowledge of the adultera-
tlon comes when his stock gets poor and
poorer the more of the stuff he feeds.
FARMERS AVE this matter largely in their
own hands for control and if they would
make L concerted effort in each state we
Would soon see the last OF adultcrated
foodStuffS. Use Your power this winter.
cont wait for your neighbor to move. but
write your state legislators and urge them
10 action. When you see a neighbor get
a Inst OF names which will have great eff
fect when your state legislators see them
Injured Teats in Cows.
Cows that are confined in stanchions O.,
tied with short ropes frequently injure
themselves in getting up and down; then.
100, injuries come quite frequently from
the Slipping of the animal on floors thai
are not constructed so that the liquid ex-
crement can run off freely. These in
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injury TO the teat if it is not given good
and prompt treatment. 1t is a good plan
to Keep q quantity of pure olive oil in the
COW stable not only for use on injured
teats, but for general use on the teats
and udder when they seem hard or in
named. Some cows are more Or less sub
ject to troubles with the udder and that
1t is painful is seen in the uneasipess of
the animal when one first starts to milk.
In such cases>take a little olive oil in the
land. after rubbing tie udder and teats
gently to remove any soil on them. and
rub Ii gently but thoroughly into the skin
of teats and udder.
Balanced Rations for Fowls,
One of the most successful farmer-poul
trynen in the country says that he allows
his laying hens to balance their own ra-
tions. That is he furnishes them with the
different kinds of grains, cut bone. grit
tsiH aIiiHdl ioou IN tne proper quantities
each separated from the other, and per-
1nits them to eat as they will. In this
way, 1t is claimed, each fowls instinct
VIII teach it to eat of the grain that its
system demands. There may be good OBJ
%jections to this plan, but It Is advocated
here as a compromise for those who are
not inclined to go to the trouble of balanc-
ing the rations for the hens. The main
point in this method is not to give the
hens. in the several ingredients composing
the rattons. more, in all, than they will
likely cat clean. The plan is well worth
trying FOR it can do no harm if care is
taken not TO permit the birds to overfeed.
Test Seeds This Winter.
More than ever before, in some years,
wall farmers need to exercise caution in
buying seeds. The peculiar weather of
the past growing season is responsible for
the poor seeds Of many kinds that will be
on the market. Reputable seedsmen will
not knowingly send out poor seeds, but
this is one of the years when MANY seeds |
are much below the normal terminating
quality. Farmers WHO have saved their
seeds and especially corn, will do well
to subject it to a thorough test for its
terminating per cent. during the winter. |
Seeds that are to be bought should also |
be tested in like manner No injustice is j
done ths scotsman in such tests for one |
has 4 perfect right to protect ones own
interests. Many kinds of seeds are scarce
and hence the price will be high. SO that |
economy should not enter into seed buy
ing this year.
Skid Poles for Wagons.
Those who have to draw logs during tie
winter, few or many, will find the add
ton here Illustrated of great value. The
lower part of tha Illustration marked XII
is a piece OF timber, preferably oak, four
by twelve inches, with one edge wedge