Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-10-06

One of the sources Of loss In pig
raising is the number of deaths at Tar
rowing time due largely to the lack OF
some important element In the makeu
of the mother which, probably, could
have been controlled by he eedlnS.
Experiments have shown that blood
meal is one of the most important feeds
for both mother and young, but IT must
be given i~ntelligentiy or 1t Is likely 10
prove of little use. OF course 1t Is UNI
derstood that the main loss of the PIGS
comes through the scours and this is
controlled by feeding the mother blood
meal. Then. too. the are of the young
pig has much to do with its progress.
particularly during the first week OF
it's life. ana if there is anything that
it needs more than another at this time
it is a cry warm clean bed. Ine
Importance of this annot be overesti-
mated and if one will give this point
the attention II demands he will sec Il;
radical difference in the health of the
progeny.
Profit in Small Flocks.
Those who have had the least OK
perience in raising poultry are the ones
who figure that If ten hens will yield
yield a profit of $1,000 a year This
LOOKS Very attractive on paper. but it
is one of those things which does not
work out well in practice. 1t is lard
to say just where the limit should be
placed, but the recorded experiences
of men who have tried show tina not
all who have made $500 a year from
500 hens have made $500 a year from
500 hens, yet there are those who have
done this and but very few who have
done better without being not only eX-
perts but unusually fortunate. The
number of fowls that can be properly
cared for by one man depends largely
ON tho man htrf vIhnfnvyQp. NAV no tho
profit, the minute the work gets be-
You'd the power of one mar to handle
properly then added expense begins,
and always with u corresponding de-
crease of profits. There is no better
way OF carrying on the poultry bust
he point where n Is busy caring for
his poultry and then stop any addi-
ton the it becomes necessary
to hire help.
So Called Fertilizer Lime.
Some time g there was placed.on
the market a product which was
claimed to be manufactured by a proc
ess which constituted it a fertilizer,
although admittedly largely composed
of lime. Many of the experiment sta
tons besides individuals have tested
this material and agree that 1t has lit
tie If any greater value than the COM
mon lime. The use of lime on the soil
is sadly misunderstood. That 1t is
valuable no one will deny, but that it
has value as fertilizer by Itself is not
true. There are soils, and not all of
them sour soils by any means, where
lime is an essential, and when it is
used in connection with fertilizer or
rather preceded by a fertilizer chiefly
rich In potash and phosphoric acid, then
1T possesses wonderful value, particu-
larly on such crops as clover, which
demands quantities of lime to give the
best results. If one learns to use lime
properly it is valuable, but used at ram
dom 1t a little or no value beyond
it's ability to relieve the soil acidity.
Fighting the Gypsy Moth.
In sections Of the country whole orch
ards are being devastated by the gypsy
moth in spite Of all the efforts made
for its determination. During the past
ear 1t has been unusually formidable
ports show it's presence in nearly all
of the northern states and some Of the
southern states. AS soon as the leaves
have fallen from the trees the fight
against this pest should be started and
kept up vigorously during the fall and
early winter. The nests are plainly
seen when the leaves have fallen and
may be easily destroyed by burning
them. attaching a mass Of burning
waste material to a long pole. Crude
oil applied to the nests will also destroy
them. Bear in mind that the avages
or n gypsy moth are not confined to
orchards but they attack vegetation of
every sort and kind.
Cows With Couah.
Because a COW is troubled with a
cough 1t does not indicate that she has
tuberculosis and yet there IL always
DANGER OF this dread disease being at
the bottom Of the cough. Oftentimes
cows that have been pastured on low
grounds catch cold and a cough IL de-
veioped; then. too. coughs often come
from dust In the manger. II one of
these causes or any other cause of a
similar nature is at the bottom OF the
trouble then the 10 easily re-
movable. II no good reason for the ex-
istence OF q cough a be found It will
pe wise to consult a skilled veterinarian
ano nave the COW examined for tuber-
cuIosls Tor It is not q { to permit this
aisease to exist n Q herd. A veterinar-
ian q q true test for consumption and
it - better to destroy one animal, with
tnls oisease tina to have 1t commu-
nicated to the entire herd.
Home Made Watsrina Troush.
The old time watering trough made
OF 2 log u always a oource 81 frc,,h1~
and often Of disease and the tro,,~hs
OF stone which may be houeht - -
e4penelv Tor the average farmer A.
local trough INDY be made nv mar. -.
old IRON kettle which has no crscis =.
lt or ny buying one Of the heeJ~ -
vanxed kettles. build Z foun6sttcc -
uEtck OF OF stone and cemanf ~ ~