The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-11-18

forget that the coming ordeal Is IL new
one for the animal and that she win
need all the strength possible to get
through In good shape. particularly IL
quite young. Care lnusr be talk en-. OF
course. that the heifer Is not over fed
and her food should be In considerable
variety and always of the kind that
Will give her strength rather than fat.
a good ration to start the heifer on
now. is equal parts of ground oats, corn
meal and wheat mlddlings. giving her
six quarts II day. Then let her have
plenty OF clean roughage. some roots
and lots of clean. fresh water with the
hill taken off. Try her on this ration
for a time and watch results. increas-
Ing or decreasing the grain ration. az
seems advisable. Bear In mind that
not only must the heifer bear the calf.
but she must be put in good shape to
make her a yaluable mixer for a mum
Der of years. II the heifer was worth
raising to the breeding period. she ia
worth taking care of. Not only SHOULD
her food be along the lines suge asted,
but she should have q comfortable Sta
BILE. a clean bed and a nance to 6Xer-
else out doors in some place where
she Will be protected from he storm.
Try the plan and see how satisfactory
the results Will be.
Pumpkins for Cows.
In feeding pumpkins to cows ti..
seeQS Sluuil liOl DS given US tiitS IRA
injurious to COWS giving milk. As u
matter of fact there is very little food
valu in pumpkin. their chief use being
to vary the ration and to act pleasantly
on the digestive organs This Is tina
main value of most root crops and any
thing in the nature of green fruit or
vegetables given to animals. but the
value is sufficiently great in this respect
to warrant feeding them. In feeding
pumpkins the vegetable should not be
cut in pieces too small. or the animal
Is likely to choke on them. Let the
pieces be large enough so that they viii
have to be bitten at least once before
being swallowed. All food of this ma
ture hould be given either at noon or
just after the grain food, else the ami
NAL is apt to eat so grecdily OF 1T that
she Will not eat the requisite amount
Of grain.
Making a Cabbage Pit.
When on has n large crop of cab
bages that are being held for later
market or for feeding. they should be
stored in some place where they viii
keep In the best possible condition. A
place prepared in the open ground is
undoubtedly better than one entirely
under cover and a good way to make
such q place is after the following
method: A rather dry place should be
selected and one where there will be no
possible danger from surface water. III
the location is on a slight rise of
ground, an excavation may be made 10
a depth of a foot or more and with
stout boards q box two feet high and
six feet wide of the desired length.
should be built. The corner posts
should be driven firmly In the ground
n box ventilator, which any farmer
can make, should be set in the center
end, the roof on a slant with the lower
ends of the board. projecting as far as
possible SO that the water from the roof
will not flow back into the pit. Place
the cabbages in the pit In neat layers,
bank up around with soil and straw.
adding more as the weather gets cold
er. but being careful not to get the pit
too warm so as to cause decay OF the
cabbages. lei a pit, IL we'll made.
VIII keep the cabbages for months.
Strawberries on Sod Land.
Several correspondents writing about
the growing of small fruits. say that
they have nice sod and which they
propose blowing under in the spring
and setting to strawberry plants. Don't
do 1t, for no end of U will be had
with the white grub Sc numerous in
sod land. If the sod land II has seems
suited to strawberries, 1t should be
plowed and used for a hoed crop for
two years. Put in corn the first yea.
follow with potatoes and the third sea
/ W liie Stoafld VIII DC VI ilSGl SlltLHt
for strawberries, particularly. If it has
been well fertilised for the corn and po-
tatoes. If the soil is sandy loan, it Is
possible by thoroughly breaking 1t up
and c~ultfvating the corr thoroughly, IL
may be used for Strawberries the fol
lowing season.
We wish 1t were possible to induce
farmers to go more into the growing
of strawberries; not extensively, IL CON
ditions do not seem to warrant 1t, but
at least sufficient to nave a full home
supply to be used fresh and for canning
later in he season. A small bed Viii
furnish this and enough besides to
trade with your neighbor for some deli
cacy he has. Plant two or three of the
we'll tested varieties aud enjoy this lus-
cious fruit, which is SO easily grown.
A Piano Box Poultry House.
1t is quite often possible to find IN
large towns dealers in pianos who have
upright plano boxes which they win
sell for a small sum. Two such boxes,
properly Joined VIII make a first class
small poultry house. An excellent way
to construct such a house is to remove
the backs, these are generally screwed
on as the instrument goes In this way,
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