Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-11-17

forget that the coming IDEAL Is q new
one for the animal and hat she will
need all the strength possible to get
through in good shape, particularly II
quite young. Care must be taken, or
course, thai 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 middlings, giving her
six quarts a day. Then let her nave
plenty of clean roughage, some roofs
and lots of clean, fresh water with the
chill taken off. Try her on this ration
for a time and watch results. increas-
ing or decreasing the grain ration, as
seems advisable. Bear in mind thai
not only must the heifer bear the calf.
but she must be put In good shape to
make her a valuable mixer for a num-
Der of years. If the heifer was worth
raising to the breeding period. she Is
worth taking care of. Not only should
her food be along the lines suggested.
but she should have a comfortable sta
BILE, a clean bed and a chance to exer-
else out doors in some place where
she will be protected from the storm.
| Try the plan and see how satisfactory
the results will be.
Pumpkins for Cows.
III 1SCQIll6 DAIIilhiio w &o"o HAS
seeds should not be given as they are
injurious to COWS giving milk. AS a
matter of fact there is very little food
value in pumpkin, their chief use being
to vary the ration and to act pleasantly
on the digestive organs. This Is the
| main value of most root crops n 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 Will
have to be bitten at least once before
being swallowed. All food of this ma
ture should be given either at noon or
just after the grain food, else the ami
NAL Is apt to eat so greedily Of 1T that
she will not eat the requisite amount
of grain.
Making a Cabbage Pit.
When on has a large crop Of cab
bages that are being held for later
market or for feeding, they should be
stored in some place where they will
keep in the best possible condition. A
place prepared in the open ground is
undoubtedly better han one entirely
under cover and a good way to make
such u place is after the following
method: A rather dry place should be
selected and n where there will be no
possible danger from surface water. If
the location is on a slight rise Of
ground. an excavation may be made to
a depth of a foot or more and with
stout boards q box two feet high n
six feet, wide of the desired length.
should be butt The corner posts
should be driven firmly in the ground.
A box ventilator. which any farmer
can make, should be set in the center
Of this pit. Have an opening in one
end. h 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 o back into h pit. Place
the cabbages in the pit in neat layers.
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. Such a pit, if well made.
will keep the cabbages for months.
Strawberries on Sod Lend.
Several correspondents writing about
the growing of small fruits, say that
they have nice sod land which they
propose blowing under in the spring
and setting to strawberry plants. Don't
do 1t. for no end of trouble will be had
with the white grub so numerous in
sod land. If the sod land one has seems
suited to Strawberries, it should be
plowed and used for Il hoed crop for
two years. Put in corn the first year,
follow with potatoes and the third sea-
son the ground will be in ideal shape
for Strawberries, particularly, IL 1t has
been well fertilized for the corn and po-
tatoes. If the soil is sandy loan, it Is
possible by thoroughly breaking 1t up
and cultivating the corn thoroughly, 1t
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. II con-
ditions do not seem to warrant it. but
at least sufficient to have a full home
supply to be used fresh and for canning
later in the season. A small bed will
furnish this and enough besides to
trade with your neighbor for some deli
cacy he has. Plant two or three Of the
well tested varieties and enjoy this lus-
cious fruit, which Is SO easily grown.
A Pisno Box Poultry House.
It is quite often possible to find in
large towns dealers in pianos who have
upright piano boxes which they will
sell for a small sum-. Two such boxes.
properly Joined will make a first class
small poultry house. An excellent way
70 construct such a house is to remove
the backs. these are generally screwed
on az the instrument goes in this way.
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