The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-10-13

maIS. Inefe are Few DarnS or pONlSFs
houses bat what can be made much
more comfortable during the winter IL
a little extra work is done now while
the weather is open. The first thing to
do is to secure absolute cleanliness, and
then cracks and crevices can be cared
for. BY the way, have you discovered
that the per cent . Of value that Is lost
In the manure through the liquid por~
lions leeching away between the cracks
Of the boards in the stable floors ia
greater tha the per cent. you save IN
the solid portion? Have a concrete floor
il 1t is a possible thing. il not fill in the
cracks between boards with laths. have
a gutter at the end of the standing
boards and then some way OF taking
care of the liquid excrement.
Don't Sow Wheat Too Early.
To avoid the ravages OF the Hessia,
fly late wheat sowing has become the
general rule and while the dates YER
according to section a good guide is
to defer the sowing until after g. good
white frost. OF course 1t Is assumed
that the seed bed is In the best pos
sible condition and that 1t has been
narrowed until it is as fine as 1t can be
made. 1t would be a good plan to go
over the seed bed a few times more
with the harrow just to make sure that
you have done all you can do. 1t Is
sale 70 say the Seeu Deo cannot De
made too good. Then dom forget that
there are. perhaps. a number OF new
varieties you have not tried and it
would be q good plan to test them his
season; not as the main crop OF course,
but in the small plots so that you may
judge Of their value to you.
Rheumatism in Cows.
Every fall when the first cold ana
damp weather falls upon US there are
numerous complaints about rheuma-
tism in cows. Remember that part of
the trouble nay be due to wet or damp
quarters so that the remedy IL in ones
hands. Do the things suggested
elsewhere to make the cow comfortable
and there will be less complaint Of
rheumatism. When the attack comes
on the thing to do Is to see
that the bowels freely. II con-
stipated give the cow a full dose OF
EPSON salts. To keep the bowels in
good condition give a handful Of EPSON
salts IN the drinking water three times
q week. See that the animal has
loosening foods, mainly roots and have
her In a stall that Is clean and dry
and as sunny as possible. If this does
relieve the rheumatism then a
veterinarian should be called.
Water For Poultry in Winter.
There are those who believe that water
is not as essential to stock OF any kind
In the winter as In the summer; this is a
mistake, and especially so with hens that
are expected to lay for the Der cent Of
water in an egg Is very large. One OF the
best ways OF supplying water to poultry
during the winter Is TO have 1t quite warm.
We have made It g. practice to give water
to the fowls In the early morning as hot
az they will drink It: at noon the chill Is
simply taken of. and at night the very
hot water Is given. st this end of the
day 1t warns the fowls and helps them re-
tain the heat Of the body longer and be
better able to resist the cold Of an unu~1aI
cold night and De ready for bustnes7 the
next day. Try this plan.
Feeding Calves From Pals.
While the use OF dried blood has bee,
found TO Offset the trouble resulting from
SCOUTS In calves and 10 cure II, the source
OF the disease may Dc found very largely
IN the u29ean pals or vessels from which
the calves are g.vsn the utik, es well a.
in the repreheaEiole practice Of feeding
milk thss is cold or partly sos2- TO young
pigs. The weasel fror1 which the pig drtaka
should De "a clean Z Ezet az scaIdtpg
water ard the am can make It. and the
MIX sAoG6 r. as near ,Hs animal heat
rs possible As Ia3E Il easily controlled by
TIE tss5ssrs there La no excuse for tue cold
ruiIk-
o. frtsregt to our Forests.
Considerable space hzs been given In
thls esSs---e-s tr5-- tine TO time urging
fzrE1s~z 70 Do :Ae&- share toward renew
Eg tle fc-ss-s eE the country. Perhaps
sae vrSre- h2s b@en urEduIy iaststent on
E-5SaeE, a12 II 20 he knows how near
TIE 6z-gs< ooFrs we arg. II ma nor he
g@GszET E1o=z thas the bureau of for
earTy coz-9ete1 With the department @,
2SFS@1sc1-s Z. Warrington stands ready to
aAS1st "A sSta5t2gaiag forest planting on q
sIA og zrss seaJe. Write 70 this bureau
AZ Wasnsagtsa, stating what land you
hare 70 tsToos 20 the purpose. and m
aSsrt Of The department vii be sent to
eSa@sE WITH ysz, and he will furnish a plan
-r oz-Ei1g. z2s.Et IN the selection Of the
r@SssAeg sEd II ot1er ways give you the
rg1S s%a<r OF courge. the expense for
1@s&s Or -ees 70 Borne by the land owner.
1a1 Cnc&s San wffi start him right. II
"a 70 S ASDa that many farmers with
Tzsss ac6 Ct little or no value now will
@ gsz2 70 aassgs tas government II, re-
ss[&S5s14aS sorests throughout the coun-
g-srerztoz
+ Comfortable Poultry House.
There liz more Or less objection to the
@@s@5cotns saed on the part Of poultry
fs&&eFS &saa * LIZ admitted that In sec
Gs1S ~asre the fowls can have con-
Saa@rzass t1eae cut Of doors during the
%f1EsS, f1&S shed may not be neces-
gary G1f when the birds are raised
hn 2cA15tass where there IS considerable
S1@w On TIE ground during the winter
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