The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-29


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men stuiI rs about right, Is nailed to tho
lower clapboard Of the house just over the
window and to this is fastened a board
that is wide enough so that its lower edge
will fit closely to the ground. II desired
this board may be hinged to the scantling
SO that 1t may be raised and the window
opened. The Illustration shows how this
plan works and shows the comparatively
small openings that are left at the sides
when the board is in position. This board
should be about two feet longer than the
window SO that it will extend beyond the
window a foot on either side when 1t IL
placed in position. To make this p~rotec-
ton even better line the inside of the
board with tar paper or even with old
newspapers doubled.
Giving Green Food to Poultry.
All WIN 1dN0s ThlSeu poultry successfully
for winter egg production admit that It
is necessary to give them green food, but
all do not know how to use 1t to the best
advantage. II fed on the floor much Of it
is soiled and wasted, although 1t ought to
be given that way occasionally by way of
variety. The best way of feeding 1t, how
ever, Is to mix in the proportion OF about
one-third to two-thirds of the bran and
other grain composing the mash. If email
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nips are fed cut up fine and mix raw with
the mash one time and the next time cook
them before mixing. Cabbage should al
ways be fed raw and may be mixed with
the mash after %chopping fine or hung up
SO that the fowls may pick at 1t when 80
inclined. While most feeders claim tho
best results come from feeding the green
food, in small quantities, daily, others
prefer to feed 1t only two or three times
a week; the frequency OF feeding depends
upon the results obtained from h par
|ticular flock, the main thing being to
feed 1t often enough and in some form all
the time the fowls are In confinement.
Dyspepsia in Horses.
At this season of the year 1t is advisable
to again refer to the trouble many horses
have with their stomachs, due to too
heavy feeding or to improper food. Like
humans, the animals are uneasy and ir-
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slight Indigestion, SO the quicker they are
relieved the better for both animal and
II not relieved the trouble is apt to
become chronic and difficult to cure. Va
rlety in the feed with more or less green
food In the form of ensilage, II they will
eat 1t, or carrots and other root crops, will
do much toward keeping the stomach in
proper condition The water should not
be too cold during the winter and 1t should
always be clean and pure and given at
least twice a day. In feeding roots, mix
them with the grain or feed Just before
the grain is given as q sort of appetizer,
cutting them in sizes so that there will be
no danger of choking the animal. AS a
remedy for dyspepsia the following is one
OF bismutfl, four ounces OF powdered will
low charcoal, three ounces of Jamaica
ginger and two ounces Of caraway seeds.
The dose is a tablespoonful in each grain
feed for q week or ten days. II not much
improved at the end Of that time repeat
doses for a week longer. During the tin
the medicine is being given let the green
food be of chopped carrots, giving three
or four of medium size just before each
feed of grain.
Small Orchards Mt Profitable.
There are locations where 1t Is more
prof1tahlo to grow general farm crops than
to engage In fra,:t growing. and under
such IscumsS.nces the size of the orchard
may well be limited t. the supply OF
fruit needed for family use. If, however
fruit is grown Tor commercial purposes II
is a mistake to have q small orchard. I'm
der modern methods of care the expense
attending a small orchard is much greater
! In proportion to the number of trees thar
for a large orchard OF course the intel.
ligent man will investigate market condi.
lions before setting large orchards and
will now pretty well what may be ex'
pected from his soil, but when these things
are well understood and seem favorable
then the profitable orchard will be the
large one. Once set then the care mus
be all required or the large orchard viii
be q greater loss than the small one
would have been.
Shading the Pastures.
Every one who has live stock realize.
fully the value of shade when the animals
are at pasture and those who have bee,
sensible and left a portion of the wood 10
for shade can readily see the advantage
to the cows. 1t would be unfair TO attemp
any statement as to the gain in mill
when cows have shade in the pasture, blu
1t IS undoubtedly considerable. It is
good time now to look into this question.
If one is located near a woods of consid
cradle size enough seedlings may be foun,
to form a small grove and the cost vii
be the labor of digging them and trans
planting them. There are a number o
nurserymen in the country who suppl,
seedlings of various native trees at q pric
so low that a few dollars win set a larg
area;atrue these seedlings must be care,
for properly for a time, but in a fe,
years they will make good trees and fur
ntsh an abundance OF shade. On the othe
hand, suppose one Is able to invest 81
in shade trees of good size: this amour
would buy forty or more trees which, 4
three or four years, would furnish al
abundance of shade for q herd Of COW
and increase in value as they grow, thu
making q profit for the planter in tw
ways. Think this over and do some plant
ing In the spring.
Feeding Poultry Meat and Grain.
Foods containing protein are given COW
to increase the milk production and hen
to increase h quantity OF eggs and i'm
prove their quality. The daaryman under
stands fun we'll that In feeding grain
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