The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-12-22
HOGS AND POULTRY IN


Last week we had something to say
regarding the conditions under which
hogs might be successfully raised in the
wood lot. The same thing applies, of
course, to their care in the orchard. The
question comes to us regarding the rails
ing of poultry in the orchard. Here we
have Slightly" different conditions in some
respects. As d range for poultry the Or
cilard is ideal. particularly if it is in sod,
FOR they Will have the benefit of green
food, the insects and the shade, but, as
with the swine, it should not be expectcd
that the poultry will get any great pro-
portion of their living in the orchard. and,
If 1t has not a good growth of green,
then a grassy run must be provided in
addition to the orchard for shade. In
an orchard where the soil was kept cul-
tivatcd the young chicks would certainly
thrive, for there Won be no danger Of
dampness as there would be on a sod
range, and there would be loose soil for
them to scratch III and get more or less
insects. Combine the orchard with a
grassy range with coops for protection in
stormy weather, a fair amount of grain
food with plenty of good water, and it is
an ideal place for poultry from very early
spring to late fan.
THE ABANDONED FARM PROBLEM
We are not among those who believe
that because many of the sections of the
country where most of the abandoned
farms are located are being rapidly set
tied that the end OF the abandoned farm
is near. The fact remains that in all
such sections the residents must largely
work out their own salvation. If there
were no more cheap lands to be had in
the northwest and in Canada then the
abandoned farm question would be speed
lily settled, but until such a time, not
likely to come in this generation, the
abandoned farm regions must look large
ly to the city residents for relief. There
are thousands Of busy city men who
would be glad to take up one of these
farms If the situation was brought to their
attention in i proper light. Here is work
for the state officials of each state con-
tanning abandoned farms. The writer is
acquainted with a busy New York mer-
chant who is gloating over the possession
of an abandoned New England farm,
bought for a song, and his Joy has at
tracted others to the locality to an ex-
tent that since this first farm was bought,
five years ago, other farms have sold for
from ~cne-quarter to onr-third higheS and
even then were sold very cheap. We in
rural districts can scarcely realize the
childish glec Of the shrewd successful CITY
man over the possession OF a few acres
of country land where he can breathe free
ly with no one to bother him. A prom
CITY toIICtI tcI SHOIt "OulQ interest more
city men and bring to the abandoned farm
region money and brains which would
slowly but surely change the situation.
Perhaps as farms they would be no bet
ter than before, but they havc in them
the making of a country home which
would delight the average city man.
TROUBLES OF HORSES.
At this season Of the year when most
farm horses have rather an easy time of
life there IS likely to be more or less liver
and kidney trouble among them, due. to
some extent. to the liberal feeding and the
inactive life. Qftentimes these troubles
develop in an attack of acute Indigestion
frequently mistaken for collie. The first
thing to do with a horse that is not eat
ing well is to give a dose OF nux vomica
three times daily until it RECEIVERS its
appetite. The dose Is twenty drons of
the tincture given Oh tho tongue just be-
fore eating. The oats given the animal
should be ground and in the grain given
in the morning should be placed a half
ounce of powdered nitrate OF potash. Then
prepare the following general condition
powder, which acts well on both kidneys
and liver, and give the animal n heap
ing tablespoonful once a day, preferably
at noon. In two pounds of ground fax
seed mix four ounces of powdered gen.
tian, five ounces of ginger, three ounces
OF powdered sulphate of iron and two
ounces of powdered charcoal. See that
all the ingredients are mixed thoroughly.
This powder will tone uD the system of
the horse generally:
CORN IN THE POULTRY RATIONS.
After an experience of nearly twenty
years in raising poultry, the writer has
learned not TO take any radical view on
the subject, hence is not in harmony with
the advice of the experts who would cut
-a %
There Is a medium ground that is much
safer. When we admit that corn is the
cheapest and most readily raised of all
the feeds given animals on the farm, some
way OF feeding 1t to the best advantage
should be evolved rather than planning to
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