Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-01-14

best way of keeping this portion
Of the house clean. If the roosts
are located as they should be-
there will be IA dropping board un'
der them which will receive all the drop
| pings so that 1t is easy to remove then
with a hoe. In cold weather 1t may MOI
be necessary to remove them daily unless:
one has Il large number of fowls, but they
should be springfield either with land plas-
ter or with dirt to keep down the ode:
us we'll as to retain their fertilzing value.
DO not use lime, for this releases the am
monia in the manure, its most valuable
fertilizer. Covered as described each day,
the droppings may be removed once OF
twice a week and the board then sprin-
killed. lightly with lime or with a solution
of carbolic acid.
Growing Apples of Quality.
The advocates of the Ben Davis apple.
that superbly colored variety of decidedly
poor flavor. claim that for both the home
and the foreign market no other variety
approaches 1t. This might have been true
several years ago. but is not now. In the
home market consumers are familiar
with the beautiful color of the Ben Davis.
but they are quite as familiar with its
poor quality and "a none of it. Recent
reports from exporters Indicate that the
foreign consumer is also beginning to look
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pic'on. one exporter even going so far as
to claim that If we did not stop shipping
1T our foreign trade I'm apples would be
ruined. This is not in the least consoling
to those who have orchards of Ben Davis.
but should be borne in mind when new
orchards are to be set. III a variety is of
good color and of high quality we'll and
good, but IT only one can be had then
choose the variety which has the quality.
To prove its merits to the consumer let
him taste; once will be sufficient. and the
trade will be secure This applies to 9TH
err fruit as we'll as to apples.
Winter Caro- Of Horses.
There are few farmers who properi,
feed their horses during the winter, the
main fault being the tendency to under
feed them. 1t is admitted that 1t comes
hard to feed very heavy when the horses
are doing little or nothing. but ON the
other hand the heavy work which will he
required of them when spring opens is
overlooked. In cutting down the ration
care should lie used that the grain ration
Is not cut too greatly, for few horses will
be able to do an honest days work in the
spring If their main winter feed has been
~roughage. An excellent plan of winter
ing horses is to give them a ration which
Will keep them in good condition., and ev-
cry one familiar with feeding horses can
figure, what this ration should be, and let
them have more or less out door exer-
Csc; not In the harness, but in an en-
closure sufficiently large so that they may
run and kick up their heels if SO inclined.
In this enclosure have a shed open to the
warm side and In 1t place some roughage
so that IL the animals are left out longer
than one intends they will have shelter
and something to keep them busy. 1t is
surprising how much good this daily out
ing will; do the animals.
Feeding for Protein.
Dairymen who are on a short allowanc.
IN the matter of grain naturally wish to
keep down the expense bill and make the
mistake of feeding one grain only. For
example n correspondent asks which
would give him the best results, corn or
wheat bran. when. as a matter of fact ne
should feed both to get anywhere near a
balanced ration. and they should be fed
In the proportion of one part of the wheat
bran to six Parts of the corn. This, with
corn slower as rOughage and with an oc-
casional feed of oil meal or a change to
some of the concentrated feeds like gluten
meal will supply a fairly balanced ration
and not a costly one. Those who have to
do with farm affairs are coming more and
more to figure out these problems instead
of guessing at h they should do or
working on the same plans they followed
years ago when conditions were. perhaps
much different. This is going i'm the
RICH: direction and the ultimate results
will not fail to be satisfactory.
Don't Forget Green Food.
The reminder to feed literally of green
food during the winter cannot be given
too often. On every farm there is suf-
fcicnt In the way of parings and unsal-
able whole vegetables to give the fowls
one good ration of green food daily. Con-
slider the quantity OF green stuff the fowls
consume on the range during the sum-
mer n ask yourself If 1t Is possible to
feel that they can do without a substi-
tute during the winter. Don't run the
risk II you m or expect a full egg
basket.
Ice and Cold Storage House.
While many farmers consider an Ice
house a luxury that is not for them. a
building sue as is shown in the cut lat
be erected at small cost and II the ice
can be had for the cutting and drawing
1t will be found profitable. Even In Sec
lions where Ice is scarce such a structure
would be worth all 1t cost to a fruit grow
cr who desired to hold pack his products
IN cold storage. To make the house cheap
build 1t Of any lumber o~btainable, the es.
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