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

thoroughly Stacked strain the liquid
through a fine sieve and add to 1t a peck
of salt which has been dissolved in warm
water, three pounds Of ground rice
boiled to d thin paste and stirred in while
quite hot, one-half pound OF Spanish
whiting and one pound of glue which has
been dissolved in cold water placed near
a stove. Add five gallons of hot water
and stir thoroughly. Then let 1t stand for
a few days and before using heat thor
oughly. 1t Is considerable work to make
this whitewash and it is quite expensive
compared with the ordinary whitewash
made by Stacking lime, but 1t sticks 80
thoroughly and looks so well that 1t is the
cheapest in the end. During leisure Jays
this winter mix up a lot Of this white
wash and apply it to fence. buildings and
trees where needed, not forgetting the
inside of ths poultry house.
Wetting Roughase for Stock.
While both horses and cattle are some-
times troubled with a. throat difficulty that
needs the, attention of a veterinarian in
the majority of cases it will be found that
that trouble is due almost wholly to the
feeding of dusty hay. Horses are much
given to this acute throat trouble in con-
nection with sneezing, which will stor all
most Immediately If the hay Is we'll mcis-
tened before being fed. 1t is a good plaa.,
If hay is fed in a manger instead of a
rack. to sprinkle a little water in the bot
tom of the mango each time before feed
ing and then moisten the hay. Do the
same when hay is fed to cattle. 1t is a
good plan to wet the corn slower also, for
While there Is less dust In 1t than in hay
there is enough to trouble the cattle, be-
sides the wet fodder Is always more palat-
able.
Winter Mulching of Trees.
All fall-set trees and all of the orna-
mental trees and the shrubbery On the
home grounds will be much benefited by
a mulch Of manure during the winter. If
this work was not done in the fall it may
be done during any open days during the
winter when a team can be used. Unless
the snow should be too deep to work to
advantage there need be no hesital.cy
about putting this mulch of coarse ma
nure, but not much straw, around the
trees at any time. 1t will serve to hold
up the newly set trees and will protect the
roots from frost, adding fertilizer to them
as spring comes on so that they will be
in good condition to make an early start
in the spring. Better put the manure to
some such use as this than allow it to
leach away in the barn yard.
Care of Nest Boxes.
Few of us who keep fowls realize how
they are worried Nv vermin: quite often
we hear of hens who persist in laying eggs
in the dust box or on the floor, anywhere
but in one Of the nest boxes provided for
that purpose. Nine times out of ten in
vestigation will prove that this popularity
Is the result of a nest box filled with YER
min. The hen knows that the vermin
make her trouble and is anxious to avoid
them. Make it e practice once a week to
remove this material and burn 1t, clean
out the box, cover the bottom with clean
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der and refill will clean straw through
which insect powder has been sprinkled-
This care of the next box will be found
profitable and If the boxes are located in
as dark a part of the house as possible
and placed at a height SO that the hens
can readily reach them they will be used.
Feeding Cottenseed Meal.
Recognizing the food value of cotton
seed meal. many dairymen desire to use
it, but are deferred because of adverse
reports concerning it. 1t Is rich in pro-
being concentrated, it is likely to make
trouble with the bowels. Only small
quantities of it should be fed, usually
about two pounds a day, and then 1t
should be. mixed with other grains pref
erably with bran. The best results from
the feeding of c%ottonseed meal has been
obtained by the writer when ensilage was
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sumption is that a succulent food of
some kind is really needed to balance the
cottonseed meal. If no s%ucculent food
can be given, or at best but little, it will
DO the better plan to reduc the %quantity
Of cottonseed meal given.
Manure for Glover Lands.
Considerable has been written in this
department in favor of spreading the
manure of the farm during the winter as
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will permit. Undoubtedly this method of
disposing of the manure for the benefit of
the crop applies to any soil hat is rea-
sonably level, but Its good effects are
more noticeable on clover lands thai else
where in the experience of the writer. On
every ope day during the winter the ma
nure is carted from the barn and put on
the clover until such fields have received
all needed. The result is that the clover
gets an early start and when 1t is to be
plowed under for the corn crop we fol-
low clover with corn in the plan of ro-
tation, it is two feet high and all that it
has gained from the manure is turned
back to the soil for the benefit of the sue
ceeding crop. This is sensible argument, is
1t not? Try it and see how much greater
profit is made from the manure supply.
Homemade Handcart.
There is scarcely a farm where a hand
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illustration would not save its cost many
times over during the year. If there are
no old wheels on the farm the local
blacksmith doubtless has them and would
be glad to sell them cheap. Obtain a set
of old wheels. but strong ones, with the
axle in good condition and nave the
blacksmith bend this axle down at the
hubs so that it will be about five or six
inches below a line of the ubs. Roughly
figuring this will give space for a box
three feet wide; its length should be pro
p%ortionate or about four and one-half
feet. Bolt the box to the axle and ar
range a leg in front as shown SO that
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