The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-04-08

swine they show quickly when horses are
kept too closely on a corn ration. True,
.+he farm may not grow as good oats as
corn, but the cash value of the difference
is plainly lost in the inability of the corn
fed horse TO do the work required of 1t.
The advice cannot be too strongly urged
to grow and feed more oats ana to change
the ration from two-thirds corn TO one
third corn and two-thirds oats With more
or less oil meal and succulent foods
worked in weekly In addition to the rough
age. The corn fed horse may be plump
and smooth, but 1t hasn't the staying
powers of the animal who has a ration
of considerable variety in which oats and
good hay predominant. Those who have
fed their horses largely on corn the win
ter just going will probably agree with
this statement when they come TO put the
animal down TO the hard spring work.
Poultry Raising for Farmers.
The farmer who is a successful grain
raiser or who is conducting a dairy with
profit or one who is making a comfortable
living and something over in any other
branch of farming, need not feel that this
article is for him. But, the man who is
farming with his nose close to the grind
stone and who sticks up that nose. when
he can get 1t away from the grindstone
for a minute, at the idea of poultry rails
ing will find something in this item worth
his serious consideration. The writer eSpe-
cialy desires to appeal to the farmer with
a dozen COWS who thinks he is making
money when he averages say $50 a year
profit from each COW. 1t is fair to as
sumo that he considers these COWS worth,
say, $500 for the twelve. This, then, rep
resents the capital invested in stock.
Now let Us look at the poultry side of the
business. AT the cost Of 81 each, buying
the lot at one time, one can get $50 pretty
good fowls, birds that will easily make
for their owner q profit of a dollar each
per year, SO that on the basis of this
figuring one has half the money invest
ment in the hens that he has in the COWS
and yet makes the same profit. Not only
this, but he Will make 1t as less cost of
time, labor and acres used In raising the
feed and, If the cost of building to house
the respective stock is considered, there
is another saving. There is only n hint
in this short item. but 1t ought TO lead
one to go deeper into the matter.
Pruning Blooming Shrubs.
All who have shrubs on their grounds
do not understand that the pruning should
be done according to the season of bloom
of the shrub. For example, the spring
and early summer blooming shruhs grow
their blooming shoots during the late sum-
mer and fall. hence when such shrubs
are severely pruned in the winter and
early spring the blooming shoots are cut
off. The fall blooming shrubs bear their
blooming shoots during the summer of
the same season in which they bloom.
This being plain it is evident that the
early spring and early summer blooming
shrubs should be pruned just after the
last blossoms have gone and the late sum-
sper and fall blooming shrubs should be
fruned during the winter or early spring.
To a certain extent this same rule APP
plIeS IN vines eyrant c,,ch like tho Hnnpy.
suckles, as bloom at Intervals throughout
the summer and which may be trimmed in
the early spring. with the result that
while the first bloom may not be so pro-
fuse. the midsummer and fall bloom will
be abundant.