The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-10-14

put up In the manner indicated in
small packages more than pays for all
the expense and labor involved.
Possibilities in Sheep RAISING.
There probably never was a time
when sheep raising was more promis-
Ing than now. not only because of the
demand for fleece but the growing con-
p OF mutton. Then the scarcity
OF farm help Is forcing farmers in many
sections to turn to some industry which
VIII require h hiring of less outside
labor. In many sections this harvest
the dearth Of help caused positive
loss, SO that If ones farm seems suited
70 sheep raising the question Of start
ing IN on this industry is worth seri-
ous thought. Probably the mar. best
fitted to take up the sheep industry is
the da1ryman, and many dairymen
nave found that they could care for all
the sheep their farm would support
while it required considerable assist
ahce to care for the ows that could be
supported on the farm. The early
spring lambs are. Of course, profitable
and the man with experience along this
Inc a safely figure that, other things
being equal, the opportunities in sheen
raising are bright.
Winter Feed for Horses.
1t Is expected, as a matter of course.
enat the farm horse will nave to eat
considerable corn and especially when
ne IS forced to work hard. On nary
farms this corn ration is reduced to q
very mail quantity If the horse has
little work to do, the feed consisting al
most wholly Of hay and corn slower.
There Is little use Of attempting to
argue corn out of the ration for the
Iarm horse SO long as 1t may be grown
at less cost than other grains, but. on
.he other hand, 1T is safe to say that
the 1eeding OF corn is abused. A ra-
tlcn OF w parts Of oats and one part
of corn, both ground, will form a
grain ration which will enable any
morse to do an honest days work dur
ing The winter II he is also given a
1alr amount OF roughage. Some horses.
generally those who have had compar-
Ativeiy little corn, ma suffer indiges-
sloh, IN winch case the corn quantity
must be or cut out altogether.
The Best Season for Eggs.
Several readers of this department
who have become interested In the ar
tlcles on poultry have taken exception
TO the statements made concerning the
profits from egg during the winter. It
is admitted that many things determine
the profit to be made from eggs at any
season. For example. the writer has a
friend with a poultry plant near a
prominent summer resort and this man
makes the bulk Of his none from eggs
!alo during the summer. Another friend
IS located near Lakewood, the famous
winter resort, n his money is made
from winter laid eggs. It is plain,
therefore, that location has much to dc
with the profit In egg-raising, although
eggs are always higher In winter than
IN summer, because scarcer. The key
note to the winter egg production is the
pullet, matched sufficiently early so that
she VIII come into laying in the latter
part OF January, or early in February,
when eggs sell for high prices. From
the standpoint Of egg profit the late
Matched pullet is of little value. If one
has q pen OF pullets late Matched Attle
can be done In the way of feeding to |
them early layers this year; IL
they are kept another winter then feed
Ing win have considerable influence on
the egg production and the earliness as !
well.
Feeding Corn Fodder.
1t is stated without contradiction that |
food value in the corn plant is in
me proportion OF IS per cent. in the |
These figures will seem incredible to
those who have long believed that the
fodder had little food value. The main
difficulty in utilizing the corn fodder
been to get it In such shape that
the stock would be able to consume
most Of It. The modern shredder viii
accomplish this in a satisfactory man
ner and In most farming sections men
are making a business Of %shredding
the fodder for those who have no ma
chimes. The price asked is compare
lively smah. small enough at any rate
warrant in having 1t done. In the abb
sence of the shredder it is not a bad
plan to go back to the old hand cutter
and. In this way. cut and break the
fodder SO hat the COW will be
able to eat more of 1t than now. It is
slow work, the use of this cutter, but
unless one has too many cows to war
rant the time spent, 1t will pay, though
SO well as the shredder. Look up
mis- shredder suggestion IL you have a
heavy supply Of corn fodder,
Preparing for Winter.
There is not a single thing referred to
IN this item but what is familiar to all
farmers and are things which they
know they should do; the trouble is
they forget them. or worse, neglect
them. While there is much to be done \
on the farm In the way of cleaning up,
the first thing fn do 10 fo Iool, o,t ell