Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-09-29

ing The preceding months. .above al
the brood SOW should not lie fat. Size
should be In plump condition. strong
and vigorous and from now until sne
must go into the pen should nave ~
much use of the range rs can be given
her. Durir.g the period of pregnancy
the God should be mainly that which ~
rich in protein; not much corn u
that mixed with bran. plenty of good
clover hay and roots: all the clean,
fresh water she Will drink and consid-
cradle exercise even though h Il
forced to take It,. ny this rletho! IN
strength OF the animal Is kept up TO t-e
highest mark and he: progeny wiz
partake Of her health and strength.
Tho Fancy Poultry Hcuee.
one of the most successful breeders OF
poultry in this country. "A man who has
more than any other three rcn &c
build up a certain breed. has what m'ghi
he fairly termed a most d srepu.ahl" lat
OF buildings il. which his nocks arc Kept.
That is, the buildings are implanted and.
at firsi glance. look generally neglected.
On the other hand after one has gone
through them undersiandingly, one r"aGl
ly sees that while every needed cent mt
is given the fowls not a dollar is spclf far
ornament. The houses are plain and cum
OF curse Il is not 10 lc IN
fcrred that any ohjc. lion can be n'aec 20
houses that are ornate as woll a. COM
Portable, but .cr much money * frclu r.ly
invested in buildings To maxi them At
tractivc which should have been spent in
making them comfortable. Fowls itqrir"
buildings free from drauehts and w's5, vt
we'll ventilated and so iocatcs that iSoy'
may catch in the interior all the sun pos
sible. Furnish THESE things and ona-
mcntation can be postponed unHi or can
better afford il.
Feeding Oats &c Cows.
Horsemen agree that oats ;,re tie
IDEAL grains for horses and yet it has
been almost impossible until within 4
few years to convince dairym,en that
OATES properly fed are just as desirable
Tor COWS as for horses. The feeding of
oats to the COWS shows a decidedly inn
proved effect on the milk and butter.to
say nothing of the benefit to the ami
NAL. which is a decided one. There is
some difference of opinion as to wheth-
er oats should be fed alone: that there
is amy risk in so doing is doubtful hut
experience has shown that the best re-
suits come from the feeding of ground
oats mixed with other grains. 1t GER
tainly is safe to feed at least ten
pounds of oats daily to II COW mixel
with other grains, bran being OF
the best to use for that purpose. 10y
careful experiments one can readily as
certain the value of oats to each indi.
Nidual COW in the herd and such expert
ments are worth making.
Treating Dry Foot Eot.
While it would be unfair to ascribe all
of the cases of dry rot IN COWS to ~uncleaI
stables. it is true most of such cases orig.
mate in that manner. Few cases are re.
ported where the stables are regularly
cleaned and the bedding is abundant. II
treating this disease the first thing is te
apply a discnfectant and nothing is bet,
ter than creolin obtainab,e from any drue
store. Mix one part of his drug viii
scventy-fivc parts of warm water. place 4
IN Il pail or small Tub so thai 1t Will en-
tire.y cover the hoof and force the COW t,
stand the affected hoof in it for twent,
minutes. After the foot in dry make u,
ointment by mixing one part OF OIL o
tar, one part carbolic acid and eight part
of raw l.nseed oil. Apply this 10 the af
fected parts and repeat the foot bath o
creolin and water after three days an
then apply the ointment again. In tn
meantime keep the COW away from other
for sometimes the disease is commune
Gated.
Sheep in Orchards.
OCCH litOIt vi itss N
concerning the ACCESSIBILITY of allowing Il,
sheep TO use the orchard as a pasture. blu
there are several things to be considers
in this connection. IL the idea is that tn
sheep will add materially to the ~feriliit
| of the soil in the orchard. this cannot J.
counted upon to any certainty unless til
grain food given the animals is of Il natur
to supply in the %droppings the ~fer;ilit
needed by the soil. 1t is generally undct
1 - AL Al, ) ,-~ k~.k~ ~%,1 RI -
the two plant foods most needed by frul
trees. hence If the sheep are fed whea
bran under proper conditions while the
are In the orchard 1t follows that the drol
pings will give to the soil value fully equs
to that from II by the sheep eatin
the grass. With this knowledge in min
the fruit grower who has sheep will i
able to determine for himself If he care
to make the experiment of pasturing tn
sheep in the orchards.
Roosts and Nest Boxes.
One of the important arrangements i
the poulty house during the winter Is tn
proper location of both roosts and mes
boxes and the plan here described 'ha
been found all that is desirable. Its ad
vantages are the placing of the roosts low
the chance for a dropping board unde
the roosts and the location of the mes
boxes where 1t is quiet and dark, a condi
ton quite pleasing to laying hens. Max
a frame of the desired length and Of
width so that h nest o will be twelv
inches in the space occupied by the her
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