Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-04-07

sslrr they show quickly when horses are
kept too closely on IL coil ration. True.
the 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 10 do the work required of 1t.
The advice cannot be too strongly urged
to grow and feed more oats and to change
the ration from two-tliirdS corn to one
third corn and twc-thirds oats with more
OF less oil meal and stttalcrt foods
| worked in weekly in addition Dthe rough
age. The corn fed horse may be plump
and smooth. but 1t hasn't the staying
! powers of the animal who has ~ ration
OF considerable variety in which oats and
good hay predominate. Those who have
fed their horses largely on corn the VIM
ter lust going Will probably agree with
this statement when they come to put The
animal dow to the hard spring work.
Poultry Raising for Farmers.
The farmer who Is q successful grain
faiser or who is conducting Il 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 iicss, when
he can get 1t away from the grindstone
for II minute, at the Idea of poultry rails
tng will find something in this item worth
his serious consideration Tl. writer espc-
cially 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. VI is fair TO as
| sumo that he considers these cows worth
say. $500 for the twelve. This, then. rep
rrsents tbs capital invested in stock.
Now let us look at thc poultry side of the
| business. AT the cost of 81 each, buying
thu Int nj nna time one ran get 1Ml Urptti
good fowls, birdie that will easily make
for their owner a profit Of II dollar each
pei year, so that on the basis or 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 ne will make II 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 a1other saving. There is only u hut
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 shrubs 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 1t 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-
mer and fall blooming shrubs should be
pruned during the winter or early spring.
TO a certain extent this same rule APP
i A l. 49, -AA-A ~ar~l l11yn tho lnnny
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.
Heaves In Horses.
Doubtless the skilled veterinarian who
said there was no real cure for heaves In
horses was right. but the trouble may be
greatly relieved II the owner OF the horse
Is willing to go to some trouble. 1t is
always a good plan to change the ration
Of the afflicted animal no matter what the
ration may be. and in the change care
should be used to keep 1t as nearly ball
anced as possible and to include In 1t
more or less succulent food. Hay must
be moistened and 1t is best given after
being cut fin and steamed after being
mixed with cornmea or bran. If a table,
spoonful Of Fowler's solution of arsenic
Is put in the water used to mix the feed
1t will usually relieve the labored breath
Ing of the animal. but 1t is better to omit
this II 1t is possible. At all times care
should be used to have the stable and
, the stall as frse from duat AS possible,
which will tend to relieve the trouble
somewhat.
Roup Among the Poultry.
The usual spring batch Of complaints
are coming TO the editor OF this depart
ment about colds among the fowls fol-
lowed by an alarming number OF deaths
! This IL one of the troubles where proven
, ton IL worth all the cures known for once
r roup gets into a flock 1t creates havoc
I and even though the wi are saved they
do not amount to much for a long time
. The hrst thing to do Is to make the quar-
: ters occupied by the fowls dry and do J
4 any way which will bring the desired
e results. For treatment, II the fowls ART
: not too sick, In which case kill them ant
: burn the bodies, take ten drops CT forma
lin. o~btainable at any drug store. mix !
= In two tablespoonfuls OF warm water and
with a feather, swab the threats of tn
fowls. It's q nasty job n you will no
9 need to do Il II you will make 1t a potn
n to have dry quarters for the poultry.
: The Cow Can't Jump.
n In response to a request for a cure 70
f~ence-jumplng cows the device illustrate
he guaranteed q cure. A pole ten fee
little above the middle, after first cuttln
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