The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-11-17

one for the animal and that she VIII
need all the strength possible to get
through in good shape, particularly II
| quite young. Care must be taken, or
course, that the heifer is not over feu
| and her food should be in considerable
variety and always OF the kind h a
| will give her strength rather than fat.
A good ration to start the heifer on
now is equal parts of ground oats, corn
| meal and wheat middlings, giving her
six quarts q day. Their let her have
plenty of clean ~roughage, some roots
and lots OF clean, fresh water with the
chill taken off. Try her on this ration
for a time and watch results. %increas-
ing or decreasing the grain ration, as
seems advisable. Bear in mind that
not only must the heifer bear the calf.
I but she must be put in good shape to
make her a valuable mixer for a num-
| Der of years. If the heifer was worth
raising to the breeding period, she is
worth taking care of. Not only should
her food be along the ines suggested,
but she should have a comfortable sta
BILE, q clean bed and a chance to exer-
else out doors in some place where
she Will be protected from the storm.
Try the plan and see how satisfactory
the results will be.
Pumpkins for Cows.
In feeding pumpkins to COWS tn.
seeds should not be given as they are
injurious to cows giving milk. As a
matter of fact there is very little food
value in pumpkin, their chief use being
to vary the ration n to act pleasantly
on the digestive organs. This is the
main value of most root crops and any
thing In the nature of green fruit or
vegetables given to animals, but the
value Is sufficiently great in this respect
to warrant feeding them. In feeding
pumpkins the vegetable Should not be
cut in pieces too small, or the animal
is likely to choke on them. Let the
pieces be large enough so that they Will
have to be bitten at least once before
being swallowed. All food of his a
ture should be given either at noon or
just after the grain food, else the ami
NAL Is apt to eat so greedily OF it that
she will not eat the requisite amount
of grain.
Making a Cabbage Pit.
When on has a large crop Of cab
bages that are being held for later
market or for feeding, they should be
stored In some place where they will
keep IN the best possible condition. A
place prepared in the open ground is
undoubtedly better than one entirely
under V and a good wa to make
such a place Is after the following
method: A rather dry place should be
selected II n where there will be no
possible danger from surface water. II
the location is on a slight rise Of
ground, an excavation may be mao %
a depth Of a foot or more and with
stout boards a Q two feet high and
six feet wide of the desired length,
should be built. The corner posts
should be driven firmly in the ground.
A box ventilator, which any farmer
can make, should be set in the center
Of this pit. Have an opening in n
end, the root on a slant with the lower
ends OF the board, projecting as far as
possible SO that the water from the roof
will not flow back into the pit. Place
the cabbages in the pit in neat layers,
bank up round with soil and straw,
adding more as the weather gets cold
er, but being careful not to get the pit
100 warm SO as to cause decay of the
cabbages. Such a pit, If well made,
viii keep the cabbages for months.
Strawberries on Sod Land.
Several correspondents writing about
the growing Of small fruits, say that
they ave nice sod land which they
propose blowing under in the spring
and setting to strawberry plants. Don't
DO 1t. for no end Of trouble will be had
with the white grub SO numerous in
SOD n If the sod land one has seems
suited to strawberries, it should be
PiS"td anu uSGu IOT a nOGt crop for
two years. Put in corn the first year.
follow with potatoes and the third sea-
son the ground will be in ideal shane
Tor Strawberries. particularly, if it has
been we'll fortified for the corn and DO
tatoes. II the soil is sandy loan, it is
possible by thoroughly breaking 1t UP
ana cuitivating the corn thoroughly, il
may be used for strawberries the fol-
lowing season.
We wish 1t were possible to induce
farmers TO go more into the GROWING
or strawberries; not extensively, If con-
dltlons do not seem to warrant it. brt
at least sufficient to have a full home
supply to be used fresh and for canning
Iater in the season. A small bed viii
furnish this and enough besides to
trade with your neighbor for some deli
cacy he has. Plant two or three Of tha
Wen tested varieties and enjoy this ms
clous fruit, which Is SO easily grown.
A Piano Box Poultry House.
1t lis quite often possible to find IN
large towns dealers in pianos who have
upright piano boxes which they viii
sell for a small sum. Two such bpvas
properly joined will make a first c1aes
small poultry house. An excellent nan
70 construct such q house is to remove
the backs, these are generally screwa5
on as the instrument goes In his wav
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