The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-01-15

best way Of keeping this porto,
" the house clean. II the roosh
are located as they should b
mere VIII be a dropping board I'm.
uer them which VIII receive all the drop.
pangs 20 that 1t Is easy to remove then
VIII aanoe. In cold weather It may not
pe necessary to remove them daily unless
n has large nun1be-. af fowls, but ,hey
should be Springfield esthe. with lane az:
Ter or with dirt to kesY down the nd1.
as Well as to retain etka.- fert.lsing ss.uAi
10 not use lime. Sforathis releases the am:
mona IN the manure. its most valuable
lsrei'izer. covered as described each day,
LIZ uropplngs may be removed once OF
,~ice a week and the board then sprin-
Kled lightly with lime or with a solution
of carbolic acid.
Growing Apples Of Quality.
The advocates Of the Ben Davis ami.
that superbly colored variety Of decidedly
poor mayor. claim hat for both the home
ana the foreign market no other variety
approaches 1t. This might have been true
seVerai years ago, but is not now. In the
nome market consumers are familiar
@llh the beautiful color Of the Ben Davis.
oul lhey are quite as familiar with It's
poor ualty and want none of it. Recent
reports from exporters indicate that the
foreign consumer is also beginning to look
upon the entieing. Ben Davis with sus-
Plc-oh. one exporter even going so far as
20 claim that Ii we did not stop shipping
lt our foreign trade In apples would be
ruined. This is not in the least consoling
" lhose VINO nave orchards Of Ben Davis,
put should be borne in mind when new
orchards are to be set. II a variety Is Of
good color and Of high quality we'll and
gooa, but II only one can be had then
choose the variety which has the quality.
10 prove its merits to the consumer let
MN taste; once will be sufficient, and the
trade will be secure. This applies to 9TH
er fruit as well as to apples.
Winter Care of Horses.
Ihere are few farmers who properly
! Iced their horses during the winter. this.
main fault being the tendency to under
iced them. It is admitted that II
hard 20 reed very heavy when the horses
are doing little or nothing, but on the
other a the heavy work which will be
required OF them when spring opens IL
overlooked. In cutting down the ration
care should be used hat the grain ration
IS not cut too greatly, for few horses will
be able to do an honest days work in the
spring II their main winter feed has been
roughase. An excellent plan Of winter
ing horses Is to give them a ration which
VIII keep them In good condition, and ev-
cry one familiar with feeding horses can
figure what this ration should be, and let
them have more or less out door exer-
else; not In the harness, but In an en-
closure sufficiently large so that they may
run and kick up their heels II SO inclined.
In this enclosure have q shed open to the
warm side and in 1t place some roughage
so that II the animals are left out longer
than one intends they will nave shelter
and something to keep them busy. It is
surprising how much good this daily out
ing will do the animals.
Feeding for Protein.
Dairy1aen who are on a short allowanc.
In the matter Of grain naturally wish to
keep down the expense bill and make the
mistake Of feeding one grain only. For
example q correspondent asks which
would give him the best results, corn or
wheat bran, when. as q matter Of fact he
should feed both to get anywhere near a
balanced ration. and they should be fed
in the proportion of one part Of the wheat
bran to six parts Of the corn. This, with
corn slower as roughage and with an oc-
c%asional feed of oil meal or a change to
some of the concentrated feeds like gluten
meal will supply a fairly balanced ration
and not a costly one. Those who have to
do with farm affairs are coming more and
more to figure out these problems instead
of guessing at what they should dc or
working on the same plans they followed
years ago when conditions were, perhaps,
much different. This is going in the
right direction and the ultimate results
will not fail to be satisfactory.
Don't Forget Green Food.
The reminder to feed literally Of green
food during the winter cannot be given
too often. On every farm there is suf-
ticient in the way Of parings and unsal-
able whole vegetables to give the fowls
one good ration of green food daily. Con-
slider the quantity of green stuff the fowls.
consume IN the range during the sum
! mer. and ask yourself II 1t is possible to
feel thai they can do without a substi-
! tute during the winter. Don't run the
risk If you want or expect q fun egg
basket.
Ice and Cold Storage House.
While many farmers consider an Ice
house a luxury that is not for them, a
building such as is shown in the cut may
can be had for the cutting and drawing
lions where ice Is scarce such a structure
would be worth all 1t cost to a fruit grow
er who desired to hold back his products
in cold storage. To make the house cheap
build it OF any lumber obtainable, the es-
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