Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-01-07
Growing Feed Next Summer.

lrme VINO are iceulnS q CONSIDER
able number of lows and not getting the
results from them they ought can plainly
see that there is something wrong in the
method of feeding or in the feed itself,
probably the latter. 1t is a good plan to
think out some of these problems this
winter and work on new lines next sum-
mer IL it is necessary. For example, do
YOU realize that if you had alfalfa to feed
you would save the cost of considerable
concentrated food which otherwise is nee
essary to supply the needed protein in the
ration? Then do you know that If you
would build a silo and feed ensilage you
would also save on the cost of grains and.
obtain more and richer milk? Would 1t.
not be wise also to raise a small quantity
OF wheat so that the bran would not cost
as much as now? These things and 9TH
ers which are so closely allied to local or
individual conditions that one cannot do
more than generalize on them. ought to.
at least, start farmers to thinking wheth-
err they are working along right lines in
their farming operations. If you have
plenty of leisure for reading this winter.
and most farmers 90. study this depart
ment and all other practical farm litera-,
ture you can get closely and see if.
changes mo be mad on your farm
which will give better results for no
additional xpense or labor.
Why Green Food Is Necessary.
Some who raise poultry object to- max
ing such a fuss about their food" hence
will not give them green food. The best
way to test the value of green food is to
take two lots of laying hens. feeding one
lot green food with the grain several
times Il week and the other lot one-third
moro grain without the green food. The
result will be that the first lot of hens
Will lay the greatest number of eggs.
There is no particular food value or egg
making value in the green food, but it
has a decided acton on the digestive or
gans which is beneficial. The hens that
are fed grain wholly cannot and do not
give the BEST RETURN lii eggs-As stated
before in this department it makes little
difference what the green food is, pro-
vided the hens like it. if it is fed with
some changes (raw at times and cooked
other days. and in some variety. Every
farmer who grows potatoes has enough
very small tubers to keep a large flock
of hens in good laying condition all win
ter and fed in this way they will give
better returns than when fed to swine.
Plan for Storing Seeds.
1t IS assumed that none of the readers
of this department is careless enough to
take his seed corn from the bottom of
the crib in the spring, but that some place
is provided for saving the selected ears.
The writer is not in favor with the plan
of keeping seed corn, or other seeds,
where it is perfectly dry. All seeds to do
we'll should be where they may absorb a
certain amount of moisture, for when in
this condition it means quick termination
after planting. 1t is true that 1t requires
some skill not to overdo this moisture.
but the following plan works we'll: Have
n place that is dry and cool, but free
from frost; store the various seeds so tina
vermin annot get at these and keep in
the room a small vessel containing water.
whick will slowly evaporate and supply
the needed moisture In the air for the BEN
eft of the seeds. Should some seeds he
found absorbing more moisture than is
necessary to their proper preservation
wrap an extra paper round such pack.
ages. 1t will be found by this plan hat
the seeds Will be in much better shape
for sowing in the spring than IL kept in
a room where they dry too much.
Improving Home Grounds.
While the illustrated design may seem
too elaborate for application to farm
home grounds. n they will apply quite
as we'll to town or small city plots, 1t 10
not expensive, for the main item is that
Of labor. Ones home may not be SO
p%retentious as that shown in the plan.
but that will not interfere with the ap-
plication of the design. 1t will be noticed
that two things in the design are prom
inent-the preservation of a large ex-
panse OF lawn II the grouping Of the