The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-04-28

should be done in steady streams as long
as a stream Is ~obtainable, leaving the
stripping of all the teats until all have
been MIXED out in the streams. It take
some time and Is a little troublesome to
handle the cows in this manner, but 1t
pays well.
Preventive Against Dat Smut.
10 be on the safe side, even though
smut has not hitherto troubled your oats,
use a preventive this year. Formalin has
been tested and found effective when it
Is properly mixed and applied. One pound
OF the drug is required to every fifty
bushels Of seed oats. Be sure you buy
1t OF a druggist who Is reliable so hat
It Is pure. Prepare a barrel holding fifty
gallons OF water and put in the forma!in,
one pound to the fifty gallons OF water.
Then spread a bushel of the seed oats on
the barn floor. fill a sprinkllng can with
the mixture and sprinkle a gallon of 1t
over the oats then spread another bushei
on top Of the first and sprinkle this in
the same way with the same quantity.
After s~pr.nkling three or four bushels in
this way mix them thoroughly with a
shovel, then prepare another pile In the
same way. shoVeltng the piles at last.
slngly, in long. narrow heaps to dry.
Cover them over night and In the morning
shovel them over again and again until
dry. They Will then be ready to sow. One
important thing to be remembered IS that
the small heaps must be thoroughly SHOW
elcd over so that the fumes OF the forrna-
lin may penetrate all through the pile.
Another Is that they must be dried off in
the morning as directed, for If allowed to
remain wet the terminating power is like
ly TO be lost.
Balanced Rations for Hogs.
The conductors Of this department hav,
no quarrel with manufacturers of stock
foods and are quite willing to sincerely
all OF them that put out an
honest product and sell 1t for a fair price.
On the other had, how many farmers
who buy these stock foods to give their
hogs realize that they are nothing more
nor less than properly balanced rations IN
4 highly concentrated form. If hog rails
ers would study for themselves the plan
of preparing and feeding balanced Ta-
tons to their hogs they would not need
to buy stock FOODS. If, on the other
hand, they are unwilling 10 do this then
by all means buy the stock foods and feed
in moderation according to directions.
The growing pig must have more thar
corn; this will supply him or her with
warmth and fat, but the ration must con-
tain that which will give the animal bone
and muscle as well and then there will
be little trouble in raising a profitable
hog. Glover or alfalfa for roughaEe,
gluten meal, middlings and corn with
enough oil meal to keep the bowels in
good shape can be used in preparing the
balanced rations in quantities of each to
suit the needs of the Individual animal.
Value of the Manure Spreader.
It is not In the province of this depart
ment to advertise any particular farm
implement, but, on the other hand, it is
our plan to speak f~avorably in the alb
stract Of any labor saving implement on
the market. Such an implement Is found
in the spreader Of which there
are several reliable makes. The use OF
this machine not only enables the worker
to spread the manure more evenly than
would be possible by hand. but by the at
tachment which tears the manure it is
rendered more quickly available for plant
food when plowed under. When it is nee
essary to use commercial fertilizers in
connection with the stable manure It is
easily done by the Spreader and the same
implement spreads lime in much better
form than can be possibly done by hand.
The machines are costly, but they do the
work SO rapidly that 1t will pay any com
bination Of farmers in a section to buy
one in common so that all may use It.
Next to the Implements used for breaking
and cultivating the soil the manure
spreader may be Justly considered as
one of the most valuable of modern inven-
ions for the benefit of the farmer.
Sunlight for Pigs.
The writer Of this article has always
contended that If swine were treated as
if they liked to be clean one would have
little trouble with soiled animals or with
the diseases that most hogs who wallow
are subject to. One Of the hard things to
make sonme farmers understand Is the
necessity for giving the young pigs plenty
of exercise and sunlight. This cannot be
done N the average PEN, hence a n
of greater ca less dimensions is almost
necessary. A sod range Is one of the best
places and especially II it can be attached
to the shed, where the animals can obtain
shelter and go for food. If the present
yards are low and filthy fill them up and
clean them SO that the pigs can start in
life clean. When they are large enough
to move around In good form let them
! have a little run by themselves, bnt in
plain sight Of the SOW ami let the T3a
! be a sunny one. Keep a good bed of
straw in the pen under cover, where the
sow may take her pigs If it storms. Try
| this plan Of pig raising and see if it does
not pay for the trouble.
New Prolific Pea.
Tests made last season with the new
variety of pea shown in the illustration
show thai the variety is well worth test
ing everywhere that an early pea Is de-
| sirable. The main features of value in
i the New Prolific are its e~arliness, produc'
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