Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-11-03

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eight inches high M cut a little on the
slant 80 that the roof will shed water.
The box has q bottom which is made of
matched boards. 30 that the may be easily
cleaned. At each open side. at top and
bottom. a strip is nailed across 30 that the
space between Is large enough for the
hens to get their heads and necks through,
but not the rest Of the body. This allows
them freedom Of movement. so that all Of
the food al be reached. but not soiled.
After they have fed what remains is
wiped dry. The Illustration shows the
simplicity Of this feeding box n n
can readily see it, value.
Lime 70 Help Clover.
How much or how little lime is required
TO give h best results In growing o
or how ofte nit must be applied are qucs-
lions which must be largely worked out
on each farm. 1t II known beyond doubt,
however, hat the soil must be kept sweet
or clover cannot be successfully grown.
While It IL true that most OF III failures
with clover are on soils that ave never
had large quantities Of stable manure hut
have been fertilixed almost entirely with
commercial fertilizers. 1t Is admitted that
stable MANFRED and often fails to grow
clover well. but 1t has also been demon
strated that the failures on such soils
may be turned into successes by treating
the land literally to lime. The blue litmus
paper IL q cheap and correct test. For
those who may not know Of this test. buy
q strip Of ! litmus paper at the drug
store, tax a piece eight inches long. strike
q spade into the soil and run the litmus
paper In the crack and leave It there for
twenty-four hours: II 1t turns red the soil
II acid and will be benefited by lime. Try
a ton Of lime per acre II you know the soil
been lined OF late years.. then perhaps a
half ton win do, but the lime Is necessary
on most soils and II this simple remedy
will enable n to grow clover where he
could not before II Is certainly a cheap
one.
Water for Stock in Winter.
Az q rule II 10 not the horses md cows
that suffer from lack Of water. but the
smaller farm animals and especially the
swine n the poultry. For some unac.
countable reason It seems to amuse farm
ers to talk Of watering hogs and yet there
d not . herd Of swine anywhere but what
would consume double the quantity Of vs.
ter they have and add materially to their
growth In consequences. It 10. Of course,
understood that water aids digestion and
certainly most hogs are much In need Of
all the assistance that IAN be given them
In this respect. 1t IL safe to say that II
fresh. clean water was given hogs daily
there would be less stomach and bowel
trouble among them than at present. That
poultry need water In abundance any one
who has watched them drink wal testify
and thte water u quite ~ essential In win
ter ~ IN hummer. Do not follow the usual
vessel In h morning and making the
birds use this all day. Give them water
In . clean vessel three times Q day and
treat swine and sheep In the same mapner.
o~vsrfssdins Swine.
The impression seems to be general that
gvtno will eat any quantity of food placed
Ebofoge them n be benefited thereby.
These = no doubt about their ability to
conauMe the food, but the good It docs
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of the foremost authorities In the country
says abo;s sseding swine after claiming
that b Ms s0riy Of swine In he country
are over fed. IAN excess Of food leads "a
disease o. blood, liver and bowels. Only {
certain amount OF food car be utilized by
IN animal and all over actual requirement
ljss IN, the intestinal canal to putrefy and
evolve deleterious gases which being alb
oefbed produce . serious effect upon the
blood. IN addition to that. caused by the
excess Of pabulum already In the tiSsues.
TIE ~undiaosted food causes diarrhoea OF
other intestlnal irritation and possibly 9TH
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m6n senae - q ons win agree. AZ hls
been eaid I this department before Il
same Intelligence that they feed other
earm stock there slouid b. little trouble, in
EAistng sound healthy animals and that.tc
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