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

The early frosts this year caught
many farmers asleep and much corn
was frosted. Numerous questions as
to h advisability of using this frosted
corn IN the silo come to this depart
ment and there seems to be but one
answer: In the light of the expert
eflce or many farmers, the frosted corn
can be made to give It's fullest value
only when placed in the silo. Remem-
Der that some of lis food value Is lost
n that making silage of it will not
bfins 1t back, but 1t will prevent any
further deterioration. The longer the
corn remains in the field after being,
frosted, the more water will need to he
put In the silo with it. How much
water must be used is hard to say and
we can only try to furnish what we
thlnk mas been lost by the plant In be-
ins frosted. h water should be
thrown over the corn as evenly as nos
slble while it is being cut preparatory
to placing in the silo. II there Is no
slio then n must make the best Of
what he has and be prepared to lose
nuch OF the feeding value of the corn
ana try another year TO get it cut be-
tore the frost catches 1t.
Possibilities in Poultry RAISING.
one Of the troubles with the men who
IAN IN poultry raising results from
thelr desire to raise fancy stock. They
argue that they see no reason why thew
shouid sell egg from poultry hatcbed
from eggs they paid from 30 to SO cents
each' IN the open market at from &c to
~ cents a dozen. IF Smith sells ma
Eggs for So for 10, why cannot / sell
Jones eggs from my fowls at the sa,ca
price? They forget that srnith baa
spent the best part of his If. in learn.
ing 70 breed fowls of high degree. If
one Is going into the breeding OF fancy
poultry with an idea of SHOW room,
EXHIBITS, they should be prepared TO
nave a good bank account to stand
ahe drain until they turn the corner,
Inc demand of the public is mot fnr
eggs from high bred fowls at from
- TO 50 a sitting, but for fresh Laid
eggs from well and properly fed fowls
at from rs cents to 30 cents a d,,zer
according to the season and the o,laI,
lty or h eggs. Just figure out the re-
turns on the investment and see IL you
can ma anything else which will meet
llefl. surprising o buy ten layinsr
puilets at S2 each a total cost OF 500
You reed these pullets a year at a cost
or S2e or more. II they lay as well az
they SHOULD for the price paid for their,
each OF them VIII give you IL dozens
OF eggs IN the year or 100 dozens from
the ten birds. Now supposing Won ,1sa
40 of these eggs in the year and from
them hatch 140 pullets, selling the re-
mainder 1.400 eggs at two cents each
You now have 40 pullets to feed for
six months, largely on the range. at q
cost or 80 cents each or s42. Your
cash investment is therefore $50 and al
the end of a year you have the original
twenty. pullets, now eighteen months
oid n worth at least all you paid for
them, but we Will say worth only SIS,
You 1f0 pullcts raised, are worth what
you paid for their mothers, or 50 each
$3.50; and you have sold s2S worth of
eggs. a total expenditure Of ss2 a,e
a total valuation of $30S. Isn't this =
good interest on the money investede
Properly Feeding Heifers,
Whiie It is generally understood that
the Intelligent farmer will give his
pregnant cows the best OF care, the gact
remains that few farmers give the heif-
teSs Who are abou to caiye for the firgt