The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-08

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sAGeet for the carcass market they study
- Plymouth Rock andNthe Wyandotte;
q = breed lay ing white eggs In abundance
y desired then the White Leghorn is about
- only fowl they know. As q conse-
N1ence other breeds which fall but little
1AAet those named in the main re-
Apects are overlooked. This Is the case
4Ueth tho Partridge Cochin which, 1t IL
admitted AZ a very different bird today
t41AS ten years ago for those who are In
eereBted in 1t have, by proper matings,
HfeAtIy Improved 1t as q breed. The IL
;S'sastratton shows q typical hen and she
viii delight the eyes of those who want q
9Th grade table fowl. The Partridge
Cocflins VIII not lay as many eggs as the
y Leghorns but the eggs are larger
and. tf we'll mated. they will keep close
10 tke $50 a year mark. AS table fowls
they are as good as any breed and be-
Muaks Of theirss1arge size they fill a ds-
sd which few other breeds can fiji. It
~ sbesa good plan for those who have
- g~oodsHnarket for carcasses to investi-
lie the merits Of the Partridge Cochins
they are inexpensive to feed and bear
sS1nlnefnent asfwells or better than other
The large breeds.
Pickling Hams a1d Shoulders.
More or less fresh meat Is prepared on
- farm each winter andsin many sections
49, ntst of sthesyear isl the time for getting
lAEetfer the store for the second half
~ Winter.s@aThe smoked hams and bacon
80 goodaand should be made 2 part OF
- 1tock for the winter, but a variety il
S6t11Ded by picking q portion of the sup-
~. The following recipe has been used
- cur farm for many years with entire
s~AttnfactiOn and may be relied upon. On
- basis OF 100 pounds OF meat use eight
1oands OF salt. two and one-half quarts
~ New Orleans molasses, one of
Saflatpetre, two ounces ct o and enough
Sn9tFWAter to cover the meat tnsthe barrel.
sAfx portion Of the salt with q little of
she moiasses (lve pounds OF may be
ssasd In place Of molasses II desired)
ana rub each piece OF meat thoroughly.
xSp9inkle the bottom OF the barrel with salt
&&ndspack In the meat as closely as pos
-slbles Put. what salt and uga or mo-
shnses there may be left, after rubbing the
Neat N directed. In the water, and, after
111Bolvtng tbs soda and sa1tpetre In hot
water d 1t to the water and, when the
anttre mixture Is cold, pour It over the
1Nat. Cove over with q board that will
II the barrel and weigh It down SO that
An OF the meat win be under the brine
s killing Lice on Cattle.
e astonishing to know how many
aA4tle In the country that are barn fed
Hurting the winter are troubled with lice.
sMd III Ii just as astonishing to realize
dsat farmers viii not apply the ounce Of
V~geyentions instead of asking for the pound
~ curt wi winters ago the writer, lee
4lnrtng before farmers' institutes. was
1kedshows to remedy this trouble, q dozen
= m0re times. and In each and every case
kW1SSf0und that the poultry were per-
lifted TO roost In the barns or at least
- thesrun OF the barns. during the day.
There Is no question but that the lice from
s4Hl0 poultry got On to the cows. It Is not
81 ea1med. by any means, that all of the lice
tARteaffict cattle are hen lice. but simply
satin eight cases out Of ten they are.
- any case the following remedy will bo
sound effective. Buy one Of the sheep
sAps on the market containing carbolic
Ac&d: they are generally sold under the
name Of carbolic sheep dip. n take one
0axt OF Il to fifty parts OF warm water,
stirring until dissolved, then wash tha
Hatte with this mixture, using . large
Uonge. After washing blanket the mi
- until the hair Is dry. One or two APP
~sUelcattons Of this mixture Will destroy the,
- Then look well to the cracks OF the
Urn ard whitewashs the boards thorough
~ - better still, spray the walls with .
stRoeig solution Of carbolic acid. Next. 70
sCnFrn and keep the fowls out of the barn.
Beginning for Early Chicks.
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n = the early Matched pullet that Is the
sSsontable egg producer every provision
fshould be made to obtain q good early
ahAtched bird and now Is the tine to be-
The selections FOL, mating should be
ado at once from among the birds that
Ne designed for this purpose and they
should be mated by the middle of Janu-
Ary 10 that the eggs can be used for
ahAtching in February. This Is early to
- sure. but II one Is provided with proper
quarters there is no trouble In raising tho
chicks matched thus early provided they
ii turned out IN the range as early in
sthes spring as is safe. The best results
viii be- had by taking the mated stock
away entirely srom the rest of the fiock;
sadeed this Is largely essential unless one
sAaAs automatic nest boxes so that the ggs
11 b several hens can be identified. Be
rcoee the writer owned incubators chicks
were Matched in February In an old shed
which was made warm and cosy with
sp5enty OF old newspapers q could not af-
ndrd lumber or sheathing paper) tackled
sver cracks after they had been stuffed
with strips of paper. A rough partition
keptthe direct draft OF air from the chicks
when the door vas opened and q board q
Eoot high set on edge with 9 strip of
snxnshedS wire above kept them In the small.
only interesting but profitable.
$nr tanN 1eNs