The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-10-14

mails. There are few barns or poultry
houses but what can be made much
more comfortable during the winter II
q little extra work Is lone now While
the weather is open. The first thing to
do is to secure absolute cleanliness. and
then cracks n crevices can be cared
for. BY the way, have o discovered
that the per cent . of value that is lost
in the through the liquid por-
lions leeching away between the cracks
of the boards In the stable floors ia
greater than h per cent. you save in
the solid portion? Have a concrete floor
If it is a possible thing, II not fill in the
cracks between boards with laths, have
a gutter at h end of the standing
boards and then some way of taking
care OF the liquid excrement.
Don't Sow Wheat Too Early.
To avoid the ravages of the HessiaE
4 fly late wheat sowing has become the
general rule and while the dates very
according to section a good guide Is
to defer the sowing until after a good
white frost. OF course it is assumed
that the seed bed is in the best pos
sible condition and that 1t has been
narrowed until it is as fine as it can be
made. 1t would be a good plan to go
over the seed bed a few times more
with the harrow just to make sure that
you nave done all you can do. 1t is
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made too good. Then don't forget that
there are, perhaps, a number Of new
varieties you have not tried and it
would be a good plan to test them this
season; not as the main crop OF course,
but In the small plots so that you may
Judge OF their value to you.
Rheumatism in Cows.
Every fall when the first cold and
damp weather falls upon us there are
| numerous nnrnn1o{rt oho,,< h,,,o
tism In cows. Remember that part of
the trouble may be due to wet or damp
quarters SO that the remedy is In ones
W hands. Do the things suggested
elsewhere to make the cow comfortable
and there will be less complaint of
that the bowels move freely. II con-
stipated give the COW a full dose Of
epson salts. To keep the bowels In
good condition give a handful of epson
salts In the drinking water three times
a week. See that the animal has
loosening foods, mainly roots and have
her in a stall that Is clean and dry
and as sunny as possible. If this does
not relieve the rheumatism then a
veterinarian should be called.
Water For Poultry in Winter.
There are those who believe that water
Is not as essential to stock Of any kind
In the winter as in the summer; this is a
mistake, and especially so with hens that
are expected to lay for the per cent. of
water in a n egg is very large. One of the
pest ways OF supplying water to poultry
during the winter is to have it quite warm.
we nave made 1t a practice to give water
to the fowls In the early morning as hot
as they will drink it; at noon the chill is
simply taken off, and at night the very
hot water is given. AT this end of the
oay 1t warns the fowls and helps them re-
tain the heat Of the body longer and be
better able to resist the cold Of IN unusual
cold night and be ready for businc, , the
next DAY. Try this plan.
Feeding Calves From Pals.
While the use Of dried blood has been
found to offset the trouble resulting from
scours In calves and to cure it, the source
or the disease may be found very largely
In the unclean pals or vessels from which
the calves are given the milk, as we'll as
IN the reprehensible practice Of feeding
mix that Is cold or partly sour to young
pigs. The vessel from which the pig drinks
should be as clean and sweet as scalding
water and the sun can make it, and the
milk should be as near the animal heat
as possible. AS this is easily controlled by
the feeder, there is no excuse for the cold
milk.
OF Interest to our Forests.
Conslderable space has been given in
this department from time to time urging
farmers to do their share toward renew
ing the forests Of the country. Perhaps
the writer has been unduly insistent on
this subject, but If so he knows how near
the danger point we are. 1t may not be
generally known that the bureau of for
estry connected with the department of
agriculture at Washington stands ready to
assist in establishing forest planting on a
small or large scala Write to tbio b,,roo,,
at Washington, stating what land you
nave to devote to the purpose, and an
agent OF the department will be sent to
confer with you, and he will furnish a plan
for planting, assist in the selection Of the
and in other ways give you the
start. OF course, the expense for
seeds or trees is borne by the LAND owner,
but Uncle Sam will start him right. 1t
Is to be hoped that many farmers with
waste land OF little or no value now will
be glad to assist the government in re-
establishing forests throughout the coun-
for they will be needed by coming
generations.
A Comfortable Poultry House.
There is more or less objection to the
scratching shed on the part Of poultry
ratsers and 1t Is admitted that in sec
where the fowls can have con-
siderable time out of doors during the
this shed may not be neces-
sary. But when the birds are raised
IN localities where there is considerable
snow on the ground during the winter
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he scratching shed is certainly a COM
'ort for 1t gives the birds a place in