Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-05-12

uucc tHe uaIiser TO a minimum gram
should be fed with II. The grain ration
which was found the most satisfactory
with the average fock OF sheep consisted
of equal parts of bran. oats. corn and oil
meal. giving them the usual quantity they
are in the habit of eating at n ration with
a small quantity OF silage. 1t is best to
start on a very small quantity of silage
and. increase 1t as 1t is seen the sheep
thrive Oh 1t. AS "A rulo it is unsafe to
feed heavily of silage or to make 1t any
considerable part %: the ration for sheep.
Two Good Sugar Beets.
Those who have raised beets for sugar
know the value of the two varieties shown
IN the illustrations. The one on the light
$ the famous Klein Wanxleben sugar
! oeet, the other the Imperial. The first
named is largely planted for sugar max
Ing and they are rich in sugar. The Inn
perial Is also a good sugar beet for sugar
making. In this item. however, attention
Is called to these two sorts as being espe-
,ially valuable to raise for the winter
feeding of stock and especially Of the
cows. Being rich In sugar. they will sup
ply much food matter and at the same
time give the needed amount of green or
succuient food so much needed by cows
during the winter. Neither variety IL es-
3ecially new, but they have not been 20
freely planted as they should be. The
seed Is low in price and 1t will pay any
one with stock to plant n small field.
Both varieties are exceedingly productive
and they will grow In any good soil.
Tho Marks Of a Good Cow.
While there are many fine points in the
make up of a good dairy COW which are
not mentioned here, the following NAV be
considered as being the points most easily
1istinguishable and which. IL they exist
n a COW, are probably associated with
the other good points not so readily seen.
A good dairy COW should nave a broad
mouth, thin hips. broad. open nostriles.
space short from nose to eys, but broad
hetween the eyes. Large eyes and long
from eye to horn and narrow between
horns. A good, round, full barrel. large
eats and loose Skin on the. udder. These
points in a COW indicate an animal of
good disposition with QUIZ organs, good
nerves and a capacity for turning the
GOD given her into good, rich milk. Look
over the herd and see how they average
up to this description.
Feed the Chicks Skim Milk.
Time was when a separator was con-
sidered a luxury not to he thought of I'M
sess n had n large herd of cows. Now a
good separator can be had as low as so
and 1t will pay for itself in many ways.
IL VIII nab one to obtain a greater
~" VI OuttNh Il lIOMI INC Hlllk .lnAn
by the old methods of hand Swimming and
I will give one a supply of fresh skim
milk which may be used to advantage for
teeding purposes. During the winter we
use skim milk in abundance for the ay-
ing hens, but when we have several hum
lred chicks in the spring. as is frequently
the case. the skim milk goes largely to
them. Our plan Is to give the chicks a
very light feeding of grain early in the
/ morning haf0rp fhnu q ~ n 1o,,o - - -
the range; at noon they are given all the
skim milk they will drink and then, after
an afternoon on the range, they have
quite a heavy grain feed to 60 to bed on.
We find they grow quickly under this
treatment and are rarely trouble with
any bowel difficulty. The skim milk can
oe rcd to calves to advantage II 1t is not
uesired to feed 1t to chicks and II the
milk 10 clean and fresh they will thrive on
It especially il some bran is mixed with II.
Too Much In Breeding.
More h a dozen complaints Of weak
pizs with all sorts of diseases rave
reached the writer within the last month
and In nearly every case inquiry has
brought. out the fact thai the degener.
etes were the results OF too close In.
breeding. This IL a common fault IL
many sections n until 1t IL overcome
there IL little use in hoping to raise pig.
that will be profitable. Combine too clos,
Ua-breeding with the corn diet 20 common
n has q state Of Affairs which Il
~lAmentable. Sell the boar or XIII him
anything. to get him of o farm. The,
invest In q good boa that IL not relates
to your sows. When the pigs are beini
raised feed them something which vii
give them bone and muscle. Leave on
most OF the corn until fattening time
when they can use 1t to their advantag