Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-09-22

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act a dry soil. for the bulbs love the
moisture, but Il soil on which or IN
which the water Ices not stay SO that
I becomes heavy and soggy. Such soil
quickly rots the bulbs An ideal way
% prepare Il lily bed is to dig out the
necessary area to the depth of three
feet and then fill in six inches deep
Win old broken pots. stones or any
hing similar which will furnish drain
age. Over this place two or three
.nches OF clear sand and then fill in To
he level with the rich garden soil with
which half rotted manure has been in
,~orporated. Set the bulbs SO that the
crown will be just under the soil. pro-
tect with more soil as the weather
grows colder and as spring approaches
remove some of this covering. The
bulbs will increase in size and strength
yearly and the blossoms be larger and
more profuse in consequence.
Feeding Swine for Growth.
That our farm animals are over-sed
wlte corn no one questions and one
of the most difficult things to accom-
plish at the present time is to induce
farmers to see wherein it is profitable
to cut down on the corn diet. Corn is
grown with comparative ease while
other ~feedstufs must, perhaps be
wight 81 tiAul IL IL udtuTdl 10 IeSu VnG
corn. 1t would not be sound advice to
advocate the selling of the corn and
buying other grains with the proceeds
for the feeding Of swine because the
margin of profit in selling swine is SO
small, but on the average farm it is
quite possible to utilize other feedstuffs
and odds and ends through the early
period of the pigs life SO that it will
grew bone and muscle and thus be in
shape to fatten at the smallest possible
expense. 1t is surely profitable to buy
q reasonable amount of bran to use
with the skim milk in feeding young
pigs while the same plan might be
ruinous after the pig was six months
old. The spring pigs with this ration
Of bran and skim milk, and more or
less in the way of vegetables and fallen
apples will be in excellent shape to feed
corn in he fattening season and bring
profitable returns; on the other hand,
the pig fed on corn largely from the
first a rarely be brought to a weight
which makes it profitable when one
comes to sell it.
Feeding for Milk Quality.
While N is ready to admit that the
quality of the milk will be greatly inn
proved under better feeding the idea
that by proper feeding n can obtain
the best quality OF milk from any COW
is wrong. The food affects the quantity
rather thai the quality SO that il one
has an animal whose milk is not rich
under even ordinary feeding he can be
convinced that n special plan Of feed
Ing Will not materially improve the
quality while 1t may show "A wonderful
improvement in quantity. The writer
once owned a COW whose milk was of
the finest quality under any plan Of
feeding and by careful improvement
and selection of food we were able to
increase h quantity nearly three times
hllf fharN yE4Q nn very norcenfihtn i'm.
provement In the quality. Conversely
another COW In the same herd gave an
astonishing quantity OF milk under
heavy n rich feeding. but the quality
was almost too poor to drink. Such an
animal Is OF little use in the dairy. al
though In two such extreme cases the
quality OF the milk could be we'll
balanced by mixing. However, such
cases are rarely found in the same
herd. 1t is hoped that this item will
furnish the necessary hint to look over
the dairy and see what each COW Is do
ing in both quantity and quality and
act accordingly.
Handling Fail Born pigs.
The n possible objection to fall far
rOwed pig is the expense OF winterinE
them. hut II they are treated right
during the period when they can be
out OF doors and given warm pens
during the winter they can be profit.
ably fed, After weaving, feed skim
milk. bran and a little oil meal, but en-
pecially let them get their share Of
green stun while 1t il growing and
later feed them more or less garden
truck that ~ not Calable. During the
winter give them the ration which ex-
perience has proved best with YOU. hut
provide them with pens that are free
from draughto, that are clean and weii
bedded. Even the swine appreciate
comfor and warmth and will pay for