The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-06
VARIOUS WAYS OF USING SKIM
MILK

Much OF tt.e sklm milk which Is fed on
the farm r. given without much idea OF
It's value or what II should accomplish. II
! IL "A by-product OF the farm. and the main
idea seems To be 10 fecs Il and get Il out
| OF the way In our experience the best re-
suits In feeding IL come from combina-
ton OF grains except when IL Is fed TO
poultry. In this feeding several interest
| tnN experiments have been made and the
conclusion reached that the egg return Is
best when the grain Is fed by itself. The
skim milk IL invariably fed In the morn
irE. about 10 O'Clock. and We have had the
, entire flock OF poultry come in from the
range for their feed OF skim milk. In the
winter We feed the warm mash In the
morning. making II with mixture Of equal
parts Of water and skim milk: at 10 o'clock
"" give them skim milk In the trough.
trying 10 dol" 70 out 80 that each bird Will
&c about Cupful: at noon we feed the
whole grain 81 the Hitter IN the scratch
Ing s1Td ard az night Who'll" grain again.
arranging q 20 that three or four suppcrs
ou, % the rcycl are OF whole corn heated
IN the oven and fed nearly hot For swine
the lrst results come from making a mix
furc % smelly chopped vegetables. mid
GW.Es and enough skim milk 20 make the
mass tx" TorrIdFc. In the summer .his
g. f,l cold and in the winter as warm as
the swine can swallow H.
SUMNER INDIGESTION IN COWS
u o. common expression 10 speak OF q
Cow as losing her Cud when she stops rum
mating: the trouble n due 10 Indigestion
wholly and may be easily rcmCdlcd In most
cases by n proper diet Usually this
trouble occurs most frequently In the win
tor when the cows are heavily grain fed,
but sometimes occurs with cows in the
summer who are on the range. but are re-
c,iving some grain. In such cases good
plan s. TO cut out the grain ration entire
iy for a few days or until the COW again
chcws her cud. For n time after she re-
rumcs Illuminating feed her largely on the
grass with some good hay and gradually
got her on 90 the grain. \ day or two
after the grain ration has been cut of
the cow should have a single dose OF one
pound Of epson salts ana two ounces OF
ground ginger root mixed IN two quarts
OF warm water. In tho winter reduce
the grain ration onc-half, give her the
medicine named above ~ the beginning
Of the treatment and make up the ration
with roots or cusllaEo. ~ all times cows
should have free access 10 rock salt for
10 81 "A great digestive.
WATER FOUNTAINS FoR FOWLS
The water fountains. IN regulation form,
or tho pans used as substitute which arc
Porcelain lined are expensive but they are
EASILY cleaned and last FOR n long tlmc.
u one feels these are too expensive thgu
the agate pans should bc bought but tiu
vessels should never be used, The cheap
agate pans may be used and with care
will so through one season In good shape.
~ IL "A good plan TO empty the water from
each vessel I'm tho early morning. and then
with n stifr brush wash IL out With scald-
ing water: then stand IL where the sun
will shine In IL for awhile. Twice or three
times weekly n strong mixture or car
boiic acid water should DO used TO wash