The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-07-13
luch lies in the care and treatment as In

much lies in the care and treatment as in
the Individual hen. It is not intended to
convey the idea that one can make a dol
lar a year profit from each hen and have
enormous flocks for 1t has been repeatedly
demonstrated that the larger the flock the
greater the expense attending and hence
the smaller profit. Make 1t your business
to watch your hens and learn their indi-
vidual needs. The advice given by an old
poultryman that one try O furnish
same plan of feed for fowls IN winter that
they find for themselves on the range in
the summer is well worth following. Store
away root crops and clover hay to furnish
the green food; feed moderately Of green
bone and animal meat or meat scraps to
furnish the substitute for the insects Of
summer. Furnish the dust box, the grit
and the clean dry quarters and you Will
have come pretty close to summer condi-
tons and eggs will follow. If, under this
treatment, the returns are not up to the
mark, then it will be evident that the
trouble is with the fowls and a new lot
should be bought.
SUMMER DAlNTIES FOR SWINE.
A year ago 1t was noticed that the swine
were roofing too deep into the soil in their
yards and there was danger OF wallows
so q space near the orchard was fenced
off where the swine might have some
grass and shade while their permanent
home was repaired. Our 1~0-year-old boy
got in the habit OF filing a small peach
basket with the green tops from the early
vegetables and with pea pods and feeding
these to the pigs daily although they had
grass In plenty. One day he got a lot of
broken pieces Of sod in his basket and was
quite amazed TO Sc the animals leave the
grass and the vegetable tops to eat the,
small bits Of sod earth and all. The swine
yard was repaired by taking out a foot of
soil and filling In the space with gravel,
grading all away from the center to a gut,
ter on the outside of the fence. Then the
hogs were put back in their yard and the
rest Of the summer had a baSketful of
broken sods at least once a week In addi-
ton to grass cut for them and the vag-
etable tops. Never was there a more
healthy lot of animals than these and nev-
er before had our Sows gone through the
dropping season In better shape nor did
we ever have such strong, healthy pigs,
Nothing more is needed to convince our
people that swine as we'll as other animals
appreciate variety and that broken sod is
one Of the best digestives.
PASTURE PROTECTION FOR
COWS.
Many farmers are in the habit Of permit
ting their cows to stay on the pasture
through the night; we prefer the plan of
having tHelu III t!e Wen NeHlllaCeQ ana
quite cool barns where they can be
groomed If necessary and the milking
done with greater comfort to both mixer
and animal. If, however, one thinks best to
leave them on the pasture all night, some
sort Of protection should be provided so
that in case a heavy storm comes up they
will not be made miserable. A neighbor
has arranged a she'd in the following man
ner. The pasture is on the border Of a
thick growth OF trees ana this forms the
back part Of the shed, the sides being
made by boards up to within a foot Of the
roof which Is made with poles and
matched with smaller poles covered with
coarse hay held in place with willow
whips. In these sheds there is plenty of
ventilation, yet they are substantial
enough SO that the COWS will not get very
wet in case Of a storm. Each shed Is pro-
vided with a liberal amount Of bedding
and one frequently sees these beds occu-
pied by some Of the animals during the
day and even when it is pleasant. 1t pays
to protect valuable cows from storm ever
during the warm days of summer.
WATER VERSUS CULTIVATION.
Those who are familiar with growing
Towering plants in pots indoors have
learned that the best results in watering
come from giving the soil a good soaking,
say twice or three times a week. To a GER
tain extent the same idea obtains in wa
tering plants In the garden except that
there Is more sun to bake the soil so that
sometimes it is best to reverse the plan
n water lightly moro FREQUENTLY. 1t
has been found best to water plants some
what after the following plan. If there is
little rainfall the plants are watered every
other day, and on alternate days the soil
is stirred with the rake or handfork. ac-
cording to the space between the plants,
stirring the soil to the depth of two inches.
This prevents the sun from baking the
wet soil and preventing the air and mois-
ture IN the air from entering it and it also
conserEes the moisture in the soil. On a
larger scale this same plan Is carried out
with the hoed crops Of the farm, If there
Is a dearth of rain the daily use Of the cul-
tlVator or even three times q week will
keep the soil friable and conserve what
moisture there is in 1t so that the plants
will not so greatly feel the need Of water.
SUMMER PEN FOR SWINE.
A veteran raiser of swine set about rails
ing his animals on the colony plan some
what after the plan of raising poultry. He
no difficulty after the first week when
the pigs learn which house is their own.
The pigs are placed on the range with
these colony houses as soon as they are old
to Craze. The houses are built low
and arranged SO that the ends are open
near the top, using Stats Of heavy mate
Iial WIN VIDE Doard at the bottom. The
back Is solid and there Is a good roof.
which is waterproof. The front is ar
ranged SO that the bottom board may be
removed; it is hooked in place at each end.
and over the entire front Is placed q slop-
Ing roof somewhat in form like the roof of
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