The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-23

wire netting or Stats, as preferred. a iced
Ing board should also be provided on
which the mash Is fed: this board to be
taken out at night after the last feeding
for the day and thoroughly cleaned with
scalding water. This will do much toward
keeping the chicks In good health. The
front end Of the coop should be arranged
so that It may be removed: this Is readily
done by holding 1t in place at the top
with a cord and nall and at the bottom
with two stakes. Such a coop as described
Is readily constructed and at tive
ly small cost. The illustration shows the
coop complete; B represents the feeding
board with the place In front cut so as
to the more easily grasp the board in taxi
Ing 1t out. The small end view at right
shows how this portion Is secured by the
two stakes and the X at the lower end
Of coop shows where the stakes are to be
driven. BOT, 49,.
FOOD FOR THE GROWING PIGS.
To turn the growing pigs Of from four to
six months old IN with the older animals
and expect them to do well is a decided
mistake. They will be unable to get their
share of the food, even though 1t were Of
Shoats of the age mentioned do best on a
ration consisting Of one pound Of corn and
oats mixed to two pounds of middlings.
Given this as a regular ration and then
from three to five hours daily on the range
the youngsters ought to take on a fine
growth Of bone and muscle, and be in good
shape to fatten readily In the early fall.
The night care of growing pigs we con-
slider quite as important as their care
during the cay. Their beds should be
clean and dry, and in a we'll ventilated
pen; not a pen through which the wind
and rain will blow, but one in which they
will keep dry and yet have all the fresh
air necessary. 1t should also be provided
with plenty Of clean, sweet bedding and
have an exit so that the pigs Will not find
1t necessary to foul their bedroom. Try
this plan Of pig raising and see If the re-
suit is not a better class Of pigs at no more
expense than under the old plan.
FRUITlNG THE STRAWBERRY
PLANTS.
If. after the crop Of the present season
Is gone the plantation Is carefully gone
over and examined, 1t Is not hard to tell
If it will pay to crop 1t another year. Sure
ly If 1t has given but one full crop it
ought to produce a profitable crop the next
year and 1t will If properly taken care of.
or course 1t Is ~presupposed that the soil
is strong and capable Of doing its share.
This being the case the plot should be
cultivated during the remainder of the
season. care taken that only the first plant
on the runner was allowed to root and
then. after the middle Of August, unless
in case of a drought, a light mulch may
be placed between the rows and the culti-
walton stop until later. Cultivation should
be done in the fall so that the beds will
not go into the winter weedy, but in the
full strength Of the vigor gained during
the summer. Surely 1t will pay to at
tempt the saving of the plantation for a
second fruiting when one considers what
it costs to set a new field even though one
grows his own plants.
cONDIMENT STOCK FOODS.
Much is claimed for the stock foods on
the market and without doubt many of
them are valuable; 1t Is we'll known, how
ever, that some of them are badly adul-
terated and that others are heavily
charged with condiments. These latter are
quite as dangerous as the former for they
excite an appetite which Is not normal
and when the reaction comes the animal is
worse off than II 1t had not eaten the
preparation. That animals need an appe-
tier Is beyond question and the best way
OF feeding these stock foods which contain
condiments is in small quantities and only
until the normal appetite begins to show
again when The animal should be tempted
with small and frequent rations of regular
foods in considerable variety. Under this
plan there will be little or no danger n
the stock food that is partly composed of
chemicals. !.
DOES CARE OF ORCHARDS PAY?
An apple grower in Ohio recently made
the statement before a gathering Of fruit
growers that the net return from his ten
acre apple orchard prior to the time when
he began to give 1t intelligent care, aver
aged less than $100 a year. Since It has
had the proper care the profit has increased
yearly until the END of the ninth year of
good care showed a profit that season OF
$500. AS this particular man has been an
experienced fruit grower for more than
thirty years the success OF the past year
cannot be charged to added knowledge or
experience except. perhaps. only as he
learned to spray and cultivate moro cor
rectly.. This experience is only one Of
thousands and any good orchardist can
duplicate 1t II he will bear in mind that
an orchard needs intelligent; care. The
ravages OF insects and disease make
spraying imperative. The growth Of the
tree make It necessary that the. fertility
of the soil be kept up. Look into these
things Thoroughly and make a business
OF fruit growing II you engage in 1t at all.
II you do not think there is anything in
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