The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-09-14

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Green food cut and placed in the manger
is not the same. The open air, the free
dom from the harness, the yielding of the
soft turf and the biting of the grass are
essential to horses and 1t pays to let them
have a spell at II.
WINTER SHEDS FOR STOCK.
Many dairymen have demonstrated the
of the winter sheds for cows, some
of them going so far as to keep the AMI
mails in those sheds all the time not pro-
ayiding any barn space for them, and claim
ing that it pays. While we like the plan
OF stabling the animals and shed feeding
them afterward there Is no doubt but what
the former plan Is a good one. If this
plan works well with cows 1T will work
equally well with sheep and with poultry
although with the latter the scratching
shed answers the purpose. We have the
same sort2of a shed for the sheep as for
the COWS except that it is not so high a
structure. Along one side are the feed
ing racks and the rest of the space is for
them to roam around in; the shed is we'll
lighted and the windows are arranged so
that all the sunlight possible gets into the
shed. We find the sheep enjoy this. to
such an extent that they are quite willing
to occupy this shed at night and often
times, unless it is too cold, we let them
stay there. With us his plan was worked
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the regulation barns and all Of the stock
was kept in these sheds and we find that
one thing confined animals appreciate
more than another Is freedom, room for
them to walk around in. They do better
in every way and more than repay for the
extra time required to care for them.
THE BARN INTERIOR.
Readers Of this department will remem,
Der the stories I AVE told of my Swede
hired man who insists on grooming the
COWS as carefully as the horses. AT first
we thought this considerable of a joke,
but 1t was soon discovered that the work
was profitable in the milk return so now
we take our turn at grooming. Some time
ago this Swede was set to withdrawing
the inside of the poultry houses and after
this work was thoroughly done he wanted
the privilege Of embarrassing the cow
stables. 1t seemed to US sometimes as If
he wanted to put whitewssh on every
thing which in any way could be soiled
and we havc allowed him so much liberty
in this respect that he whitewashes the
interior of the hog pens, and certainly
thus adds to their beauty as well as to the
healthfulncss Of the swine. Some day
while the cows are on the pasture go over
the walls with a broom and sweep down
all dust and cobwebs and then thorough
ly whitewash the walls. You will be so
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you will find it easy to do 1t frequently
during he winter. There Is no reason
other than custom why the interior Of
barns should be SO dismal and lack so
many conveniences. Try some way Of
improving them; it takes but little time
and the stock will be all the better for
having pleasant quarters.
WATCH THE PULLET.
Depending as we must on the younl
pullet for thu winter supply Of eggs it is
only good business that we give the young
bird a little extra attention at least until
she gets well settled in the egg producing
business. Bear in mind that If she has
been properly brought up, on the range,
she appreciates the value of green food
and must have 1t If she is to produce
eggs, therefore see that she gets all Of the
green stuff from the garden one has to
feed and keep her on the range just as
long as there is anything for her to get.
Indoors look well to the nest boxes and to
tho roosts. Have the latter placed low so
that there will be no need Of high flying
to reach them. Above all look to the clean
liness Of the house in every particular.
Many pullets have been late in starting to
lay because the lice were having their in
ming. The pullet is not able to give her
time to fighting lice and producing eggs
at the same time. Bearing in mind that
since birth the pullet has been familiar
with plenty Of light and sun and see that
she has a sunny house. Not too large win
dows which will make trouble in the WIN
ter, but SO placed that an abundance Of
sunlight Will flood the house. Then don't
forget that plenty Of clean, fresh water
will help in the egg production.
TROUBLE WITH GROWING CHICKS,
Many complaints are received from
farmers about the half-grown chicks dy-
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time Of year. 1t Is hard to get q chick up
to a few months of a profitable period and
then lose 1t, but until all who raise poultry
learn to fully realize the importance Of
constantly fighting lice there is likely to
be q continuance Of trouble. 1t seems al
most safe to say that If one can keep lice
out Of the poultry house and off Of the
chicks and fowls there is nothing easier
to raise profitably thar poultry. The bat
tie against lice Should be unceasing.
Sometimes the trouble with half-grown
chicks dying is due to feeding corn heavily
at this time of year After the chicks
have passed the nursery stage-it is a good
plan to cut corn completely out of their
ration until cold weather sets in or, in
other words. until it Is necessary to con-
fine them to the house. Then corn is nee
essary to keep up the animal warmth,
FEEDING IN THE BARN YARD.
During the fall before it Is cold enough
to put the stock under cover feeding must
be largely done in the barnyard or in come
other enclosure. Unless some sort of a
rack is used there Is a chance of losing
or rather wasting much of the fodder by
its being trampled under foot. An ideal
rack may be made Of 2x4 material for the
posts. Make 1t about two feet high and,
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