The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-02-24

i<f4fc 10 IileSe IDSlS. vi tln covers OF Ntlt
boxes and other boards we make a slant
ing roof TO the coop and it is complete eN-
caSt,tlle feeding trough which is fastened
In the front end, and the method for car
ing for the d~roppiags. This is planned in
tWo ways. In some coops We remove the
ssr1 bottom board OF the box and arrange
sc or clcats so That It may be pulled out
and cleaned, the slant of the coop causing
the dropping to fall to the lower end. The
other plan We like best, which is to ar
range one or two OF the boards at the rear
SO they may be hinged. This enables us
TO get a hoe i'll and scrape the floor thor
uughly If need he. The illustration shows
now complete the plan is. ii is not ex-
fsersive and certainly these coops are ideal
for fattening purposes.
oWER-EEATED POULTRY HOUSES
While the main trouble is usually with
cold houses there is assurcdly such a thing
as heating the houses too much or rather
having them too warm. OF course this
may be controlled by ventilation TO some
extent, but then there is danger of the
fowls catching cold if the ventilation is
too great. While one Will have To cor
sfruct the poultry house in accordance
with the climate in which they live and
che bred OF fowls kept it is a good general
pan TO have the houses so built that there
will be no draughts, have them we'll lined
with plenty of means of ventilation: then
see that some way of ventilation is pro-
v;ded for use at night and there ought to
.Shc no trouble with oTer-heatcd houses. 1t
Is better to ave the house too cold than
to warm. for it is comparatively easy to
furnish additional warmth TO the fowls
when on the roost by hanging old carpet
or hurlap in front of them, while if the eX-
.tra ventilation is given for the over-warm
house the fowls are likely to catch cold.
TOO MUCH EXERCISE FOR PIGS
The amount OF exercise which may be
given swine to advantage depends upon
when and where they are to be marlheted;
lit also depends somewhat on the breed.
The close joipted breeds can be given more
exercise than the long jointed ones for it
Is easier to fattcn the first named when
necessary. We have found that when
there is a market for pigs in the summer
Or carly fall it will not do to let them
have uniimited range ruring the summer,
50 VIC Keep them well grass fed and at the
same time we'll exercised by having a
of rather small yards in which
obey take turns. In three out of five there
Tis a good heavy sod which provides the
7eccssary green stuff. In one of the others
clean straw IS kept in which more or less
corn on the cob is scattered and any fruit
or vegetables for their use is thrown in
here; the work of hunting through the
straw for the tid-bits keeps them busy.
In thco other yard the soil is rather sandy
and there is more or less shade, so the
Eiss use this yard when they want a sun
bath or a dozc under the shade of the
trees. In this manner we find it is COM
7carat.vely easy to fatten a pig whenever
we desire and vet keep them in good
health and spirits by the variety which
they find in the several yards.
VALUE OF PEDlGREED PLANTS.
NErserymen are at odds over the value
af so-called pedigreed plants, some of the
most out-spoken claiming that it is only
q scheme to sell the plants for higher
prices. On the other hand, growers of
ResdiSreed plants claim that common sense
Is nj the bottom OF their claim and should
receive recognition. The main idea in the
selection of pedigrced plants is that only
She first or at most the second plant which
sorms on the runner from the parent plant,
In the case of Strawberries, is used. Nat
s1raiiy these plants are much stronger
Than any other plants which may form
Farther down the runner. particularly If
the runner is kept cut back so that all of
che strength goes into one plant. Here is
Snst where the trouble is likely to be, for
tsnscruplous growers will claim their
plants arc the first from the runner when
they may not be at all. In our own set
sz1g we find that the first plant from the
runner, the one next the parent plant. is
by FAR the best and we never set any
-. T" ~ - ~ tIIN oNN-
Mad season after planting. is generally all
ue can ask. The pedigree plan question
fs worth looking into and testing on ones
own grounds.
BOX STALLS FOR cows.
Some of the trouble OF both COW and
caff arc due to fastening the cow so that
size cannot reach her calf whenever she
desires. While no material harm will
come from keeping the COW fastened dur
ing most of the months Of pregnancy it is
AR excellent plan to give her a box stall
Turing the month before she drops her calf
and all through the period she is nursing
tt-s.Be sure that the stall is a roomy one,
keep it clean and we'll provided with warm
bedding. II 1t. can be located where a fair
amount OF sun will shine in it so much the
better for COW and calf. 1t is just as easy
TO care for q COW placed in. a box stall and
orHs will And the calf much better cared
for and much happier when the mother
HaH reach IL at Willtand cnrtatnlv tho cnu.