Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-07-28
PREPARING FOR MouLTING
SEASON.

As every poultryman knows 1t is dcsir-
able TO have the poultry moult as early
as possible and especially the young stock.
There are q number OF ways in when
carly Goulting can be somewhat forced
and one Of the best plans is to let the
young fowl be pretty well fed so that it
will be strong and energetic up to the
middle Of August. This is important for
the bird tina has been half starved dur
ing the spring and summer, Is not in good
shape 10 stand strain of mounting. From
the middle of August on the feeding
should be for the benefit of the new feath-
ars; that is. it should be light and moth
ing at all which is heating or fattening
should be given; above all no corn. Plenty
of grit should be where the hens can get
il and the only grain should be bran.
Green food will supply the necessary bulk
and be cooling as well. Water should
be freely given and after the feathers
begin to drop small feeds of oil meal
should be given three times a week. By
this method the moulting season is helped
along without injury to the fowl.
The following is given y great sue
cess by some poultrymen. TAKE one
ounce each of carbonate of iron, pulver-
lied gentian root, black anthony, man
drake. ginger and flour of sulphur; three
ounces cf bicarbonate OF soda and four
ounces of flax seed meal. Mix thoroughly
ana STIR a. tablespoonful III lIG Juan klAICS
times a week from the beginning of the
moulting season until the feathers are
well started. If this mixture is used the
oil meal first referred to should be left
out OF the ration.
SUMMER WORK ON POTATOES.
Many potato growers make the mis-
take of stopping the sprayer as soon as
the plants have gotten a good start. From
the middle of July on is the time when
the sprayer gets in its most effective work,
although is is not necessary to do the
work as frequently as earlier in the sea-
son. IF Il is thoroughly done once a week
Is sufficient. The formula of 6-6 OF the
Bordeaux mixture is quite strong enough
for potatoes using at the same time the
Paris green or the bugs and thus over
coming the blight and the bugs at the
same time. 1t has been demonstrated
that the blight can be overcome by the use
of Bordeaux mixture and 1t should be
freely used all through the summer by po-
tato w The cost can be reduced
to a minimum il one has large areas in
potatoes by using a horse sprayer. In
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS etaoin ~taoinaoina
operating the horse sprayer for their
~neighbors and by frequent practice be-
come expert in the work, doing it cheaper
than the grower could himself.
TRY ALFALFA IN AUGUST.
In many sections the best success has
come from seeding with alfalfa in August
and wherever the soil can be prepared for
this August sowing the plan should be
tried. The soil should be deeply plowed
and the seed bed prepared as thoroughly
as for wheat. 1t is a good plan to pillow
it both ways and cultivate it both ways
so as TO break up all the Jumps. Be care
ful TO seed fairly literally and to do 1t
without any other seed; the so-called
nurse crop Is not necessary. Seed at the
rate of rs pounds to the acre. sowing the
seed both ways so that one is sure the
ground il well covered. Cover the seed
lightly and then roll. While his August
plan may not be the best Ii Is well worth
trying and especially by those who have
failed or partially failed with the spring
sowing.
SWEET CORN FOR STOCK.
ON of the readers OF his department
takes the writer to task for advocating
sweet corn for feeding stock. saying that
II Is not so nutritious as field or dent corn
Our friend Is mistaken In this for s:ialysis