Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-10-26

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may take in walking up the board AT
night. Once a week remove the roosts and
pour kerosene oil in the notches In winch
the ends rested and thus destroy the
Matching place Of vermin.
FEEDING KITCHEN sLoP.
Most feeders of swine az TOO eare.ess
about the slops used fron&.e kitchen and
do not hesitate to use any sort or d.sil-
water In which to mix the grains used in
feeding. II one has a lot of greasy dish
water in which soap powders or soap or
any kind has not been too freely used it Is
excellent stuff in which to mix the bran
and other ground food for swine. If soap
powders are used then the Slop ought not
TO be used for 1t VIII make trouble for the
swine and particularly for the shoats. An
excellent plan is TO drop a few pieces of
charcoal In the h before using it
for mixing the ground food. In this way
one furnishes a little medicine in advance
for the dyspeptia that may ensue. Unless
the kitchen slop is quite rich 1t Is of little
use in mixing: skim milk will be much
better and even clear warm water will be
quite as good as %dishwater consisting
mainly OF soap water and little grease
from the dishes or kettles.
FEEDING CORN FODDER ADvAN-
TAGEOUSLY.
In the states where the corn crop is large
much of 1t goes to needless waste which
with a little care might be made to add to
the farm profits. The wasteful plan of
1t In great stacks to the animals
leaving them to eat what they will and
trample the rest under foot, cannot be
profitable no matter how large the corn
crop one has at command. To get the most
from the corn fodder. If 1t Is not in the
form of silage, 1t should be cut or shredded.
preferably the las.er. OF course in some
sections perhaps this may not be done
with profit but it may be cut even in the
old fashioned cutter and pay for the labor.
The time to feed the corn fodder to best
advantage is early in the season and simply
because after mid-winter 1t has lost much
of its feeding value and the COWS fail to do
we'll on 1t and tire of the sameness. The
other materials used for %roughage can be
saved until later in the winter and in the
spring. The corn fodder may be made
more appetizing by feeding a small ration
OF root crops although the bulk of the roots
should be saved for later feeding when
the cows become more anxious for green
food.
GRINDING CORN FOR SWINE.
We believe in feeding swine so that they
will have something to keep them busy
as we'll as for the best results to be OBJ
tained from the grain. so we feed the corn
whole and usually on the cob until 1t gets
hard and fiinty when 1t is either shelled
and soaked a little to soften 1T or soaked
on the cob. All other grains are ground
because 1t has been demonstrated that the
smaller grains so though the animals and
do them but little good. Carrying out the
plan Of keeping the swine busy we always
have something for them to chew on;
corn stalks, squares of sod, apples, pota-
toes and other vegetables and we do not
see thai they take on fat any slower be-
cause Of his plan of feeding. Water, clean
and pure, Is given them in clean troughs
twice a day during the winter and we know
they thrive better for having 1t.
ABUSING LARGE BREEDS.
Because the large breeds of poultry like
tie Plymouth Rocks. Wyandottes. and
others stand confinement we'll we fire.
quently see beginners neglecting their well
fare. The houses go unclaimed. feeding is
indinerently and carelessly done 4. in
many avs the birds are left to for
themselves. Just because a few q
IAN the owner seems satisfied.
other hand. he would give the
breeds such as the Leghorns the
care simply because he understood =.
they did not bear confinement any too we'll.
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the good old Plymouth Rock nor one that
Will give better returns for good care and
1000; the same is practically true, to a
greater or less degree, with the other large |
breeds and the man Who neglects them is
KEEPING just SO much good money out of
his "proft-pocket."
THE FOOD VALUE OF ALFALFA.
Those who are familiar with the food
values Of the different grasses fed to ami
mails know that the food value Of timothy
nay Is badly over-estimated and yet tim
otny oings a much higher price than any
other grass which Is cured for feeding
farm animals. More especially does this
state Of affairs ave a bearing on the
dairyman and II he will weigh the follow
Ing figures we'll he will better understand
the great value OF alfalfa to him and learn
to raise 1t. Timothy has 3 per cent. of
protein: clover contains some-
thing over 8 per cent. while in alfalfa the
protein content is full II per cent. surely
euInclent TO warrant any nan in looking
Wen 10 the growing Of this valuable plant.
10 the datryman the amount Of protein in
a 1000 Is OF great Importance for IL he
must puy 1t In grain he will always find It
the most expensive of the food values. II
ne can grow 1t, as he can by raising al.
faifa, why not do it7 1t is surely along
the line Of buying fertilizers for nitrogen |
wneh 1t may be obtained at very small cost
by growing legumes.
LOADING CORN FODDER.
Loading corn fodder may not be yervhard
work to the small farmer but when one has
the product of many acres to load II be-
comes a formidable operation. The vorlx
can be much more easily done II the fol-
lowing device is used. Make a loader bv
using q two-inch plank ten feet long with
Greats OF Inch stun nailed on one side at
snort intervals. At one end nail a cleat
on the under side which will be three
inches wider than the board on each side.
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