The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-11-30

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using any odds and ends one may nave
around the place; cover roof andtsides and
ends with tarred paper. For ventilation a
siix-inch space is left%the entire length of
the &houso at the lower end and is covered
with wire netting. For further ventilation
holes are bored in one end at the high SIDE
near the top. At the lower part Of the
house under the ventilating space the
boards are arranged SO That the one near
est the ground is hinged to the one above
Ut for ease in cleaning the coop. TIE door
in one end is made of any size desired al
though the smaller the better, twenty
inches square being a good size. The illus
tration shows the idea plainly, the lower
part showing the arrangement OF the
rCoStS.
PROTEIN FOR BROOD soWS.
The brood SOW is entitled to more than a
comfortable zen and enough to eat; in
deed, she must have considerable atten-
ton in the way of proper balanced food If
the pigs are to be what is hoped. 1t is, OF
course, unnecessary to say that she must
have a certain amount Of ~carbonaceous
food else she will not be able to keep up
the bodily heat and vigor so necessary to
her progress, but more than all she must
have food in which there is considerable
protein so that the young pigs before
birth be properly nourishcd. In sections
of the south where both COW peas and
sweet potatoes are grown in abundance
the combination makes an ideal food for
the brood SOW. In the north clover and al
falfa can be used in place of the COW peas
and when bran, barley and potatoes will
be good substitutes for the sweet potatoes.
AS a matter Of fact an ordinary ration of
corn with an abundance of root crops
would keep the SOW in excellent, condition
although the addition of wheat bran made
into slop with skim milk would materially
help the ration. On almost every farnt
there is sufficient in the way of variety
grown so that the sow can have that ball
anced ration which will result in her drop
Ping sturdy healthy pigs.
WINTER VENTILATION.
Ventilation is one of the most important
things to be considered in the poultry
house during the winter. The average
p~oultrynlan, especially if in a cold climate
is much given to thinking his fowls will
freeze unless they are kept SO that not a
BIT of air enters the house. Exception the
very coolest sections one need not fear
getting too much air into the house by
any reasonable method of ventilation. If
the house is SO constructed that the air
must come in through doors or windows,
1t is a. simple matter to so protect the
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not catch cold unless a decided draught Of
air blows over them for some time; it is
at night when the trouble is likely to re-
suit and a few curtains of burlap or old
carpet SO hung they they may be drawn
in front of the fowls and come a foot or
two above their heads will be all the pro-
lection needed especially if the birds are
given a warm supper to go to bed on. In
this respect do not forget the hint given
some time ago to feed the fowls shelled
corn heated in the oven and given to the
birds as warm as they can swallow it
without it's burning them. 1t is surprising
what a lot of heat this will give the fowls
and how nice and comfortable they will
be through the night.
STORING FLOWER BULBS.
Both cannas and gladioluses have be-
come very popular as Towering plants
around farm homes because they are so
easily grown. Up to this past year neither
had any diseases or insect enemies to
speak Of. During the past summer many
growers of the Gamma reported trouble
with caterpillars, but this is easily over
come by hand picking daily, the insect
being found on the under side of the
leaves. Gladiolus bulbs will not stand
much frost hence should be removed as
soon as there is danger of frost, dried in
the sun and then the tops cut off to within
an inch Of the bulb; If the top is well
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readily; after drying in the sun gather
the bulbs and store in paper bags; do not
separate the corms new bulbs) from the
old bulb for they will separate themselves
during the winter as they dry out or, in
the spring can be more. readily separated.
After placing in bags store them away in
q cool dry place, but not where the bulbs
can be frosted. Gamma bulbs are best stored
by taking from the ground and cutting
off the tops to within two or three inches
from the roots. Then shake off the bulk
OF the soil, dry the. roots a little in the
sun and then set them out in soap boxes
filled with dry soil, pushing the soil in
around the roots and set the boxes in the
dark part Of the cellar for the winter. Do
not water until about a month before the
roots are 10 be started up in the spring.
BUYING MIXED FEEDS.
Why any feeder Of farm stock should
buy mixed grains is more than one can
understand unless he is too lazy to do the
mixing himself. Time was when screen
ings were just what was claimed for them,
the smaller grains which dropped through
the sleeves when screening was done for
the first grade of grains. Now screenings
are quite likely to be the sweepings from
the mill floors and contain anything from
nails to tobacco guilds. Any Of the grains
used for feeding stock of any kind can be
bought without mixture and one can tell
by examination If they be reasonably
pure. They cost some more than the mixed
feeds to be sure, but they are cheapest in
the end for less has to be fed. OF all the
bad mixed feeds the ground feeds are the
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