Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-07-27
PREPARING FOR MOULTIMG
SEASON

AS every poul;ryman knows ii is desir-
able to have the poultry moult as early
as possible and especially the young stock.
There are a number of ways i'll which
early moulting can be somewhat forced
and one of the best plans is to let the
young fowl Toe pretty vel! fed so that it
will be strong and energetic VI to the
middle of August. This is important for
the bird that has been half starved dur
ing the spring and summer, is not in good
Shape to stand strain of moulting. From
the middle of August or the feeding
should be for the benefit of the new feath-
ers; 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
1t and the only grain should be bran.
Green food will supply the necessary bulk
and be cooling as we'll. Water should
be freely given and after the feathers
begin TO drop small feeds of oil meal
.hould be given three times a week. BY
this method the moulting season is helped
along without injury to the fowl.
The following is given Yah great sue
cess by some poultrymen. Take one
ounce each of carbonate of iron, pulver-
lied gentian root, black antimony, man.
drake, ginger and -four of sulphur: three
ounces of bicarbonate of soda and -four
ounces of flax seed meal. Mix thoroughly
and stir a tablespoonful in the bran three
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.
SUMNER 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 Snraver gets In it's most nfftrtiva u,OrE
although is is not necessary to do the
work as frequently as earlier in the sea-
son. II it is thoroughly done once a week
is sufficient. The formula of CT 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 IL should he
freely used all through the ummer by po-
tato growers. The cost can be reduced
to a minimum II one has large areas in
potatoes by using a horse sprayer. In
Observation-Disclosures 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 fol
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 plow
1t both ways and cultivate 1t both ways
SO as to break up all the Jumps. Be care
full to seed fairly literally and to do Il
without any other seed; the so-callei
nurse crop Is not necessary. Seed at the
rate of IS pounds to the acre. sowing the
seed both ways 81 that one Is sure the
ground is well covered. over the seec
lightly and then roll. While this August
plan may not be the best 1t is well worth
trying and especially by those who have
failed or partially failed with the spring
sowing.
SWEET CORN FOR STOCK.
One Of the readers Of this department,
takes the writer to task for advocating
sweet corn for feeding stock, saying tha'
It II not 80 nutritious as field or dem corr
Our friend 10 mistaken In this for analydl