The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-11-16

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! fasten securely to the floor so that the
swine will not root 1t up. Then make d
hJcr inside of cement, not making it very
! thick but Of about the eameg grain as would
be used for a stable floor. If desired the
frame may include a board floor over
which the cement floor is laid. The edge
will prevent the corn from being pushed
aside and trampled upon. 1t IS not IN
tended to use this feeding floor for Stop or
for soft food Of any kind but only 1or
Grain. roots and %roughage. The nlustra-
ton shows the plan clearly and any one
can easily build such a floor, which, II
carefully made will last for years.
INDIGESTION IN HORSES.
When the horses have been worked hard
all summer and fed pretty well this good
feeding is quite likely to be kept up quite
late in the fall ever though the hard
work materially slackens and the horses
pass the most of the time in the barn. II
Is during this period that the heavy feed
Ing is likely to make trouble and cause in
digestion, which If not cured in time, IS
likely to develop into something more ser1-
ous. Exercise must be freely given horses
whose actions indicate stomach derange-
ment for this alone may quickly remedy
the trouble. Also see that they have an
abundance Of fresh water and that the
stables are we'll ventilated. Feeding
should always be done after the horse has
had what water 1t wants. All corn should
be cut out of the ration and oats fed in
the morning and at noon with bran mash
at night in which is mixed a little raw lin
seed oil increasing the amount of the lat
ter gradually until the bowels move freely.
The hay given should be first class and
comparatively little should be fed and this
In the morning only; preferably 1t should
be well wet before feeding. THE horses
should nave no other roughage and the
bran mashes should be kept up until the
tone of the stomach is in normal condition
again. A horse inclined to Indigestion
should lave a lump of rock salt in the
manager at all times.
KEEPING NESTS IN GOOD CoNDl-
TION.
The writer is somewhat cranky on the
subject Of nests in the poultry houses and
especially during the winter for expert
ence has shown that they are good breed
ing places for v~errnin; indeed, sixty per
cent. Of the lice in the poultry house can
be traced to the nests, about thirty per
cent. to the roosts with the other ten per
cent. distributed throughout the house.
Not only should the nests be thoroughly
cleaned at least once a week but care
should be taken in placing them in the
house. If possible they should be placed
in dark sides Of the house and If this can
not be done then arranged SO that the hen
can enter from the back or side and thus
nave 1t as dark as possible. The laying
hens will feel more secluded, other hens
will not be tempted by seeing eggs In the
nest and there will be no draughts of colo
air from doors and windows to disturb the
laying hen. We should give more thought
to the process Of egg laying and cater te
the instinct Of the bird to whom mother.
hood is at the bottom of the eggs she pro.
duces and instinct teaches her to find 6
dark corner for the purpose. She is no
yet so far from the wild state that she ha:
lost this !nstinct and we will be the gain.
ers il we humor her as much as possible.
BUYING CHEAP TREES.
There Is an almost universal complain
among fruit growers that the trees OBJ
tanned from nurseries nowadays do no
possess the vitality nor bear the quality o
fruit that did trees years ago. This is un
doubtedly due to the fact hat the demand
for trees at low prices has induced nur
serymen to obtain their scions for propa
eating purposes from trees in the nurser.
rather than from selected bearing trees
In other words, the individual merit of tn
tree from which to perpetuate is no longe
considered. We appreciate the value 0
proper breeding with our stock but cal
see only the cost of the tree when it come
to that part of the investment. 1t is eX
pensive fer nurseryment to obtain prope
:, material for first class trees and sucl
!. trees cannot be sold for a few cents each
] Fortunately there is likely to be a decide
- -, no ", -+hie nn,1Titino- for Comm Of !,
larger nurseries are preparing to offe
y trees at different prices, strictly in accord
ance with the excellence OF the tree ina
ways. AS these men are reputable ther
will be no doubt about honest dealings
Twenty years ago, when our first orchar
. was set, We paid rs cents each for appl
\ trees in hundred lots. Last year W
bought better looking trees for eight cent
each but we do not believe they will bea
fruit to compare with that given by tn
!, trees Of the old orchard for many year
back. Don't forget there is such a hin
as false economy.
SELECT SEED CORN NOW.
Undoubtedly the corn to be used for see
which ls allowed TO mature on the standin
plant is much to be preferred but If tn
l corn is harvested when this is read the
/. the next best thing Is to make the s~electio
: for seed before the crop is placed in tn
, crib or In bins. Every corn grower know
s just what he requires In seed corn an
should select ears which viii give him re
suits accordingly. After selecting the de
s sired ears protect them properly durin
3 the winter. There Is no better way {
doing this than the old fashioned one {
rying the ears TO the raftcrs OF the hous
: Tie cry attic. Any suitable place will d
Iut must be comparatively cool an
ao.o.. My dry ant the corn must b
,lu.rI that NcrmiI cannot get at 1t, fC