The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-01

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 v%entilating space the
boards are arranged so that the one near
est the ground is hinged to the one above
1T forsease 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. TIL Illus
tration shows the idea plainly, the lower
part showing the arrangement of the
coOSts.
PROTEIN FOR BROOD soWs.
The brood sow is entitled to more than a
comfortable zen n enough to eat; in
deed, she must AVE considerable atten-
ton in the way of proper alanced 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 c-arbonaceous
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 hat the young pigs before
birth be properly nourished. In sections
of the south where both COW peas and
sweet potatoes are grown in abundance
tho combination makes an ideal food for
the brood sow. In the north clover and all
falfa can be used in place of the COW peas
and when bran, barley and potatoes will
be good substitutes for the sweet potatoes.
SAS d ltltitlCIs Ol -ldCl All ordinary TdIlCn4 OIL
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 farm
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.
ycarti1o tior Sc o,,a re 4J,o o.< IT, -1,4ork
things to be considered in the poultry
house during the winter. The average
poultryrlan, especially if in a cold climate,
Is much given to thinking his fowls will
freeze unless they are kept so tina not a
bit of air enters the house. Except in 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
fowls while on the roosts that they will
not catch cold unless a decided draught Of
cir blows over them for some time; it is
at night when he 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 to feed the fowls shelled
corn heated in the oven and given to the
birds as warm as they can swallow it
without its EARNING them. 1t is surprising
what a lot of heat this viii give the fowls
and how nice and comfortable thew will
be through the night.
STORING FLOWER BULBS.
Both cannas and g~ladioluses have be-
come very popular as Towering plants
around farm homes because they are SO
easily grown. Up to this past year neither
mad any diseases or insect enemies to
speak Of. During the past summer many
growers of the Gamma reported trouble
with c~aterpillars, 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 U and then the tops cut Off to within
an inch OF the bulb; II the top is well
ripened it may be broken off at the bulb
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
g 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 q 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 to be started up in the spring.
BUYING MIXED FEEDS.
Why IN 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
lngs were just what was claimed for them.
the smaller grains which dropped through
the sleeves when screening was done Tor
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 he
bought without mixture and one can tell
by examination II they be r~easonahlv
pure. They cost some more than the mixed
feeds TO be sure. but they are cheapest in
the end for 1ess a to be fed. OF All the
bad mixed feeds the ground feeds re the
worst 1or In this state II - practically I'M