The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-08

crops from which they hope to make mon-
ey they would find they were profitable.
On the other hand a hundred or two barn
| yard fowls. a mixture Of fifty strains left
totcare for themselves will generally re-
suit in failure, and IL tho farmer had to
buy the food they ate instead OF raising
1t there would be no barn yard fowls on
farms. If there were any they would bo
of decent breeds. Look into this matter
IL you are inclined to ascertain If there
is money in poultry.
KEEPING OLD soWs.
We have no patience with the IA who
makes it a business to kill of his old
sows each year for the few dollars he
will get for the carcass. Good breeders
are nor over plenty and when one finds
such, a treasure he should hold on to It
for three or four years. or until she be-
gins to have weak filters. then put her
In shape for market. One might have
more of such good breeders IL a little more
attention was given to keeping them In
good shape by proper feeding care. Give
the good breeding sow a chance on the
range, good food and water when III the
pen and she'll prove profitable.
DlSINFEcTING STABLES.
Even though the stables are arranged
with cement trougl1s which carry off the
Ili4uid excrement and the solid manure is
cleaned out daily, more attention in the
way of dis.nfecting Is necessary in order
to have the milk as FREQ from faint as 1t
should be for human consumption. Many
dairymen disinfect the animals as we'll
as the stables which is an excellent plan.
For this purpose nothing is better than
%creolin, which may be safely used on
stock in a one per cent. solution; that il
a tablespoonful to each half gallon of
water. This is applied to the hindquarters
of the animal with a fine sprayer and Is
Gnnn t11rnn tfnooo a uyoolr Th0 n0J3o din
infect, four times the strength. should
be used on the floors ard In the gutter
two or three times weekly. The walls OF
the stable should also be disinfected and
this is readily done by first spraying on
them a strong solution Of creolin and the
next day whitewashing them, putting the
limo on thick. This requires time, OF
course. but there is an immense amount
of satisfaction in having clean stables and
animals to say nothing OF the healthful-
ness of this condition.
CURING LIMBER NECK.
The writer is one of tho pouitrymen who
does not temporize with the disease
known as limberneck. but cuts off the
heads OF the animals when 1t Is discovered
and buries the carcass. Possibly if we
had a less number of birds we would not
take such drastic measures. but we cam
not afford to take any chances. Usually
ffmberneck is contracted by eating spoiled
meat in which the eggs of maggots are
concealed. These are taken into the crop
and they affect the brain so that the. bird
staggers and twists it's neck, hence the
name. The turpentine remedy is a good
one and were our fiocks smaller we would
use 1T. It consists of. pouring a tablespoon
full of turpentine into the crop and Their
Immediately after several tab1espoonsful
of water as warm as the fowl can stand
1t. Hold the head of the fowl up and with
the hand work the crop around as, much
as possible. Then let the fowl eject vs.
much OF this as it can and then fill the
crop as full Of warm water as possible.
hold the fowl by the. feet, head downward
and work out as much of the contents of
the crop as possible. Fill the crop again
and a third time II necessary in order that
all OF the maggots and eggs may be eject
ed. The stuff that comes from the crop
should be buried Sc, hat no other FOWLS
can get at it and thus contract the dis
ease.
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