The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-01-13
which may laud something Wtlch may
may not succeerl with YOU.
ALFALFA FOR PIGS.

may not buCcet9i WIZ Sou-
ALFALFA FOR PIGS.
Much, stress is laid upon the value OF
alfalfa as a pasture for swine, and par
,icularly for growing pigs, by many WIFI
els. but Eny experience with II mas nov
benn all ! could wish. except when useo
the alfalfa pasture combined Win ll2ht
daily feeds OF grain. usually corn. The al
falfa is r1ch In protein, hence the growing
pigs need a carbonaccous food to enable
them to make the proper proportions oil
bone and muscle and rat. Growers v.
swine go to two extremes. they e!tht! ieea
too heavily of some fattenins 1000 OF
starve their animals by feeding them
things rich in every thing but tat making
elements. | consider, for summer feeding,
II pasture of alfalfa with a han corn ra-
ton an ideal ration for growing pig an"
this Is my opinion after five wears OF con
| tinuously feeding In this manner. Try the
experiment next summer III the ailaEa
pasture is in good shape.
HOW TO FEED A FURNACE.
The rapid Increase in the numner of
furnaces in farm homes makes this item
quite allowable in this department. After
three wears of experience with Il furnace
a city friend has taught us how 10 get the
most from ii at the smallest expense ana
we have found that our former poor re
suits came largely through our method OF
feeding the furnace. 1t is characteristic
of The farmer to be frugal and We con
fess to Il mid attack OF heart failure when
our city friend began to shovel coal IN the.
fire box. His idea Is. and We have proven
il correct. that to get the best heat from
the furnace The bed of Goals should ha.
level with or above the lower part of the
door and never below it. This is the plan
of care, starting at about 4 o'clock in the
afternoon. At that hour the furnace is
we'll shaken and coal put in so that during
the course OF two hours the fire is a little
above the level of the lower part of the
opening. Ii is now burning brlsklN, ana
then the draft in the smoke pipe is CUT off
about onc-l,alf and the cooler in the door
opened Slightly. The bar cooler We never
use eX.Cpt wher the furnace is shaken.
and then to prevent the dust from passing
up the pipes through the register to the
room above. Just before going to bed five
or SIX heapilg shovelfu.s of coal are put
on The fire, the cooler in the dor opened
more and the darnper turned a little
closer. In This way the fire keeps nice.
all night, Vet the heat is not cut off from
tho pipes leading TO the registers. In the
morning the cooler is closed, the dalnpeI
Turned full ard the lower door opened ::
Hide coal is added If needed, but The
furnace is not shaken: in an hour or less
it s going at fun speed and more coal is
added and then turned OFF for the day,
although coal is. Of course, added wher
, needed during inc day. hut the shaking is
! done but once. Try il.
LICE DURING THE WINTER.
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the warmer days OF The year. This r"a
= soning may be based ON the fact that no
so many lice are seen in cold weather. bu
> this is only because they are Keeping warn
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{ careful IN proNldlns pientN OF dust box
Y ana seeing that thelf contents is liSqt'ht!
e bones composed of dry dust. some slale
/ lime and a liberal quantity of insect pow
t der. II fine coal ashes are o~utainable the
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