The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-12-21

10 ElyG her rope enough so that she Will
get IN trouble herself or set other cows in
trouble. Arrange the feed, both the grain.
and tho T~oE%hage, SO that she can reach
it readily, yet not so she can get at and
tFaInpie 1t under her feet. Amy sort of an
arrangement which VIII enable the cow to
lEe N the manner described is an IDEAL
~arfdnSefn&nt whether it be a box stall
Of black walnut or a fence stall such as
recently described with a stout rope to
tie the animal, a good Manager and a feed
1hS rack. Try and plan something of this
nature and place the stalls, whatever they
may be, 50 the cows viii set array OF sun
light through the window, at least occa-
sioAaIlE.
INSIDE CURTAINS FOB POULTRY
HOUSES.
No matter how comfortable the
poultry house is ordinarilv If If has
any glass in it some provision should he
made for covering chat glass during cold
nights if the necessity arises. An excellent
and d cheap way of doing This is to nr0vide
curtains of heavy unbleachcd muslin. bur
lap or a strip OF carpet. Fasten the lower
end to 4 roller, using an old broom handle
il nothing better offers. and tack;ne the
upper edge to the window frame. Then
by sewing a loop or lacking ii ia tha ro,lnr
and having Il nail in the upper part of the
window frame it is easy TO roll tha curtain
up out of the way during the dav In ta7
event OF the poultry house having a cons1d-
cradle expanse of glass somethinq ~ +bis
kim is absolutely essential even in Tho
middle sections Of the country if tho fowls
have large combs and Wattles Wa have.
an arrangement similar 10 this in front Of
the roosts and have found that il has saved
more than one comb from becoming frost
ed. Another thing we do when a coid niab+
is to be,expected. The floor of The bo11se ie
covered quite thickly with straw: this is
done tina the fowls NAV have sonnthinn
warm to walk over and neck throurb in
the house early on a colo mnrninn and fna
a number of fowls cuddled down in the
straw. Be assured thar anvtbi1o vo, do
for the comfort of the birds paws well
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,,G 49, 49," - - - az iof poultry
+,,roe - +ba aishaa 81 oiG ~,
~ t o,. 80 o+T - - s'sS > y lesd ana
49, -. - IIe' t"!iuh"ctulGts aiG
an imitation Of the hig4 in nrinc e panol
ware, which can be used for a, long time in
the poultry houses and which are mi,c,
better than those of wood or tin Ae those
dishes are made in several shapes If is easv
to buy such as meets ones wants We
have a number Of drinnine mans which DC
the reader probably knows arc shallow
and fifteen inches long BY seven or cipht
inches wide and having a bale at either
end. These are idea, Mans for eoft foods
dlu ~ using 4 number or them ono
avoids the oyer-crowdinp Of tha fowls
which ALWAYS takes place when q rco1,la-
ton trough is used, water ie riven in
smaller and daener basins and oil ~ +,,a
vessels are taken to tha house doiIv ana
washed with scaldine water then cot in +bn
sun. if possihlo for a faw ho,Ire T., +bis
manner things are kept absolutely clean
and the fowls eat with much more zest
than would be possible if the dishes
smelled musty or sour. The grain food is
always scattered through the chaff on the
floor which makes the fowls do the ncces-
sary amount of scratching needed for exer-
else. This grain food is never fed in any
other way unless it is a part of the soft
mash. Mixed dinners, as we call them.
consisting of mixed grains in a mash
warmed and mixed with bits of potatoes.
cabbage, apples and any other green food
are also fed in the clean dishes and hence
none OF it is wasted.
coTTon cErn nr
nro,r r,;.ta 49, "EHE
of aa ~ 49, l itaue IN 1he icedlng
The m mo 49, t,.u"i, leeuels iolgettns 1or
trated food and needs a pretty strong