Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-02-23

and 1t is plain to see that indigestion IL at
the bottom of the trouble due to too lit
tie exercise and fairly heavy feeding. 1t
Is not a good plan to cut down the ration
much. especially when in a few weeks the
horses will he expected to do considerable
heavy work. Exercise. clean water and
a comfortable stall will do more for them
than anything else. Change the food a
little If necessary, giving something in the
way OF green food, such as potatoes or
carrots. and AS n tonic give the following
which has been referred TO in this depart
msnt before. Take two pounds of ground
III Xseed. eight ounces of powdered nitre,
four ounces powdered Eentian, five ounces
OF ginger. four ounces powdered sulphate
or iron. three ounces of powdered %sulphate
three ounces of powdered anisc seed. Mix
together thoroughly. Dose a hcaping
tablespoonful once IA day In the grain. This
tonic may b" discontinued after ten days
II the horse Is given an abundance of light
exercise daily.
MUSLIN IN PLACE OF GLASS.
Considerable Interest is being taken II
the use of oiled muslin in place of glass
in the poultry house. There is no doubt
ct what this can be substituted to adj
vantage where ii house has too much glass
as many of them have. For example. all
of us are familiar with the poultry house
front built on u slant and consisting en-
tirely of glass and the necessary frame
work to hold IT, In such cases we think
every other section of muslin would be an
advantage. The house would still be light
enough. and at night would be much
warmer with IA smaller area of glass. In
the small house where one window of
moderate size furnishes the light 1t would
not be advisable to substitute muslin for
glass. After all the best use for the mus
In Is to place II on poles and hang over
the opening In the scratching shed. 1t
keeps out the wind and cold, and with The
help of a single window of glass in the
side. let's I'm enough light to make the
fowls contented and happy AS they scratch
through the chan. II one IL In "A cold
climate and the poultry house Is lighted
only by a small window II Is an excellent
| plan to cut in "a second window and cover
the frame with Il double thickness of oiled
muslin. In this manner additional light
is obtained without exposing the house to
| more cold.
CAN YOU GROW GOOD GRAIN?
1t may not be generally known that
nearly all seedsmen are obliged to have q
portion of their seeds grown for them just
as many breeders of fancy poultry engage
farmers to care for their young stock. A
progressive farmer In New York was an
expert grove of potatoes and for many
years grew nearly a hundred acres of POI
tatoes for seed on contract for one of the
large seedsmen In another state. This
man Is now in business for himself. maxi
ing a speciality of seed potatoes. II one
is an expert in growing some particular
crop 1t will pay to correspond with some
reputable scotsman near by and see IL an
arrangement cannot be made to grow
some Of his seed for him. Generally an
arrangement can be made which will be
much more profitable than growing the
same crop for the open market. Do not.
however. MAKE this proposition unless you
are prepared to grow the best and deliver
1t as pure as possible.
FARMERS AS POULTRY FANclERS
One serious mistake made by farmers
who start the poultry business liz the idea
they nave of raising eggs and stock to sell
at enormous prices. Don't try 1t for dis
appointment will generally be the result.
If one is skillful in handling poultry and
fond of the work there is a good big liv-
ing to be made In supplying the egg and
the carcass market. leaving the raising of
fancy stock to those whose years of ex-
perience will nab them to do 1t sue
cessfully. The increase in consumption Of
eggs and poultry has grown wonderfully,
especially since poultry may be bought by
the consumer as cheap or cheaper han
beef. II farmers woul only realize the
advantage they have in range and the
place to grow the feed for the poultry,
more of them would take up the industry.
Learn how first and If possible spend a
little money to get instruction from some
n who knows.
POTATOES FOLLOWING CORN.
While there Is much difference of Opln-
ion as to the rotation of crops on q
medium heavy loan we rave had best re-
suits from following corn with potatoes.
always being careful to heavily manure
the ground for the corn and not use any
stable manure at all for the potato crop.
BY heavily manuring we mean giving the
soil more than Will be required by the corn
and more than will be necessary to make
| good to the soil any reserve fertility the
corn takes from It; in other words. 30
, that there will be some Of the virtue OF
, the manure left for the benefit of the po-
tatoes. For the latter crop We confine
ourselves to an application OF a mixed
fertilizer consisting Of sulphate ammonia.
at the rate Of eight hundred pounds to the
acre. There may be nc objection to the
use Of stable manure for the potato crop
provided one can obtain 1t we'll rotted,
| but the fregh manure II a scab breeder
and we never use 1t for potatoes.
THE RAplsH CARROT.
In many localities carrots can be raised.
in mail quantities.. with considerable
prodt. but the variety known u be of
the delicate favored kind. Of small OF
medium sise and good color. The name
rafish carrot has been given the variety
shown because II natures quite a. quick
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