The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-05-18
WATER O SWINE.

water. then finish filling in the hole with
good soil and the chances are the tree will
thrive.
WATER FOR SWINE.
There are farmers who raise swine and
never feel it necessary to give them water
to drink. They argue that the slop is
composed largely of water that is all
necessary. 1t probably is in many cases
when the slop consists of one part solids
and nine parts water, but if the slop Is
nutritious as it should be, and if corn IS
fed i'll addition, the swine need considerl
able water. Men of experience claim that
swine carefully watered are rarely dis
eased and they HAYS little difficulty in pre-
venting them from making wallows. AS
a matter of fact about half of the nasti,
ness of the hog Is due to the carelessness
of its owner. Give the hog half a chance
and he or she Will be reasonably clean.
Try the trough Of cold, clean water at
feeding time and see for yourself what the
swine think of 1t. /
VENTlLATING POULTRY HOUSES
There IS always more or less controversy
going on over methods of ventilatlng poul-,
try houses. or course there are good and
bad methods, but almost any plan which
will give the house plenty of air without
causing a direct draugllt of air to strike
the fowls. will answer the purpose. 1t is
true that some of the more elaborate sys-'
tens of ventilation are valuable like the
one which runs a hollow shaft from about
a fooe from the ground out through the
roof. On the other hand if one places the
windows in the poultry house properly, it
is no more difficult to air a room or to
furnish ventilation for the poultry than it
is Tor the occupants of a house. The main
airing or the house may be done while the
loWls are out OF it and, during the cold
weather, even at night. it is comparatively
easy to arrange a shield in the form Of a
board over the open window so that venti-
latlon will be good and still the cold air
not strike the fowls. This ventilation mat
ter Is an important one even during the
summer If the fowls are to occupy the
houses at night, as they should so that it
VIII pay to concoct some plan for furnish
ing the ventilation properly.
SKIM MILK FOR PIGS.
On any farm where pigs are raised and
skim milk is available it may be fed with
profit in connection with grains or various
Kinds. To use the skim milk without the
grain is not getting the best out of it. The
usual plan of feeding skim milk to pigs
from two to three months old is to make
a mixture of middlings or ground corn
with f1Ve times the quantity of skim milk,
TINS ration furnishes about the same nu-
that does the milk of the SOW and
the pigs will thrive on it. Some pig rails
ers try a ration consisting Of one part of
m-ddllngs one part Of oil meal and four
parts of ground corn mixed with water in
lieu of skim milk and find II fairly salts
factory. Considerable care must be used
In the feeding of young pigs and it pays
TO try and arrange a ration which will
keep them growing as sturdily as possible.
WATCH THE HORSES CLOSELY
Spring work on horses is very hard, par
If they nave not had the best Of
care and good food during the winter, so
should be closely watched that they
do not show symptoms of breaking down.
there is any indication of this watch
them carefully and note if they seem to
have any trouble in masticating their
food. If SO see if the teeth are too sharp
and If this is found to be the case turn
them over to a veterinarian for repairs.
Then see that the food IS sufficiently rich
and in sufficient variety, and especially
the hay given them is of the best
quality. See well to their grooming, to
their water and to their sleeping quarters.
See that the harness is clean and that it
hts we'll. If they seem a little droopy
under good care and feed brace them up
little by this tonic: Mix one-half ounce
81 ground g%entian, one dram powdered
,-nchona and two drains Of ground ginger
N the feed three times each day until they
show signs of Improvement.
COLD STORAGE EGGS.
A farmer who is in a position to raise
to advantage for the egg market
confided to the writer that he
seared the cold storage supply another
and he proposed to wait until he
what came of that before he went in
Investigation showed that there
a considerable quantity of eggs on
cold storage which would be turned on the
market next winter and for which, by the
way, the cold storage people paid a good
'ound price. Admitting that the quantity
IN storage is likely to pretty well fill the
market there is no doubt but what strictly
'resh eggs Will bring profitable prices, for
Ike the first grade of fruits attractiyely
put up, there is always a demand for
.resh eggs and at fair prices. The thing
% DO rather than to wonder how one is to
compete with cold storage eggs is to pro-
yide for the supply of feed for the fowls
Turing the winter and in the needed va
1ety. 1t will not pay, perhaps, to grow
ne wheat the fowls may need, but corn
ma root crops and clover for steam.np
lext winter may be proftably grown and
stored and then, If the fowls have the re-
lulslte care which will induce them 70 lay
we'll, the cost of the eggs will have been
'educed to a minimum SO that they may
'e sold at a good profit. Don't be fright
med by cold storage egg
A4PoPULAR MuSKMELoN.
Ihere IS money in growing canteloupes
| one Knows how and obtains the best va
letles. Fortunately many OF the best
favored sorts are high grade in flavor so
nat mere is no reason why market gard
'ners should raise sorts that are not OF
sood quality. The Usage muskmelnn is
me OF the most popular sorts, particularly
n the large city markets of the west and
n other sections where melons are raised
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