The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-02-24

boxes ana other boards we make Il slant
Ing roof to the coop and it is complete eN-
coIt the feeding trough which Is fastened
In the front end, and the method for car
ing for the droppings. This is planned in
two ways. In some coops we remove the
end bottom board of the box and arrange
1t on cleats that t may be pulled out
and cleaned the slant of the coop causing
the dropping to fall to the lower end. The
other plan we like best. which is TO ar
range one or two Of the boards at the rear
so they may be hinged. This enables us
to get hoe in and scrape the floor thor
oughly If need be. The illustration shows
how complete the plan is. 1t is not eX-
pcnsive and certainly these coops are Ideal
for fattening purposes.
iOVER-HEATED POULTRY HOUSES
While the main trouble is usually with
cold houses there Is assuredly such thing
as heating the houses too much or rather
having shcm too warm. OF course this
may be controlled by ventilation to some
extent but then there is danger of the
/ fowls catching cold IL the ventilation is
too great While one will have to con-
struct the poultry hous" in accordance
with the climate in which they live and
the bred of fowls kept ii is a good general
plan to have the houses so built that there
will be no draughts, have them well lined
with plenty of means of ventia ton; then
see that some way of ventilation is pro-
| rided for use at night and there ought to
be no trouble with over-heat ted houses 1t
/ is better 10 have the house too cold Than
to warm, for it is comparatively easy to
furnish additional warmth to the fowls
| when on the roost by hanging old carpet
or burap in front of them. while If the eX-
| ira rentila ton is given for the oVer-warm
house the fowls are likely to catch cold.
TOO MUCH EXERCISE FOR PIGS
| The amount of exercise which may be.
given swine to advantage depends upon
| when and where they are to he marketed;
| 1t also depends somewhat on the breed.
The close jointed breeds can be gwen more
exercise than the long jointed ones for it
Is easier to fatten the first named when
necessary. We have found that when
/ there is a market for pigs in the summer
I or early fall 1t will not do to let them
have unlimited range ruring the summer,
so we keep them well grass fed and at the
same time wei exercised by having
| number of rather small yards in which
| they take turns. In three out of five there
is Il good heavy sod which provides the
| necessary green stuff. In one of the others
clean straw IS kept in which more or less
corn on the cob is scattered and any fruit
| or vegetables for their use is thrown in
| here; the work OF hunting through the
straw for the tid-bits keeps them busy
! In the other yard the soil Is rather sandy
and there is more or less shade, so the
| pigs use this yard when they want a sun
| bath or doze under the shade of the
| trees. In this manner we find 1t is COM
| paratvely easy to fatten a pig whenever
we desire and yet keep them in good
| health and spirits by the variety which
they find in the several yards.
VALUE OF PEDlGREED PLANTS.
Nurserymen are at odds over the value
of so-called pedigreed plants, some of the
/ 10 ".
"a scheme to sell the plants for higher
| prices. On the other hand. growers of
pedigreed plants claim that common sense
is at the bottom of their cam and should
/ receive recognition. The main idea in the
| selection of pedigreed plants is that only
i the first or at most the second plant which
| forms on the runner from the parent plant,
4 in the case of strawberries, Is used. Nat
| urally these plants are much stronger
than any other plants which may form
i farther down the runner. particularly Il
the runner Is kept cut back so that all of
/ the strength goes into one plant Here Is
| just where the trouble Is likely to be, for
unscruplous growers will claim their
| plants are the first from the runner when
/ they may not be at ALL In our own set
ting we<tind that the first plant from the
i runner. the one next the parent plant is
/ by far the best and we never set any
4 Others. AS result ou. first crop, the sec
l Shh SSdSob ailSi pldHShlk, is StEeEdlIy HI
/ we can ask. The pedigree plan question
| is worth looking into and testing on ones
own grounds.
BOX STALLS FOR COWS.
Some of the troubles of both COW and
i calf are due to fastening the COW so that
she cannot reach her calf whenever she
desires. While no material harm will
4 come from keeping the COW fastened dur
ing most of the months OF pregnancy 1t is
ny yAlo SptS,s
4 during the month before she drops her calf
and all through the period she is nursing
i IT. Be sure that the stall Is roomy one,
keep 1t clean and well provided with warm
4 bedding. liz 1t can be located where u fair
amount of sun will shine in 1t so much the
! better for COW and calf 1t Is just as easy
to care for COW placed In a box stall and
one will find the calf much better cared
for and much happier when the mother
4 can reach 1t at will and certainly the cow
4 will be In much better temper.
4 SEASON FOR INDIGESTION IN i
HORSES.
Numerous are the complaints from read
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