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


is not a good plan to cut down the ration
much. cspcc.a.y when in few weeks the
| horses will be expected to do considerable
heavy work, Exercise. clean water and
a comfortable stall will do more for them
than anything else. Change the food
little if necessary, giving something in the
way of green food such as potatoes or
carrots, and as tonic give the following
which has been referred to in this depart
memo before Take two pounds of ground
tiaNsrcd, eight ounces of powdered nitre,
-four ounces powdered gentian, 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 hcapng
tablespoonful once a day in the grain. 'rhia
onic may b" discontinued after ten days
the hon So Is given an abundance of light
Xercsc daily.
MUSLIN IN PLACE OF GLASS.
Considerable interest is being taken In
the use of oiled muslin in place of glass
IN the poultry house. There is no doubt
but what this can be substituted to adj
vantage wher" house has too much glass
~ many of them have. For example, all
Of us are familiar with the poultry house
front built on slant and consisting en-
rircly of glass and the necessary frame
work to hold 1t. In such cases we think
every other section of muslin would be an
advantage. The house would still be light
enough, and ut night would be much
warmer with Il 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 IL on poles and hang over
the opening in the scratching she'd II
keeps out the wind and cold and with the
help of a single window of glass in the
side. lets in enough light to make the
fowls contentcd aud happy they scratch
through the chaif. If one is in cold
climate and the poultry house Is lighted
only by small window it 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 a
portion of their seeds grown for them just
many breeders of fancy poultry engage
farmers to care for their young stock. a
progressive farmer in New York was ar
expert grower OF potatoes and for many
years grew nearly hundred acres of pc.
tatoes for seed on contract for one of the
large seedSmcn in another state. This
man is now in business for himself, maxi
ing speciality of seed potatoes. If one
is an expert In growing some particular
crop 1t will pay to correspond with some
reputable scotsman near by and see If ar
arrangement cannot be made to grow
some of his seed for him. Generally ar
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
it as pure as possible
FARMERS AS POULTRY FANClERS
One serious mistake made by farmers
who start the poultry business is the idea
they have 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 anC
fond of the work there is a good big liv-
ing to be made in supplying the eggs and
the carcass market, leaving the raising of
fancy stock to those whose years of ex-
perience will enable them to do II sue
cessfulv. The increase In consumption OF
eggs and poultry has grown wonderfully,
especially since poultry may be bought by
the consumer as cheap or cheaper thar
beef. If farmers would 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
ona who knows
! POTATOES FOLLOWING CORN.
| While there Is much difference of opin.
ion as 70 the rotation of crops on a
medium heavy loan we have 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 corr
and more than will be necessary to make
/ good to the soil any reserve fertility the
corn takes from 1t: in other words sc
that there will be some of the virtue OF
the manure left for the benefit of the po-
tatoes. For the latter crop we contint
ourselves to an application of mixed
fertilizer consisting of sulphate ammonia,
bone meal and suiphate of potash applied
al the rate of eight hundred pounds to the
acre. There may be no objection to the
use of stable manure for the potato CROP
provided one can obtain it well rotted.
but the fresh manure Is a scab breeder
| and we never use it for potatoes.
THE RADlsH CARROT.
1 In many localities carrots can be raised,
In small quantities, with considerable
/ protit but the variety Known must be OF
the delicate favored kind. of small OF
I. medium size and good color. The name
/ radish carrot has been given the variety
shown because it natures quite as quick
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