Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-11-02
WINTER RANGE FOR SWINE.

Most swine raisers forget that the ami
mas are natural rovers and that it is con-
Siderable OF a hardship to keep them shut
up in pens. Not only that but we are de-
priviag ourselves of considerable profit
working on this plan for if the hogs are
given any sort of a show they will pick up
considerable of their living on the range.
Last winter We located out new pisgerv at
the edge of an old orchard. one in which
me tree mad been too closely set by the
former owner but which was too old to
make any change. This orchard provided
q fine protected place even in cold weather
and By fencing of a portion of it the
swine mad a fine place to run. All of the
feeding except the slops was lone in the
orchard and. during the coolest weather.
pieces of sod were broken out with the
pick-axe and not a piece escaped the keen
eyes and apDetites of the animals. 1t is
true they did not fatten so heavy as the
animals in the pens but they brought a
better price as bacon hogs and it cost
much less to feed and to handle them.
Such a location is an ideal place for the
breeding stock which needs to be kept in
prime condition rather than to be kept fat.
On a run of this kind they get lots of fresh
air AS we'll as a chance to exercise and OBJ
tain the strength which will enable them
to bear young and properly care for them.
CARE OF LATE MATCHED CHICKS
Any of the late Matched birds that will
not be old enough TO begin laying in De-
cember or by latest January /, should
have quarters arranged for them away
from the older hens and the laying pull
lets An excellent way of doing this IS to
divide the hen house. il 1t is large enough.
with wire netting and a board or TWO at
the bottom running up two feet. Place
the younger flock in one side where thew
cannot be interfered with. but where they
may have all the comforts OF. a home. Sup
ply them with low roosts. water, grit and
all that the older hens nave with the pos
s-ble exception OF nest boxes. In this way
they are early trained 30 that they will be
ready to settle down in good form when
the time for laying comes. II it Is more
convenient to keep them in GOODS for a
time longer this will do no harm pro.
vided the coops are comfortable and warm
enough so that they will not get cold
should the weather change. An excellent
idea is to add. with hinges. a board to the
front OF the coop which will cover the
opening about three-quarters the way
close this at night and the chicks will not
suffer even though the weather turn quite
cold.
ACCESSORIES OF THE DAIRY.
Not all dairymen can have the Babcock
test. but none of them Is too poor to buy
scales and weigh the milk. Yes, this is the
OLD subject. but It certainly needs repeat
ing until every farmer in the country who
Keeps cows and disposes Of the milk in any
form has learned to tell the robber cows
from the profitable ones. II many Of us
are Improperly feeding the cows more OF
use are feeding with reasonable correct
ness and the losing the profit because we
are feeding cows that do not give profit.
able results An accurate scale, an ac-
book with each COW accurately kent
and one will know. by comparison, in s.x
months which Of his animals belong To
the butcher. Then there Is a little ma
chine Known as a feed-grinder which i,
wli pay 20 have in the stable and to use
Tor grinding feed for all of the stock One
can be had for from SIS to so, which Viii
grind the feed for a large number of ami
mails and be good exercise for the horses
A live man with . little capital can buy
one OF these grinders and make it, cost by