Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-01-13

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Of it's parents. This new sort is one
of the largest peppers grown. II not the
very largest. It's main good points are It's
productiveness, thick skin, mild, sweet
flavor, bright scarlet color and the vigor-
Gus plant habit. In sections whore there
is a demand for sweet peppers, market
gardeners should give attention TO the
merits of the Magnum Dulce, for it will be
welcomed on the market. The Illustration,
though much reduced in size, will show
the general form of this pepper.
SCOUTS IN HORSES.
While there IRE medicines for horses af-
tlicted with scours, the opinion of the best
veterinarians is that such animals need
much care IN using and in feeding. En-
perience mas shown that the grain feed for
a horse who scours should not be heavy,
even though the animal is expected to do
heavy work. OF course. If one expects a
whole day Of hard. heavy work from 4
horse with this ffiiction, then the heavy
powdered charcoal and prepared chalk,
and give the animal a tablespoonful OF it
with each feed of grain for about two
months. In tho meantime the animal
should not be driven Immediately after
ii has eaten, nor must il be forced when
perspiration Is apparent on it's coat. IL
is also a good plan to water the horse
before feeding. The ~roughage should be
sweet and clean and free from dust If
possible. After a bad attack of scours,
particularly in cold weather, there is likely
to be profuse perspiration, so that care
must be taken that the animal is well
protected from cold by blankets, both In
and out of the stable
THE ANNUAL FEEDING PROBLEM
The same old problem of how TO get the
feed necessary to keep the stock in proper
condition through the winter confronts
many farmers at this time. In most
cases il is the old story of depending upon
one. or at most, two crops for feeding
purposes, and the partial or total failure
of one of them. AS before suggested, the
effort being made by experienced feeders
to find some way of keeping up the value
of an animal without excessive grain feed
ing, is worthy of attention and of private
experiments by all who are interested.
While we may reasonably hope for much
from the substitution of root crops and
silage, In part only: for grain the best re-
suits will come from growing = greater va
feeding must be done, but IL will be at the
cost OF the life of the animal. Usually
Indigestion is at the bottom OF the trouble,
which is all the more reason that care
should be used in feeding. A simple home
remedy is TO mix equal parts of ginger,
riety of stock food n growing 1t and
curing ii properly. Ii Is safe to say tina
a very large proportion of the ensilage
fed Is of little value because of the care
lessness with which it is growga and the in
different manner In which il Is placed in
the siLo. Then this same thing applies
TO most Of the food grown for stock. 1t
is safe to say hat IL these suggestions are
carried out there win be less trouble In
obtaining an adequate supply Of stock food
for the winter. Then there is the DISPOSE
ton on the part of many farmers 10 carry
through the winter more stock than he
can properly feed. Some men buy a COW
and would Sc. the clothes from the backs
rather than part with the animal, and this
regardless of whether il is a profitable one
or not. 1t may be eating up the profits of
the dairy, but that seems TO make no
difference. Surely there Is something be-
sides scarcity of food. the trouble In the
winter feeding of our stock.
THE CLEAN HOG THE BEST.
In a certain town the people had reached
a point where they declined to eat pork.
Several farms had been visited by health
officers and the swine condemned. The
reports of conditions alarmed the people
and pork was abandoned. OHe OF the best
hog raisers in the section saw RUN star
ig him In the face, so he made his clean
pens cleaner, took great care In feeding
and watering. and even cleaning his hogs,
then me used the advertising columns OF
the local papers inviting people TO call at
his farm and inspect his piggery. On two
occasions he sent carryalls into after
advertising what he proposed 10 do, and
carried parties TO his farm. Most OF them
vent more out OF curiosity han for any
other reason. The result was what might
nave been expected. For once people saw
that swine might be raised in a clearly
manner and thar so raised they ought TO
be fit TO eat. There is no necessity for UNI
clean pens and unclean hogs IL we could
only make ourselves believe so.
WHAT VARIETIES TO SET.
The writer who furnishes a list OF vari-
cites and claims they are the best OF
their IA Is unfair TO his readers. 1t is
Impossible TO name a list OF fruit tree
varieties which are the best" for all Sec
tons. and in nsw to such q question
from a reader our advice s. 10 consult
some nurseryman near him who knows
what varieties do best in thai section IN
writing his nurseryman describe your
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