The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-01-06

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compartments Have the back board
about 6 inches wider thar the front board
so that holes may be made in it by which
to hang the box to the wall with screws.
The front board is TO slope in at tho bot
tom. hence the end pieces are cut at the
proper angle. The bottom board extends
about 6 inches and around the three sides
OF this bottom board are run strips about
= inches high. so as TO form a sort OF
trough. The feed is placed in the com
partments, corn in one. wheat in another
and a third grain in the third. BY reason
oil the slope this grain will II readily
to the bottom and into the trough so the
fowls can easily reach it. Hang the box
TO the wall so tho trough will be a little
lower than breast high before the fowls.
Covers should be placed over the top to
prevent the birds eating the grain ont of
the bins. The Illustration clearly shows
the continuance which may he readily
made by any one handy with tools.
CONSIDER ROOT CROPS NEXT
SEASON..
The writer has urged for many years
the growing and feeding of root crops to
stock, and urged them solely on the basis
of their value as furnishing a change in
the diet and as being an excellent diges-
tive. or late years scientific farmers and
eNperimenters nave boldly made the state
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crops have a feeding value equal to grain:
not that they will take the place of grain
in the ration entirely. but that they may
be substituted for from so to 80 yer cent.
of the grain ration. If this Is so the
growing of root crops opens up n field
which dairymen should take advantage of.
There arc few farms which will grow
grain but what will grow root crops and
the labor in growing the latter is GER
t1inlV no greater than that rpnnirnl tn
grow grain. No better advice can be given
tho reader than to urge him to obtain all
the information possible this winter con-
corning the growing of root crops with
the idea of giving some space to them
the coming season. During the winter
more information along this line will be
given in this department.
GROUND FOOD AND CUT FODDER.
One may argue that nature intended ami
mails to tear their food apart and grind
it for themselves. This is so beyond
doubt SO far as Wild animals are con-
cerned; but long years of domesticity has
dulled some of the lmasticating powers of
the farm animal. This may not be good
science, but all who have experimental
intclligently know that most farm ami
mails, with the possible exception of the
horse, do best when the food is ground
before feeding and the rouehage cut into
short lengths. We experimental with corn
slower along this line last winter. cutting
the tender part of the stalks into pieces
6 or s inches long and the heavy parts
cutting crOsswisc with Il Ratchet. In feed
ing we sometimes. moistencd the mass
with warm water and then sprinklcd a
little bran through it. We would then
take a forkful of nice clover hay. place
it in one corner of the manager and this
mass of corn fodder in the other corner
with the result that the corn fodder was
invariably eaten first. This is to see which
they Preferred; then, by careful records,
we found that our grain ration could be
reduced 20 per cent. and the same results
obtained in milk. both as to quality and
quantity. We figured this paid for the
labor in preparing the cut fodder. Try it..
THE MODEL HOG PEN.
recently saw an argument for a hog
pen which suited my ideas Of such a place
exactly. The yard was arranged so that
from the middle there was a slope to
every side to a gutter which was on the
outside of the fence. making it practically
impossible for the yard to stay wet long.
The bottom of the yard was hard packed
gravel over which was scattered two
inches of clear sand, and every ten days
or two weeks most of this sane was re-
moved and other clean Sane substituted.
The i6h had a roof porch. so to speak,
extending out six feet and sloping' down
in front to within four feet of the floor,
thus furnishing ample protection from
storm. From this porch n wide door, hung
to swing readily both ways. opcned} into
the pen proper and windows were in both
sides of this house, giving ample light
and sun. a door oncncd on the side to
permit the owner to enter the pen with
out going into the yard. 1t was almost
impossible for the hogs to catch cold or
he at all uncomfortable under this ar
rangcncnt, and as a result X cost less to
feed them. they We're never i'll and they
were in prime condition for breeding or
for for fattening for market. The cX-
pcnse of such quarters is not great for all
the material used is rough lumbef, while,
SO far as the yard is concerned, it costs
no more 10 arrange it on the plan indi-
Gated than any other.
JAMAICA GINGER FOR coLlc.
1t is probably generally known that
Jamaica ginger is used freely in all con-
dition powders put up for animals. and it
Isl undoubtedly one of the best tonics
known. 1t is used for mild attacks of dys-
entry and collie by humans and we have
used it very successfully in incipient at
lacks Of collie with horses. Usually the
ground root is mixed Will powdered char
coal and calcined magnesia in the pro-
portions of four ounces of ginger, and two
ounces each of the charcoal and mag
nesia. The ordinary dose is n tablespoon
full of the mixture, although this may be
Increased one-half If the attack is Sc
we're Oftentimcs acute kidney attacks
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