The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-15

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= piece which VIII fit snugly etwee the
sides, but instead Of mailing in this end
piece arrange Slots on either side OF the
trough, on the Inside, so that the piece
maybe slipped between heuprighta,fc form
ing the slots. To make this plan more
useful fasten a handle to this " shaped
upright whichewin enablesone to- lift the"
piece out readily when it is desired to-
clean the trough. With his one. end re-
moved it is an e~asyenatter to thoroughly
scour!!the trough because all of she,c cleans
ing water may be- swept oft thoroughly.
h illustration shows each detail of this
trough plainly SO that any handy man
can build It.
THE ALFALFA Is VALUABLE.
One of our correspondents takes US to
task torso perststently advocating alfalfa
an asks what's the matter with clove1?'
There is nothing the matter with clover
for 1t us one OF the most valuable plants
CROWN. on, the farm, but from a feeding
value, and, alfalfa is.considered only from
this viewpoint, clover has less than one
third the quantity Of protein insitsper-acre
than alfalfa The latter has nearly min
times: assmuch protein. as timothy to,say
nothing of its otherafood elements existing
in liberal proportions. This is why alfal-
ia is desirable as a forage crop even II we
do not consider Its other great value OF
NS b III d. SSoNSA oANNS
well established. It isstrue, Of course, that
in some sections, other crops are more val
liable than alfalfa; probably COW peas
are in Inc south, but we contend that
where alfalfa can be properly grown and
there is stock tofeed,it to it is one OF the
most valuable forage crops which can be.
raised and that ten years from now 1T will
be considered as necessary a part OF farm
operations as the meadows.
A RATION FOR SWINE.
The argument that swine can be fed
more cheaply OF corn than on anything
else is fallacious If one counts for any
value:the Increased gain in a given period
underAthe other ration. Trueif corn is low
in price and o~thertrations excessively high
then the corn Is the cheaper foodprovided
the carcass brings a fairly high price. 1t
has>been demonstrated repeatedly that in.
most localities the ideal balanced ration
for swine during the winter is one-half
middlings n one-half corn meal varying
the ration by an occasional feed of corn
on the ear without, of course, the mid
dlings. A still cheaper ration giving quite
as good results consists, OF ope-third soy
bean meal and two-thirds corn meal pro-
vided the former can be bought at q fair
price. 1t has been proved Beyond question
that an entire corn ration lays the animal
open to various diseases and that, beyond
a certain point, the exclusive corn ration
adds practically nothing to the weight of
the animal so that nothing is gained in
feeding more than is necessary to sustain
life. Try one.of the balanced rations sug-
gested and you will find 1t profitable as
others have.
EARLY WINTER POULTRY NOTES
Consider that the birds that have been
on the range all winter will miss the
abundance Of fresh air during the first
weeks confinement and turn them out in
h yards.for exercise every pleasant day
allowing them to stay there as long as
they wish and while they are out take the
opportunity to. throw open all the doors
and windows to obtain thorough ventua-
ton and to purify the house.. II there. is
no scratching shed arrange some plan
whereby the house can be made as light
es possible during the day and especially
so that plenty Of sunlight will scatter it.
self over the floor. Above all things see
that the floor is dry at all times particu-
larry II 1t is an earthen floor. II it gets
too damp thto will invariably mean a SAC
cold. Then see that the food consists Of
as great variety as possible trying to pro-
vide the grain. the animal food and the
green food such as they havesbeen used to
on the range. Really this Is of more Inn
portance. at his season % the-y year than,
later after they have forgotten, to some
extent. the;comforts and doys,of the range.
sDosnot have the fiocks too large; II one
hasibut one house it is,better to divide It
for three tflocks OF twenty than to turn,
them all In together. And. by the way,
when dotngrthis dividing see to II that the
.cockerel Is with the hens and the older
cocks with h pulletA.
ROOT CROPS AS A RATION.
While many. or indeed most, of the root
lcrops contain considerable food value. 1t is
mot claimed by those who advocate feed
ing e that they contain elementsrwhich
win make them a prominent ingredient In
1.-THE balanced ration. Not understanding
this many dairymen, especially. have OBJ
jected to root crops for their cows, hence
have discarded a most valuable adjunct
TO the ration for mich cows. In
their way roots supply to the COW the
same essential succulent feed that does
silage and there is nothing better for keep
ing the bowels in perfect conditions to
say nothing of the value ofsroots as an APP
petizer. Take the average daily ration Of
corn meal. wheat bran and oF meal with,
the necessary roughage and . daily feed
OF even a mall. quantity Of roots win add