Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-11-09

tIC HUN NIX aIo'tilo - 49, -,
already satisfied. BE careful to use small
grains In this. manner OF feeding. wheat
being bly, the best for the purpose.
LIGHTING THE BARN.
1t is practically impossible to get along
without an artificial light of some kind N
a barn and the lantern Is probably tho
most usefu! article OF this kind available
for the purpose. Any onfiagrations re-
sulting from It's use are due to careless
ness. 1t Is easy to arrange a number OF
convenient hooks and nails in the barn
on which to fasten the lantern so there
VIII be little dangc Of upsetting II. Have
the appliance according to the location.
In some places a spike driven into the
studding at the proper angle Will he just
the thing. In other places a stout rope
or better a wire, fastened 10 the wall Sc
curely and at the other end fasten .
snap such as is used on a harness will
handling the lantern. In other places q
projecting strip will make the safest rest
ing place. Do not set the lantern down
on any place raised from the floor: there
is always Hanger of its being upset In this
way. Above all things do not use an
ordinary hand lamp in the barn. Get q
lantern and buy a good one. then keep II
is good condition as to chimney and burn
err and there will be little danger from IL
in any way. Put up these different nang-
ers in every part OF the barn and in the
other buildings occupied by stock.
YARDS FOR DAIRY CATTLE.
The best dairymen believe implicitly in
exercise for their cows. but they also real
iZe that they are delicate animals and that
TO permit them to remain out of doors long
on a cold or windy day during the winter
does them more injury than good. While
the feeding shed referred to IN this de-
partment IL an IDEAL place for exercise It
is not in the open air go the COWS lose the
benefits of breathing fresh air. m ex-
cellent way to arrange a yard for exercise
is to build a deep shed In the portion Of
the yard where the wind Is less likely to
enter 1t. Then. with boards or corn fod-
der. erect wind-breaks all around the yard
running them up six feet or more high.
See that the yard is we'll drained and that
1t is cleaned of the excrement each day be-
fore the COWS are permitted to enter 1t. In
order that the animals may be more con-
tented while in the yard supply them with
just enough roughage so hat each one OF
them can make a good cud. Have the
shed and the yard large enough SO thai
there will be no crowding hence no dispo-
sition to quarrel. With such a yard the
animals ma be turned out nearly every
day during the winter provided some care
is taken to remove the snow In sections
Niic INK SIOW idI II uedNy. DO not per-
NIT the cows to remain out too long. Err
on the side of a short time and daily rath-
er than for several hours two or three
times weekly.
FOR COLDS IN FOWLS.
Soon the cold, rainy days of late fall will
have a tendency to create severe colds
among the poultry. most of them being of
a catarrhal nature. The chief danger from
these colds is the possibility of develop
into roup that most dreaded of all DIS
eases among poultry. OF course preven-
ton Is better than cure and this is readily
given by seeing that the fowls and pullets
nave a chance to get under cover when 1t
rains and hat their houses are dry and
comfortable. Have at least a portion of
the house covered with chaff on which the
fowls may walk and warm their feet. II
a colo is detected among the birds, and es-
peclally II 1t Is OF a catarrhal nature, pre-
pare the following mixture. One fluid
ounce OF alcohol, ten drops OF tincture OF
aconite, ten drops tincture of spongia and
ten drops %tincture of bryonia. Mix these
ingredients thoroughly and put one-half
teaspoonful In each quart of drinking wa
ter taking care that the birds have moth
ing else to drink. II taken In time This
remedy will Kill an incip:ent cold very
quickly. During the colder days of win
ter see that the drinking water given the
poultry ls quite warm, indeed as hot az
they can drink 1t. This Will do much to.
ward preventing colds il the fowls are
chilly.
CLEANING THE HOG PENS.
Cleaning hog pens is not a pleasant task,
but the work should be done both fire.
quently and thoroughly II one would be
assured of healthy hogs and general free
dom from odors. II it is possible to pro-
vide the pens with cement floors with the
proper cutters the work will be much
simpl.hed. then II the yards are of gravel
well packed down and slope to cutters on
all sides the work will not be difficult II
1t Is done frequently. Az cleaners and dis.
nothing mpa with white
WASH n a solution of carbolic acid. Clean
OUT all the rough dirt with a shovel and
broom. then make q solution of carbol.c
acio strong enough SO that 1t will have 4
decioed smell and spray 1t over the walls
and into the cracks. For want of a better
sprayer use a broom. With a hand broom
Inc spray can be we'll applied and with the
larger broom 1t is easy to get into the
corners. Let this soak in for a few hour.
ana tnen bring the w%hitewash Into play.
applying IT thoroughly and thickly. Use
.ne carbolic acid in the yard as well as
IN tne mousse and 1t will not be much OF a
TASK to Keep things clean. Once a wear
w.il not, however, accomplish this work
thoroughly for it ought to be done once
OF twice q month and as often az once n
week curing warm weather. There will he
little likelihood of disease amon1 .v,.ne
cared for in this manner