The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-12-29

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along the same grooves. one from either
direction. II the wind is blowing hard
open the window OF glass to the desired
width. pull along the one covered with
muslin and hook il 10 the frame OF glass.
Enough air will come through the muslin
10 give good ventilation and yet not cause
a draught According TO the weather the
window can be opened any width and the
cloth covered one put in place. The whole
arrangement is exceedingly simple and so
inexpensive that there is no excuse for
not having them in every barn, The illus
tration shows the idea clearly.
FEEDING THE COW FOR PROFIT
If we admit tina. the COW is entitled 10
more than cnough food 10 keep her alive
we must ascertain what proportion of the
food given is for that purpose and then,
if we desire a milk return. which we do.
feed so as 10 get such Il return. OF course
the properly balanced ration must be
gwen to obtain the desired results. 1t is
estimated that full! GO per cent. OF the food
consumed by the COW is needed to keep her
in normal condition: that is, to live with
out giving any milk or adding materially
TO her weight. 1t is plain, therefore, that
rations of considerable quantity must be
given or the food must be c~oncentrat-
ed, the major portion of it, If the COW is TO
be all that 10 desired as a dairy animal.
What the ration shall be will depend
largely upon what one mas to feed, aSsum-
ing that all of it is not bought: IL this
should be the case it Is comparatively casy
10 obtain the balanccd ration. Where corn
must form a major portion of the ration,
in many cases it is the only concentrated
portion. then the %roughage must supply
the protein. Here is where alfalfa comes
in SO nicely. A first class ration would be
ten pounds of alfalfa, corn slower, ten
pounds; corn, ten pounds. and either. bran
Or cotton seed meal, two pounds. This is
probably one OF The least expensive ra-
tons for winter feeding known. IL tim
othy or corn slower must be used in place
OF alfalfa the quantity can be Increased
onc-nalf and the bran of c~ottonseed meal
should also be increased slightly. With
the foods suggested as a basis for a COW Of
average weight it should be easy for one
to work out by a few experiments a ra-
ton suited 20 his particular herd.
PREPARING FOR MATCHING.
Many poultrymcn begin with their incu-
bators in February in order 10 get the
early Matched chicks which are so dcsir-
able and the same plan may be carried out
Win the old hen who gets broOdy if one is
prepared to care for the chicks which is
where the difficulty is, usually. There are
a number Of first c!ass broodcrs on the
market IL one has the money to buy. but
good home made breeders are readily con-
structed AT small cost. Perhaps. the most
simple one is that known as the direct
GRAFT winch consists in placing the lamp
IN one corner OF the box, from the outside
and a narrow gutter, SO to
speak, OF tin along the long way OF the
box with the opening about two inches
from the end: this forms Il fue through
which the heat from the lamp passes into
the DoX. The box should be we'll lined
with building paper before the padding is
put in against which the chicks are 10
huddle for warmth. Anyone who has
seen the old hen hover the chicks will
have an idea OF the requirements for a
broodcr. The main precautions will be
to so arrange the lamp that II will not
sc; things afire and to arrange the box 20
that the chicks will not come in contact
with the heated fiues nor run any risk of
being snnothered. Many AZ old hen who
has been carried into winter quarters he
cause she is a good mother viii begin 10
get broody early and her motherhood in
cEnation should be allowed to work itself
out to the advantage OF her owner.
PROTECTING YOUNG FRUIT TREES
There are a numbe of good plans for
protecting the young trees from the ray
ages of mice and rabbits. during the win
ter, several OF them having been referred
to in this department. Wher, coal III
burned on tn" farm no better use will he
FOUND Tor the ashes (minus the large citnk-
ers) thar in packing It around the
young trees. 1t requires less time than to
arrange one of The wire or tarred paper
collars. and costs nothing. Proceed after
this plan. With a rake or hoe Dull away
from the tree for TWO feet AL around il,
All the dried grass and weeds. Then mound
up soil eight inches and cover this with
the coal ashes SO tina they arc 2 foot high
gains the trunk and extend TO a foot or
more away from the bottom Of the tree.
This material will pack during the winter
and offers no warmth to the field vern,in.
In the spring it may be drawn away and
spaded into the soi! where II Win do no
harm even though it does no particular
good. The plan is 20 good 1t is worthy at
%tention.
THE EGG PRODUCING HEN.
There is much Controversy going on at
present over the Identical build of the
hen thai produces the greatest number or
eggs during the year. Each poultryman
has his own idea of what this form should
be so that 1t is safe TO say the argument
liz less important than we have been led, to
believe. The Standard, the guide book or
breeders, prescribed a certain typical form
and II is safe TO be guided by this, at least
70 the extent OF the size and weight OF a
bird at a given age. Beyond this it is Sc
rlously questioned II there is much in the
ldea that the hens producing the greatest
numbeIfof eggs in a year are Of q specified
We have worked on the plan
OF selecting our stock AS nearly to the re-
qu.reHents Of the Standard az was nos
: stste with fowls not bred for the show
yoofn. Then II any were plainly under
saze OF showed n delicacy Of constitu-
ZION they we're discarded. We have tried
10 breed 70 that the relation was not mo
close y from stock that an ancestry