Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-06-01

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front. covering a similar place with fine
wire netting doubled as shown In the IL
Illustration and at the point Il. This wire
will keep out vermin as we'll. The lower
part of the coop is SO arranged that a
small door may be readily opened when it
is necessary to let the old hen out and yet
she cannot get 1t loose of herself: the Stats
are placed far enough apart so that the
chicks can go in and out at will and they
should be placed wide apart so that no
change will need to be made as the chicks
grow. A little more lumber and brains
put in the making of coops for chickens
would make the old hen more comfortable
and prevent many of the chicks from dying
of roup.
NITRO CULTURE IN COMMERCE
Some time since reference was made in
this department to the bacteria sent out in
concentrated form by the department of
agriculture and by commercial concerns.
Caution was advised In dealing with the
latter until one was satisfied of their re-
liability. Recent articles have been print
ed In magazines of wide circulation which
tend to give farmers an entirely wrong
idea Of this bacteria. or nit%ro-culture as 1t
Is now called. With the charge that the
department OF agriculture was uncon-
sciously aiding this plan. we have nothing
to do, but when the statement Is made.
without the slightest qualification. that
seed of clover inoculated with nitro-cul-
ture will insure not only a uniform catch
lint "a healthy vfUOrOnS and largely in
creased crop, 1t Is certain that the truth
should be told. OF the value of the con-
centrated bacteria, provided 1t is honest
ly made, there can be no question, but that
1t will Insure a uniform and largely in
creased crop of clover" Is misleading. Soil
for clover must be free from acidity, as
every farmer must know. but there is
nothing said concerning the fact that this
concentrated bacteria would prove a total
failure on soul soils, although this Is a
fact beyond dispute. This is but one in
stance in which the claims made for nitro
culture are unfair. but II there were no
others this one would be sufficient war
rant for sounding this warning. Try nitro
culture by all means If a supply can be
obtained from a reputable firm, but do not
expect to find it in a complete fertilizer
nor do not expect it to sweeten sour soil
so that clover may be grown upon it.
CLEANLINESS IN THE DAIRY.
One can scarcely be too clean with the
utensils used in the dairy, but cleanliness
sho'.ld go back of the dairy and begin in
the stables and with the cows. If the ami
mails are properly groomed and the stables
kept clean then plenty of scalding water,
plenty OF lime water and plenty of sun
ought to make the utensils as clean as 1t
is possible to get them. An excellent plan
of cleansing utensils is to wash them thor
oughly In scalding hot water, rinse them
in lime water and then place them where
the sun will shine in them as long as pos
sible during the day. The lime water is
cheap and is readily made by dissolving
a half bushel of lime in a barrel of water,
stir thoroughly and then let it settle fol-
two or three days. Then draw off the wa.
ter for use as needed. A good use for the
water after 1t Is used for rinsir Is on the
floors of the stable; 1t will help greatly IL
purifying things.
FEEDING YOUNG PIGS.
The common way OF feeding young pig
Is to pour the food in the trough and lie
The old SOW and the youngsters help them
selves. The result Is trouble with tn
pigs II not with the mother. Young pig
should always be fed by themselves an
never of any one kind of grain but Away
a mixture and that in quite sloppy form
Have 1t sweet and clean and of good quail
ity and feed 1t SO that they will eat II a
and grunt for more. There Is no objectio
to permitting the young pigs to eat at tn
trough with their mother provided til
latter has had her full meal and will es
little or none of hat provided for IL
pigs. After feeding the slop to the pig
we find II an excellent plan to give the
a little green food, provided they are NJ
in the habit of being on the range eae
day. Then have a sunny corner. dry al
with a comfortable bed of straw whe
they can sleep and grow while waiting f
the next meal.
FOR eRooDER RAISED CHICK
Naturally enough the brooder rails,
chick does not learn to feed itself SO W,
as the chick who runs with the old he
Most people who raise chicks in broode
do very well in the feeding during t
. bread crumb and the oatmeal period. b
. there is danger in prolonging these da
I and not starting the chicks to grow
soon as one ought. When they are thr
, Tor four weeks old they should have me
. substantial meals: there is nothing bett
: for bone and muscle forming than a d
. mash composed OF wheat, corn and OF
ground and well mixed and moistened wi
. milk mot sour until 1t will crumble II
:. bread. This mash should be fed at moi
y ing and night while at noon u little fiji
. .ly cracked corn should be scatter
through some fine straw SO that they n
scratch for II. Then the green food shot
: I've given, several times daily and in SIM
. quantities. Do not feed them anything
D the way OF animal food until they {
burned on to the ange. where they Z
. learn 10 catch insects and thus get all
= This sort OF food they will need until {,
! ,.Above all things do not neglect the &C
: fresh water aud the abundance q aha