Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-01-06

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sired dimensions. dividing it into three
compartments. Have the back board
about 6 inches wider than the front board
so that holes may be made in II by which
TO hang the box TO the wall with screws.
Tho front board is TO slope in at the bot
tom, hence the end pieces are cut at the
proper angle. The bottom board extends
about 6 inches and aToun the three sides
Of this bottom board are run strips about
inches high. so as TO form a sort or
trough. The feed is placed in the com
partments, corn in one, wheat in another
and a third grain in the third. BY reason
of the slope this grain will run readily
10 the bottom and into the trough so the
fowls can easily reach it. Hang the box
TO the wall so the 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 out or
the bins. The illustration clearly shows
the continuance which may be 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-
vi dLG wa AtAA ~ 1870
experimenters have boldly made the state
ment that certain combinations of root
crops have a feeding value equal TO grain;
not that they will taxi the place of grain
in the ration entirely, but that they may
be substituted for from so to so yer cent.
of the grain ration. If this is so the
growing of root crops opens up a field
which dairymen should take advantage of.
There are few farms which will grow
orain huf uhat will orOur rOOt prnpS and
the labor in growing the latter is GER
tainiy no greater than that required 60
grow grain. No better advice can be given
the 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
1t for themselves. This is so beyond
doubt so far as wild animals are COM
cerned; but long years OF domesticity has
dulled some of the masticating powers OF
the farm animal. This may not be good
science, but all who have experimental
intelligently know that most farm ami
mails, with the possible exception Of the
morse, 90 pest Wnc1 the IOOl Is BIOulu
before feeding and the ~roughage 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 crosswise with a Ratchet. In feed
ing we sometimes moistened the mass
with warm water and then sprinkled a
little bran through it. We would then
take q forkful of nice clover hay, place
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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. Iry ~.
THE MODEL HOG PEN.
1 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 IL 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 sand was re-
moved ana otner ciedn sahu supo'
The pen 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 a wide door, hung
to swing readily both ways, opened into
the pen proper and Windows were IN both
sides of this house. giving ample light
n sun a door opened on the side 70
permit tho owner 10 enter the pen with
out going into the yard. IL was almost
impossible for the hogs TO catch cold OF
be at all uncomfortable under this ar
rangement. and as a result 1t cost less tc
feed them, they were never i'll and they