The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-09-14

from year 10 year without the pasture.
Green food cut and placed In tho manger
r. not tho same. The open air. the free
dom from the harness. the yielding OF the
soft turf and the biting OF the grass are
essential TO horses and Il pays TO let them
have a spell at 81
WINTER SHEDS FOR STOCK.
Many dalrymen have demonstrated the
value OF the winter sheds for cows, some
OF them going 40 far as 10 keep the AMI
mails In those sheds oil the time not pro-
viding any barn space for them. and claim
ing tina II pays. While we like the plan
OF stRblinE the animals and shed feeding
them aftorward there II no doubt but what
the former plan In n good one. III this
plan works well with cows u Will work
equally well with sheep and with poultry
although with the latter the scratching
shed answers the purpose. We have tho
same sort OF a shed for tho sheep as Tor
M cows except that (. IL not so high a
structure. Along one side are the feed
inR racks and the rest OF the space Is for
them 20 roam around In: the shed u wei
lighted and the windows are arranged so
that all the sunlight possible gets into tho
shed. We ind the sheep enjoy this TO
such an extent that they are quite willing
to occupy this shed at night and often
times. unless u IN too cold. we let them
stay there. With US this plan was worked
into nj n time when we could not anord
the regulation barns and all OF the stock
was kept In these sheds and we ind that
ono thing confined animals appreciate
more than another IL freedom, room for
them TO walk around In. They do better
In every way and more than repay for tho
extra time required TO care for them.
THE BARN INTERIOR.
Readers OF his department will rcmcm.
Der the stories I have told OF my Swcdo
hired man who insists on grooming tho
cows as carefully as the horses. AZ first
we thought this considerable OF n joke,
but Il was soon discovered that the work
was profitable In the milk return so now
we take our turn at grooming. Some timo
ago his Swedo was set 20 withdrawing
the inside OF the poultry houses and after
this work was thoroughly done he wanted
the privilege OF whitewashing tho cow
stables. IL seemed TO us sometimes rs TX
he wanted TO put whitewash on every
thing which In any way could be soIlcd
and we havc allowed him so much liberty
in this respect that no whitewashcs tho
interior OF the hog pens. and certainly
thus adds 10 their beauty ms well as TO tho
healthfulncas OF the win Some day
while the COW are on the pasture 30 over
tho walls with n broom and sweep down
all dust and eobwebs and then thorough
ly whitcwAsh the walls. You will be so
much pleased by their appearance that
you Will ind 10 easy TO do ~ frequently
during tho winter. There In no reason
other Than custom why tho interior OF
barns should DO 30 dismal and lack SO
many conycnicnccs. Try some way OF
improving them: IL takes but little time
and the stock will DO all tho better for
having pleasant quarters.
WATCH THE PuLLET.
Depending as wo must on the younl
pullet for tho winter supply OF eggs II IL
only good business that we give the young
bird n little extra attention At least until
she gets well settled In the cgg producing
business. Bear In mind that ~ she has
been properly brought up. on the range.
she appreciates the Talue OF green food
and must nave Il II sho n to produce
eggs, therefore see that she gets all OF tho
green stun from the garden ono has 10
feed and keep her on the range just as
long rs there In anything for her TO get.
Indoors look well TO tho nest boxes Rnd 10
the roosts. In the latter placed low SO
that there will DO no need OF high nying
10 reach them. Above all look TO the clean
illness OF n hous I'm every particular.
Many pullets n been late in starting TO
lay because the lice were having their In
ming. Tho puliet IL not ablo 10 give her
time 20 fighting lice and producing riggs
ut the same time. Bearing IN mind that
since birth the puilet has been familiar
with plenty OF light and sun and see that
she has n sunny house. Not too large win
dows which will make trouble I'm tho win
ter. but 30 placed hat an abundance OF
sunlight will food the house. Then don't
forget that plenty OF clean. fresh water
Will help In the e production.
TROUBLE WITH GROWING CHICKS
Many complaints are received from
farmers about no alf-grown chicks dy-
ing apparently without good cause at this
time Of year IL n hard 20 get a chick up
10 a few months OF n profitable period and
then lose II. but Until all who raise poultry
learn TO fully realize the Importance OF
constantly hghting lice there Is likely TO
be a continuance OF trouble. II seems al
most safe TO gay that n ono can keep lice
out OF tho poultry house and OF OF tho
chicks and fowls there Is nothing easier
TO raise prontably than poultry. The bat
tic against lice should be u~nceaSinR.
Sometimes the trouble with h~alf-grown
chicks dying IL duo 20 feeding corn heavily
NJ this time OF yea After tho chicks
have passed the nursery stage 10 Is a good
plan TO cut corn completely out OF their
ration until cold weather sets In or. In
other words. until Il II necessary TO con-
fine them TO the house. Then corn u nee
essary 90 keep up the animal warmth.
FEEDING IN THE BARN YARD.
During tho fall before Il II cold enough
to put the stock under cover feeding must
be largely lone In the %barnyard or In some
other enclosure. Unless some sort OF n
rack n used there In n chance OF losing
or rather wasting much OF the fodder by
It's being trampled under foot An ideal
rack may be made OF 2xt material for the
posts. Mako 10 about two feet high and.
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