Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-01-25

be protected by wrapping it In straw and
mounding up the soil at the bottom so
that mice cannot make a bed In the straw.
Tie the straw losely about each plant then
set the basket over 1t. The Illustration
shows the idea plainly except that the
artist has left no opening at the top OF
the plant which should be done that a cir
culation of air pass through. The cost OF
this arrangement Is so small there ought
to be no reason why all plants needing
winter protection cannot be given it.
THE PROPER SEEDS FOR
MEADOWS.
AS a rule farmers are little inclined to
ask for help in the way of advice In work
ing out roubles of the farm. A mar will
go to his tailor and rely on the ~latter's
judgment as to material and cut: he will
be guided by the advice of his grocer to
some extent and so all through the list of
thoae from whom he buys with the one
exception of the seedsmen. This seems to
be particularly true in the matter OF the
selection of grass seeds. Seedsmen who
make a specially of grass seeds have eN-
perienced extensively aud are we'll posted
on the proper combinations for use to the
best effect on certain soils. IT is safe to
say that If a farmer will describe in detail
the character of his soil and the purpose
for which the grass crop is to be used. the
seedsmen can make a selection of grasses
winch WOulQ give IluCH IUUIc dCtob
results than IL the selection were made by
the farmer himself. So to some extent
with. the state experiment stations; many
OF them have experimental extensively
with grass seeds and are In a position to
advise planters as to selection. Farmers
ought to make more use of the
that may be had from numerous sources
Cor the asking, then they do.
THE STALL FED COW.
Somehow many dairymen have reached
the wrong conclusions when reading of
dairy farms where the cows are stall-fed
the year round. 1t NY no means Is intended
that the COWS shall have no outdoor exer-
else: on the contrary, except for COWS that
are on pasture entirely during the sum-
mer, few COWS are more intelligently exer-
cised and proper ventilation furnished
them than stabilized animals properly
brought up. At regular hours the
animals are turned into commodious harm
yards for air and exercise. During the
winter this out door exercise is as care
fully looked after as during the summer
and. in the majority of cases, the cows
occupy only sleeping hours and milking
hours in their separate stalls the balance
of the time being spent in large sheds.
Don't be afraid of the fresh air for your
animals during tho winter; see that they
have all the outdoor exercise the weather
will permit but more than all see that the
stables are properly ventilated and aired.
There are a number of Gevices for this
purpose and one OF the best of them Is the
window frame covered with muslin as de-
scribed In this department two weeks ago.
Remember that close confinement and foul
air pre-disposes the COW to tuberculosis
and that fresh air and plenty OF It will
enable her to do her share not only as a
milk producer but as a mother.
CARING FOR EARLY CHICKS.
Everyone who raises poultry for egg pro.
duction realizes the value of the early
Matched chick. Unfortunately many Of the
early Matched chicks die. from various
causes but 1t is worth considerable roubl
to take all the precautions possible to raise
all the chicks that are born healthy. On
Of the best methods of doing this is tt
provide a special house for the hens an
their broods. Such a house shoul be low
not expensive, and built so that the great
est possible amount of sunlight can en1el
1t: II this sunlight is admitted through
glass placed close to the floor care must b.
taken to cover this glass q; night. Tn,
space for each hen and her brood necs
not be large. four tset square would b.
ample. just enough to provide plenty o
room for exercise on the part of tn.
chicks. u this room for exercise Is gtvel
the chicks will not huddle SO closely abou
the mother in cold weather but will rul
around, bask in the sun and pick up small
grain If 1t is placed where they can get IT
in the chaff on the floor. All this is trou
BILE. of course. but it makes strong health,
chicks and reduces the number of death
among early Matched chicks to a mini
num-.
CARROTS AS FOOD FOR STOCK.
While carrots are somewhat more eX
pensive to raise than mangels they can b
fed TO all kinds of stock with success an
90 farther. Horses are especially fond q
carro.s and while they should not forr
a part of the regular ration. severe
quarts twice a week will do much towar
keeping their digestive organs in good cor
dition particularly If they are fed on ha
and considerable corn during the wintel
With cows and sheep carrots can be mao
n part OF the ration to considerable nc
vantage. A half bushel of carrots wit
the usual quantity of roug,agc wou!
work splendidly when the grain ration wa
something like two pounds of corn mea
one pound Of gluten meal and five pounc
Of bran. Il is supposed that the readt
understands that the term ration mear
the supply of food for the day for eac
animal. This ration Is not an expense,
one yet the leaving out II the CARO-