The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12

thAt Il pail or a DAG can ne SET uIdcT lne
open end-bottom to catch the grains of
corn as they come from the shelter, If a
bag is used, hooks will have to be put in
the sides of the bottom OF the box on
which to hang the bag. A high box or a
pail would be preferable to the bag. The
cost Of making this device is very small,
any one with a few tools can do 1t and Il
will certainly ave both corn and labor.
Tho illustration shows the plan so clear
ly that no further explanation is ncces-
sary.
OVER CROPPING OF SOILS.
1t is safe to say that every farmer
whose soil II not virgin soil, has had the
experience of wearing out some strip of
soil by o~Ner-cropping, too ].ttle fertilizer
or wrong methods OF rotation. Some men
need to be taught this lesson, but once
and as soon as a bit OF their SOL begins to
show wear they build II up. Men who are
in Il position to know claim that the natur-
al supply OF potash in the SOL is almost
lini,less, and we know that by the use
of lcgumes we can add nitrogen to the
soil Mt small expense. 1t Is claimed, thereG
fore. thar p~hosphoric acid only need be
bought and hence the cost of building mp
OF OF rebuilding the soil is reduced to a
minimum. This Ii doubtless so under nor
nal conditions. but how many men so
crop their soil that the plant foods are
preserved III 1t in the proper proportions
~ DIV ~ NC nv tJt &I.DWInK 11l1Ot.
We do not know for a certainty, except
under chemical examination whether or
no We are getting the proper proportion
OF potash to the plant by cultivation nor
can We tell about the nitrogen except as
we may Judge from the growing plant
Possibly the result IN the following crop
when we think we shall nave done ALI that
Is possible for the best results. is a nom-
pletc disappolDtment and we begin to
scof AT the scient,sis' theories. That we
are gradually wearing ont our soils cannot
be denied and # is certainly a question
worthy of consideration that each Of Us
look more closely into how we are trea ting
our SOILS and md some way Of applying
the remedy II We are abusing them.
USE OF GROUND CORN coss.
While there has always been much al
versity Of opinion concerning the value Of
corn cobs for stock and particularly for
mich cows, no dairy oan who has expert
mented with them will question their val
ne when properly fed, but they offer a
temptation TO some manufacturer Of
ground feed which is not resisted. to the
dismay Of the feeder. Corn meal MS AN
extremely concentra ted food and ir fed IN
considerable quantities must have some-
thing of Il looser character to balance it.
hence bran is largely used. In a number
II experiments IL has been clearly found
that when the cob could be ground with
NV hiani at some locai mn SO that one
was certain OF what he was getting. IL
could be pordtably fed. We have found
that 1t paid to add cnough more bulk OF
the corn on the ear to make the same
quantity OF corn meal without the cohs. In
other words take to the mill enough corn
on the ear 10 give you The same bulk of
corn meal you would have had If the cob
had not been ground with the grain. Feed
this IN the usual ration and then cut down
the balancing bran two-third, for. If the
other grains and the r%oushage are proper.
the one-third bran will provide the reouis-
lite amount of portein TO the ration. on
the other hand 1t il unwise To feed The
ground corn and cob mixture that is on
the market unless you are pretty sure OF
the man who is responsible for the grind
ing.