The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-02-16

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oox exactly eight inches from the bottom,
then fiji bench or shelf on these cleats
| with one end extending out the sufhclcnl
length and held in place with two legs.
| On this the pail is set while the mixer
occupies the top Of the box and straddles
! the pail. This appliance is readily made,
| is firm on the floor and, except in unusual
eases. no COW would be likely TO upset
either pail or mixer. The illustration
shows the affair very plainly.
CARING FOR THE PIG PEN.
The man who cleans his pig pens once a
year, and that when the health officials
make him do it, is the man whose pigs
have cholera and all other troubles to
which swine are heirs. The man VINO
would make profit from swine cleans his
pens daily of the bulk of the filth which
has accumulated. just as he cleans his
horse or COW stables: then, at least once
a month he goes at the job thoroughly and
uses plenty of lime and carbolic acid. Ii
the swine get lousy or NANCY wash MADE
of onc-third kerosene emulsion and Two
thirds water is used briskly with hand
broom. For the comfort Of the animal the
bed is always abundant, the straw used
is bright and clean and dry so that even
on cold nights the animals are reasonably
warm. The feed given at night should be
of :. warming nature, during the winter,
and in considerable quantity so the ami
mails will not get hungry too soon. Roots
should be given daily for the benefit of the
digestive organs and anything in the way
of hay that is given them should be moist
ened with hot water and given them as
warm as they will eat il. All of TINS VIII
benefit them immensely.
GIVING MEDICINE TO HORSES.
Many farmers are constantly dosing
their horses for fear they may be i'll some
time which is of course fooishness.
There are times when horses need medi-
cines and at such times the animals should
receive the best OF care. If possible they
should be taken from the stall usually oc-
cupied and placed in roomy box stall SO
that they may lie down in comfort if they
wish. The food should be light, rather
loosening on the bowels in it's general
effect and there should be plenty of bed
ding and the animal should have frequent
drinks of clean fresh water. If Il liquid
medicine is TO be given, do not follow the
, usual plan of pouring 1t out of bottle
down the throat OF the animal but get :;
! piece of garden hose fourteen or tifteer
! inches long and a bottle with neck 81
that the hose will fit over II nicely. TheI
run the hose down the throat Of the horse
attach the bottle and pour away. There
: will be no danger, in this plan. of the horse
breaking the bottle and getting it into hi:
, throat nor of knocking it out OF one:
hand After giving medicine to hors'
, turn him into a clean stall with just Il littl,
: nice hay for him to MUNICH. If he will, ant
: forget the dose.
WATCH THE POULTRY CLOSELY
, Once more the advice is given u
be very careful in the selection o
the breeding stock. The only way II
+ which this can be safely done is to know
what the birds have done In the way o
iaying and to know something, If possible
of their ancestors. Many of the pullet
so carefully brought to laying time ma
have proved, if watched, to be of lttl
t value as layers and they should be mar
keted at once so as to get rid of the eX
. pense of feeding them. To a certain ex
tent tho same is true with the old hen
| for it is often found that an old hen wi
: Law we'll up to the first of February an
c then stop perhaps until midsummer.
. the hen Is a year or more old and stop
laying for a month in mid-Yinter one ca
y safely calculate that her usefulness
2 past IT she gets broody use her as a
e incubator; If not. get her to the market
: soon as she can be properly fattcned. III
+ birds that are being pushed with all ide
\ TO mating them for breeding purpose
: ought to be well fed but not so much tina
: they will be likely to stop laying. Abov
e all things see that the feed given them
/ in considerable variety and that the
e have plenty of opportunity to exercise.
n AIMING EXPERIMENT PLOT,
: Tho writer is tn recent of many letter
: +hanxinr him for so constantly urging o
= farmers and gardeners and fruit grove,
II thc starting of a plot on which 70 expel
= iment with new varieties and with ferti
!. $50. I-nder such conditions the liberty