The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-02-15

should they desire to stay. Ventilation, =
essential in this portion OF the house ros
the air Will become heavy during the nipb.
and the fowls will be dumpish and no,
likely to lay well II there is not good ven.
tilation.
USING THE OPEN WEATHER.
The man who does not spread the ma.
nure on the soil because it Is too bard
work in cold weather has little excuse for
this neglect this winter. If he would mako
some sort Of a test, in a small way. of tho
comparative value of manure in the barr
yard all winter, that stored In suitahla
sheds and that placed directly upon tina
soil soon after 1t is made he would find ths
results in favor OF the last named method
but, moro especially, would he realize
what he is losing yearly by having the
manure in the open barn yard subject to
the elements. We do not know If any one
has ever been able to calculate the loss in
one year TO rme throughout the Unit.
ed States because Of the manure lying in
the open barn yards, but 1t must be simply
During the open weather, with
little snow on the ground, the manure
spreader will do splendid work and vii,
put the manure just where one wants IT,
Even If it must be spread by hand 1t will
certainly pay to do 1t. Why not try the
plan suggested Of a small area manured
with the part which has been In the barn
yard all winter and an equal area. with
manure which has been under cover and a
thl1d equal area covered during the win
ter with manure and plowed under In tina
spring. Us the same quantity OF manure.
the same crop and keep careful note of re.
suits. 1t will certainly pay and another
year you Will not need advice on the sub.
Ject for you Will know from your own OK.
perlence just what to do.
Do . ATTAIN -@-
Unless positively sure that tho soil !.
sweet 1t is a good plan to start the pre-
paration of the soil for alfalfa by amply.
ing about 500 pounds to the acre of un.
s!aked lime and pillow under: then inocu-
iate the soil by spreading broadcast over
II SV pounds of soil from a field which has
grown good crops of alfalfa. The soil
s then to be narrowed and re-har-
ro"ed until one has as fine a seed bed as
ne would prepare for wheat. If tho soil
IS rich 1t will be q good plan to let the
teld lie for a little time, which may be
done If the work is lone early in the
spring, so that the first crop of weeds will
start and row large enough so that. with
the narrow, they can be gotten out of the
way before the seed alfalfa is soWn. Next
comes the sowing of the seed and it must
De sald here that the finest seed obtain
able, that which has been we'll cleaned and
o"s' '' AAytLN loo " IL Will lt g.
expensive but it will pay. Sow this seed
by itself (do not mix any other seed with
II Tor alfalfa does not need O. nurse
crop at the rate of 80 pounds per acre.
On rich soil the weeds are quito likely
TO get the start of the alfalfa making it
necessary to clip them off once and per-
maps twice before the alfalfa will hold its
this will be tedious work but Il will
A field prepared and sown to alfalfa
as directed Will become a permanent fix
lure on the farm nine times out of ten.
VENTILATION FOR COW STABLE.
Any dailyman who has had experiences
on both sides of the question Will saw
without hesitation that ventilation In the
staole means an added profit to the
aSlry. ventilation by no means can be
iad through open windows unless they are
placed but even this plan is
much better than the practically closed
room. While the best system of ventil-
alton Is undoubtedly the one that admits
the air from the bottom, we have made
me same plan we use in the poultry
houses WORK very nicely. In the stable
l6 cows we have three OF these
which are simply hollow fun
MESA loot square running through the roof
WIN holes eight inches square on the sides
u the top, and one board cut out entirely
lt the end which rests on the floor. This
board is cut out so as to leave an nneninp
'ust a square foot. An excellent plan Of
WINDOW ventilation is that described some
weeks since with a double window. one
ot glass and one OF muslin, the latter to
'llp over the opening when the window of
glass IS pulled aside. 1t Is also possible
% provide ventilation without draughts
windows by the use Of screens.
lhat Is arrange a light board screen on
ne SIDE OF the casing mex to the cow, so
hat "hcn the window is opened the wind