Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-22
BALANCING RATlONS FOR POUL-
TRX

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TRY.
While the feeding of several grains fur
rishes variety it also has a better use in
that some of the grains. notably wheat.
furnish a portion of protein which is essen
tl"i IN the ration OF poultry. While on tho
range the birds probably get enough pro-
TEN In some way to balance the starchy
grains they arc fed hut during the winter
this is no. possible. The necessity for pro
tcin in the ration is one more good reason
Tor feeding milk which has been advocated
in this department. Combining bran with
milk, making Il thick Cruel of 1t offers an
opportunity for still greater variety and
furnishes n considerable quantity of pro-
TEN. Glover hay will also supply a portion
IL follows then, that the variety of grain.
the feeding of milk and of clover hay and
! other green material. has value beyond its
mere bulk and poultrymen will make no
mistake In working along this line.
RAISING CHERRIES FOR BIRDS.
In many states there is great alarm lest
the birds get more of the cherry crop than
the owners of the trees; SO great is the
injury worked by the birds in some sec
tions that efforts have been made 10
change the laws of the state so that the
birds might be destroyed. 1t hardly seems
as If this was necessary although it is ad-
mltted that where one has but a few
cherry trees the birds get more than their
snare but perhaps, 1t is only fair to feel
mat the birds are more valuable than the
iruit. on the other hand, where orchards
of considerable size are in bearing or are
to be set experience has shown that 1t
pays to set enough extra trees to supply
the wants of the birds; it has also shown
mat when the early juicy sorts are set for
TINS purpose and set on tho outer edge Of
the orchard. the birds will live almost en-
iirely on these AID while they Will damage
The Iruit OF the other trees some 1t will not
be much particularly If the varieties are nf
the sour kind. The experiment is wcl
worth trying in any cherry section.
GET THE BEST SEED POTATOES
Ihc potato grower who has ,ontcndrl
with rot and blight need not be told that I;
Is to his interest to buy only the best seed
tubers this spring and this is PARTICULAR,
necessary If they are grown in sections
where these troubles were prevalent tho
past season. Seed of the highest QUALITY
Is the best possible preventative of rot and
blight and any price within reason should
be paid for the seed tubers in order to oh
ain the highest quality. The seed markets
indicate that while there will be an album
dance of late sorts the supply of seed
tubers of the early sorts Is not so plentiful
so that prices are likely to advance SOM
as planting season draws near. so IL WORD
at this time should be needed.
~ NOSD nA ItON fOH COWS.
The following ration and it's variations
or substitutes have been found profitable
yet not expensive. The first one Is per-
maps more nearly II balanced ration than
the other; II consists of 20 pounds of clover
nay, $ pounds of corn and cob meal and
two pounds of cottonsccd meal. The other
is composed OF corn and two pounds Of
bran. In sections where neither clover
alfalfa or cowpea hay Is obtainable and a
MIXED or timothy hay or corn fodder Is
USED, the balance may be maintained Ly
increasing the quantity of the concentrat-
ed 1oods whether bran. oats. gluten meal
or cottonsecd meal. 1t is an excellent plan
TO experiment with the different rations
until ono is obtained which gives tho dc
sired results.
MORE ROOT CROP SUGGESTIONS
III 1t were possible to give every farmo,
III th' country an object lesson on tn,
'alue OF root crops there would be no fur
Their difficulty in convincing them that
fair portion of the farm could he rive,
over to them with profit. There is not ar
animal or bird on the farm from the hors,
10 the bantam hen that would not he ma
,erlaiiv benefited by the daily feeds OF
roots In some form. They require some 8,
tention during the period or c,,,tiy. t,on
especially the smaller ones, but the viel.
~ generally good and they arc easily ken
through the winter SO they are certain,
prottabie to grow. Do not give over
poor portion of the farm to root crons e.,
they are valuable enough to Warrant ,,s;r.
a POT rich enough to give a good crop,
HOME MADE GRAIN nox
There Is enough grain stored on eyer.
farm to warrant the building of n rrain
box particularly when one can be h,,,,t
Tor a very small sum and with bur uttia
labor. Such a box is easily constructed
from dry goods boxes using a number of
city and set them end to end fast.nt"n
them together or not as desired: the front
are cut so as to obtain the proper slant
and then a cover is made SO thai tho Inv
or boxes may be locked If necessary m