Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-07-13

is arranged so that the air does not blow
over them. One of the best plans for fur
nishing an abundance of air Is to have tn,
house well closed on the sides and back
and entirely open In front except tn,
covering of the open with wire netting. G;
course In the arrangement Of u a hous'
the roosts must be placed far enough bach
I'm the house so that the fowls will not h
wet should a rain storm come up. we
lave our houses so arranged that the glass
is taken out very early, the wire put IL
place and then a strong muslin curtaiI
hung on the inside which may be lowered
II the weather is too cold. We do this be.
cause the wire is put in place very early
In the spring and left there until very late
In the fall during which period the musliE
curtain gives all the protection desired.
In a house which was quite high one hall
the front, up and down, could be arranged
with the opening at the lower portion COW
cred with the wire while the upper portion
was closed. Give the fowls plenty of air in
the summer but give 1T to them In the
roosting house rather than letting them
roost in the open.
A FLY PROTECTOR FOR cows.
While It is probably better for the COWS
to be on the range all day, If they cannot
be provided with the proper amount of
shade we prefer the plan OF keeping them
IA ~ "pA NNlAhS NAN hNNN N"N
provided the stables are arranged so that
flies will not get at the animals. A good
way to do this IS to erect some rough avn
ings over the windows and then cover the
inside with fine wire screen or mosquito
netting. This will make the stables semi
dark and the flies will not be attracted to
them. A home mixed fly protector which
may be used In place of one Of the COM
mercial commodities If wished is made by
dissolying two cakes Of ordinary laundry
soap in water and mixing in one and one
half pounds o. resin, one-half pint or
fish oil and enough water to make three
gallons of the mixture. 1t may be applied
with a brush or spray using one-half pint
on each COW three or four times a week.
The idea IS to apply 1t until the hair has
a thin coat Of resin all over through which
the fly cannot penetrate. Don't FORGE
that plenty of cool clean water during the
summer will assist the cows in bearing
the heat and the torment Of flies.
DO YOU KNOW THE LAYERS7
The early Matched pullets who are to
form the laying colony the coming fall and
winter ought to be looked after from now
on. If one has started right he has kept
the birds from eggs known to have been
lain by egg producing fowls separate from
those Of doubtful ancestry; in such cases
there will be little trouble in Rowing which
puIlets will do the laying. If this has not
been done then watch the pullets grow
and keep an eye closely on those that
show evidences of vigor in the matter Of
health and hat are reaching maturity
more quickly than the others. Many poul.
trymen nave found that they had In their
foe birds which were eating the profits
of the layers. The only way to be certain
Of this is the nest trap but az this cannot
be put In operation untE later all the more
reason why the growing stock should be
carefully watched and those which are the
most promising placed by themselves. Do
not depend too much upon the range nor
nave the range too extensive for a bird
which must roam over acres Of ground for
feed cannot make the proper growth.