The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-06-22
TRAINING THE FARM BOY.

sections because of the number of boys
who strike out into the world for them
selves. Yet, if one will look closely to
The surroundings Of the average boy on the
:arnl how little one will see which is call
,ulated to endear the boy to rural life.
We work our boys too hard to begin with.
it is not natural to expect boy to get out
IF bed at or o'clock in the morning and
work until dark, perhaps longer Even
sunday brings only partial respite for
lie must do the chores and If there is a
larry, milk the cows twice daily. Is it
my wonder that he looks with envy on
The boy in town who works. at longest,
rom to 6? Again, we do not surround
our boys with things which are calculated
20 make him feel that home is the dearest
spot on earth. Rarely is there music,
BOOKS or periodicals, outside of the news
paper and the agricultural papers. NO
magazines no papers in which a boy
would be interested and no books suited
20 his years. Entertainments are few and
tar between and, as consequence, the
BOY simply cannot stand the monotony.
No one better than the writer appreciates
The drudgery of the farm, but surely it is
worth an effort and much sacrifice to do
anything within reason to keep the boy
1t home. TO specify what things should
De done is almost unnecessary for if every
.ather who reads this will take the time to
think back over his own boyhood and jot
Town the things he yearned for he will
know what his sons wants for boyhood is
much the same now forty years ago.
Think it over and find some way of, at
least, making an effort to hold on to the
boy.
MoLAssEs FOR HORSES.
While there is considerable food value
in molasses It's chief value is as a diges-
tive and it is well worth trying on any
horse when there is a loss of appetite. A
good plan is to see that the teeth of the
animal are in proper condition for this
often times has much to DO with loss of
appetite; have skilled veterinarian at
tend to this part of the work for you then
mix the grain given the animal with just
enough molasses to make thicl, porridge
seeing that there is a liberal supply of
good wheat bran.in the mixture and you
will see a decided, Improvement. If the
animal is badly constipated give a cathar-
tic, using salts as the easiest thing, and
when the bowels have moved freely then
start the ration with the nolasses using
for roughage a good quality of hay free
from dust and well 1noistened. Be care
full not to make the ration too heavy at
first and that not too much roughage is
given. Good oats mixed with the wheat
bran and the.molasses will do much to
keep the horse in good shape so far as its
digestive organs are concerned.
KEEP THE SWINE CLEAN.
The writer is one of those who do not
believe that it is necessary for a hog TO
be dirty in order to thrive and be happy:
on the contrary we know from experience
that it is profitable to give the swine good
care and particularly during the summer
when they are being raised for the fall
market. To accomplish this we feed what
swill IS made at the house daily;if there
Is more than the hogs can take care of the
balance is thrown away for we do not be-
lieve that spoiled swill Is of any value to
The hogs, but rather a detriment Tho ami
mails are given a grassy run, their pens
are disinfected three times week the
water they drink is as clean and pure as
that drank by the people in the house. A
pile of wood ashes and quantity of SAIL
Is kept in a convenient place and a lirtle
Of each is given the hogs twice a week.
That they greedily eat of both Is good evil
aence that they need them. In short treat
the swine as II they were naturally clean
ly and you will find they will meet you
more than half way. 1t does no. follow
that swine should be given costly food.
this cannot be afforded at the low price
for pork, but what is given them can be
fresh and clean and on such feed they VIII
thrive.
PROTECTION FROM FLIES.
The widow who made blanket or CO.'S
tune, as she called it, of muslin for her
one COW during the summer was not to be
laughed at and the plan is entirely feas-
tble for herd of cows. This arrangement
was made of unbleached muslin, cut so as
to button around the neck close to the
horns, being held in place with cords
around the neck and around the horns
and with a cord similar to crupper strap
at the tail end; it was buttoned also on the
underside OF the body. The Increased
quantity of milk more than paid for the
material and the labor. There are a NUM-
Der of sprays on the market which are en-
tirely harmless and which keep flies or