Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-05-17
KEEP THE PIGS BROWNING.


Regardless OF the cost of producing the
pig. that is the amount fed to the SOW
during the sucking period which Is pro-
perly chargrable to the pigs pro rate, the
main item of expense is in carrying the
pig to the market season hence 1t Is plain
that to accomplish this with profit the pig
must be kept growing: every mouthful of
food must count not only in the existence
of the animal but in its growth. 1t is com
paratively easy to do this if one has AN
abundance of fresh SKINNED milk from
the dairy but to do 1t with little or no milk
requires some skill and certainly great
care. We have succeeded best. with the
spring pigs, by giving them slop. using
what SKINNED milk we had. with bran and
keeping this as Il ration until they could be
turned out to grass. II the pigs are very
early we venture just a little corn meal.
but only a little for 1t is too heavy and
concentrated for their rclicate stomachs.
The main thing Is 10 get them onto grass
in good condition and Siis Is we'll done by
the use of the slop as indicated gradually
increasing the quantity of the bran until
they are having quite a respectable grain
meal. With an abundance of SKINNED
milk little or no bran Is used but the pigs
are kept in condition on the milk until
urned out to grass.
NOT TOO LATE TO SPRAY.
The season for the first application by
spraying Is just as the small leaves are
getting Il start using the Bordeaux mix
iure for the purpose. In many sections
this can be done even now but If tho leaves
nave gotten too great a start this will not
prevent the second and third applications
For the second application. which is made
when the bulk OF the blossoms have fallen.
use Bordeaux mixture and an insecticides.
As to what the latter should be opinions
dlf1er but many successful fruit growers
use a combination of one-half pound OF
white arsenic. two pounds of sal soda
boiied in half a gallon of water and. pre-
pared separately. three pounds of arsena.e
of lead this quantity of both to be mixed
to each 100 gallons of the Bordeaux mix
ture. The third application is usually ten
DAYS after the second depending upon the
weather: If Il heavy rain washes off the
second soon after it is applied then the
third application should Ike given at once
followed by a fourth ten days later.
CLEANLINESS FOR CHICKS.
Whether the chicks are Matched in the
incubator or by the mother hen cleanliness
OF coop and surrounding ground is abso-
luteiy essential In order 10 raise them The
coops should he thoroughly clean before
the chick are placed in them AT first and
during the period they are occupied they
ought &c he cleaned daily. This can be
done readily If there is no hen about and
II there Is arrange a little run into which
she can be turned while the coon is being
cleaned. Fine lime is a good thing 10 use
especially on the ground and it can be
rakod in so that 1t Will purify the soil for
some considerable depth. a little of it can
be used In the coop but the best way to
use it here Is to clean the coop thoroughly
then mix z lot of dry sand or soil with the.
lime. about onc-third lime. sprinkle "A little
insect powder through 1t aIs' spread ii on
the floor an inch or more thick. All drink
Ing vessels must be cleaned daily and the
water in them should be changed several