Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-03-23

Crowd 10 the warm emu ana some or tilcm
are smothered while others are literally
roasted. Look we'll to the temperature OF
the brooder and if it is faulty in construc-
ton remedy it at once.
OPEN THE STABLE WINDOWS.
If the cows nave been stabbed all winter
they are likely to become uneasy as spring
advances and long for out doors. 1t is an
excellent plan to turn them out into shell
tered barn yards that are clean and so ar
ranged that the cold spring winds will not
blow over them. Give them some rough
age to MUNICH over while they are out. il
it is not feasible to turn them out yet then
arrange the stable SO they may have all
the fresh air possible without causing the
air to blow over them so they are
likely TO catch cold. The window arranged
so that 1t may be opened and the opening
covered by the muslin will furnish this air
without draught better than anything else.
Especially Siye the COW sun # 1t can be
done. If there is an open shed on the
place facing the sun into which the cows
may be turned they will enjoy immensely.
This little care just a few weeks before
they are turned out to grass Will help ar
fairs wonderfully especially with the COWS
that are pregnant. Try it.
WEAVING CALVES TOO SOON.
If the calf is to go TO the butcher as soon
as possible to market It after it is born the
sooner it is wcaned the sooner tho milk can
be used, but even with such a calf a week
at nursing is mono too much for the good
Of the COW, if nothing is cared for the
calf. This IS especially true If the mother
is a heifer for the nursing VIII greatly
allay the fever which the young cow in
variably has. If the calf Is to be raised 1t
should nurse for two weeks and have it's
mothers milk for a month or more after
it Is WCaued. Some dairymen furnish tho
milk Of the mother 20 the calf for as long
as three months, being very slow to pro-
vide anything else in the way Of food. and,
without doubt, the calf Is all the better
for this sort of feeding. The weaving time
is a period Of trouble for the dairyman for
a calf Is quite as hard to wean as a hui
man baby, but the job can be accom-
plished by patience and by patience only.
Above all things do not try to force the
calf to drink, but get the milk nto it's
mouth by some more gentle process. One
dairyman we know has q large nipple Of
rubber arranged so that it will be in the
same relative position TO the mouth Of tho
calf as would the nipple of the mother.
This Is fastened to q large bag containing
the milk. Tho head of the calf is placed
gently in position, the nipple warmed by
rubbing with the hands and gently urged
in the mouth OF the calf; once ii feels tho
familiar form 1t is quite likely to begin
SuN1Nili5 1b OiNts - lihil lGGu Is gwen II
in this way then the nipple is withdrawn
and the fingers dipped in the milk from a
pail are placed in the mouth Of the mouth
Of the calf and thus her attention is gradu-
ally drawn to the larger supply in the pail
and she soon gets the trick; the plan is
well worth trying.
THE SPRING POOR STOCK.
Thc man who would get all from his live
stock 1t is possible for them to give him
is tho man who feeds and cares for them
intelligently. There are thousands OF ami
mails that will be turned onto the range
this spring that have been half starved
during the winter. This is particularly
true of horses, that have had little work
10 do. Their owner has worked on the
plan that II there was no work for the
horse 1T should have only Just enough
food to sustain life; he forgets that stored
up vitality is necessary for the animal to
DO the heavy spring work Of the farm.
The poorly fed horse cannot give the ser
vices he would have given had he been
properly nourished, so after all It is poor
economy to feed too lightly during winter.
When this poorly fed stock is turned out 10
grass ii takes them half the summer 70
get in shape again and. IL they be cows,
the milk supply is correspondingly light.
Here again is where 1t does not pay to feed
too stingily. If the stock on your place
have not been well fed go at 1t now: give
them grain and fodder until time TO turn
them TO grass and, unless the pasture is
good from the beginning feed them for
some weeks. You will need to do this &
you expect to get proper returns soon.
THE SIMPLE TASK OF GRATING.
Cleft grating. which is mainly used for
top-working trees Is one of the most sue
cessful methods, provided IL is carefully
done and If so lone few CRAFTS VIII fail 10
unite. 1t is assumed that the worker
knows that only well grown shoots OF the
previous years growth should be selected
and that they should rave plump buds.
Cut these shoots some days before they
are TO be used and keep packed In sand
in a cool cellar. The ranches selected
for grating, the stocks, should be located
near the top of the tree and should be,
preferably, not more than one and one
half inches In diameter. Cut the selected
stock straight across with a clean smooth
cut then, with the grating chisel make a