The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-02-15

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Of sawdust trampcd down to give a level
surface. Figure 5 shows the drain pipe.
The smaller diagram shows how the lun-
Der Is put together. The boards Of com
mon lumber both inside and outside are
indicated by A while X shows the air
hamb between. p indicates u layer of
paper and lastly, on the outside, the clap
boards shown at c. The illustration is
plain and will serve as a guide for build
ing in any dimensions desired. On the
farm where poultry, milk and fruit is
raised an Ice house is a necessity and IL
one IS near q body of water that freezes
the ice obtained is worth all its costs TO
haul 1t and to build a house for it.
FEEDING LAMBS IN WINTER.
There is considerable difference of op:n-
ION between expert sheep ratsers on the
subject of winter feeding of lambs, the
claim being made on the one hand that
the lamb can only be carried through the
winter in good shape on a ration COM
posed largely Of grains, while others feed
eTS claim this method to be e~xtraVagant
and advocate the feeding of high class
foEGhagc almost exclusively. AS for the
latter plan it is admitted that the season
OF feeding is Of necessity longer to obtain
the best results but that is balanced by the
- >N'I. "a pei ltlltt OIL oInFf'
feeders is along the line of using both
grains and r%oughage intelligcntly, start
ing the lambs on the best of clover hay
ana alfalfa is possible and when they get
large enough feed a small ration of corn.
increasing 1t as they grow. On farms
where root crops can be grown and where
some portion can be given over to small
crops of grain it pays to follow the plan
OF both grain and ~roughage for the lambs
particularly If the latter can be fed In
racks in large comfortable sheds where
the lambs will have plenty of exercise.
with fresh water at hand, room to gambol
and sweet fodder in the racks they VIII
CONSUME surprisingly large quantities of
roughage and thrive ON it.
TIMOTHY HAY FOR cows.
The man with a good crop Of first class
tlmothy hay and a good herd Of mich
COWS is to be envicd for he can sell the
nay at a price which will enable him to
buy almosta anything his cows need to give
the best results. With a crop of oat hay
or oat straw as it is generally known, on
hand the sale of the timothy to horsemeu
Will enable him to buy all of the grain
needed to make with the oat straw a
splendid balanced ration. The timothy
hay Is first class for horses, but very poor
feeding for cows that are being MIXED.
Bran, corn meal. oil meal and gluten meal
in equal quantities fed with the oat straw
as rouGhage will give the mich COW a
pretty Well balanced ration which, will
bring the rich milk. Add to this OCCASION
al feeds of root crops, keep the cows clean
and comfortable and well watered and the.
results should be entirely satjsfactorv
The beauty of this plan is that at the us
ual price for clover hay and the price for
timothy the sale Of the timothy will nav
nearly the entire cost of the other good
things recommended for the COW.
GROUND FEED FOR HORSES.
Horses do much better when thew grind
their own feed no matter what Il NAV be
hence. except on special occasions, it is
not desirable to let horses have much
ground food. Corn. If fed should be given
sheilea at times and other times on the
ear; other grains should invariably be
given whole and, only on rare occasions
should the hay be cut very fine. Tiu,etn INV
or mixed hay should be- fed, the former 10
be preferred. Fed the proper ra ttops In
this way With aomc roots occasionally
there WIN he little danger of Indigestion
proVlaea the horse Is properly stabbed
Where there IS considerable ventilation.
and good water are. of course. %.
sential and with the other things mem
toned there ought to be little trouble with
the morse at any time. During the winter
grooming should he ions with special care
Tor with the thick coat It Is apt TO get
uiity ahh tll' d.rts 10 out of sight unless
the grooming is done thoroughly cach day.
use the comb. the brush and n large cloth
Tor the !inal rubbing off of the dust by the
brush.
DANGER TO POULTRY.
While 1t is pleasant to see the fowls cot
20 much exercise and sunshine during this
long open winter, one should be prenared
at all times for the cd weather like,y
10 come any day. The main danger lies
IN permitting the houses to become da mn
or to allow the fowls to remain our tnn
long. Even during these pleasant dav vs.
we ma 1t the best plan to give the birds !
the range only about three hours at tho |
nlauie OF the day; the rest of the time
.ney have me open scratching shed for ex-
ercisc, but the curtains are dronna, -
soon aS tho cnld u.;aa Laa:.. t!.G 20.