Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-01-04
PROTECTING THE MANURE.

PROTECTING THE MANURE.
The annual question concerning the dis
position OF h stable-made manure comes
up AZ the pile begins to assume formidable
proportions. BY far tho best way OF TAX
ing care OF It II to spread on tho fields
where 1t will go down into the soil n be
in readiness for the crop which Is to b
sown in the spring. II It is to be stored
the ideal place Is tho pit with cement
bottom which will hold the liquid excre-
ment. II this cannot be lone then store 1t
under a shed. placing 1t in layers n let
the hogs root 1t over. II even this is not
feasible then put 1t In piles not very high
and cover with any old rough boards; al
most anything that will keep out the rain
which causes the liquid portions to leach
away. An excellent plan is TO choose a
i,.ace where the soil is . clay nature and
Dig. q trench all around the space where
tho file is to be and in this way save some
OF the. liquid which may be scooped up
and poured back or the pile. Use the pile
as a receiver for the slop from the house
and see that II is forked over several times
during the winter. The main thing. how
ever. is to see that 1t Is protected from
the elements as much as possible.
WHAT PURE MILK MEANS.
Many dairymen are complaining that
they cannot get an Increased price for
their milk: the same beggariy sum year
after year. while certain dair. concerns
are selling certified milk at price, which
seem very high. Our friends do noAcon-
slider that In order to produce the Milk
which will pass inspection many thihS
are required which the average d%airyinan
utterly ignores. The rules governing iu-
spected or certified milk in many states
are too lengthy to give here but the one
item OF the care OF stables, as required by
the law Of the state of New York, which
Is similar to the law in other states, will
interest the dairymen. The ventilation
must be sufficient. so that the barn shall
be light and the air never close. The floor
ing shall be of wood or cement. The cell.
ing shall be tight II there Is q loft above
that is used. Basins. hand brushes, clean
water, soar and clean towels shall be pro-
vtded in the barn adjacent dairy room. The
stable shall be whitewashed in the fall
and in the spring II necessary. A sufficient
number OF lanterns shall be provided to
permit the milking to be carried on proper
ly. Clean the ceilings and sidings once a
month. h bedding shall be shavings,
sawdust, dried leaves. cut straw or other
material that meets with the approval OF
the commission. h soiled bedding must
be renewed daily. The manure must be
removed daily from the stalls and open
manure gutter. II a covered manure gutter
Is used 1t must be kept in q sanitary con-
dition. The application OF land plaster OF
lime O the floor daily Is recommended.
Sweep the loor outside the stalls dealy, al
least an hour before milking Is begun. II
your dairy IL run Of this line. reader, &c
far rs the stables are concerned you would
be in line to market certified milk because
you would be willing to meet the other re
Q~utrements. II you are In line look up the
commissioners In a near by city md &c,
q higher price for milk.
MloTAkEs IN TREATING RoTA.
TON Crops.
It 10 granted by every intelligent farmer
that rotation Of cropy Is necessary in or
der to properly preserve soil fertility:
there may be differences Of opinion as to
the crops which should follow each other,
but this is largely due to what individuals
find works best In their own particular
cases. 1t is an accepted fact that any soil
that will produce good grain crops will
produce good grass crops &c that corn
and grasses are two OF the natural rota-
tive crops although they are not always
correctly treated. What is meant 10 this
Timothy Is frequently sown in clover, the
idea being that the clover will fertilize
thes soil and largely die out the first win.
ter leaving the soil free for the timothy.
This IS good argument. of course, and the
plan works nicely when the timothy Is cut
the following season. but. too often. it is
permitted to make q second crop and In
the making OF 1t uses up the nitrogen
taken into the soil by the clover SO hi
none Of 1t Is left for the benefit Of the
grain crop which IS to follow in the rota-
ton. To a certain extent the mistake Is
made with the grain crop in the same
way. the first crop being so large the own
err is tempted to try a second sowing OF
the same crop on the soil and thus breaks
the cham In his system of rotation and
fails or the second grain crop or on the
next crop In the rotation which follows the
grain crop. The future fertility OF the
soil depends. in a larger degree than we
think. on the rotation of crops, but this
rotation. whatever 1t may be, must be
carefully and religiously carried on year
after year to produce results.
PLANNING FOR LARGER FlOcks
Many farmers have gone Into winter
quarters greatly discouraged that they
have &c little cash to show for their sea-
soE Of hard work and especially are they
discouraged at the prospects for the com
ling season. There are as many causes for
this announcement ~ there are men and,
- many cases.. the man las only himself
lN biazn.. There are cases. however,
where everything poinu to . change In
jcrops being desirable ana in such casea
land whore n 10 advantageously located,
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