The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-01-12
ADVANTAGES OF STALLS FOR
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An anxious reader writing for some
remedy to assist in curing the udder of a
COW that was badly bruised says that his
COWS a no separate stalls because that
plan takes up too much barn room, though
he has a badly injured valuable COW like
ly to be of little use in the future, who
was injured because she did not nave a
stall for herself. Where COWS are tied. or
arranged in %stachions, SO that there is
nothing between them when they lie down
there is always danger of one or more of
them being injured by being trampledupon
by one of the other animals. Usually the
teats or udder are the parts injured and
these parts are so delicate that an ixury
to them is difficult to repair. Admitting
that separate stalls lessen the barn room
the question is less room and %uninjured
COWS or vice versa. Some weeks ago a di-
Niding fence was described in this depart
ment which would be cheap to construct
and which would prevent Just such in
juries as referred to above. Separate stalls
may be had at comparatively small ex-
pense and Of any desired arrangement.
Even the most costly of then1, within rea-
son, would be cheap compared with the
milk loss of a valuable cow.
THE NATIONS FREE SEED DISTRl-
BUTTON.
For many years attempts nave been
made by seedsmen and farmers who are
alive to the situation to induce congress
to abolish the law making 1T compulsory
IN the agricultural department to SEND
out free seeds. All of these attempts fail
because some of our Representatives at
Washington have an idea "a false one)
that the free seed distribution makes
them .'solid" with their rural constitu-
ents. If they but knew how farmers, as
a rule, treat these seeds, they are usual
ly fed to the swine, they would be glad to
change the law which involves the eXpen-
diture of a large sum nedlessly. 1t is not
within the province of this department
10 defend seedsmen, If indeed, they needed
help, but this farce of sending out seeds
has gone far enough and the only people
who can stop it are those who receive the
seeds. 1t was originally designed that this
distribution should be the means of in
PRODUCING to farmers new and desirable
sorts. but of late years it has meant only
the sending out of a lot of old stale seeds
which no one wants. Help save this cost
TO the country, reader, by returning to
your congressman the seeds sent by his
direction with a letter saying they are of
no value to you and that you prefer to buy
feeds that VIII terminate. If this was
done a single year, generally, the nuis-
Rnce would be stopped and our money
Eaved.
PROTECTING THE SHADE TREES
In q small city in New Jersey a local
,do SOlIlpdJiy MtIc CAceIulISIVZ nGgllpGnC,
In Joining the pipes comprising their mains
md, as a consequence many shade trees
We're destroyed by gas leakage. Requests
nor threats did no good SO the residents
took the matter in hand and passed an
ordinance that, In effect, made the gas
company liable to damages for an amount
IN accordance with the age of the tree
when it could be proven the tree was
killed by the leakage Of gas from their
mains. A suit was brought a year later
and the case carried to the higher court
by the g-astcompany where the Judgment
of the lower court was affirmed. Pos
Fibly a value too high was placed on the
free, although that is doubtful, for the
free was twelve years old and to replace
Ut another twelve years would be required.
Corporations are too careless in their
treatment OF shade trees and every town
and city IN the country should pass an
ordinance which would insure the proper
care being taken by gas companies and
Others whose work, carelessly done, is
likely to injure the tree. The trouble is
most people will not stop to consider the
number OF years required for a tree to
make q growth which makes 1t valuable
to the property, hence are likely to let
corporations do about as they please. The
several oranges throughout the country
will find this a matter which thew can
handle to the great ant Of town
residents, IL they will.
CUT CLOVER IS VALUABLE For
POULTRY.
In a recent issue of an agricultural
journal the poultry editor berates clover
as a food for poultry. He claims that 1t has
9ittle value as q food and is not much bet
ter fed as green stuff. No man who has
handled poultry long ever claimed that cut
glover was al e~gg-producer. The one and
fonly claim any intelligent and experienced
poultryman ever made for clover was that
It was valuable as green food and that Il
10 valuable for that purpose thousands OF
poultry men can testify. True, 1t Is best
as a change from other green foods.
using mangles, cabbage, potatoes and.
clover but in the absence OF other green
foods It will do much toward helping sus-
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