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along the same grooves, one from either
direction. If the wind is blowing hard
open the window of glass to the. desired
width, pull along the one covered with
muslin and hook it to the frame OF glass.
Enough air will come through the muslin
to give good ventilation and yet not cause
Z draught. According to the weather the
window can be opened any width and the
cloth covered one put in place. The whole
arrangement is exceedingly simple and SO
Inexpensive that there is no excuse for
not having them in every barn. The illus
tration shows the idea clearly.
FEEDING THE COW FOR PROFIT
If We admit that the COW is entitled to
more than enough food to keep her alive
we must ascertain What proportion OF the
food given is for that purpose and then,
If we desire a milk return, which we do,
feed so as to get such a return. OF course
the properly balanced ration must be
given to obtain the desired results. 1t is
estimated that full 60 per cent. Of the food
consumed by the COW is needed to keep her
In normal condition; that is, to live with
out giving any milk or adding materially
to her weight. 1t is plain, therefore, that
%rations of considerable quantity must be
given or else the food must be concentrate
nd. the major norton Of If if the cow jc tn
be all that is desired as a dairy animal.
What the ration shall be will depend
largely upon what one has to feed, assum-
Ing that all of it is not bought; if this
should be the case it is comparatively easy
to obtain the balances ration. Where corn
must form a major portion of the ration,
in many cases it is the only concentrated
portion, then the roughage must supply
the protein. Here is where alfalfa comes
in SO nicely. A first class ration would be
ten pounds of alfalfa, corn slower, ten
pounds; corn, ten pounds, and either bran
or cotton seed meal, two pounds. This is
probably one of the least expensive RAJ
tions for winter feeding known. If tim
othy or corn slower must be used in place
of alfalfa the quantity can be increased
one-half and the bran of cottonseed meal
should also be increased slightly. With
the foods suggested as a basis for a COW of
average weight it should be edsy for one
to work out by a few experiments a ra-
ton suited to his particular herd.
PREPARING FOR MATCHING.
Many poultrymen begin with their incu-
bators in February in order to get the
early Matched chicks which are so desir-
able and the same plan may be carried out
with. the old hen who gets broody il one is
prepare to care for the chicks which is
where the difficulty is, usually. There are
a number of first class breeders on the
market If one has the money to buy, but
good home made breeders are readily con-
structed at small cost. Perhaps the most
simple one is that known as the direct
draft which consists in placing the lamp
in one corner of the box, from the outside
and arranging a narrow gutter, so to
speak, of tin along the long way Of the
box with the opening about two inches
from the end; this forms Il flue through
which the heat from the lamp passes into
the box. The box should be we'll lined
With building paDer before the padding is
put in against which the chicks are to
seen the old hen hover the chicks viii
nave an idea of the requirements for q
brooder. Tho main precautions will be
to so arrange the lamp that it will not
set things afire and to arrange the box SO
that the chicks will not come in contact
WIN the heated fiues nor run any risk of
being smothered. Many an old hen who
has been carried into winter quarters be-
cause she is a good mother will begin to
get broody early and her motherhood i'm
clnation should be allowed to work itself
out to the advantage of her owner.
PROTECTING YOUNG FRUIT TREES
There are a number of good plans for
protecting the young trees from the raw
ages of mice and rabbits, during the win
ter, several of them having been referred
to in this department.. Where coal is
burned on the farm no better use will be
found for the ashes (minus the large clink-
crs) than in packing it around the
young trees. 1t requires less time than TIC
arrange n of the wire or tarred pape,
collars, and costs nothing. Proceed afte,
this plan. With a rake or hoe pull away
from the tree for two feet all around it
all the dried grass and weeds. Then mound
up sol eight inches and cover this witt
the coal ashes SO that they are a foot high
against the trunk and extend to a foot O,
more away from the bottom of the tree
This material will pack during the white,
and offers no warmth to the field vermin
In the spring it may be drawn away and
spaded into the soil where it will do nc
harm ever though it does no p~articula,
good. The pan is SO good It is worthy at.
tention.
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