Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-05-22
RURAL ECONOMY.
Practical Advice.

Practical Advice.
A MIXTURE Of guano, suporphosphates
Of lime and potash salts Is An excellent
fertilizer for beets.
If a farmer or business man wishes to
iud how great q spendthrift he il let
him keep an exact memorandum OF all
the time idly spent.
A FARMER Of New England hired a
man who proved very expensive help, as,
in a months time, he dried up the cows
nearly a third simply by kicking and
scolding. ,ae
KEEP the strawberry bed clean, and if
a mulch is given it will save q great deal
of trouble in hoeing the weeds. A mulch
is put on before the berries begin to ripen,
as it keeps them free from dirt.
PLANT Gala lilies in the garden in
summer, and in the autumn pot them as
follows: One-third sand and the re-
mainder good garden soil; water with
hot water, and in the pot saucer keep a
sponge saturated with ammonia.
Iris economy to feed ground grain to
work horses. A pailful Of moistured
cut hay with three quarts Of ground feed
mixed with tits a good quantity of feed
for one horse. Give it nearly dry. A
A good feed for a work horse is equal
parts of corn, oats and wheat bran.
AS soon as the upper portions of the
straw of the cereal become yellow, no
further increase takes place in the weight
of the seed. If the grain be not cut
down o after the appearance of this
sign, its quality deteriOrates and its
weight diminishes.- Chicago Prairie
| Farmer.
BY raising the heifers of his best cows
the farmers stock will be improved.
Every farmer should aim to keep only
the best. A COW yielding only eight
quarts of milk a day does not pay for
the feed, and should be replaced with a
better n W. must look upon our live
stock as machiDes, kept for a purpose. and
discard Improbable animals.
To kill the rose slug. Dust the plant
weekly with powdered or air Stacked
lime, road dust or ashes, and repeat as
often as may I've required, or the plant
may be thoroughly sprinkled and washed
witha strong suds made of soft soap.
Another excellent remedy is whale oil
soap, n pound to eight gallons of water;
bend the bush owe and apply with a
whisk broom.
AS the days become warmer, ticks will
increase and sheep sppear restless under
their winter blankets. Give them shade
OF the cool side of a building, or put up
a temporary shed in a field where they
may escape the hot sun of monday. As
the sheep begin to nibble the new grass
look out for scours in the limbs. If this
appears, give a tablespoonful Of a mix
ture of pepperment water with prepared
chalk and a little vinegar. =
AFTER a wet piece of land has been
underdrained it may be best seeded by
blowing and sowing with oats rather
thinly. Oats succeed well upon cold
moist ground and upon a sod, and if
there are no more than two bushels of
seed per acre used the grass seed will
take very we'll with this crop. A mix
ture of four quarts of timothy, a bushel
of red top and a bushel of blue grass per
acre would be NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 4g-
racnlturist.
THE american Dairymdn says: "The
early made skinned cheese that have
appeared on the market this spring are
not meeting with the most cordial greet
ing, while full creams are sought after
and command top figures. Fine old
cheese finds a ready sale, often at a frac-
tion over quotations.; but that which is
inferior, or any way impoverished by the
use of the skinner, drags heavily, and
has to make concessions to the buyers.
These are among the indications which
faetorymen had better heed. Throw
away the skinner before it throws you
away. 1t has nc legitimate business in
the cheese factory"
FARMERS who live in sparcely settled
districts, Astounding in large, dry pas.
lures, can afford to give the time of a
faithful and intelligent boy the whole
summer through, to be devoted exclu.
sively to rearing turkeys. The young
broods must be watched rs constantly as
ever a shepherd watches sheep in a place
infested by wolves. Every night, or
during the day, on the approach of rain,
they must be driven to a roomy shed
with a tight roof. The mother birdY and
the young, can be o trained to be
diven as easily as cows are driven to
pasture. Give good forage ground, and
keep out OF rain and dew, and success is
about certain.-Poulhy Wo,ld.
HUNGARIAN grass, if sown for hay
should be cut before the seeds form.
This allows of its being fed regularly Ia
stock, and will be found a profitable
crop and good forage. If allowed "a
ripen in the seed before cutting, there il
danger in feeding it regularly, because
of the strong diuretic properties of the
seed. We had, last season, a report from
a stock raiser in a blue grass region, of 9
serious and a fatal ma1ady among hi,
stock, which we attributed to overfeed
ing and protracted feeding on Hunga
rian hay. The hay was discontinued
and there was no further trouble. SEED
may be sown at any season, as it only
requires about IS days to mature; il
sown broadcast, COW three-quarters Il
one bushel of seed per acre.-LouisriM
Home and Farmer.
A MISSOURI writer says: off q boy
ten years of age starts on the western
prairie with ten sheep, and permits then
to multiply until he is II years Of age
he then will be a rich man. When tn.
boy is Is years of age he may receive I
collegiate education from the proceed!
of the sale of his wool, and also employ
a boy shepherd to care for his sheep
Ten sheep in Missouri cost $25; the fal
Of the year being the best time to buy
|, them. Ten ewes and one lamb will pro
duce ten lambs in the spring, and il
; June from SIS to $40 worth of wool
The mechanic exchanges his labor fol
money, the farmer bis produce. Wher
! farmer sleeps, his stock and farm crop
are growing, but just as soon As the me
fhsnic lays down his tools he is running
. behind for rent, clothing and fuel"
. A COOP HINT TO Fowl RAIsERs i
afforded in the fact hat all wild bird
feed their young upon animal (~insect
food, even if berries, buds, seeds, etc.
form the natural diet of the parents Oh
adults Of the same species. Thus yount
'chickens will not thrive 50 we'll without
IL as thev will If unnlind With ANNA