Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-11-19
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lT strawberry beds are 70 - p~rotse>o1
this winter, it b Of importance that ~
material used should not cover the soll
with weeds.
THERE is an extraordinary demand
for timothy seed, meadows generally no(
having produced we'll this season. II
market has constantly advanced since
August.
NEITHER Indian corn, NOR potatoes.
nor squasheA o cabbage, nor turnipe,
were known in England till the openius
of the tenth century. The peasants sub.
sisted upon bread made of barley and
ground in = band.mill.
An English contemporary says: eth
real contest in England is not to be Is
tween the spade and the pillow - In form
er years, but between animal power and
steam" The real contest, however,,
from our standpoint, il between the land.
lord and the tenant.
La 1928, . Boke Of Husbandrie" wau
published BY Sir Anthony Fitxherbert
who styles himself "a farmer of fortv
years standingl" In this work We reed;
"A houseband can not thryve BY III
corne without ~cat.ell, nor BY his cattslI
without corne." And he adds: " Shepe,
In my opinion, il the most proAteblssj
cattell any man can havel"
Hon. JAMES WILSON says" Just NOV
there ID . great demand for feedina
steer, which II an evidence Of somethinS
lacking. Tho most profitable way y
manage 10 to raise the steers you ~.
= you rarely can buy frst-cla9 animals,
1t takes caro to reach the point VII
you are possessed Of frst-class youpa
steers and those who are enterpridnSS
enough to raise good steers are generallv
wise enough to iced them.
FA1M41a who have nensy - eofn.
mand can not easily put II In 1 moro
profitable Investment than q iudicious
outlay On their farms. Draining vet
land is estimated to return from forty
TO eighty per cent. on the yearly cost.
In the same way, good stock pays better
then poor; good fencing, well selected
Iruit, carefully looked after ~homesteads,
all repay the money laid out, and besides
al that, add immensely to the comfort
of the occupier.
Hoes require = moderate quantity of
salt, but they cannot use AZ much a
sheep without injury because of the
different character OF their intestines:
tho swine's stomach d small, and ia easily
Affected BY acid substances, while the
sneep's paunch il large, and = large
quantity of salt may be eaten with i'm
punity, as 1t is largely diluted BY the
half liquid contents. Half IN ounce of
salt may be given occasionally to each
hog. separately-not when in q bunch
otherwise some will take too much.
STOCKS may rise, or stocks may fall.
usury be excessive, or interest decrease:
oanks may suspend and great corpora
tions fail; but the farmer need never be
at q loss where to use his surplus. Add.
ing acres to acres is not always wise: but
TO increase the productive power of the
LAND, to improve the home, is good use
OF money when sensibly done and in the
increased profit secured, the good and
comfort gained, there will be q certain
reward, of the prudent saving which
gathers the capital that makes progress
and prosperity possible.
IF q man can fll his ears with cotton
or move out on the prairie where he has
neighbors, it will pay to keep a few
guinea hens. They lay more eggs than
the common fowl. It is also Claimed
that one of them will keep one half-acre
Of potatoes clear of beetles, etc. and at
The same time answer the purpose of 4
in predicting the changes in
weather. IT their merits balance
their music, get some eggs and hatch out
some; they are good eating, and very
WHERE the winters are open, and the
is but rarely frozen and covered
With snow, q field sown with rye will
furnish excellent pasture for sheep or
during the winter or early sprinr
months. The rye Is eaten OF ciurelv
but it o chickens up, and If the stock
10 taken Oft in March, an excellent
of grain may be harvested. It is neces.
,ary to watch for the production of the
meath which contains the immature
pike or head; when this is found pas-
should Be stopped, - it will not
grow again if 1t IL eaten.
In summer the pasture furnishes the
!ucculent food necessary to the health of
arm animals, and the considerate farmer
viii plan to put in . supply of some hind
II succulent food for winter. II "a :
Very common thing in winter to see
horses with weak eyes, and the owner
wonders at the cause. The animal Il
rant no medicine except an oc-
'asional feed Of succulent food, Ike
'arrots or potatoes, something to fiji the
OF the summer pasture. A little
given to this matter in the
autumn gathering of vegetables is i'm
,ortant, for 0ftentimes in winter when
ne vegetables are wanted, If not stored.
hey are difficult to get. A street rail.
ray manager informs ~ that only . small
mount OF ~succuleut food Ii n-eceaarv
or horses 10 keep Thorn in perfect health.
.rovtding 1t Is given with r~eruiaritv'
attic and sheep, also, should have re-.
lisr allowances Of juicy food after being
.ken out OF the pasture, to keep the
igestive organs in good health.
The high price that euinces bring in
MARKET should induce atleast the attempt
D grow o extensively then We Sc
The borer, one of the chief trouh
. insome places, should mot deter the
eople from planting, as this is easilv
e.pt OIL. The blight can be controlt.
q also to some extent by letting the I
rees grow bushy, and planting one Of
trees near the house whore the nan
ads OF the wash days could be thrown
the trunk, would almost insure {
crop Of fruit. In the east We had no |
'ouble in growing them on any rood J
III, but the finest ever grown IN our {
WAS on trecsnear the drain from ]
70 kitchen, and one tree that stood nv 9
% well, the pump Of which was used g
7 . number Of families, and the vaste b
ater flowed over the roots all RUNNER. r
bis thing of wet feet for trees and vines 9
'psnds very mech upon the suhsuii: I :
nous and the water can sink away and
become stagnant the trees win
ourl.h. The ounce In particular Is
lrtial to deep, rich, moist soil, and its !.
such situations that they yield the :
hest fruit. =
A CoRRxsPoSDKnT, in reply to the Z
lestion: How table radishes can BE- E