Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-03-26

AGRICULTURAL.
DRAINS should be inspected and the
outlets cleared Of clogging ice and anow.
In the spring the farmer should zee
the end from the beginning, then he
will work from the beginning towards
that end.
LAY plans for the year without delay.
The forehand man works to great advan-
tage. He loses no time; everything Is
done ct the proper moment.
A SMALL quantity Of superphosphate
dropped upon potatoes when planting
increases the yield, and is a remedy
against worms and ~insecta, by which
scab and other diseases are produced.
Ir you own but forty acres of land,
or only ten, be content with it. I'm
prove it in every psssible manner.
Push production to its utmost limit.
You will soon find that ." little farm
we'll titled" is better than a gold mine.
LIBERAL feeding is true economy.
The sim should be to induce animals Of
all kinds to eat all they have q good
appetite for and can digest, by changing
food and also changing methods of pre-
pairing it.
NEVER try to beat a colt into doing a
thing; or, If nervous, he may turn out
a vicious horse, and II stupid, he may
become stubborn. Remember that by
patience and gentleness he q be got to
do anything that will not hurt him.
FARM harnesses should often be we'll
washed in CASTLE soap, and after being
nearly dried, treated to a liberal amount
of the best neatsfoot oil; we'll rubbed in.
two perform the work properly the har-
ness should be taken entirely apart.
THE Workshop of the farm is now a
busy place. Every implement in the
last dllapidated should be overhauled,
repaired and painted or oiled. There
should be no delay in these matters, for
the busy season is upon us. Soon every
tool will be needed for use.
EARLY pullets make winter layers.
Old hens do not lay much, even in this
low latitude, till the backbone of winter
is broken. Those therefore, who desire
winter eggs should now be making the
necessary preparations for hate hing the
chickens that are to lay them.
PRUNING omitted last fall, should be
attended to now as soon az the weather
will allow. Grape vines need the first
care, and should be. pruned long be.
fore the buds begin to swell. Currant.
and g~ooseberries start early, and should
be pruned Early.
The first work in the spring is to re
place fences laid by the winter storms
There is nothing gained by blowing tor
early. The soil should be dry before 9
furrow is turned. Manure may bt
drawn out; stones can be gathered from
frozen ground when the warmth of thu
sun has loosened them.
PREPARATORY work in the way O.
trellises and other supports may be at
tended to and the materials got ready
} In the family garden, the best supper
for raspberries is a single wire straine'
between two posts at the ends of tn
! rows, and we think that the best grape
vine ~trellis, is that with horizontal slat
four feet apart, with upright wire
, where needed.
BUY no fertilizers without Known,
!: precisely what they consist of. Peru
Wan guano, and other reliable fertil
izers, when genuine, always have
: !. brand upon their bags, with u statemen
!, of their ANALYSIS. Special manures ar
! sold by responsible dealers, according t
known formulas, which should be stud
, died by the purchaser, that he ma,
! know what he is getting and how to us
it.
The Nebraska Fdrxaer: Don't alloy
: ashes to 20 to waste. They are anon
: the best fertilizers for almost any crops
!, and the very best for fruit trees
: Always apply fertilizers to fruit tree
: "a near the. ~extremities of the roots q
: possible, not up against the body O
9 collar of the tree. The feeding roots al
principally those farthest from tn
. tree. Lateral roots extend about equs
: with lateral limbs.
: MAKE your farms 30 valuable b.
constant Improvement, skillful cultur,
> good fruit, ornamental shrubbery, an
pleasant surroundings that no none
: will tempt you to leave it. We thin
it should be the settled purpose of ever
young man to put down the stake f1
life, to make a permanent home whic
he will never wish to part with till
= is called to the better land.-Spirit
) Kansas.
BARN-YARD manure must remaiI
If for many years at least, the backbone
It profitable farming, hence it should |
b guarded with special care. Manur,
b should invariably be under cover, an
It in absence of proper shelter they shOul
le be protected by q thick coat of dr
r earth, road scrspings of sods and mol
1t Qopotp e1mjt4 WW pAS* III 'w}ftt6 evei
b. wind, or wash away with every rain.
e IT is folly to keep old sheep. The
. should be turned off to the butcher viii
It they are in their prime. 1t does M
le take half so much to fatten them the
When they get old and thin, in order
"a put them in condition to daughter, Il
II whole superstructure must be rebuilt
he Four sets of lambs are all a " shou.
bear; this will bring her to five year
= and this il an age when, with little ext
a. care, she will round up to a fine and flu
II carcass. Exceptions may be made wht
1t the breed 10 scarce, and the blood
/. more desirable than anything else.-
= &s AsSVuUCs
The Wesfern Stock Journal gives th
sensible advice to farmers: For Il
western grsin farmers there is but OF
~ safe plan for this season, and that is
/. reduce expenses, raise corn and oats, ar
y feed the products into pork and bee
BY reduction of expenses l refer to sue
as accrue from farm management. r,
in no crop that will compel you to bu
= expensive machinery to cultivate
harvest it; make no plan that will II
|" cessitate the employment of much exit
: help.
I. HoRsEs should be watered in Il
: morning before they are fed. A flu
drink Of water Immediately after bein
fed IL sure way Of producing indigo
:. tionif not Inflammation. When water
drunk by horses the bulk of it goes d
rectly to the large intestines, and lit
:, of il Is retained in the stomach Son