Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-08-25

QtICxttik u deStfuCtlve u worms,
slugs, and the larve q injurious IN:
sects.
In feeding bran to stock We obtain q
return almost equal TO it, cost In the
active quality Of the manure.
"A BULLOCK, when slaughtered, yields
about nifty pounds Of blood, which. for
fertiliEing purposes, il worth twenty-five
cents.
AIsrxE gives smaller crops than red
clover, but Of better quality. It is high
" recommended for soils liable to
heaving by frost, and affords to he OK.
celleut pasture ground:
To kSep seeds from THE depfedations
Of mice mix some pieces OF cafiffbhof With
them. Camphor placed in trunks or
drawers viii prevent mice from doing
them injury.
CLOVER cut early for hay will be ready
to cut again for seed this month. The
cod may be turned for wheat, and will
furnish 2 large amount Of valuable
quick-acting plant-f5od.
The last thing to be done before going
to bed ID TO g6. out to, the barn and give
q good look at the cattle and horses, and
they will be likely IL have a good look
in the morning:
FoR fall pasture rye, OF millet may be
sown early this month, on rich and thor
oughly prepared soil. III not wanted
this fall, the rye will make o good CROP
for the spring soiling Of the farm ami
mails.
WHITE turnips may be sown this
month. With the use Of manure or
artificial fertilizers, an oat stubble may
be made to produce a crop Of GOO TO 500
cellent food for all kinds of stock. and
will keepin good condition until January.
For manure for potatoes take one cask
Of lime and slack it with water, and then
stir in one bushel cf fine salt, and then
mix in lQen enough 10 that II will not
become mortar; Il win make about Eve
barrels. Put half o pint in q hill, at
planting.
By proper management two litters Of
pigs may be obtained from the same SOW
in a year, and with considerable profit.
It is frequently an advantage to have
pigs come in August, as they can then
be ready as small pork for the holidays.
Above all, keep the pens neat and clean.
In q section of from fifteen to twenty
miles around Philadelphia wind-powers
have 70 greatly multiplied within the last
five or six years that they are to be seen
seen in almost every direction and have
become regarded "a one OF the necessi-
ties Of a farm, especially where much
stock ID kept.
TINS month and the next are the best
for cleaning up the wet, low lands. The
thick growth Of grass and weeds is fsrt
to be cut and burned, when the soil will
be ready to break up with a pillow. So
soon rs the soil has been made fine by
thorough narrowing, it should be sown
to grass seed. Frequently it will be
necessary to run one or more.
An English seed firm Of high standing
suggests the following remedy for the
turnip fly. It is to drill a little extra
seed In the rows, and TO scatter a little
seed broadcast between the rows. We
have known this to answer admirably In
checking the pace Of the flies through
the rows, and thus affording time for a
sufficient portion of the plants to de-
velop from the seed leaf, after which
period the plants are proofagainst the fly.
PASTURE alone will not be enough for
horses ut night that are kept at work
through the day. A run in the pasture
will be beneficial, but o feed Of grain
should be given before being turned out.
Work horses blowing ON hot, dry ground
are subject to brittle hoofs; this may he
remediod by keeping the hoofs soft by
nm occasional application of glycerine.
The shoes should not be kept on too
long, otherwise the hoof growth will not
be natural.
SoILINa saves fences, one of the most
expensive features of ordinary farming,
prevents the propagation of weeds, and
keeps stock from wasting more fodder
than they eat by trampling it down. It
doubles the amount Of stock which can
lie kept ON any given amount of land,
end there is a vast amount of valuable
manure that may be saved. There is some
additional labor, but the returns are SO
much greater that soiling is the system
of the present, nj well as the future Of
agriculture.
If the turnip is to be fed to stock, it is
not necessary to cut OF the top, espe-
cially i You have not q root cellar where
q low, even temperature can be kept, and
the green relish Of the leaves, together
with the bulb, will cause them to be
eagerly devoured. With turnips, feed
tops and all to sheep, with . small addi-
ton of green, either oats OF corn, the
amount Of hay required for q flock Of
sheep will be very small. II farmers
would make mp their minds to give this
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