Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-08-18

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Ansxr thst 10 into quarters IN : de-
c1intpg statc viii demand extra feed and
care during the. winter, and produce 81
Light dip q wool IN the spring.
HRxs require ! varsity q .1ood, and
get excessively tired q d kind. The
egg contains almost al the commitments
IL the human body, and hence the hon
must have & variety Of food.
ArrHn haying y over, and the grain il
put IN the barn, farmers should clear
the tucts from their Aelds, and ny. them
into 4 DdbBt~ntiAa wall. Il h agood time
to d6 Ehch &ofk.
A BoRER which ATTACKS the f6uta II
clover and destroys the plant, and q
nudge equally destructive to the bot
toms Of cl6vef; ere = source Of less to
the farmers in many sections q New
York state.
A LOxDoN exchange says earthing up
potatoes diminishes the produce, and re-
tards the ripening Of the tubers. Long
cxperiments in England have proved
this fact-that killing up the potato will
reduce the crop about one-fouTth.
CNnAM alightly aaid ehurus much easier
thai sweet cfean1, but II shua1d never be
allowed ID get "over-rip6T' Of 10 Beyond
= slight change to acidity, for when too
sour il will become injured and the
quantity Of the butter Will be lessened.
Do not Try TO NOW with a dull scythe;
in one hour double the time will be spent
in whetting that it would require TO give
it = good grinding, besides twice the
physical force il expended in moving.
These remarks apply with equal force to
Ill who tse edged toclss
Su1PHuR has been f0undto curecroup
in fowls when used ~ follows: Open the
affected fowls beak, and with . tube,
which may be formed Of paper, blow
half q tea-spoonful down it's throat.
Three applications have been known to
cure,
"I CUT my corn-stalks before feeding
and what remains, il the stalks are sound
and sweet, / drop in the grain box and
throw q little salt and water ON and a lit
tie bran or meal and II will be eaten
up clean. / have fed about oi1e-thitd
the usual amount Of feed that is used in
feeding the old way"
THERE is the good and the poor way
Of preparing the ground for the reception
Of the seed Of the crops sown in the fall.
The large average yield of the wheat
crop of England is due il o great meas
ure to the great care taken In the prepa-
ration Of the ground.
TIE value Of pure bloods Is o well
established. This month IL q good time
to clear out the old mixed fowls and pro-
cure q few specimens of one Of the best
sorts; both the pleasure and profits Of
poultry raising will be increased be rails
ing some one OF more OF the select
breed.
az Rave tried sowing gross seed on
land partly seeded, and / have never sue
ceeded, even by the aid O fmanure. Think
there is but one safe way, that is TO
plough and get a good. seed bed. Ihave
resorted to dragging worn-ont sod and
rc-seeding, but always without sue
cess"
FoR foot rot an Ohio farmer says:
Here is q cure / have never known to
fail. Take carbolic acid and pour it on
q piece Of copper-an old1bshioned PEN
nv will do-let stand until the acid
ceas CO to act on it. Be gure not toapply
till the acid ceases to ct the copper.
Keep the copper in all the time. Clean
the hoof and apply with 8 swab. One OF
two applications can be sufficient
A CINCINNATI paper urges great care
ih the handling of Paris green, and re-
latesa case coming under their observa-
ton, where o young man mixing the
rosr~~ g.. AhN 1aOkrrA.0v IT kh0 vNrAotn
beetle, rubbed his sleeves ACROSS his
sweaty forehead, and in n few minutes
his face swelled 30 rs to blind him for
several hours, threatening to destroy his
eycsight.
On many farms the hay crop is very
light, but now that the hot and dry
waves have been broken, and a moist
one has taken their place, we may look
for o good crop of rowen, particularly on
new seeded lands that were laid down
with plenty Of manure; but older seed
lands that have nearly n out, could
now, after this rain, be easily plowed
up, and q good crop Of Hungarian o.
fodder corn obtained.
PASTURE alone win not be enough f0r
horses at night that are kept q work
CURING tuc uHy. ~ 1u4 ~ 80 kNosu1e
will Be beneficial, hut > Nd q grain
should be given before being tsxned out.
Work-horses, ploughing On hot dry
ground are subject to brittle hoods; thia
may be remedied by keeping the hoods
soft by an occasional application 0f ely
cerine. The Ghoes should mot be kept
ON to long, otherwise the ho0f growth
win not be natural.
Dox'r forget the warm weather is the
time to make pork. There i but little
profit in feeding hogs, - far % pork
making Is concerned, when the thermom-
eter is down 10 zero. Remember thia
fact, and commence feeding early. Ho9s
that are to be marketed this year ought
now to be in . fair condition, and should
be fed unsparingly from this ON until
they are ready for the market. The
great mass Of western farmers rely en-
tirely upon ur great staple-corn-fol
. fatteniDg food; and certainly there II
nothing thst equals it for this purpose.
An old farmer says: II had IN Old
pasture that was covered with weeds,
and patched with moss. / mixed a few
barrels Of salt and wood ashes, and up
piled about two barrels Of the mixture
per acre, covering about half the lot.
The result surprised me. Before fall
the moss had nearly al disappeared, and
the weeds were rapidly following suit,
while the grass came In thick, assuming
. dark green color. and made hne pas
ture. The rest Of the lot remained nm.
productive a. before, but the following
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