The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-10-26
Eari,hin2 Nate..

The strawberry grows all summer 10
store up food for the production OF fruit
for the following season. like the onion
or beet. Instead of storing up this food
in the form ofa bulb or root, It Is stored
up in the plant. 1; the plant is allowed
to waste its strength in producing ru
ners, or IL deprived of the needed food,
the crop will be small in consequence. Ii
the roots are injured by ctltivating late
In the fall, or Hfenched and broken by
freezing and thawing. the plant will
make an effort to repair the damage at
the expense Of fruit. For this reason Il
is advisable to give the strawberry every
opportunity to do it's best and prevont
it from injury during the winter.
A correspondent Of the County Gem
tleman says '1he feeding Of whole corn
and nothing else through the winter
makes weak fowls In the spring. Fowls
will not lay 30 we'll when thus fed. Corn
makes too much fat, and after certain
amount has been made, disease is prob.
able. This condition comes on when
the hens should be pr epared for laying
the spring eggs. As the warm season
approaches, the torpid state produc ed
by the cold weather begins to wear Of,
and the birds begin TO look about them
with more activity. 1.-THE fowls have
been kept high on whole corn, the fact
will now appear. Excess fiat produces
excess Of hest. aud the unnatursl heat
weakens the internal organs to such an
extent that they are unable to perform
their required Offices"
The Southern Live Stock Journal re-.
commends the growing of peas for hogs.
Peas may be grown and fed to hogs
profitably-either in . green OF matured
state. They should be sown at different
dates and the hogs turned in on them.
The Massachusetts, Ploukhhan among
other things talks usgestively about the
compost heap, saying that it is a good
plan to have one for the benefit of the
farm. The compost heap may he made
OF road scrapings, the scourings Of ditch.
es, the cleanings Of ponds, clippings
from banks and hedgerows, scrapings
and sweepiNgb of farmyards, garden re-.
fuse, house refuse, and indeed all sorts
Of rubbish may be added to 4 compost
heap. Even weeds will decay and then
help to swell Tho material for enriching
the land. The heap should occasionally
be covered over with Q layer Of lime,
and Q layer Of salt now aud then is also
= good addition, These materials are
beneficial in themselves, aud keep
weeds from seeding ON the top Of the
heap. The compost should be turned
over from time to time, and which we'll
mixed the hand may be dressed with
it eithek Ia spring or autumn.
The weight Of q horse ia an important
item In estimating his value for draf.
purposes. says the Western Az riculturlst
for the fne-boned horse with we'll de.
yeloped muscles, may do alb much work
q the heavier.boned one for q short
time, aud ID even better for road pur.
poses, but in blowing or other heavy,
steady drawing the light horse becomes
useiess. Then, in prlcs. NE weight IL
an impol tant i.sE.. II q good horse
weighs eyer 2OOO pou DIS he readily sells
tor more than dollar per pound; l8WI
to 2OO0 pounds, Tor less than dollar Del
pound. Under that the price rapidly
declines, l2OO to l5U0 pound grade horses
selling at 70 and 30 cents per pound,
though it is considerably more than any
ether grade Of stock on the farm vii.
bring.