The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-05-02
Paragraphs About the Farm.

Boiled barley is quite generally fed
horses in England. 1t is said to have
one-third more nutrition than oats.
The Virginia creeper, on account of
its quick growth, is a favorite vine for
planting around outhouses and trellises.
Farmers should test their seed corn.
Hiram Sibley q Co., the great seeds
men, say that of the tests they have
made this year nine out of ten have
proved failures.
In answer to a question as to what is
the best grain food for mich cows,
Prof. Arnold recommends four parts of
bran, two parts of cornmcal and n
part of linseed meal, as having given
him the best results in proportion to
cost Of any dry food that he had ever
used.
Watercress belongs to tho same
natural order as cabbage, radish, mus
tard, etc. Ii cannot be called hardy,
though it does live, from year to year,
in spring water, which protects its roots
from frost. That first sent to market
in spring is largely these recumbent
stems, withroots from every joint, grown
partially under water and so close to its
surface as to have been protected from
freezing by its Observation-Disclosures
Monthly.
To make pork of the best quality, es-
p%ecially for smoking, no strengthening
food should be given during the last few
weeks of the pigs existence. Even In
dianmeal is considered much too strong
l.y favored by English farmers who
make choice hams aud bacon a speciality.
To the refuse milk of the diary they
add barley or oatmeal and well-boiled
potatoes.
The advantage Of thoroughbreds over
natives may be shown by the statement
of a Michigan farmer, whose grade Short
! Torn weighed lbs pounds when only
one day old. At the time he was
| weighed he had not sucked his dam, but
had a light feed four hours previously.
Another breeder reports his shorthorn
calf, aged 8 months, as weighing TAO
pounds, which is more than many
calves from native stock weigh of two
years growth,
AS a winter feeding sheep OH our
farms, the merino, says the Michigan
Farmer, has no equal, especially if
straw is to be converted INTO manure
Ii it be of the model form, with its
abundant fleece, and of proper age, it
can be easily fattened to weigh 1875
pounds, and will command the highest
price per pound, live weight. in east
ern markets. 1t should not be con-
vertcd into mutton until 4 years old.
1t is no ripper at this age than the NUT
ton breeds are at 9 years.
Theimportance Of organization among
farmers for ~thepurpose ofassisting each
other and exchanging their experiences
for the benefit of one and all cannot be
too strongly urged. AS soils differ so
do the methods of cultivation, and each
years experience conyinces the farmer
that, no matter how observing he may
have been in the past, there is always
something new presented and fresh
ideas gained. Tt is only when farmers
regularly meet, however, and present
their different views, that mistakes are
corrected and better methods employed.
A good crop OF beets will be found an
excellent adjunct to the grain and hay
feed for stock. Beets should be put in
early, although crops may be seeded in
at a later period. They give a dietary
effect, as we'll as being valuable for
their eedingqualities. AS q table veget-
able the beet is appreciated by all.
They are always in prime condition. are
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