The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-01-01


mothers children should be kept away
from night scenes, kept in warm cloth.
ing plain at that and taught to swim
as absolutely necessary, made tc
swing Indian clubs to make muscle
and TO eat plan food. Boys arc
taught everything for the preserving
Of health, girls cveryth NC for its dc.
struct:on. Will the women of the flu.
ture have blood and muscle? How
many young girls, REDUCED in fortune,
st down and wal because they have
been totally unlcarncd in helpful ways,
and, although IL womcn's estate, can
do nothing honorable or sclf-sustain
ing.
Every woman paints little, builds
trop cal vines and flowers on plush in
its way us the me-k'llng Iast:mc OF
r,ch women with homes to decorate.
And here is where the great disaster
and leak is. The young girls suddenly
poor are not helped and given tropical
roses to build for gold sofas when the,
are dying for the lack of work, be.
cause rich homc-owners are themselves
artists in this way.
No matter how well TODD parents
are there ought to be umbarcllas kept
for rainy days. G.r.s as well as boys
should be fitted out in armor for the
painful struggle which may, and SO
often does, come in early lfc.
But these are tr.te words, old argu.
mcnts a.d mothers go on tying sasnes
around baby waists, raising l'ock OF
macaws, VIII CHI, by and by, there VIII
be no markct for, because pla geese,
chickens and guinea hens will be more
useful, ii not so prctt.,'.
Indian Corn.
The northern lint of the successful
cult walton OF lnd an corn or maize vary
N different parts of the world. On the
northeast Goa It of Asa, corn cannot be
cultivated at 30 degrees north lat tude.
although in the interior it natures as
far north as 62 deg: ecs. On the eastern
shores of America. the northern limit
OF its growth is 30 degrees and on the
western it reaches about 50 degrees,
while in the intermediate country it is
known to 20 as far as So degrees. The
fact that il thr.vcs further north in the
interior of continents than on the
shores is thought to be due not alone
to the cool ny influence of ice accumu-
lat on on the coast. but 10 be depended
largc.y on the greater amount of sun.
light received in the dry regions far
from the oceans. In Norway, corn
grows in attitude 20 degrees. the eli
mate Icing not only warmc BY prox-
unity to the gulf stream, ut the skies
being very clear as we |. Even in the
mo northern regions, where the shade
temperature is very low. vegetation
may grow N sheltered spots exposed
to the sun, and luNur.ant scurvy grass
has been found on Walden Island, be.
You'd 80 degrees north alt tudc.
Farm Notes.
BE yer, sure to cut the clover hay
before the bloom beg. ms to fade, or it
will make very poor feed.
Plants require various k nds of min
eral matter, and derive them entirely
from the soil, but different plants re-
quire different proport ons in order tc
have luxurant growth.
Good tillagc does not cons st in stir.
ing the soil only often enough to kill
weeds, but in stirring it often enough
to keep it mellow. whether there are
any weeds to kill or not
During the flow of milk from the
first calving is the period in a cows
lifetime to make IL good mixer; and
portant time in which to induce milk
product on.
Sheep like little clean straw scat.
tered on the shed every day. Str up
the so led bedding and then spread
evenly half an inch or so of fres ll straw
on top The sheep will lie down. and
You will see how much they Will en-
joy it.
Spring water is the lest for live
stock. lu1nng creek or river water
is the next best. Pure well water is
the equal of either, if drawn and given
in clean t,oughs. Stagnant water
lacks vitality necessary to perfect ami
NAL health.
Shropshire and Hampshire downs
are found to cross kindly on the COM
mon sheep of the country, and may be
hcrdcd in cons; derable hocks The
mutton IS nice, the tlecccs are valua
Bile. and the grades hardy and good
foragcrs.
The owner of dry herd that will
not produce over 200 pounds of butter
per cow. yearly. ought not to rest sat
is.ed with its performance. He has to
carry too many animals and support
too much weight for the small returns,
and he cannot begin 10 improve them
too quickly. So says Prof. Arnold in
the New York Tribune.
California's first attempts at raisin
production were made nineteen years
ago. Tie following year about 1900
boxes were made. and the industry
has rapidly progressed. Ten years
ago the crop amounted to about 40, OO)
boxes. This year t is est mated at
200, 900 boxes.
Great caution should be exercised in
turning stock on field of clover, es-
pcciallv if it is in bloom: Us gorg ng
themselves with the green clover may
give rise TO hovcn, collie or other COM
plications which would endangcr the
lives OF the animals.
One of the first essentials to a good
package of butter is the use of a pure
article of dairy salt, free from any in
furious ingredients, and that will re-
tain the flavor and good keep ng quail
tiles of the butter. The use of poor
salt has done more to injurc butter
than any other cause, and too much
care cannot be given to selecting the
salt used.
Small pigs should not be allowed to
make the r beds on the manure pile,
SAYS the Pittsburg Stochman. They
are very apt to do this. and injure
themselves by SO doing; Pigs and hogs
that are allowed to make their beds on
manure piles and 10 lie in the own
filth soon become scurvy and affected
with a dry, hacking cough. The only
remedy is cleanliness and keeping tho
pigs of the manure.