The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-11-10
FARM NOTES.

Corn is the most profitable cereal crop
grown, as the value of the fodder is
sometimes more than equal to that of the
grain.
Experiments show that cross of the
Minorca and Lang shan fowls produces an
excellent layer, and one that ia hardy and
vigorous.
Two OF the most important crops are
carrots and parsnips. They are relished
by all classes of stock, and keep we'll dur
ing the winter.
1t is not an easy matter to keep down
strawberry runners. The bed must be
examined frequently. As fast as the
runners are pitched off others will ap-
pear.
Land intended for a lawn should be
kept clean this eason, allowing no grass
or weeds TO seed, and the lawn will be
clean next season after it is seeded in the
Piliug up the manure in the stables
may te convenient, but the health of the
animals will not be promoted thereby.
There should be place for the manure
as well as for everything else.
It is now time t. be making the prep
arations for coupling the sheep. Only
rams of the best breed should be used. A
cross .bred male can not DO relied upon
| for producing uniform offspring.
One of the evils IN breeding is that of
| exchanging males between neighbors. 1t
| is only system of in breeding, and no inn
provement can be made by 1t. The
males should come from the best stock,
and should in no manner be related to the
females.
1t ia claimed that 500 pounds OF onion
| seed can be grown on an acre of land, the
| price varying from 30c. to 81 per pound.
| The receipts from an acre of onion gee d
are usually large, but the crop calls for
| quite Pn expense in labor, much of which
Is hand wedding.
If there are no shade trees in the hog
pasture, artificial shade should be prorid-
| ed. Cheapiy constructed sheds answer
the purpose well, but they should be built
| TO turn driving wind and rain storms.
| These sheds should not be allowed TO be
come dusty and filthy.
Evidence exists that deaf mutes are
not confined to the human race. In a
farmers herd for twelve years was COW
which never gave any signs of hearing,
sulttd only in a feeble cultural. Nothing
abnormal could bs discovered in the ears
nor in the vocal organs.
The roadsides, fence corners, rubbish,
| thickets and weeds should be completely
cleared up, not only for the advantage of
| the appearance, but because such are used
as the harboring places OF insects. De-
structiun to crous will follow neglect to
! clear ont the growth in inaccessible places
where the plow, cultivator and harrow
can not go. Then the hoe should lie used
| and fire made to consume everything that
| il il nuisance.
Lime may cot show its beneficial eff
| fects on the soil for year or two, as the
character of the soil must be considered.
Lime adds but very little valuable plant
| food TO the soil, as all soils contain lime,
but its chemical action on the inert mat
| ter of the soil liberRtes other substances
| that was not to be otherwise available. II
should be applied as regularly as manure
| in order to secure its assistance in de-
com posing the plant food already exist
ing III the soil.
As food is indispensable for the pro-
ductlon of rich milk, there only remains
to- dust the ration to the ability OF the
| COW to digest 1t and turn j: TO profit.
This ability varies with the COW, and
must be learned by the owner. No stand
ard ration has an iron-ciad limit; it ia a
standard 10 be used as starting point,
| to be lessened or increased as each case
may warrant.