The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-09-12
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F. 4tiuens Hints for the Husband,nan cul
the Housewife.
leoling on tho Farm fer P.oa. &C.. 81
Planting Advised sto,i-. Dairy ard rou..
try FONTS .aints fer Busy 1.os-,.' s,.,-.---
heets for Milk Cows.
How Otter. shall 4 Feed.

One important item in feeding all
Kinds OF stock is regularity, and stock
will make better growth if care l.;
taken TO feed at regular hours with
less feed than if no caro- is taken in
this respect. This brings up the
question OF how often it will pay the
best TO feed either growing or fultcu-
ing stock.
faticning poultry ought to be fed at
least live times dny. giving the first
leed very early in the morning and
the last one just before they 20 To
roost ut night, and the other three
times at intervals during the day. Ii
hogs are we'll fed generally on the
farm twice IL day will be sufficient.
On the average farm there are so
many contingencies that III " arise to
prevent regular feeding ut stated hours
that care must be taken 10 feed a.
regular hours and to give them all
that they will cat up clean ut each
menl. The dinner feed is !. good meal
II it can be supplied regularly, but il
not the better plan will BE- to
only feed twice Il day My plan OF
feeding hogs. says Il Wisconsin corrr-
spondcnt. is TO give swill feed, slop,
first. made either with bran or ship
stuff. or both, and allowed to stand
twelve hours. ] give all of this kind
Of slop they will drink first and then
feed the grain. My experience. is that
in Il majority of eases il, will pay To
purchase mill feed i'll tlls Way. The
less grain required to iat,en will make
1T profitable. never like lo feed Stops
after feeding grain. there is Il mt!r!l
larger PER cent oi tho food that will
remain undigcstci and pa,s through
the animal without benefit,
The same holds good with cattle as
with hogs. Feeding three times day
will be found the best. provided il. ra,
be donc regularly, but if thi, is un,
readily posSibl. il will b. bclt ~ to feet
twice. taking care to seq that they are
given all that the: can cat Mnh cat
Tie, however, have always found i, an
advantage in fa;;cnins To give corn
fodder with hay TO cat during tle day.
Give them all tie grain necessary
morning and evening. wi,ha supply OF
roughness in addition. Make il II
noin'. however. to fen.l at regular
hours and not obiye the stock To wait
for their meals. II the work ON the
farm is such that three meals c:tn he
given regularly ii will he better to feed
The tree times. dividing this equally,
us Il better gain On the mo amount oi
feed can bc secured than when only
Two nc.ils are Supplied.
Deeper rIantlny of Potatoes.
II the coming season could only be
foreknown it would be much easier to
nuke exact rules for the bost WAYS of
conducting farm operations. 1t is ycn-
orally agreed that in times of drought.
or on land subject 10 it, po,atons planted
tour. hve orcven sin inches ,l.cu thrive
bel"rand suffer less than Those planted
at shallower depths. Nine times out
O' ten the only evil that ever b.fcl the
potatoes came from drought. Even
the very early potatoes may often sui-
Ter from too shallow planting. while
we never knew. except in one on ,wu
eases. ON heavy undraincd grould.
potatoes to be injured by too deep
planting. O course. deep planting
alone is not sufficient to insure IL crop.
but it Is Il powerful aid To good ,p,itiv..-
ton. III the OIato be- set in tll. yround
deeply the harrow ma: be used freely
TO destroy the weeds before the tu, APP
pears above the surface. !c id-s.
with deep planting there is not the
need OF pilins earth around the hills,
or as it is usually cal cd chilling up
to- keep the potatoes IRON "pnrnin..n
The tubrrs will not always set rs deep
ly as the serl is planted, but they wi!l
not g ow ont OF the ground and ,urn
green in the sun. as the" usually do
when printed shallOw and hiilnl in