Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-27
arm Notes.

IArm Notes
u your hay crop 10 short IL will DO
well to make preparations for the proper
preservation Of your corn fodder. Ar
range TO have ii moved near b barn or
COW sheds before it is seriously injured
by the weather.
Railways keep tile on the farm. There
are times at all seasons OF the year
when you can conveniently do a little
ditching il you have the material at
hand. When passing the tile mill with
your wagon or buggy, load on a few
pieces of such a size as you think will
be most convenient and take them home
to use when needed. IL is attention to
small matters of this kind that helps to
make farming pay, and the ones who
observe this rule are the most prosper
GUS
There is a growing restlessness
among the young farmers of this coun-
try. Not content with their situation,
they begin to look for q fairer and bet
ter land as soon az they arrive at man
hood. The old farm Is left behind for
q cattle ranch, an orange grove, q cot
ton plantation, a great wheat farm, or
for the factory or store in he great
cities. and the happiness and camfort
of early life on the farm is for a while
forgotten. But the chances are that
the young man will see his mistake
sooner or later and heartily wish him
self back on the old homestead No
class Of men should become SO attached
to the land that constitutes their home
as q farmer, for he not only lives upon
II, but from 1t. Food and drink come
to him from IL, and he learns to read
each foot of its surface as other men
learn to read a book. His children are
born upon it, and there grow up to
manhood and womanhood, receiving
health and strength and the nourish-
ment of their bodies from it, so that
they verify partake of the soil, and it
becomes q part of them. Young man,
stand by the old farm, whether it be In
the east, west, north or south part Of
this grand country. 1t has been .
friend to you in the past, and will con-
tinue to provide generously for you IL
you give it a chance.
Rye sown among the corn, just before
the last blowing, will make q splendid
late pasture, which will very materially
add to the winters supply Of grain and
hay. 1t will also send your stock tc
winter quarters in a fine, healthy con
dition.
Canadian horse breeders are making
On effort TO establish q record for the
French Canadian horse. The new horse,
the Farmers Advocate says, will be a
distinct breed. In appearance resem-
bling the Hackney, Of medium size,
Symmetrical in form and possessing great
endurance.
The Rural World Is evidently dis
pleased with the dog law OF Missouri,
judging from the following: "Our
farmers will never make sheep breeding
and WOOL and mutton growing . success
60 long IS dogs are more highly es-
teemed than sheep. The cut ana dried
politician will never make . success
with . dog law. He who wears IL
knows best where the shoe pinches,
and the farmer is the best dog law
maker we ever expect to get Give ~
farmers. then, - Legislators, that they
may bring practical common "a
bear on this question"
During the months Of june and July
butter was . drug" upon the market.
In some cities . good article only
brought 9 to 10 cents . pound and there
was no demand Ut all for the lower
grades. The low price 10 attributed ia
the mild winter. which encouraged the
production Of fresh butter and dimin'
ished the consumption Of the old. Also,
TO the increased consumption Of oleo-
margarine and scarcity Of Ice, which
prevented butter going into cold stor.
age. III is estimated that oleomargarins
now takes tho place Of 10000 COWS In
furnishing grease TO spread ea oss
breaA.