The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-05-10

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\ Il ia bad economy to. let a, .1O-cent
hen destroy a SO garden.
Remember that ON an acre Of rich,
well cultivated land there may be
grown $500 worth Of strawberries.
Il hay is designed for the market
red clover is very Objectionable, as It
cures dark col0red and makes the hay
dusty. .y 49,
A mistake of lifetime is for q
woman to get the notion that 1t is her
business to milk the cows and culti-7
vate the garden. q
Nothing man may. do will add 30
much to the cnsh value Of his farm
as to improve the road leading to and
through the farm. ,s'5 81 ~
Boil down farm products by feed
ing to live stock. This is the only
way In sight to solve the freight
problem. It Is the only way In pros
pect, too. -,
Many q man could save good
home and enough land to live COM
fortably ON IL he would unload the
mortgaged end Of the farm to his
creditor.
It costs less to irrigate q Nebraska
farm by wind power than It does to
chop an eastern farm out Of the woods
and then dig 1t out Of the rocks.
Prices do not seem to Justify farm
ing to make money this year. Does
not that give a good chance to carry
out plans for farming to live comfort
ably.
Every industrious man who leaves
the city for the farm not only I'm
creases his own prospects, but those
OF the thousands he leaves behind In
the cities.
1T would often improve the appear
ance Of things about the farm IL the
weeds and rubbish along the road
were burned and grass seed sown on
the foul spots. .535,.,,.
The increased value Of cattle should
not result In rearing poorly bred and
funty calves. The sooner q bad calf
goes to the butcherithe less money 10
lost ON It. * .ss5t sis Il. .,,y
The number Of acres man con-
trolls il no index Of either wealth or
prosperity. It has been far easier to
get land poor than to get prosperous
from owning land in the last decade.
Early plowing kills the cut worms,
and that Is a very important matter,
as the cutworms will sometimes cut
down young plants as soon as they
appear above ground.
White clover is one Of the best foods
es'daftd! .sfiCavexv xb g,f,g.fflk
.turage for cows. It ID also q honey
producing plant, and the bees can
work on 1t, although they cannot pro-
cure honey from the red variety.
Last years drought gave us clean
fields. Now let US keep them clean by
planting only what we can cultivate
thoroughly. and let us adopt q rota-
ton Of crops which will insure clean
culture. y
Going into line of production be-
fore investigating market demands
is very much like starting through
the timber without q compass. It II
mighty uncertain where you will come
out. =
Clean up wells and cisterns before
the water rises, and above all exam
Inc all drains and sources Of supply
I material does not get into the water
when spring freshets come.
The farmer who Is "A good peddler
often turns an honest penny by trip
to town with q load of truck. Some
other fellows make little truck an
excuse for loafing a day In town when
they have plenty to do at home.
lladish 10 q hardy plant. The seeds
terminate quickly. and the young
plants start OF Mt once, providing q
supply on rich soil III q few weeks.
Knle IL another hardy plant, and the
seed may be planted very early.
Large acreage does not count. One
acre each Of tomatoes, potatoes,
grapes. celery and cabbage in this
| latitude often pays better with sOrdln-
.. 'nry cultivation, than 100 acres Of
lygfnIn. I. - ss'f Y
i The best friend Of the horse is the
man who has tried bicycle riding.
He knows by experience what de-
mands steep grades and rough places
make on the physical strength Of o
beast that has to propel a vehicle mp
hill. ..' g. 5ii, s .i
Machinery Ii supplantlng the man
| In nearly every department OF human
effort. Farming Ia one Of the few oc-
equations which do y not require the
operator to be q millionaire In order
to ntilixe machinery for individual
benefit. IS.
To destroy seed bugs In seed peas
put the peas. In water. and the bugs
and injured peas win rise to the sur
face. Skim them on and destroy
Them Four OF tbs water. and spsesd
| the peas to dry. Peas that have been
attacked byeweeyil should not be nsed
for seed. not only because such seed
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more weeytl win be produced to ct.
tack the crop.