The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-07-14
crop Of fruit every season and not every
other year.

S1oP VI AiniS CNcly ocdsou anu uot eFoly
other year.
One of the essential things for an
orchard, particularly one in bearing, is
to have the ground well fertilized. IL
you have good soil, good cultivation
and then add to 1t the necessary fertili-
cation to keep UP plant growth YOU will
have a crop of fruit every year unless
the spring frosts are too severe upon
the buds.
There is no reason why an orchard
cannot bear every year with good care
full cultivation. Last year in my W
orchard l had very little fruit. and |
attributed it to the fact that my orch
ard, being sown to clover the year be-
fore, received no cultivation, and the
season being unusually dry, it did not
perfect the fruit buds sufficiently, but
during the two seasons before, when
the orchard had received thorough Gull
tivation, 1 had good crops OF fruit. l
know from the reports of the horticul-
tural society that orchards which have
received good cultivation have yielded
a good crop OF fruit every year.-H. NJ.
Dunlap.
fine Dairy.
To the Farmers Review:-The mod
ern dairyman must be an active.
shrewd man Of affairs. He must be
guided by the same principles of pru-
dence, watchfulness and foresight
which govern men in other occupa-
tons in life. He must accommodate
himself to the times, and not expect
to be able TO pursue just the same
course followed by his father or grand
father in the same business. Times most
assuredly change, and the modern dali
ryman needs to be a versatile man, who
can alter his plans and operations to
suit any demands which may arise. To
start with, the modern dairyman must
provide himself with the best cows to
be obtained-to be sure of really good
animals. The surest way is to breed
them. A good bull and a few cows will
serve to lay the foundations of a con-
siderable herd. But in picking out
this same bull and cows, get only the
highest grade of milk and butter pro-
ducers. Better pay 800 for such a bull
as you want than have something you
do not want given to you gratis. This
matter of beginning right cannot be
too strongly emphasized, for founda-
lions must be laid firm and substan-
tial. 1t is not worth while for the
dairyman to think he can buy the cows
n plenty, and many are cheap enough,
but what are they good for? Only the
poorer animals are for sale anyway,
for the best are none too abundant,
and when a really good COW has been
tried and proved, she is not put upon
the market again. No, if you want the
cows that pay, that are worth some
thing, and are first-class dairy tools,
you must breed and real them from
just the quality of stock you desire to
~perpetuate. There are other advan-
tages in raising your own stock besides
getting good animals, since you a
handle and train the young heifers to
be docile and easily managed. This is
of great practical value. Then, when
it comes to having the good cows, we
must feed them properly. Corn meal
is a cheap and good grain-good for
butter-but we must not depend upon
it exclusively. Better buy some bran,
oat feed and cottonseed meal to mix
with the corn meal to tighten it me-
chanically, and thereby facilitate it's
easy digestion. as well as to add pro-
tein matter to the cows r~ations, corn
meal being VIGOROUSLY deficient in this
important food substance. Good cows
fed a variety of grain, together with
ensilage, corn stalks and clover hay,
cannot fail of being good and profita-
BILE dairy stock.
w. p. PERKINS