Willmar tribune., 1900-02-14
Without great cost and can be changed

without great cost and can be changed
from one field to another BY two men
in one day. 1t should be fastened to
stakes and made into as large rolls
rs can be handled to- advantage.
flock OF sheep, one is in a position to
clear and enrich his land, and at the
same time greatly add to the richness
of his pocket book. When once in
shape for sheep, no stock can be car
ried on the farm with so little labor
and chores. A we'll conducted mutton
growing farm leaves its owner and
his family much time in which to live.
POULTRY PROFITABLE.
Mr.. Greely is not only a sheep rails
er but devotes considerable attention
to poultry. He says our poultry is
not taxed aud it costs so little to build
up a strong paying flock, that no
farmer however poor should be with
out one. He says, from the day he
began farming until now, poultry has
occupied prominent place upon his
farm and never has failed to return
more for the amount invested than
any other stock on the farm. One dollar
per head net profit is not too much to
expect from thrifty poultry, intel1i-
gently handled.
BUSINESS BREEDS.
He says, if one is located near a
good market for the flesh of poultry,
1t may be we'll to keep the very large
sitting and laying varieties; but for
the average farmer who wishes to get
the most out of his poultry with the
very least trouble and expense. and
who must depend upon the eggs large.
ly for the profits, the smaller non-sitt-
ing, ever laying kind. will prove
nearer what he wants. He says,
upon his farm he has but little use for
anything but an egg machine. so keeps
Leghorns exclusively and finds them
very profitable.
MONEY IN NJ MANAGEMENT.
Mr.. Greedy says, if summer results
are desired. summer conditions must
he provided in winter. He would join
the hen-hOuse to the stable in such q
way that warmth from the other stock
will at least prevent the thinnest comb
from being frozen. At twice a week
hang a cabbage or turnip by wire
from the ceiling, just in reach of the
hens. Feed largely grain in the
bundle; oats and wheat and about one
fifth Of the former, makes grand
ration. Corn at night and an occa-
siOual warm breakfast Of cooked veg
etables makes good winter feeding.
Large round roosts suspended from
the ceiling by wire and occasionally
kerosened thoroughly. do much to-
wards keeping the comb tidy and
free from vermin. If in addition to
this, the walls are occasionally white
washed and roomy dust box is. pro-
vided and placed in a sunny place,
there will be little danger of vermin
Of any kind. Everything in the hen
house should be portable; even the
nest boxes should be hung to the wall
by means of augur holes in a box and
corresponding nails in the wall on
which to hang the next box. In this
way they can be quickly taken down
and cleaned.
FRESH BLOOD.
He says, old bens and surplus
rOOsters should be killed off yearly.
and fresh bloOded males added to the
flock at least once in two years. but
it added once every year all the better.
This can be easily done by neighbors
clubbing together and sending for a
setting of fresh eggs every year.
SHEEP ON MINNESOTA FARMS.
Hon. H. F. Greeley, of Gary, S. D..
is strong believer in utilizing all
the natural advantages possible in
conducting farming operations He
says. Minnesota's glorious climate,
sunshine and location, can much of it
be turned into cash and consequently
into farmers pockets if mutton grow
ing is made a leading feature upon
farms adapted to it.
FERTILITY AND WASTE.
He says twenty one years expert
ence in the sheep business has con-
vinced him that no animal carried
upon the farm can equal the sheep,
either for keeping up the fertility. or
turning weeds, waste and other coarse
material into cash. Out of about six
hundred weeds and grasses growing
in the northwest, sheep eat greedily
about five hundred and seventy six;
the horse eighty four and the COW fifty
six.
WHAT BREED OF SHEEP?
Mr.. Greeley does not consider the
breed so material if intelligently
handled: almost any of the mutton
breeds Will make satisfactory returns.
Crosses however Of the dark faced
medium sheep, like Shropshire, Oxfords
and SOuthdOwns upon some of the
coarse woods, such as Cotswolds and
Lincolns, make strong business sheep
for the average farm, but mi ght prove
too coarse for larger aocks farther
west.
YARD FEEDING AND EXERCISE.
He says it saves much labor as we'll
as feed, and does much towards keep
ing up the health and vigor of the
flock, if they are fed whenever the
weather will permit) in large open
yards, or upon sod or pasture lands
in need of top dressing. In this way,
corn stalks and other coarse fodder
can be fed and save much hauling to
and from the buildings. He advocates
a portable net fence forty five inches
high for his outside feeding ward.
The exercise thus obtained is of the
greatest Importance and especially
for breeding ewes. 1t goes far towards
lnsuring strong, vigorous lambs and
preventing trouble at lambing time.
HOUSE KEEPING AS A BUSINESS.
Mrs. Bertha Dahl Laws, of Apple
ton, Minn., said, as most of the mon
ey earned by the working men of this
country is spent for the home and by
the women, they are naturally interest
ed in the business of house keeping.
More money is spent for food than
for anything else and much is wasted
in buying this food, as the house wife
does not know the real value of the
various foodstuffs.