The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-07-18

oak bark at the drug store and make tea
| or 1t. Put a pint of the strong tea in the
slop given the mother pig once each day;
IL the scours Is bad give an extra uuan-
tity 1t is not harmful to the sow and
VIII nearly always set the little ones
(, right. The young pigs should begin their
first lessons In eating from a trough when
from three to four weeks old and they
J should always be fed in trough away
from the mother SO that they will get
/ what Is intended for them. Build the
troughs for the pigs low SO that they will
| not be tempted to get into them with their
! feet and put the feed In before turning
the pigs out for their dinner. Gradually
I Increase the quantity Of feed so that by
the time the pigs are from eight to ten
weeks old under normal conditions they
may be wholly weaned.
Fruit Conaum ptlon and Low Prices.
been far from a profitable one with the
| ordinary grower and many are seriously
considering reducing the areas now in
| fruiting shape. 1t will be noticed that
the ordinary grower is mentioned in
this connection and by him IS meant the
! man who grows berries without much re-
| gard to the care given his plants, the
| quality Of the fruit and the methods of
marketing. A few years ago the air was
full OF the cry Of over-production among
fruit growers, yet since that time thou
sands of acres have been added to tho
! area without any appreclable reduction
OF the prices received. To those who
watch markets closely 1t Is plain that the
better tho quality of the fruit offered at a
fair price the greater the consumption.
This being the case, there is no necessity
for decreasing the area now in small
fruits with those who are growing more
than they can properly care for or with
I those who persist In placing upon the
/ market Inferior fruit and expecting the
highest prices for It.. In such cases re-
duction in size Of the fruit plantations
would be advisable. Better still all such
growers should get out Of the business
and make room for those who are willing
to carry 1t on intelligently.
Shade and Air for Swine.
AS in other branches Of farming It is
being discovered that good care is quite
as essential for swine as other animals If
the best results are to be obtained Dur
Ing the summer no better work may be
done among swine, both old and young,
than that which means comfort to them,
, for comfort means steady growth Of tho
| right kind. AS is well understood the thick
coating Of fat on the hog prevents per-
SEPARATION and hence the animal is less
able to stand the rays of the sun. Then,
too as with all fat bodies considerable air
is necessary for proper respiration. Nat
urally the best place in which to keep
swine during the summer Is on the range
where there Is shade. If small, movable
houses can be erected on the range it will
pay to have them. See that the swine are
located where there is shade Of some kind
In abundance and where there is a free
circulation Of air; then supply an abund-
ance OF fresh, clean water during the day
and the growth of the animals will be all
that Is desired. If for any reason the
hogs must be keptin pens attached to the
! barn or other building see that shade Is
provided If it Is nothing better than the
shadow of other buildings, but arrange
things In some way so that the animals
may have a shady place large enough to
hold them without crowding during all
| portions of the day and IL the pen Is UNI
der cover provide ventilation in some
manner even IL necessary to add windows
or doors to be left open during the sum-
mer. This question Of air and shade for
swine during the summer is more impor-
| tant than generally considered and should
| be looked into carefully.
Summer Pruning OF Fruit Tress.
It Is a difficult thing for the novice to
prune attree to advantage, and particu-
larly Is this the case in summer pruning.
AS a matter of fact, unless one has had
conside rable experience in pruning he had
best confine his operations to- the spring
pruning, else he Will get In trouble. II
the idea In Summer pruning: is to increase
the fruit productions the branches which
are growing most vigorously should be
headed back and the smaller limbs, on
which The fruit Is to form. left to grow
unchecked. II wood growth Is desired
and this would be the case only In trees
lthatEare not making satisfactory prog
ress. the smaller or fruiting limbs should
be shortened and even a few Of the larger
ones removed. OF course In pruning done
at any season the broken. bent limbs and
those that Interfere one with the other
should be removed but It is not advisable
to do heavy pruning on any tree that is
| growing thrifty for the purpose Of
checking that growth: rather check 1t in
some other way such as cutting OFF the
annual supply of plant food. #
The Sneed Peach.
4 There are many good varieties Of
peaches on the market and many that
are better suited for marketing, especial
ly at distant points, than the sneed, Illus
trated this week. EIoseY the variety