Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-09-15

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bring proper returns. We believe the ideal
farm to be the one which Is made to pro-
duce the living Uhat is the food) for the
people and the stock OH 1t, and the re-
naming acres devoted wholly to special
ties which experience has proved of value.
In this way one Is sure OF n living and or
a money crop varying according to cli-
matte and market conditions, but generally
at its worst sufficient to bring in what
cash is needed for the year.
Substitutes for Meat for Poultry.
In some sections there is difficulty in OBJ
tanning either green bone or fresh meat
for fowls. and even when the latter Is OBJ
tainable 1t is not an agreeable part Of the
ration to prepare. All dealers in feed now
handle animal meal, which is a fair sub
stitute for green hone and fresh meat, and
may he safely used, in connection with
grains. according to directions on the
package. AT this season of the year, how
ever. the poultry should be turned out
for a portion of the day at least, in order
that they may get their own animal food
In the form of insects. IL this plan is fol-
lowed from nov on until the fowls have
to be confined for winter, and then the
animal meal fed. the birds will get along
very nicely. Fowls that are strictly con-
fined cannot be expected to lay as we'll
or to be in as good condition as those hav-
ing more or less access to ground ana
grass outside of the yards. AS has been
said before. the hens in confinement should
be given at least an hour of freedom just
before going to roost, even though they
must be constantly watched.
Planting Trees in the Fall.
With many fruit growers there Is an
unreasonable prejudice against setting
trees in the fall. yet, in many sections,
this work can be done to much better ad-
vantage h in the spring. There is no
fruit tree but the peach that cannot be
| planted with success in the fall, at least
in all sections except. perhaps, the very
cold north. Most men have more time to
prepare the soil In the fall, can set the
| trees properly. have no wet ground to con-
tend with and have time to stake them
and mound up about the base for winter
| protection. Then, too, nurserymen are not
so busy in the fall as In the spring, and
are likely to have a better selection of
varieties as well as of specimens, and they
will always give the buyer good value
for his money, SO as to get the trees on
their hands and not be obliged to care
for them In the winter. Most small fruit
plants can also be set with safety in the
fall, and both trees and plants fall set
will start of and make a growth in the
spring before trees could be planted at
that season.
Seed Selection at Harvest.
A prominent scientist made the state
ment not long since that the best custom
ers Of seedsmen were the progressive
farmers. and hat the farmer who saved
his own seed was the one who did not ad-
vance. While. undoubtedly, this remark
should nav been qualified. the fact re-
mains that much of the poor results we
see in farming operations comes from the
old idea of saving the seed from the crop.
II one is working along progressive lines,
improving a strain from year to year and
saving and sowing the seed. that is one
thing: but when the seed is saved regard
less Of the quality. that can mean only
poor and poorer crops each successive
season. Unless one is sufficiently familiar
with seed improvement to select seed
properly, 1t Is far more profitable to buy
seed each year Of some reputable seeds
men n know what n Is getting. 1t
costs something to buy good seed, to be
sure. but the resultant crop means a proht
which makes up the cost OF the seeds
many times over.
A Good Ration for Cows.
An experienced dairyman furnishes h
following formula for a herd Of COW aver
aging about 100 pounds live weight each:
Ensilage, so pounds; 6 pounds corn fodder
and 6 pounds mixed hay or clover: 10
pounds Of wheat bran n : pounds Of
c~ottonseed meal. or 3 pounds q OF bran,
cornmeal and cottonseed meal. Tho ration
II for q day, and Ii to be increased or de-
creased according a. to whether the ami
mails are heavier or lighter than 100
rounds. This ration II nearly the balanced
ration and is not expensive. It 10 q good
ration to experiment with, n particu-
larly good to use az q change from any
other ration which one may be using.
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What Of the Dairy Cows.
Many q man went through the winter
season last year With more cow than
found that his hard winters work paid
him, practically. no profit. It 10 thes same
old story Of feeding to ten cows what six
should have to bring profitable returns.
Most farmers hate to part With . COW, and
viii 20 one-half starving the animal rather
tim sell her. AZ ten acres well titled
will bring . better financial return than
twenty acres only half titled ana fertilised,
% six COWS properly cared for viii yield
more profit than ten half starved cows.
Go over the feed you have on hand and
what you must buy ana zee what the pros
pect u for the winter. You Will nm such
careful. Intelligent planning profitable.
4 Combined Hee and Raiee.
In hoeine Of any Mind one generally feell
the need Of Q rake as well - the hoe, and
the little tool here described u = happy
combination Of both that n handy
with tools can readily construct. 0eloo,
niece Of hard wood eight inches long,
one and cne-half inches thick q threl
inches vide. Bore Al inch hole IN the
center Of II. Into which to nut = handle
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