Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-31
Pithy Pointers for Farmers.
by Permission Of
The Farmef and Breeder.

Pigs often lack vigor because the
sows are too fat.
II animals are falling off ia flesh, in
crease their feed.
All living. growing things do best
under best conditions.
The matured animal is most readil,
made ready for the butcher.
The SOW that is a poor sucker is
never profitable as a breeding SOW
1t is only as the animal approaches
maturity that II readily takes on flesh
III orchards are to he made profitable
they must receive as good are al
other crops.
Good tillage increases the available
food supply % the soil n conserves
moisture. :
Cows can be very much better de-
veloped by good feeding than by poel
feeding.
Thinning the potatoes to two stalks
in a Hill viii give and larger
tubers.
With nearly all stock the profit Il
in breeding and feeding for quici
growth n carly maturity.
There is a vast mount of work done
in h world in which there is no prof,
above the cost of the labor.
Very largely the trees need all the
strength that Is in the soil and con
tinuous cropping is injurious.
The amount OF butter that can be
made is limited by the amount OF but
ter fats that the milk contains.
With most stock strong, stimulating
food has a tendency to d~isorganize the
stomach and produce indigestion.
A tree tina has been properly pruned
during growth will need very little
pruning after It commences to bear.
Feeding economically Is to supply
the food In such a manner as to insure
thorough inastication N digestion.
The differences in price between SUI
perior and inferior stock Is often the
turning point between profit and loss.
An %unfruitful orchard may often
be brought into bearing by a heavy
broadcast application OF stable manure
The first plant hat forms upon a
strawberry nner is the best, and
should be selected for transplanting.
Lime Is purifying and deodorizing,
and using II literally makes 1t easier
TO keep the stable clean and free from
odors.
Land that is u~nproductive lis not nec-
essarily exhausted: the elements OF
fertility may lie there in an unayail-
able form.
Muddy legs and II stains may
be washed off with warm water. being
careful TO rub the hair and stains dry
Immediately.
: For the dairy. for work. for breeding
and even for fattening the quiet. docile
animal is always worth more than a
fractions one.
One way to make the most OF the
land is TO KEEP 1t well MANFRED and
then as fast as u crop is taken Off
putt on another.
Inc young animals grows by the use
OF thef food IL eats, within certain linz
Its the more 1t can eat and make use
of. the faster ii will grow.
The farmer who grows several kinds
OF crops is less apt to feel the efrect OF
a glutted market than he who con-
fines himself to a single staple.
Long rows of vegetables and fruits
may be cultivated to much better adj
vantage than short ones, and for econ
omy a large garden is to be preferred.
IL is certainly desirable to plant fruit
trees as early In the spring as the con-
dition of the soil will admit, as they
are more likely to live and make bet
ter growth.
Variety in feed is essential to cows
giving milk. A mixture OF ground corr
and oats and bran in equal quantities
makes OF the Very best rations that
can be used.
There Is nothing So attractive OF that
makes the young folks or the old folks
either for that matter, take so great an
interest in their homes as plenty OF
beautiful flowers.
IL Is important that the farmer should
know the composition OF his soil and un-
derstand the requirements OF the diff
ferent crops In plant food so as TO ar
rangs them accordingly.
When it is necessary that horses be
kept In the stable they should always
have some litter to stand upon which
will at least partially prevent the bad
effects of the solid floor.