The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-25
Pithy Pointers for Farmers.
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The Farmer and Beeetes.

berry. Will ground bone In equally
beneficial for the raspberry.
Sheen are almost a necessity on the
farm = use they eat 30 much OF the
foul grow :. weeds, etc. No other ami
NAL IL - serviceable In this regard.
IL the brood sows are allowed free
range OF a good pc ture or are fed
green food they Will not be nearly 50
likely To- be cross or eat their pigs.
As n lie commercial fertilizers VIII
give quicker results I. an manure. but
the effects OF manure are more lasting
and durable and especially 50 IL OF good
quality.
All kinds OF fruit trees. and especially
peach tree should be headed less and
the .-auches that grow out long and
slim or tall should be cut back TO q
proper length.
Many valuable horses are often made
very unpleasant To deal with because
OF The careless. and may be brutal.
use 90 the bit when the mouth Is not
accustomed TO ~.
Quick maturing animals and methods
OF feeding which viii make them ma
ture as rpidly as possible are now the
recognized means OF rcaping the great
est profit from the growing cattle.
A careless course OF breeding which
does not look To the steady improve
ment OF the farm animals soon de-
neither profitable tn keep nor to sell.
Good health IL positively necessary
In making hog raising profitable. So
long as they are allowed free range
they will generally take all the cxer-
else needed. Give a variety OF feed
and plenty OF good water.
II Cos are fed at irregular hours
they are In alternate condition OF hun
ger and surfeit. and cows soon learn
TO let down their milk ut certain hours.
n. when not MIXED then they suffer
great when I'm full milk.
When there are too many animals on
the farm "a In impossible To keep or
put them into understandable condition.
and consequently u II difficult to dis
pose Of them. A purchaser when found
will not give full value for poor stock.
The quality OF the wool Is very
greatly affected by the condition and
keep OF the sheep. Wool exposed.
while growing. 10 different kinds OF
temperature. to cold rains and In
tenscly hot suns. IL very sure TO be
hard and harsh.
In when they are young. Then the top
can be trained In almost any shape and
with very little attention. But after
the trees have attained some size and
n. u IN very difficult To change form.
and pruning then only injure.
In "A majority OF cases some time In
r. iuired To demonstrate the real value
of COW. Some cows that promise ex-
trcmely we'll when In flush OF milk 20
80 long and become trifiing In 80
many ways before they have been In
milk Ave months that they are not
worth their feed.
In horse tor active service the
breast should not over medium
width and the forelegs should be rea-
sonably close together. Between the
forelegS and close up To the body the
space should he So filed with muscle
ms To form "A pointed arch rather than
Co show a wide space. as In the case OF
the draft ! N-sc.
II the horses are lIfcless and spirit
less. something is wrong with their
treatment. II IN not natural for any
horse To- be dull and stupid unless out
Of order IN some way. To be too fiery
IL a fault I'm horse drawing n heavy
load on an uneven road: In this case n
strong and slow HORSE II better. ms IL
will resist fatigue and Will do more
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