The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-04-20
BUYING CLOVER SEED.

- 10 me growing OF clover upon
earms where the hay In fed upon the
harm renders the purchase OF clover
seed an important matter. This n
une Of tho earliest seeds 10 be sown
Y the spring and therefore the pur.
.chase Of the seed IL one Of the things
nceding early attention. II In well
% take time by the foreiock, says
Practical Farmer, and get your
clever seed on hand ready for SOW.
lng. And right here We would like TO
warn those who have Co buy clover
seed that low priced seed Is always
the most costly. Not only most cost
" In the actual amount paid for the
clover seed that is gotten. but costly
u the seeding OF your fields with all
0Anner OF four weeds. for n very
low price for clover seed means poor.
" cleaned seed. IL one gets. for In.
! stance. clover seed for So bushel.
when re-clcaned seed is selling for
N or more. the redeemed seed Ia
Qways the lowest In price Of the
cure seeds that arc In tho bushel.
md, being clean. do not provide for
enfng your land with weeds. The
best way 60 buy clover seed Is TO
mart early and get samples from the
dealers. Examine these samples
closely and sort out all impurities in
the shape OF weed seeds and trash.
and then compare the samples. Get
seeds that are clear Ut weed seeds.
u you have 20 pay double price for
them. We are frequently called
upon To advise how TO get rid OF
broad-leaf plaintain and narrow.leaf
plantain. two weeds that have gotten
spread more through clover seed
than In any other way. We know
farms 30 infested with the narrow.
leaf plantain that n Is almost impos-
able 10 grow clover on them now.
the weed having gotten complete
possession OF the ground. when
you ind a real clean sample OF seed
buy II at whatever che price may be
~ compared with badly cleaned
seed. and get q guarantee from the
aealer that the seed shall come up to
The sample. We win never get rid
q oxeye daisy. piantain and wild
carrot until We quit sowing the seed
In clover. Then. too. OF recent years
the creeping yellow clover has
spread over the country through UNI
scrupulous dealers who have import.
ed the seed In immense quantities
tor che purpose OF aduiterating red
clover seed. You wih need a magni-
tying glass to distinguish the various
weed needs and authorizations, and Il
win pay TO learn the various seeds
and their appearance. Then buy
your clover seed from FIRST class men
VINO have made n reputation for good
seed. and who are not going 90 sac.
rihce it, and do not expect 10 get the
best seed except ut the best price.
FOR Il is the worst sort OF extrava.
Eance TO buy low priced seed. espe-
cially OF clover and grass.
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PROFIT FROM FALL PIGS.
Last fall had about seventy-five
pigs come the last OF September and
Tho FIRST OF October. let these pigs
follow the sows for about eight weeks
and while they were with the sows
I used slop freely. also fed corn.
When took them from the sows
ssed OTIS and shorts and little corr
ground made into n warm siop. They
had a good warm place and n good
run on about four acres Of rye. I
took the very best care of them
could, but they did not seem TO grow.
They were hearty. ate well and were
given bedding about twice n week so
as TO keep them clean and dry and did
everything could. but must say
made a failure on that lot OF fall
pigs. I suppose II man had few
and used milk he could make them
pay q little better. But l find that
the cost OF fall pigs is too great TO
make me any money and think the
readers of this article will agree with
me.
On the other hand. have had fine
luck with spring pigs. I had twenty
sows farrow about two hundred pigs.
and at the last count had 175 head
OF good. thrifty Shotes. about one
hundred OF them weighing about $50
pounds. the balance around 40
pounds. think IL n man tries to
raise q great many hogs he better
have them come In the spring. He
will have enough fall pigs out OF his
spring litters 20 keep him busy
through the winter. and In the spring
they will 60 out and make good hog
In a little while.
I expect 90 breed thirty sows for
spring farrow commencing to pig
about April 20 TO May 20. ] aim TO
have all my sows come In as near
together as possible. used two
bears and hand breed all my sows.
so I always get good litters. l ex.
pect some OF your older hog ralsers
can, no doubt. tell me n great deal
more than know about raising hogs.
IN I am young In the business. but
I am doing fairly well at I'll. RI
Fletcher In the Massachusetts,
ploughman.