The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-01-20

,ut when beiae prepare, for market, and
a, not too great cost Some objection has
been made to them as mothers because
| OF their weight but in our experience we
have learned t!iat when they are kept on
rho Ground with Their vc,,ns they are not
,,nrn 1iknlv tn jnirrr The Young chicks
| in ho,oriag then, than are ashrr heavy
breeds A., an all round g"r,.s4 purpose
fowl and particularly on tl;s farm Er,h-
mas are worth consideration.
conn RRFFDS IN SWINE.
Too manv farmers work on the plan
that - MIG Is a pig regardless of breed.
and as n result they continue line breed
ing until they have little left in the pig
b,,t the form We have no quarrel With
thc breeders who argue in favor Of line
brcednr along certain points: they may
he ,ichi and doubtless are but the farm
pr who raises nigS for what he can get
out Of Them in thcir gross weight a mar
kct prices cares little about the scientific
hr,elinr IT is admitted that it would be
hotter if he cared more, but if he viii
ta,xe Mains TO make the necessary changes
in line at frequent intervals he need not
worry about the intricacies Of cross or
line breeding Yet from his very indf-
ference TO these things may come his in
I,fynrnrce 10 ,hc most essential points
land mainly the one point of raising the
standard of his herd. We believe just
nc thorouumv in grades with swine as
with any other farm stock and know
from cxpcricnce that with high grade
svine probcrly bred given good .fasHurc.
surshina purc air and water and variety
of feed We gft better results by far than
uith scrub stock If one has Il fair lot
~ f,,n.,,n, n ,yould be a good Investment
10 raise the standard OF the herd by OBJ
tanning the services Of a grade boar
: Grade up the pigs as you ""'''o w 20" !,
composing tn" dalr! an" Sou II ''iio =
will pay III inc 'ohs run.
DODDER THE FOE OF ALFALFA.
, Iust rs we get to growing some crol
which nro,rises to make farming bus
moss thai will turn In Il little more than
; , b,re living then we run against some
tbino which forces us to renewed effort
COMPLAINTS are many concerning the i'll
i,,rv 10 alfalfa by dodder, and as the in
!. PRODUCTION of this pest 10 our fields is du
$ ,at,ral, 70 tho seeds being mixed will
: thc alfalfa seeds here is t, timely argu
mont in favor Of paying the highest prlc
y e., sonl in order to obtain the best !
~ oIr,,f, croD was a one season Gro
. ~, dnda,r would not be so formida bic
hut hcinr a permanent crop it seems har
. 70 no Obliged to fight II by the ruin o
: tho alfalfa fields which cost SO much 1
!, ti,,,o ond labor The plan of pasturing in
u tns,o5 finld with sheep works fairly wei
,t,,,,rh thcrn 10 danger in the dropping
fror, those animals when transferred I
:. .,,ner tin,ds so that, after all, the onl
i, noy. 70 rid the alfalfa field of dodder
=. ~ ,ut II into a cultivated crop for tw
- ~ r,oro seasons before sowing it to a
"a fa,fa AGAIN. A field that has been in cor
s ''a,,,1 wake a good plot for alfalfa II en-
IA was taken to obtain the pure seed aft'
proper soil inocuiation.
: KEEPING FOWLS 6USY.
I'd One need only to have had eXperien'
II along both lines to recognize the hnpor
l. nnce of keeping fowls employed durif
Y, thc winter months when they are pract
es cnlIv in confinement by this is not meal
re s,uffnr them with food but furnishing
u, s'u.n,ts Establishments .,ucb as a sum-
IS corner in which to dust, floor cover
" uith cban in which has been scattered
v small quantity OF grain, a fountain
e. fresh water aud few green vegctab'
Id '.,,ini, ,hrv can peck over then do n
III forget M,.last the box of grit, for besides &
nonI. of tho fowls for this they will VIII
r -, ,,,ny hours and be less likely
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