The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-04

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quality n Of the finest and IL Is just the
berry for home use or for local markets.
IL In large. OF rich crimson color with red
fiesh. The plants are good growers and
rs yet have shown no tendency TO blight.
In season q II fairly early and the plants
are quite productive. This sort n one OF
the productions OF Matthew Crawford OF
Ohio. who has given many desirable var
ictics OF strawberries TO the world and who
has the varieties well tested BY growers
In all berry sections before he makes n
report concerning the new applicant for
public favor. The Penncll In well worth
testing by any one who loves good straw
berries.
CARING FOR THE BOAR.
Anyone who starts out TO raise hogs
with the idea OF n Eoodly profit I'm mind
must needs pay some attention TO the boar.
Admitting all there IN In the importance
OF having good females upon which to
build up the herd. n poor boar or n good
boar poorly cared for viii Offset any value
there II In the high grade females: per-
haps not 1t FIRST but surely after n season
or two the difference will be noted. Money
invested In n good boar j. money well
invested II the animal IL properly cared
for and proper care means proper food, n
clean. comfortable pen by himself and n
yard OF sufficient ARIA to give him needed
exercise. The boar should be treated
kindly OF course, but don't try TO make a
pet OF him for he cannot be trusted. See
that he In kept away from the hogs ex-
cept at breeding season and feed him so
that he will be fairly plump. but never fat:
muscle and energy n what he needs I'm
order that the get be desirable. Find some
way OF letting him have a grassy run for
n portion OF each day even though such
run will be small.
FEEDING ALFALFA HAY.
While We believe alfalfa TO be all that
Il claimed for ~. no one should believe for
a moment that ~ IN a perfect food for
stock and for pasture: u Is not always a
safe food, although horses do not seem TO
be injured by feeding from IL while green.
For cows and sheep alfalfa has its best
value when fed as hay in connection with
sone other roughage. IL Is rich In protein
hence gives the feeder an opportunity to
feed protein much more cheaply than In
any grain. A. pasture for hogs alfalfa
IL all that IL claimed for u. although. like
rape. II gives the best results when IL Is
alteTnated with some other pasture. IL
the soil Is In good condition. that IL, has
been properly inoculated for alfalfa. about
fifteen pounds OF seed 10 the acre IL SUI
ficie9t. The iced should be clean. how
ever, and particularly free from dodder.
which u one OF the worst enemies OF the
alfalfa plant. a number OF seedsmen are
Offering special selected seed probably
seed which has been cleaned with unusual
care) al an advanced price. and IL viii pay
to buy this better seed. Don't expect
crop the FIRST season but DO content with
cutting II SO as TO destroy the various
weeds and prevent them from going TO
seed. The second season one may expect
good results.
EcoNoMIzlNo ON SEEDS.
Regular readers OF this department know
the opinion OF the writer on the question
OF cheap seeds and particularly when seeds
are bought at a low price from scedsmen
with no particular reputation. Such seeds
arc generally worth even less than n paid
for them because there IL the loss. partial
or total. OF the crop which cannot be COM
puted. IL IL considered BY those who are
In n position TO know that II the soil Is
capable OF producing good crop IL would
be cheaper IN the end 10 pay double the
regular prices for seeds than TO take the
risk OF buying seeds even a tribe less In
price. Sometimes one may cconomize TO
advantage by the proper selection OF seeds,
as for example wh~A red clover Is 10 be
seeded some money nay be saved by buy
Ing one third the quantity OF alsike and
two thirds OF red clover seed. The COM
bination crop IL more desirable than all
red clover which h selling this spring
at from - to SO a bushcl for first grade
seed. Better n smaller area OF any one
thing put out than larger area when
the cheap seeds are used. for the chances
are the smaller area viii give you the
largest crop.
FOWLS FOR THE FARMERS WIFE
This may seem strange advice from a
poultrymRn OF twenty odd years expert
ence, but We really think IL II the best
thing that nine out OF ten farmers could
do. particularly when they have the idea.
so many Of them have, that fowls are not
worth the room they take UP. Just as In
flower raising. n woman can get more out
OF a fiock OF poultry than a man and DO 20
with less effort and with less training.
Why this - 80 IN probably because she
gives the necessary care TO the essential
details just as she does In raising tender
plants. IL L. not to be inferred that farm
ers cannot succeed with poultry. for they
can II they are willing TO give the busI-
ness attention, but II not they should turn
A. over TO the wife and daughters. How
ever. bear Ia mind that the ladies should
not be- expected 20 do the dirty work of
poultry raising: have some Of tho men do
this I'm return for the extra eggs they
will have TO eat. This d!sagrceablc part OF
the work taken out 81 the business and
the women given some decent stock as a
foundatio they VIII succeed ninety-nine
times out OF a hundred. Make business
Arrangement OF 81. by tn. way. and let
the women have the money they earn TO
do with as they please. Don't make II an |
other case OF "Bobby's calf and fathers |
cow"
soWs KILLING THEIR YOUNG.
Some uf the questions concerning sows /
their young were sent 10 /
xstsrau HwiuS raiser and his reply was The L