The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-01-18
= aEaprn J. acts
From the manner and Rreeder.

seed meal mixed with corn
makes a tip-top feed for hogs.
Haul in your hay and straw now
while the fields are hard frozen. Don't
wait till spring, when it will TAXI twice
as much help.
If you can't think of anything else
to do, tackle the woodpile. There is lit
tie time for wood cutting after the
spring wora commences.
BY all means attend the short course
at the agricultural college this season.
The cost is trifing and the instruction
will be along practical, helpful lines.
Feed the ewes literally, but do not
overfeed. Good Glove hay, plenty of
exercise and warm shelter will keep
them in fine condition. Do not feed too
heavily Of protein feeds.
Be sure that your farm scales are in
perfect order. Dirt easily accumulates
about the levers and prevents free ac-
ton. Make frequent tests of your
scales to see whether they are weigh
ing correctly.
It is to the credit Of American farm
lers that more attention is now given to
farm crops than at any previous time
in our history; and with the result that
farmers are making more money than
ever before.
In Nebraska 1t has been demon
,strated tina medium size ears of corn
,HhSo i1A F7NSA S3NS - - y ~ h-N
large ears. 1t was also shown that
different varieties did better in differ
ient sections of the state.
The straw pile can be made valuable
by working it into manure Keep all
stock we'll pedded, and haul all manure
before its substance is wasted, and you
will not nave much trouble in keeping
Lup the fertility of your farm.
When shipping stock. 1t pay to con-
Sign to some reliable commission firm.
One may ship his own stock, but the
commission men are better acquainted
with buyers and will nine times out of
ten get a better price than the shipper
Eiinself could get.
1t should be remembered when Sc
lecting trees for q wind break that it
lis quite an item to ave them OF a
close growing habit and Of as nearly
uniform shape as possible. Then by
planting a double row of them reason
iably close together the effect desired
!nay be easily secured.
Have you ever noticed that the farm
'ers who buy corn, clover hay and oil
icalle, for feeding their stock, always
thave the most fertile farms. The man
tWhO practices selling his grain crops is
talking Just that much fertility from
this own farm and selling it at the price
,of grain. 1t is Il very bad practice.
The seed bed is very important If we
hXpect perfect termination of seed. The
tllOSl vigorous StGu Will 1Ol DIlllS lOlLI
la good stand unless it is placed in such
- condition that it al get both warmth
land moisture. 1t is also essential Tat
the soil be worked to a fine filth so that
the root hairs ma reach it n draw
nourishment.
A subscriber asks whether it is prof
liable to GROW sweet corn for canning
factories. When one is situated close
to the factory, and is paid u fair price
for his corn. he can realize from $l2 to
$40 per acre, and nave the stalks left
to feed as green fodder. 1t does not
cost much more to GROW sweet corn
han it does ordinary field corn.
The first year of the calf's life deter
mines to a great degree its value as an
animal of profit. 1t must be kept thrifty
and growing from the start. The sooner
the calf can be grown up to q COW or
steer size the more profit there is in the
business of raising cattle. Give warm,
dry quarters and give q sufficient va
liety of food to keep up u good appe-
lite.
To develop and fix profitable as we'll
as desirable qualities, and at the same
time to increase the vigOr and conSti-
tuition of the produce with due attention
60 the beauty, attractiyeness and sell
ing qualities ShOuld be the aim of the
really scientific breeder and there has
certainly been proved thus far no limit
to development in the directions Of a
perfect type.
The report of the executive commit
tee showed the association in Il most
prosperous condition.. There are at
present S5,4G2 cattle recorded in the
herd book There were 1874 more en-
tries han last year. The total ap-
preparation for 1906 for premiums is
El2,000, % which the international gets
+ P4,5CO. There were III new members
taken into the association during the
past year.
1t is not altogether the amount OF
work that is done on the farm that tells
so much as the manner in which it is
done. There is a best time to do every
thing. Farm work to be the most sue
feSsful must be lone at the right time.
Late planting and late sowing cuts off
the yield and dinhinishes the quality of
all crops. IN nearly all cases nature in
dictates by the seasons when the work
, should begin.
Several hundred adherents Of the
Observation-Disclosures breed of cattle met
, i'm annual conference at the Palmer
House in Chicago and elected the fol-
+ Sowing officers: President, Judge J
IS. Goodwin, Chicago; vice president
, }. ]. Martin, Churdan, Ia; secretary
; and treasurer, Thos. McEarlanc, Chi
tCagO. Three directors were elected as
: follows: Judge j. S. Goodwin, Illinois;
: c. Z. Marvin, Kentucky; Geo. Kitchin
3 r., Missouri,
The oats crop of this country is be
coming a very important one. 1t ha.
| been a badly neglected crop, usually
sown on the poorest fields, and put il
with less care than other crops. JUS
bear these things In mind and you viii
increase your oats yield % per cent
Sow ample ~seed-from 213 to 3 bushel:
TO the acre; SOW clean, heavy seed o
one Of the hardest varieties. While
no variety is yet proved rust proof
yet some sorts are more so than Others
The main point is to SOW vigorous seed
in well-prepared soil, and the crop viii
do it's best to hold its oWn.
The ingredients of commercial fertil
iaers on which both agricultural ant
commercial value chiefly depend ar,
nitrogen, phosphoric acid n potash
J Besides these more valuable ingredi
: ents, sulphuric acid and lime are al