The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-02

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be done before freezing weather comes
on, If you expect the work to last.
There is SO much concrete work now
lone on the farm that some OF 1t is
| put off until late fall or winter. You
| Will have trouble with amy concrete
mixture made during freezing weather..
This is a good year to keep the cider
mill busy. Nice sweet cider is readily
sole and the apple crop can thus be
worked off to good advantage, lit is
quite an art to make good citer, and
keep it sweet for any length ut time.
1T is a good time to fill up the vinegar
barrels.
Fall blowing is all right. but l 4ues-
ton the practice which many are fol-
lowing this season of narrowing their
fan blowing. l would not do this. even
to help along spring work. The object
of fall blowing is to turn up the soil
where the sun. air and frost can get in
their work.
1t will pay to cover the straw stacks
with some coarse slough hay Oh other
stuff that is not fit for feeding. With
the light hay crop and TIE amount OF
live stock which will bave to go onto
dry feed, every bit Of roughage about
the farm should be saved in some,
shape. Don't let ;he rains spoil the
straw piles.
Here are a few things we urge you
to do this month. Guild an Ice house,
most any sort of a house will do. just
so it has a good drainage. Sow timothy
this month, pile about a bushel of rich
manure on the rhubarb hills; build a
vegetable cellar and get in the potatoes,
beets and turnips; set out a nice lot
of flower bushes.
Here is something to remember when,
blowing under manure. Don't pillow 1t,
under so deep that the fertility Is
forced into the subsoil. In Ohio. 1t is,
estimated by a we'll known authority
there is an annual loss of over SIS, 0OO,-t
600 from this practice and with the,
treatment OF the manure while in the,
barn yard.
The recent rains have started a fine,
growth In newly seeded pastures. DON'T
turn the stock INTO his new seeding
this fall. Cattle will quickly ruin
growing clover and alfalfa by eatingl
1t down SO close that it will winter kill,
Let the plants grow to protect the roots.
during winter. Glover seed is expen-
sive. If you have beer lucky in getting
a catch, don't destroy it by pasturing-
this fall.
sometimes the stockman who raises
his own feeding steers has more heif-.
ers than he knows what to do With.
Save the most likely ones to take the
place of the old wv the others
should be we'll finished and
when they bring the best price. There
IS really no excuse for selling good,
beef heifers at 3 to ga cents a pound.
Don't be afraid to put some good grain
into them.
Wintering bees out of doors may be-
zone safely IT they are handled right,
a good way is to make a low shed,
covered with tar paper, or some other
material which will insure a tight roof:
board up the north side and the ends.
The hives may be set pretty close to,
se1her. but should be ~thorouhglv
packed ali about with chaff or some
thlng else which will insure warmth
Inc success in wintering will depend;
upon the thoroughness OF the packing.
l was asked at the Iowa state fail.
how long it paid to keep brood sows. d
would keep them just as long as thew
produced good filters and took good
care or them. That is the whole thing;
that is what we keep any brood sow
for. But whenever she gets cross, or
100 heavy, or careless about her pigs,
then 1t is time to ship her. Old soWs
usually bring robust filters and they
usually are good mixers. Never sac
rif1ce for age if she will raise six or
eight good pigs.
Now is the time to start fatteninp
turkeys and fowls for the Thanksgiv.
ing market. There is big profit in feed
ing grain to poultry. Separate those
which are to be kept for breeders. and
ICED the fattening fowls three times a
Gay: some conflne poultry in yards
during the fattening period, but turkeys
Will not stand confinement very welD
and 1T is best to let them range. but bV
a regular fecding time induce them to
come In for feed. About three weeks
careful feeding will have them in fine
condition for market.
they should give them a liberal dose
OF bone meal, or If this is not handy
break up any old bones as fine as nos
sible and work them into the soil about.
the roots Of the plants. Then put on
d goo Dig of fresh manure,
n You will have no trouble about
blooms: If roses are laid dow and
covered during the winter extra care
should be taken in ~uncovering nexti
spring. More roses are killed back nv
uncovering too early than are ever
winter killed. eiS
Borers have been unusually trouble
some this season, and many orchards
nave been hurt through neglect to look
after the borers in time. The trees
70 be gone over and carefully ey-
anined twice every year, in June and
early in August. There are two kind.
Of borers which injure apple trees. the
nat headed n round headed. but the.
methods of controlling them are the
same: These pests may be detected by
the saw dust which is forced out of tho
hole where the borer is WORKING. CO
after him with a thin bladed knife. or
II you cannot reach him that way AXE
q Wire and worm him out.
October is usually a very busy month
In shaping up things about the farn
1t is a good time to transplant troaa
and shrubs. with the exception of ever.
greens. When transplanting or ]setting
out trees fresh from the nursery he
sure that the roots are kept moist and
under no circumstances allow then, at ~
dry out. Prune off all bruised y.
broken roots and cut back the heaa
of the tree to balance up the root svs1
tenn. Pack the soil close around I'M