Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-26


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Everything comes to him who hustles
while he waits for sunshine and rain
to help his crops.
The clover meadow habit, like that of
| good disposition, is one that should be
continually cultivated.
Overripe cream too much churning
and overworklng are three genera!
faults in butter making.
1t is a source Of regret that some
men have time to burn when their
wives nave no dry wood to burn.
Let the chickens run on the range
where they will have plenty Of grass
and clover. Turn up earth for them to
scratch in for worms.
Whipping a shying or frightened
horse is senseless and cruel; pain does
not relieve freight, but the assuring
voice Of the master does.
Butter is regarded as a comparative
ly modern product. Scholars believe
that the word translated butter in the
early writings should have been trans
lated cream.
A Montana sheep firm has bought 4
41O-acre ranch in the Yellowstone vel
ley near Billings for $4,000, nearly $50
an acre, the highest price yet paid in
that section.
While a small bunch Of sheep can be
kept on any farm to a good advantage,
they serve a double purpose, as they
enrich the farm and bring a cash in
come a tthe same time.
A breachy old W is about the worst
property n can own, as she leads the
good sheep into unforbidden pastures.
There are few focks but what has one
of these 'pesty old things"
Tomatoes do well when heavily fertl-
lized. When the plants are set they
may be placed upon a shovel Of we'll
rotted manure After they begin to
grow, more may be dded and
plowed in.
The stingy feeder hurts himself as
well as his cows; but, on the other
hand, the mich COW that will not re-
pay generous feeding should find the
k1.aJx ,rl lo, ,l,,, hn f11o1 INV a rood
animal. Worst enocomy of all is to
breed to an Improbable scrub.
This year the man who prepared
every acre Of ground right before plant
ing is now ahead. We know Of corn
planted on well-prepared ground two
weeks ago that is now up to some of
the corn that was hogged in six weeks
ago, and in two weeks more it will be
ahead.
One practice that has been so neglect
ed as to almost be given the name Of q
"lost art" should again be revived. 1t
is that Of stacking grain. There are
too few farmers who can build a stack
Of grain that will keep. The reason is
easy. lA2SSLllAS " IL SAoNh v
the damage.
There are many foul weed seeds that
cannot be taken out Of clover seed by
ordinary methods. When an extra eff
it will be sure to grow all kinds of
plants not wanted. 1t will not pay to
drift into neglect in lis way and slip
one cog backward.
Not until mar began planting corn
yrom individual ears in separate places
did he learn Of the individuality of
ears. Now, since he has learned this
much, there is a thirsting for q greater
knowledge of seed corn. Some of the
older students in seed cornology have
long since ceased to learn any nor
Others are satisfied they can still learn
something.
A farmer who has had experience
with cement tanks writes that It does
not pay to build them unless they are
well reinforced with wires and iron
rods. The freezing will sometimes
u them to crack, and a crack means
q leak; a leak means trouble. It does
not add much to the labor or expense
to imbed pieces Of wire all through the
concrete while making cement tanks.
Close attention to details Is neces-
sary in order to produce two tons of
butter exactly alike in quality. A
change Of food will affect the milk and
butter and SO will any mistake in keep
ing and ripening the cream and in
churning. The food also 1avors the
butter, as wild onions have been obsta-
cles in that respect Lack of cleanli-
ness also affects the quality Of the but
ter.
Weeds n Source of Disease.
A physician who has been Investigate
ing the matter says that from the
weeds growing in a pool Of stagnant
water in a pasture he has been able to
develop and cultivate the genuine tu-
berculosis germ, and cited the fact as
n strong argument In favor Of furnish
ing the COW with a supply Of pure wa
ter.
A New Seed1ess Apple.
Howard Garrett OF Willistown
township, neal West Chester, Pa,