The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-28
THE EVENING TIMES, GRAND FORKS, N. D.

length are not so liable to get wet to
the hide when 1t rains
Sheep should be sheltered from all
cold storms.
With breeding flock certain num-
Der of young sheep must be kept to
take the place Of the older ones.
1t is not the man who cures his
sheep, but the one who prevents their
becoming sick who makes the most
profit from them
The foods which will conduce most
to bodily growth will make the best
wool.
Sheep are so we'll protected by their
fleece that they do not require as
much fat or heat-producing food as
other animals do.
In arranging the troughs never have
them so low that the sheep can get
their feet into them. or they will waste
the food
Rather than introduce new and val
liable blood into diseased flock it is
better to get rid of the flock and start
anew.
1t is rather unreasonable to expect
to raise wool prof1tably and of good
quality with anything except healthy
flock of sheep.
In selecting and purchasing ram
get one fully developed. strong in
bone, straight shaped and thoroughly
typical of his breed and sex.
Alfalfa's Great Value rs Forage Crop.
No forage crop has come to the
front with such great promise as that
of alfalfa. Ten years ago 1t was
virtually unknown Ill Wisconsin, and
now thousands of farmers are grow
ing it successfully. Alfalfa is the crop
that is largely instrumental in main
tanning our great live stock industry
OF the West. and it will soon be the
mainstay of the dairy farmers.
A large portion of the income of the
dairymen is spent for high protein
feeds used to balance the feeding ra-
ton for dairy cows with carbonaceous
feeds, which are now grown generally
upon the farms. With the advent of
alfalfa the protein can be grown near
at hand at great saving to the farmer
in time and money.
Alfalfa is not only a good feed for
dairy cattle, but is also an excellent
feed for all kinds of live stock Sheep,
hogs and poultry are as fond of it as
dairy cattle and will make gains when
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Seed Should Have High terminating
Test.
Previous to sowing the seed the
farmer should send to different seed
companies and get samples of seed
and make a terminating test, as much
of the seed put upon the market is low
in vitality. A satisfactory test can be
made by using two plates with cotton
flannel pads. One plate should be a
trifle smaller than the other and used
as cover. The pads should be damp
ened and one put on the lower plate.
One hundred seeds are put upon the
pad and the other pad put over the
seeds. The small plate is used as
cover to withhold moisture. From
three to five days is sufficient to make
test at ordinary room temperature
No seed should be purchased that
will not give a terminating test of at
least eighty-five per cent.
Selection of Ground.
High well-drained land should be
selected as alfalfa will not do we'll on
soggy land or on land that is subject
to overflow. Alfalfa will grow on a
wide variation of soils, but nice loan
on top of gravel sobsoil is especially
desirable. Rolling land is preferred
to that of low level land as it affords
better drainage.
Fall-plowed land is preferable to
that of spring blowing, but good crops