The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-13
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Fam, Readers
January ON the Farm.

This is the most important. month
OF the year on the. farm. Almost any
one can put the seed in the ground,
cultivate the growing crops, harvest,
the hay and grain, and even sell what
there is to be sold. But success in
these things do not make the sum total
of 9 successful farmer. 4.
This month he can look back over
last years campaign, pick out his mis-
takes OF omission or commission, and
lay his plans for the next year, avoid
ing at least the mistakes of the past.
although he may not be able to fore
see other new ones, So our column
this week cannot be better employed
than In discussing some plans for the
next year. Undoubtedly many of our
friends have already thought out"
what they intend to do along different
lines, and are ready for the battle
First OF all let us see about the stock;
Tor after all is said and done in re-
gard to the crops, very much hinges
on the plans about the stock. II we
can drum up sale for milk or any
OF Its products, such as cream for the
creamery, or butter, If we intend
to feed lot of calves Of one of the
beef breeds, then we shall want a
more heterogeneous diet for them, than
corn, and we would better raise a lot
OF some one of the clovers, good bit
OF oats, rye, barley and wheat-to be
ground up for mashes, and something
to make into silage, If we have a silo.
So we can readily see how much de-
ponds on what we decide on in the
way of stock.
II the cows are big beef grade,
then breed them to a good big, well
developed, Holstein- Friesian bull.
The issue will not be hurt in size, II /,
1t happens to be bull calf, and If
1t is heifer, you will get the size
OF the COW, plus the milking qualities
of the breed of the sire. OF course
II your breed is of the Jersey tyne,
1t will do no good to cross with any
thing for beef, and you would only
spoil the job, by making the attempt.
Better In that case, stick to the breed,
and try to improve by breeding to
better sire. 'g'.
The poultry Is another branch of
farming that ought to receive a good
deal of attention right now Farmers
may say what they please, belittling
the chickens, but they are making
mistake If they do not pay attention
to that branch. If you don't care for
poultry, at least do what is necessary
SO that the good wife can succeed with
her eggs and broilers; and right on
this point, have in mind a man in
the East, who was great breeder of
Holstein cattle, and was making
money at it; his son, however, was
sent to attend the agricultural college
one winter, and when he came home,
he asked to be allowed to buy a few
chickens. He was good boy, and
the old man gave him the money, lust
as he would have done If the boy had
asked to go to theater or some other
place of amusement. He also allowed
the men to help him. put up a small
building just as he wanted it. Two
years later the old man was selling
on the Holsteins SO that he could give
the whole farm to white leghorns, and
today he is making nearly $4,000 a
year out of eggs.
Any man who can raise his own
feed, can make a success Of poultry;
don't try too much at first take 1t
easy until you are master of the art,
of Matching with incubators, and can
bring up the chicks you tatch-for the
latter is quite as necessary as the
former. And don't go in for broilers
or for chickens for mafket-that is
the branch where there Is the least
money and that is the more costly,