The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-06-08
DON'T LOOK AWAY.

There Is an Old adagc that the mis-
farthest away are the grecnest.' and with
the natural disposition OF mankind to
roam we seem to be forever on the move.
1t is natural and laudahle ambition to
seek to better ones self. but too often we
make the mistake of overlooking the good
things close at hand in seeking out the
good things far away. Agricultural pa
pers are full of inquiries from men in the
east asking about western or southern
farms while III another column are as
many asking about farms in the east from
residents Of the south and west That
each section has some advantages cannot
be denied but that one will be able to find
farm which will absolutely satisfy one
is not 10 be thought Of The southerner
has farm which he sees is poor in fer
tility: he loves the sunny climate but IS
impatient with his poor soil; the remedy
lies in the Improvement of the soil by
raising more stock. The man in the north
has fairly good soil but the climate is
severe and his crops ire caught by the
frost. labor is high and prices low. The
remedy here may be an entire change of
crops; something which the market de-
mands and the planting OF earlier varie-
ties. such as Will come to maturity The
man with. a farm paid for and who IS not
too old 10 work 1t properly ought not to
look to pastures new but should look to his
farm: find out what it needs and supply
it. Work out your salvation where you
have pitched your tent for, unless conti-
tons arc hopeless. your measure of sue
cess will be greater than If you move.
FOR FALL FEEDING.
Just at this time yearly we make it a
business to prepare and plant field to
sweet corn especially for the cows in the
late summer or early fall when in the nat
ufal course. of weather the pastures will
1tSh rGn{n nSt-s
the cutting or the alfalfa and a dip into
the rape keeps the cows in splendid milk;
indeed. we think better than If they were
on the pasture alone for the variety gives
them q start they would not get from the
grass only. We prepare the field Just as
carefully as IL we expected to raise a
bumper crop of ear corn for market and
we sow the seed in rows instead of broad
cast for this gives us a chance to cult
vate 1t and thus get better crop. In rows
remember not in hills, the cultiva ton be-
ing one way of the field only The variety
Is always the one that makes the quickest
growth of tender stalks for none Of 1T
reaches the ear stage. Try it, friend, it
pays well.
THUMBS IN YOUNG PIGS.
Lack Of exercise is at the bottom of the
trouble with pigs which results in thumps.
Heavy feeding. which is usually the case,
III ! s'la1iss tiiS y ouiIS pigs makes them dis
inclined to take exercise. II the pigs are
not fully weaned good care should be
taken in feeding the SOW that she has
some bran to keep her bowels in good. con
dition. plenty Of clean fresh water and
some roughage. This will help the pigs
from getting too fat 1t is good plan to
give the pigs some bran in the slop, more
than any other grain, and to keep them in
pen or enclosure where they can keep
clean YET with sufficient room to get the
exercise they need and which they should
be made to take if they will not do it
Willingly small patch of grass in the.
shade into which they may be turned
without being too far away from the sow
will induce them toEexercise more than
anything else.
a HANDY GARDEN TOOL.
On farms and especially where fruit like
Strawberries and where vegetables are
grown workers have too many tools which
force them to bend over and not enough
which may be used standing IN an erect
Iv,~r Ron, rHNl H.