Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-03-30
FARM EACTS-

FARM FACTS.
We are sorry it is SO, but we can
lot doubt that farmers as a class, 20
lbout their work with an almost abb
iolute disregard TO the modern prin-
sipies of business. Have you taken
any account OF stock in the past year?
% you know whether you are max
ng wages by farming? II not, why
lOt2 You can put price on your
stock this year and last. YOU can keep
an account of what you sell, you can
igure the interest on the value OF your
and and charge in the labor OF your
self and family. You can credit what
you use from the farm as meat -four,
vegetables, fruits, poultry butter aud
eggs and house rent and IL you keep
A team, mainly for driving consider
he value of the livery bill There is
much 10 credit the farm with, that too
many do not consider aud the farmer
ThOuld know whence his money goes.
We do not believe one farmer in a
iozen can tell these things, yet If "A
merchant could not, we would expect
aim To have call from the sheriff.
Nhy should not the same apply TO
he FARMERS? II you do not do a
strictly cash business, II is especially
necessary that you keep accurate
tccounts without any insiuuations
I.;ainst the honesty of the business
men OF the country, we believe that
he man who pays cash for everything
hat comes in TO his house or onto his
arm, will receive a profit from that
alone that viii be considerable. He
Viu buy cheaper, he viii probably buy
ess and ne Will not pay for something
hat some one else has bought
A cartoon in the Live Stock World
IhoWs how some sale offerings are
made to look short legged and do not
Ihow the poor feet that some animals
ravel on. We have always deprecated
he too great use Of straw in the sale
ing and where possible have not used
any III all. However, it is often that
ne ground 1t SO rough in the yards
where the tent is pitched that some
bedding is necessary and when such. IS
lie case short straw should be used
ind some time put on working II down.
AS a rule the sale ring is I'm better CON
iition at the close of sale than the
beginning because the trampiug Of the
men I'm the ring and the animals get
he rough places tiled up and straw
Tamped so that purchasers can see the
Iuderplnning of the stock for sale Ey-
,ry breeder should send 60 the meat
market The poor footed, long pasterned
2og.
The fact that the packers have ad-
TauCcd the prices on canned meat pro-
lucts is sufficient evidence that all was
rot as said to be before the government
..spection was so complete If the pro-
iuct was healthy il probably did not
natter whether the "pottcd chicken"
vas made from pigs or calves only
hat il was sold at an undue profit for
That it was not. But if calves that
we're not allowed TO 90 into the veal
rade were put in pots as chicken then
{ was about time 10 see that the bust.
ness was stopped This did not affect
he farmers Of the west to any ma
er!al extent, however but if better
lass Of goods are the outcome of in
spection it is well.
Some persons may not understand
Why the intelligent agriculturists of the
country have done all possible, but not
successfully as yet, to prevent the pres
mt manner OF disposing OF seeds
through the senators and representa-
ives at Washington. 1T costs $40 to
furnish s. worth Of seed" Now do you
understand. Those OF US who get
quarters worth of seed which are of
/ variety that we do not need, perhaps,
nay know that Uncle Sam has spent
IN cents for them. The distribution Of
free seeds is one of the causes of the
much talked of postal deficiency"
The demand for horses continues and
he numbers of pure bred stations that
are changing hands and going into
communities where they will be useful
s great. We like TO see good ones
only used. A recent sale showed a
Yearling by a real good pure bred stall
ion selling for S16l, and another of the
l. Cd. L.
~ good" kind sold for sS4 Who made
money in this sort Of deal. The moth
er of the lower priced yearling was
about equal TO the mother OF the other
one and the latter was a filly and the
former a gelding.
When selecting seed ears take only
such ears as have nearly uniform size
<Crncls, and kernels of like conforma-
ion. l was visiting a farmer q few
days ago and watched him select his
seed ears. The ears were all good look
ng on the surface, but one was long,
narrow grain, one was thick; in fact
Il looked to me as If every ear was
Of different type. No machine can
arop such corn evenly.
a workshop on the farm will pay for
Itself ten times over every year The
Boys like TO putter around in It. and re
pair many things which otherwise
would require trip to a blacksmith
shop. Put in a bench. with wise and
lecessary tools small blacksmith's
outfit may be bought for a few dollars.
Let the boys practice, 1t gets them in
.erested.
The manure made from fattening
steers is too valuable and much too
costly 10 permit waste Keep the sheds
will bedded so that as much OF the ma
nure as possible will be saved. Too Of
zen feeding yards are located on side
Hills, where every rain or thaw drains
away great streams Of costly fertilizer.
stop these drains.
Pasture is one OF the great essentials
'or successful pig raising, and the
sooner we can get pigs ON pasture in
he spring the better. Small pastures
Ire best. Have two or three, and plan
/ succession OF crops, such as alfalfa,
lover and rape Many seed down one
u two acres 20 some early sweet corn
Swine breeders who use crude kero-
'ene about their hogs should notice the
fleet on fine herd In Indiana. The
breeder in putting up a nice bunch OF
'oWs for public sale, used kerosene TO
lean their hair Several Of the sows
tborted shortly after. 1t is safer to
use some Of the prepared dips
Many fall down on sheep raising be-
,ause they do not give enough attention
o the foundation stock. The ewes
must be strong and vigorous These
ire usually good mixers and they bring
.trong lambs Sheep are more finicaI
han cattle or hogs, and they need
loser attention.
An old dairyman says you draw more
blanks than prizes when you undertake