The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-07-25

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hand steel roofing would be all right
for roofs. We would not buy second
hand material for the roof. for the
reason that there are too many nail
holes in It. This makes fine material
sor the sides of buildings, and new
steel roofing Is good material for al
most any farm building. 1t is import
ant that steel roofing be kept we'll
painted.
We used to think that a running
stream was the ideal watering place
for hogs. But we find now that this
is often a prolific source OF disease.
Streams running through other feed
yards than your own should not be
used. The spring brook. fed by springs
on your own land is safe, but not many
are fortunate enough to have a nice
spring.
The value of your hay depends upon
Its quality, and quality denends upon
when you cut 1t and how well you put
1t up and store it. Black or musty hay
shows careless work. The object should
be to get the crop cured and in NOW
without the loss of any of the good
qualities it had when standing as grass.
Good hay is nothing but grass, with
the water squeezed out.
There is no excuse for lousy hogs, for
shey may be gotten rid of easily by
spraying or dipping. Most any OF the
stock dips will do the work effectually,
and q cheap spray pump and a gallon
of dip Is all you usually need. II
the pests are persistent, get a tank
and dip the hogs. That settles the lice.
A Minnesota farmer handles his man.
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The crop is allowed to stand until the
heads are all brown. The crop is then
moved and thrown into small punches
where it lies until thoroughly dry. 1t
is then hauled direct to the machine
and threshed. .....
Don't take too many chances with
the bull. l have never seen one that
did not have ugly spells. While II is
not good plan to allow the bull to
run with the herd, It is cruel to keep
him tied up in the barn. Let him out
In the barn yard, and feed plenty of
green stuff. Keep your eye on him.
An Ames, Ia, experiment. showed the
result of using good, strong seed pota-
toes. Seed of the same variety, some
grown at hor7e and some grown in
Canada, was Used. At the end of seven
ducing 754 burhels per acre, while the
home grown WIS producing 100 bushels.
Let the hogs root. That is what they
have the stout nose for. However, If
you feed plenty Of salt, ashes and char
coal, they won't want to root so much.
Even small pieces of coal and coal
ashes win be eaten by the hogs when
they are shut up in close quarters.
A big Michigan nurserynan says that
orchard cultivation is just as important
as grain crop cultivation, Merely dig
g!ng up the sod and sticking in the
tree will not insure success. The ground
should be rich and in good mechanical
condition.
The heavy draft horse which Is at
home on a sulky plow, or any other OF
the heavy work about the farm, should
aot be driven as roadster. Whenever
these big horses have TO be taken on
Ire road. give them a good load, but
t them walk.
OF all the pasture crops for hogs there
Is nothing that will heat common red
clover. Alfalfa is good. but it does not
tx into our system of crop growing ike
lover.
The man who does not SOW some
lwarf essex rape during the next week
or so, is going to miss some good feed |
{ is good for hogs, sheep or cows, and
lie seed is cheap. Try 1t. 0.
The writer, who travels a great deal
,rong Iowa farmers. made IT point |
0 ask 100 renters which crops made |
kem fne most money. Ninety-two said |
-ri and hogs