The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-03
FARM FACTS.

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FARM FACTS.
The first loss is frequently the hes
loss. Fit your minds, accept the inev
liable, and when you see there is n
profit in further feeding my anima
get rid Of it and do not lose good fee
by allowing 1t to be eaten by an ami
NAL that will not return more than j
is worth on the market. 1t takes nerv
sometimes to acknowledge a loss, bu
who has not seen the time when h
should have done so sooner with NOR
profit than came from holding out. Al
unthrifty animal will not pay to win
ter.
The best rat trap is a good cat. There
are cats that are no good and others
that are worth very much. A friend
of ours moved and the family moving
out failed to get the cat they wanted
to take along as she got scared by the
unusual number of strangers and was
not to be found. Later their new &C.
cupant of the farm said he would not
take $50 for "Buttercup," as she was
such a killer of rats. There might be
a business for some one breeding cats
that are ratters.
A scotsman tells me- that every ex-
pertinent that he has made with seed
potatoes shows that more uniform po-
tatoes come from large seed. He has
cut large potatoes in two, but this
turned out about the same as plant
ing whole small potatoes-there would
pc n or two large potatoes in each
also says he finds hat whole large
seed are more nearly scab resistant
than the small seed.
Careful hog raisers are getting rid of
plank floors in the sleeping quarters
and also the feeding floors. Wood floors
become saturated with urine. they
make a fine place for rats or mice.
n many suspect that here is the
breeding place Of many hog diseases.
cement fioors may cost more to start
with, but they are lasting, more sani-
tary, and by looking up the matter
some, n can build the floors him
self. AAA
1t IS said that seven-eighths of the
farmers of the United States do not
have fruit gardens Of any kind. This
seems incredible, but facts like this
are often found existing in other parts
OF the country. Fruits Of some sort
be on every farm, and during
the summe fresh fruits should be part
OF the daily diet. Such a course would
1870 ShS ACiiSll1 VI lie ana the Dle4S-
ures OF living. Are you one of the few
Real prosperfty-the real thing-did
not come until farmers learned to d.
Vers1fy their crops. Now very few will
FISK all their Eggs in one basket. The
exclusive grain farmer has no stand
ing; even way up north, where thev
used to think they could not raise anv,
thing but wheat, stock raising, dairy
ing and poultry are now all sources Of
profit.
Red ants have given considerable
to corn growers in Illinois and !
n some sections Of Missouri during
az last year n many We're compelled
20 repiant the second time. The corn
plant has been singularly free from
many insect pests, blu vigorous meas
Tres will now have to be EMPLOYED to
combat or keep in check this new
,nemy. Az"
1t seems many are going corn crazy.
eorn is a great crop and we want all
We can get of it, but it should not be-
'roWn at h expense Of other crops,
y on such a scale as to decrease the
'alue OF land. So long as corn grow
lig ana stock FEEDING go together there
v1ii not be much danger. But drop one
M a dlfferent proposition looms up.
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Don't compromise on the seed oats.
lake them clean, free from weed
eeds and put on enough wind to blow
yer everything but the very heavy
rams. Every experiment proves that
teaVy seed yields the biggest crops. A
ay spent now in cleaning the seed
aus viii make good money for you
IT Is a bad sign. Too many feed lots
empty this winter, and too much
orn is going into the cribs. Raising
Ieeding stock has been the biggest
ACTOR IN placing farm values where
hey are today. When ever you quit
eealng stock you will have to COM
lehce 70 buy commercial fertilizers.
Inns mas been q hard nusking season.
felds have been muddy, and there has
OF been enough freezing weather TO
aake :;asls;ng busy. Help has been +
carce, and h crop has been big.
900, hard weather nay be expected
any time. Better finish the husk-
Is job as 500 as possible.
Doing things right and doing them
t h right time will win. The div
allying farmer or business man can
ever make much Roadway until he
earns TO do things at the right time.
ieW udyS lale IN planting corn may IL
q big difference in the growth
no outcome of the crop.
Mouldy corn fodder may be eaten by
lock, In the absence of other feed,
ut that does not mean that It he
qually as good as bright fodder. Cat
e VIII often eat the dry, leafless corn
during the winter, but they are
ompelled to eat that or nothing.
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Breeding sows should now be kept IN
roorny yard where they can get plen-
Z OF exercise. The mistake is often
OF combining the brood SOW In an
by 8 pen all winter. Then feed SPAR
Ugly Of corn, but literally Of shorts,
oats and middlings.
On h whole 1t mas been a pretty
pod year. But bigger things can still
e done. What we have learned this {
ear about producing big crops win {
us just that much more HELM IN |
Ding bigger things next year. I
The past season has shown the yalua
sorghum as q forage crop. It makes {
'emendous yields and it is liked by s
orses. A farmer told me the other /
~ tnat his horses would leave tim t