The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-07-11

40 bushels per acre? You can do bet
ter. The value OF land depends large
ly upon the way 1t Is handled. One
Of my neighbors is making money on
his land, allowing 1t valuation OF
5000 per acre, while another one across
the road is losing money at $50 an acre
valuation.
There are complaints this season
about grass and clover seed falling to
germinate, This has been a favorable
season for clover, but rather backward
for seeds which require warmer soils.
Then again, this failure to germinate
may be due to the condition of the soil
Sometimes thin coating OF manure
will help matters. have noticed that
where scattered manure last fall on
an old meadow and reseeded this
spring, that the growth and stand are
fine.
When hay is put into stacks see that
q good Job OF stacking is done. II the
middle Is kept well tramped and full
the sides will be looser and consequent
ly Will settle more The stack should
be built so that the water runs out, not
into the stack. Top out carefully and
rake down the sides of the stack.
On almost every farm there is some
low. ground that grows marsh hay. This
Is just the stufr for topping out the
grain or hay stacks See that the caps
are well laid or fastened down. When
careless work Is done the first heavy
wind blows OF the tops and exposes the
whole stack to rain. While you are at
It put the tops on for keeps.
Whenever 1t Is possible, the mares
with young colts should have q rest OF
two or three months and be allowed to
run In the pastures. When mares are
kept at hard work IL takes good care to
keep them in condition and also IL is
more difficult to keep the colts thriy-
ing. Get the youngsters to eating just
as soon as possible. The colt should
never be allowed to suck while the
mare is very warm.
Farmers are asking about all kinds
OF late crops. The trouble now Is to
get seed. Sow some rape. Sow it with
oArs, or SOW 1t among the corn, at the
time of the last cultivation. 1t makes
fine feed for hogs, sheep or cattle. and
conditions this season are favorable to
its growth.
Don't wait until 1t gets too warm be-
fore castrating the pigs. The Job
should be done while the pigs are still
sucking. and IL the work Is done right,
ana the pigs are kept In clean quarters,
there is not much danger OF any loss.
Do this work on cool day, and don't
run the pigs all over the yards. Shut
them up In close quarters several hours
before you begin the work.
Give the turkeys all the room they
want. They are great foragers and
they like, TO roam about the fields. It
may be necessary to see that they come
home to roost, but during daytime let
them go. One OF the most successful
raisers or turkeys tells US she can raise
them In this way at a cost OF rs cents
each, and she seldom loses one by theft
or disease.
The owner Of 640-acre Illinois farm
leases 1t for flve-year term. One of
tho conditions of his lease is that the
tenant must SOW 160 acres to oats and
clover each year, the owner paying for
the clover seed.
Have you dragged your road2 If you
live where road taxes are worked out,
ask permission OF the road supervisors
TO work out your taxes by dragging
That wiz be the best kind OF work
you can do for the whole community.
This has been an ideal spring for maxi
ing good roads Go over few times
after each rain and the lob Is done.