The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-02-07
FARM FACTS.

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4 FARM FACTS.
There In no best breed Of hogs. In
my judgment, but there are ..best" In
~dividuals among every breed. Every
observing feeder q found out long
3 that one animal is not AZ good as
another, and his profits are measured
by his Judgment In picking out the
real good animals. Some feeders al
ways have nice, even bunches Of fat
tanning stock, n they seldom lose on
their operations. Others will pick up
most anything and try, by heavy feed
ing. to turn them into fat animals.
They are apt to lose out. There is this
difference in animals, some Will fatten
easily, some will make big. raw frames,
but get fat. Every man who
raises his own feeding stock should
breeding stock which will likely pro-
duce the easy feeding, well proportioned1
animal.
narrowing time will soon be alonk
now, and a little forethought In getting
the sow accustomed to having some
one near them may save a nice litter
Of pigs. One should know pretty near
the time when each SOW viii farrow.
She should be separated for at least
LSWo WSShS dAu put lIlO u quiet TOClly
pen, or In a small field with a roonly
Individual house. When sows are kept
In adjacent pens, they are apt to be-
nervous, and IL this plan must be fol-
lowed, handle h sows gently and get
them on good terms. A ervou ILL
tempered SOW never makes a good
mother.
Many farmers grow special crops for
seed purposes. There Is considerable
profit in the work, providing the details
are looked after. In the first place one
should establish q reputation for fair.
dealing and honest representation of
his goods. One should send out nothing
for seed. but really first class stuff.s
Many farmers sell their entire crops for
seed purposes, but they grow new
varieties, n guarantee the quality Of
their seeds. It never pays to send out
poor stuff and make excuses for the
poor quality.
A handy arrangement on all farms
may be made from three two by skies
or poles about sixteen feet long rugged.
like a we'll dfgger's tripod and windlass,
or a pulley, or pair of them ma be,
used to do the hosting. This may be.
used for %butchering and for many other
Jobs. A rops and pair of pulleys are
very convenient farm tools and those
having them would not do without.
We cannot have all the handy things
We would like, some Of us, but there is
such a thing as doing with too few.
A recent experiment In Wisconsin is
interesting in showing the value OF Diff
ferent grains fed to young sows. Six
youn gsows were fed on equal parts Of
wheat middlings and ground barley,
mixed with skim milk. They made a,
total gain OF SAB pounds In fifteen
weeks. An equal number of sows fed
on wheat middlings, skim milk and
corn meal gained 730 pounds. The
amount of food consumed by each lot
was practically the same.
Did you take an invoice of your stock
on hand at the first of the year? II
not do you think the merchant that
would manage his business without
such a record would succeed? Then
why should the farmer? The ma who
does not know what he has will not
likely know what he buys or sells and
the anc are that he will not know
whether he is ahead at the end Of the
) year. Start now to know your bus
mess.
Some swine raisers find it profitable
to sell their pigs when about six weeks
old. Feeders are willing to pay SO to
81 each for these thrifty pigs, and sows
which will raise six or eight good pigs
are surely good investments. One big
advantage Of this system is the risk Of
disease is practically nothing, for dis
ease seldom develops While pigs are
sucking.
Now is the time to test the seed corn
Most any of the methods Of testing will
be all right, If seed is in fair condition.
But If a low percentage is obtained or
the termination is weak, better make
sure and test every ear to be used for
seed. Corn that is dry now, and will
test IS per cent. or above, may safely
be planted, If properly cared for till
, planting time.
Feeders are selling high. One day
last week an Ohio farmer paid SAFE per
: hundred weight, for a load of LOO
pound shorthorns. These Will be short
fed and sent back to market in March.
on account Of prevailing high prices
many are coming into the feeder mar
ket the second time this season. Six
!, cent. cattle and 35 cent corn looks good.
A LaSalle county, Illinois, farmer
says he is getting from sixty to seventy
v bushels of corn, while his n%eighbors get
/ about forty bushels per acre. There
Is no profit in growing forty bushels
r growing the crop. There is more profit
In growing one acre Of seventy bushels
than ten of forty bushels each.
e Rotation of crops without some
thought as to the condition in which
each crop leaves the ground. and the
requirements of the crop which is to
: follow, is all guess work, and you are
just as liable to guess wrong as right.
e Each crop should supplement the one
following, the entire rotation tending
to build up the soil.
One who knows says never allow the
calf to suck, The sooner you can teach
t it that 1t must drink or starve, the
1 better it will be for both yourself and
calf. A not headed man or boy has
t no business teaching calves. The cali
e is about the stubbornest thing you ever
tried to make look into a nail. don't