The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-10-11

t1ve tho calves ths xdnntsst. waFin
est corner In the barn.
sturdy 10 DO the greatest amount OF
work with tac least outlay ~ lsissr.
lie wary If starting a goat farm. 1T
Is a hucklas proposition with some
men.
Raising broIlers for market In profit
able II one has the time and facilities
for producing them.
While libsrni fertilization win In
crease the yield. thorough cultivation
II also ~nesv~sary to keep az and I'm
prove the quality.
The pens should be cleaned each day
10 avoid a iIthy condition mud Ia keep
the hogs comfortable. Bright oaf straw
should lie used for the beds AID the
straw needs to ta kept fresh hy beins
changed every day.
A good ideal for some Of the young
farmers just starting M IL this one
recently beard 4 small farm thor
oagllly cultivated aud prosperous; a
clean Kitchen u A honey parior
with n neat wife in charge.
Ii you want To teach \ horse 10 walk
fast. put him by the side of a horse
that has a good gait. Ii tho show walk
er has any sf,tuk, he viii spring in 10
keep up. and gradually strike a faster
pace. Some horses are like some men.
they cannot be educated.
One Of the advantages OF having the
COWS come fresh In the fell Is because
that ID time that You can take the best
care OF them IN addition, thar Ia the
time you Il Keep the flow of milk
better than III any other time OF the
year. and that IL the time Of the year
hat milk brings the highest price.
When hens have been laying for quite
prolific period will not produce IA
strong chickens as those that were laid
at the beginning Of this period 1t Ii
claimed the layer begins to diminish by
this continued effort and the eggs are
not sufficiently endowed with vitality
near the last Of the litter.
Dairying requires close attention and
the constant presence OF dairy man at
his post or duty. Any neglect Of the
cows or OF the milk and butter must
necessarily lead to losses-loss I'm the
quality OF the milk and butter and loss
In the amount and quality Of the flow
OF milk. which each cow may be ex-
pected TO give II treated properly.
All the stables should be on the
south and east side OF the barn build.
ings, No the warn sun can penetrate
TO every corner In parts Of the coun-
try where the winters are not severe.
open sheds facing the south are con
sidered sufficient shelter for young
stock. However, doors should be pro-
vided TO close during storms and In -
pecialiy severe weather.
Sometimes II takes quite q whack
over the head to get our attention. II
Is 70 with the man who scrlmpa his
COWS on feed. thinking that by doing 70
be IL saving money. First he knows.
down goes the quantity of milk. and
verse than that. the teat slips back.
Then he finds tina he has fooled him
self. instead Of fooling the COW. Ne
body ever fooled a cow that way very
long.
Almost any number Of fowls may be
kept upon the farm II 1t il large enough
to Accommodate them. But they must
invariably be colonlzed In ANAL groups
Of not over forty or sfty to n house
o. lot Each colony Is then kept sep
arate from the other to h tended and
cared for n II they were on separate
farms. Any attempt to keep . large
number In one nos.k Ii certain TO result
In failure.
Haaling Hay with Eagsoe.
Charles Field, . farmer living four
miles west Of Richards. hauls his faith |
er's hay to town with q traction engine
hltched to i've wagons. which arr load |
ed with over two tons OF baled hay
each. The elder Field Ia . good road
enthusiast and IL Il ever one Of the
roads Of which be has supervised the
construction that these loads are haul
ed The road Is known n the Drury
lane, and ID considered the hest dirf
road In Missouri. The Field farm ON