The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-08
FARM FACTS.

FARM FACTS.
There is no best" breed Of hogs. IN
my Judgment, but there are best In
dlVlduals among every breed Every
observing feeder has found out long
ago that one animal is not as good as
another. and his profits are measured
by ms Judgment in picking out this
real good animals. Some feeders al
ways have nice, even punches of fat
tanlns stock, and 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 VIII fatteIa
easily, some will make big. raw frames.
but never get fat. Every nan who
raises his own feeding stock should
study these characteristics and select
breeding stock which will likely pro-
duce the easy feeding. Well proportione6
animal,
narrowing time will soon be alonA
now, and a little f~orethought In getting
the sows 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,
Two weeks and put into a quiet roomy
pen, or in a small field With a roo1ny
individual house. When COWS are kept
In adjacent pens, they are apt to be.
nervous, and If this plan must be fol-
lowed, handle the sows gently and get
them on good terms. A nervous III
tempered SOW never makes a gooG
mother.
Many farmers grow special crops for
seed There is considerable
profit In the work, providing the details
are looked after. In the first place one
should establish q reputation for fair,
his goods. One should send out nothing
for seed. but really first class stuff
Many farmers sell their entire crops for
seed purposes, but they grow new
varieties, and guarantee the quality OF
their seeds. 1t 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 Well digger's tripod and w%indlass,
or a pulley, or pair of them may 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 thos.-
having them would not do without
we cannot have all the handy things
VIC Woulo IKE, some OF us, but there iSs
such q 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 We're fed on equal parts os
mixed with skim milk. They made g.
total gain of 643 pounds in fifteer,
weeks. An equal numbe of sows fec
on wheat middlings, skim milk and
corn meal gained 100 pounds. The
amount Of food consumed by each loK
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? They,
why should the sarmera The man Vic
does not know what he has will nor
likely know what he buys or sells anG
the chances are that he will not know
whether he is ahead at the end of the
year. Start now to know YOU bus
mess.
Some swine raisers find it profitable
to sell their pigs when about six weeks
old. Feeders are willing to pay So to
"a 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
ease seldom develops Viii nios a are.
sucking.
Nov, &c Tho, i,,,a * 49,. .,.
MOI an,, of W. ~ 800 a. 800 80 : 60 eoin
ha on ~" ,isht ~ ~ 10y aiq'Moa9 ~ .estilig WIZ
Pnt ~ % i low. :, 80 ~ - ~ iaie toiiuilioit.
! the Termination is yeal hetter 49,
80 80, 49, : Me.LN, pettef MAKE
tasf az , "a. c nc ~ =. Ky laoM, ailu vi.
he nJanted tf ,,,, ~ u. ma saieiy
pla nting time 10y = w
feeaers are seillhg hlgh. one day
aae Meeh an ONO farmer pald 1913 per
,luaiuleu "eishl' lor q ioad OF I.io0
pouhd s~hoflhofhs. These Will be shor.
many are coming into the feeder mar.
ket the second time this season ciS
cent cattla AND Ok cont ,oor, lool-. -