Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-02-22
FARM FACTS.

Most people think that the time to
pillow Is when you have the time. In
order to get as much work out OF the
way as possible many do most OF their
blowing now during the late fall. An
| other object of fall blowing 10 that by
turning UP the ground In ridges 1t is
pulyerized by the frost. With an open
winter, like the present, / very
much the wisdom Of early winter plow-
ing, for with rains beating upon the up
turned furorws these leak out a great
deal OF fertility before spring. Some
farmers fall pillow their corn ground
and the pillow again in h spring.
With a dry cas- following. this 10 a
bad practice, for 1t Is well known n q
every blowing tends to dry out the
soil, I do not believe that too frequent
f, or two deep blowing Is a good thing,
| but when to stick In the pillow and when
to keep 1t out is a pretty nice thing to
learn. If we all knew just when to
do 1t, we would have lands OF better
filth, of better heart, and less cloddy
fields to work.
Profitable feeding means making a
profit out Of every pound OF feed, be-
sides getting ample pay for time In
taking care of the stock. Where many
feeders lose out is In trying to make
poor stock turn high priced grain into
high priced meat. Inferior feeding cat
tie seldom make any money for their
owner; and. when 1t comes to put
ting on a high finish, and doing 1t
quickly, 1t is only the we'll bred. Wig
orous steer that will do the business.
Cattle feeders are puzzled many times
to know when they have reached the
profit line. There Is only n safe
guide to follow. So long as the cattle
assimilate their food and have vigor-
Gus appetites they can be probably
fed. This old good especially with
young cattle. With old cattle 1t is much
harder to feed to a nice finish, and the
best time to turn them Off Is when
they are well fatted.
Thousands of acres of stalk fields
have been %pastured an winter, yet the
bulk of the big heavy stalks are left
standing. Right now is the time to
tackle them n get them down be-
fore spring work comes on. There
seems to be two favorite ways for ham
ding these stalks. Some wait until the
ground Is thoroughly frozen and then
take 8 long pole, or railroad rail with
a team hitched at either end and drive
over the rows at a lively pace. This
breaks the stalks down close to the
ground, where they car be easily ham
dice in the spring. Others wait until
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run over the rows with a disk. breaking
down and cutting the stalks at one
operation. When land Is to be plowed
for corn, this cutting of the stalks into
say foot lengths, helps matters when
you come to blowing and cultivating.
Don't neglect the grass lands. Many
meadows and pastures are not produce
ing one-half as much as they are cap
a hla We fhink fnn nftan that whan
a field is seeded down, 1t can shift for
itself. Keep up the stand. Some times
narrowing in or disking In different
seeds will thicken up the crop.
Blanket the teams. Not one half of
the teams which haul heavy loads to
market are ever put into barns and fed,
or even b~lanketed. When teams are
hitched and are expected to stand for
over half an hour. they should b. COW
cred with warm blankets.
The man who breeds his farm ami
mails without any definite object in
view will never do much In improving
his stock. Every year should bring a
marked Improvement, and every young
animal raised or the farm should bear
the breeders stamp.
Alldtld Is IldhlilS WOllueTLul crops III
many sections where a few years ago
1t was not thought possible to grow it
at all. Many cut this alfalfa four times
during the season, and cattle and hogs
both thrive on 1t. Don't pasture alfalfa
during the late fall.
Save the lambs; save the pigs. The
ewes and sows will need some green
food at this time, or at least some bran
and oil meal. If the bowels are kept
open and appetites good there won't
be much cub with the
when they arrive.
Well fed and fed right hens will get
busy pretty soon. Try some mashes
made of ground grain. beef scraps,
mixed with milk. Feed this once q
day. Give the lens something to do
hunting grain out of nice, clean straw.
Sow more barley. 1t is fine for feed
ing hogs, and 1t makes a fine yield on
rather light soil. Sow 1t early, and
SOW a good six-row sort, such as Man
churia. Many claim that it makes Amer
bacon pork h n other grain.
Corn and cobmeal are all right and
at this season Of the year the feeding
cattle will like the change. This COM
bination is really better han corn meal
alone, Tor the cob helps digestion. The
corn meal alone is too heavy.
This Is the time when the pigs get
thumps. Lack of exercise and over
feeding will bring thumps without fall.
Get the pigs out during the sunny part
of the day and chase them around the
yards. 1t will do them good.
Brood sows will relish some nice,
bright alfalfa hay. Try 1t. 1t tones
them up and It's fine for digestion. Too
much corn right now may spoil some
nice. big filters. Get the brood sows
in At condition now.
Right now is the time to give the
! heavy sows some special attention. The
sows which will farrow during the next
six weeks should be taken out Of the
feed yards, and put up where they can
/ be easily handled.
Winter churning may be helped IL
the cream Is warmed 10 the right tenn
| peratnre. From 81 to g. degrees Is
about right sor the butter to churn
quickly.
While you are marketing the nice.
fat stock. why not do a good job and
get rid Of ali those scrubs that have
| Teen hanging around for a year or
mere. Clean these out for something
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