The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-22

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winter work comes in giving the cows
lust the food that will enable them
q do their best. Straw is a mighty
rood filler, but 1t will not produce
.he kind Of milk that makes good but
ter. II cows are winter fed on silage
Or fodder, clover or alfalfa, hay, meal.
bran and HE foods. It Is up TO the
aairyman must learn then to deal out
these foods so as to produce the larg-
est possible amount OF butter tat.
FARM FACTS.
If you have an apple crop coming on
pr a field OF potatoes to market later
"a, better arrange for barrels or boxes.
ind have them on hand, when the crop
IS ready, Thousands OF bushels OF these
products spoil every year, eau no
provision Is made to handle the stun.
Pick out the thin spots In the grass
nelds and In the stnbble fields. n see
Mat the goes around to these
plates. Hauling out manure ana
lpreading 1t over the handiest field is
not always the best thing to do.
A correspondent asks whether It pays
70 hog down. corn. Many do not
think it O good practice to allow hogs
the run Of d large field. But II say fve
acres can be fenced of, and the hogs
are turned In early, they will harvest
It without much waste. Some SOW COW
peas in a few acres, and turn their hogs
In about September 10.
New houses and new barns are loom
Ing UP this summer all over the coun-
Try. That's the right idea. Improve
The home and surroundings, instead OF
putting the surplus in doubtful lands
Or mine investments.
again. Written leases or contracts are
always advisable. II there Is accord
and perfect understanding between
landlord and tenant, the lease Will not
hurt either one. II any dispute comes
up during the year, the lease will set
lie the question. Most people intend TO
60 the square thing, but there are
differ. The lease will keep things
straight.
There is going to be a great deal Of
late corn this season. The crop IS now
practically out Of the hands of growers
and about all we can do Is to hope
.or a good ripening season. Thousands
for fodder. II the crop will mature
enough to well dent the kernels, and
II n has plenty Of stock, this no
doubt is the best way to handle late
fields.
On account OF the enormous winter
losses Of sheep on western ranges for
The past two winters, many OF the big
aocks are being broken up, and sheep
men are getting out Of the business.
People are Just beginning to like NUT
ION, and they will have 1t, eve If they
have to pay fancy prices. There is the
opportunity now for general farmers to
stock UP with a small flock. There is
money in 1t and farms will be better
for having sheep around.
The object Of putting up corr as
silage is to preserve the stalk and
blades in as pear their green stage as
possible. n corn is allowed to become
too ripe and the stalks o dry, the
value Of the snage is much reduced.
The best feed Is obtained II the corn
Is allowed to become just well denied,
and then cut and put up as quickly
as possible.
Don't forget to drag the roads.
Wherever this work has been properly
attended to farmers and town people
both profit. Good roads make hauling
easier. People will drive over a nice,
smooth roadway, when they would stay
at home If the roads were rough or
muddy. Merchants know this, and in
mary places there is friendly
ton between farmers and merchants
In making roads better.
A correspondent asks whether It
pays to mov bees during the fall to
fresh fields. We do not think SO. The
colonies would have to be moved quite
a distance, to be Of any advantage.
This Is expensive. If the bees are do
ing fairly well, better keep them at
homo.
Pcultrymen have succeeded In pro-
ducing a profitable general purpose
hen. She Is a good layer, and She is a
first class table fowl. The Plymouth
Rock comes as near filling the bill as
any.
Farmers see this season the i'm
p%ortance of studying means to combat
crop diseases and insect pests. We
might as well make up our minds that
plants are subject 70 diseases. We are
trying our best to e these diseases,
but growers must be alert and be ready
with the remedy. :
Stacking Of grain Is almost a lost
art, No wonder SO many prefer to haz-
ard the risk of threshing from the
shock. Stacking grain Is not hard
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