The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-02-21
FARM FACTS.

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FARM FACTS.
Most people think that the time to
piow is when you have the time. In
order to get as much work out OF the
way as possible many do most OK their
blowing now during the late fall. An
other object Of fall piowing Is that by
turning up the ground in ridges 1t Is
pulyerized by the frost. With an open
winter, like the present, I doubt 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 plow their corn ground
and then plow again in the spring.
With a dry season following, this Is q
bad practice, for 1t Is we'll known that
every blowing tends to dry out the
soil. I do not believe that too frequent
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 it, 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 ARE of the stock Where many
feeders Lose out is in trying to make
DOR stock turn high priced grain into
high priced meat. Inferior feeding cat
tie seldom make any money for their
owner; and, when 1t ONE to put
ting on d high finish, and doing 1t
quickly, IL Is only the well bred, Wig
orous steer that will do the business.
Cattle feeders are puzzled man. times
to know when they have reached the
profit line. There rs only one safe
guide to follow. So long as the cattle
assimilate their foed and have vigor-
GUS appetites they cam be proftably
fed. This holds good especially with
young cattle, With old cattle 1t is much
harder to feed to a njee finish, and the
best time to turn them off is when
they are well fatted.
Thousands of acres of stalk fields
have been pastuEed an winter, yet the
bulk Of the big heavy stalks are left
standing. Right now is the time to
tackle them and get them down be-
fore spring work comes on. There
seems to be two %faxorite ways for han
ding these stalks. Some wait until the
ground is thoroughly frezan and then
take q long pole, or railroad rail with
a team hitcned at either end and drive
over the rows at a lively pace. This
breaks the stalks down close to the
ground, where they can be easily ham
died in the spring Otl,ers wait until
the ground has thawed up some and
run over the rows with d disk, breaking
down and cutting the stalks at one
operation. When and is to be plowed
for corn. this cutting of the stalks into
say foot lengths, helps matters when
you come to blowing and e~ulsiyating.
Don't neglect the grass lands. Many
meadows and pastures ana not produce
Ing one-half as much. as they are cap
able. We think too often. that when
a field Is seeded down, 1T can Shift for
itself. Keep. up the. stand some times
narrowing in or diBktng 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 blanketed. When teams are
hltched and are expected to stand for
over half Am hour, they should be COW
cred with warn blankets.
The man who. bneeds his farm ami
mails any definite object in
view WILL never do much In improving
MS stock. Every year should bring a
Marked improvement, and every Young
animal raised on the farme should bear
S1iC bECCQSI SCkHD, t
Alfalfa Is making. wonderful crops in
many sections where a few wears ago
1t was not thought possible to grow it
at an. Many cnt this alfalfa four times
during the season, and cattle and hogs
boEh thrive on 1t. DON'T pasture alfalfa
during the late fall.
Save the lambs: save the pigs. The
oWoG m Nyxyc with
1000 at this time, or at least some bran
and oil meal. If the bowels are kept
open and appetites good there won't
De mucn trouble with the Youngsters
when they arrive.
Well fed and fed right hens will get
BUSY pretty Q Try some mashes
mixed with milk. Feed this onca a.
Gay. Giv h hens something to do
hunting grain out Of nice. clean straw
Sow more barley. It is fine for feed
ing hogs and 1t makes a fine Weld IN
rather light soil. Sow it early, and
SOW a good six-row sort, such as Man
churia. Many claim that it makes finer
bacon pork than any other grain ~
Corn cobmeal are all right ana
at TINS season Of the year the feeding
ealtie viii like the change. This com.
o,naton is really better than corn meal
alone. for The cob helps digestion The
corn meal alone is too heavy.
Thfs lis the time when the MOS ra+
humps. Lack of exercise and nyerS
Ieeding will bring thumps without fail.
get the pigs out during the sunny mart
OF the day n chase them around the
yards. It will 10 them good.
Rrood sows will relish some nice
nrignt alfalfa hay. Try 1T. II tomas
mem: up and it's fine for digestion. Too
mcch corn right now NAV spoil SONS
nice. big filters. Get the brood sows
IN ut condition now.
Right now is the time to give the
cay soWs some special attention ,rhs
soWs which will farrow during the newt
SIX weeks should be taken out az TIC
Ieed yards. and put up where thew can
pc easily handled.
winter churning may be helned ~
the cream Is warmed to the right ram.
perature. From 81 to G. degrees 4
ABOUT right Cor the butter "a cb,,ra
quickly hurn
while you are marketing tha r;,.a
TAT STOCK, why not do q good ioh arI
ST rtn OF all those scrubs that bawa
besn hanging around for ! va..