Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02

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When the calves are playful it is an
indication Of thrift and health.
The hogs must all be sprayed or
dipped and all bedding. loose floors and
rubbish should be burned.
Skim milk and alfalfa, with a little
corn on the side will make baby pork
quicker and better than anything else.
While liberal fertilization vii! In
crease the yield, thorough cultivation
is also necessary to keep up and i'm
prove the quality.
James Oliver, the chilled plOw man,
died recently, leaving a fortune of $40
100000, which he had rean2d from tn"
farmers Of this country.
The department Of agriculture re-
ports that the general condition IN re
gard to the healthfnlncss of farm ami
mails Is higher now than it has been
In the past ten years
The dairyman who receives his milk
check every month and is compelled to
pay from one-half to two-thirds OF 1t
over to the feed dealer, is not making a
success Of the business.
Healthy animals require no medi-
cine; conditions in them may be estab-
lished and maintained by intelligently
applied alterations In the quantity n
quality Of their food and labor.
Do not dispose OF the brood sow as
! long as she continues to produce good,
strong ~litters, no matter o old she Is,
but dispose of her with the first sign
Of letting down, no matter how young
she is.
An attachment for the corn cultlVa-
tor which will replant the missing mills
is said to be the invention of a handy
Missourian. 1t fastens on the tongue
of the cultivator and is worked from
the seat by a string.
The farmer who leaves the machines
standing in the fields where they were
last used is following an Expensive
practice. 1t pays to have q tool house
and after a machine is through with
to clean, oil and house 1t.
Keep the ground in the orchard and
garden free from rubbish ana "eeoS'
In these many of the insect pests spend
an important part of their existence
and if they are destroyed many Of the
pests will perish with them.
Twenty per cent butter fat weighs
SAG pounds to the gallon after all the
air has settled from it, while the III
per cent weighs only 80 pounds. When
fresh from the separator the weight Is
less hecalse of the air contained in the
cream.
Dairying affords II farmer al oTrcc~
tunity of buying large amounts Of fer
tility in the form Of commercial food
stuffs and feeding them out on his
farm, thus adding much fertility to
his farm and at the same time making
the business profitable.
Generally speaking, the COW which
has had her m~ilk-producing capacity
encouraged and developed will be very
likely to transmit these traits to her
progeny. Raise the heifers Of your
hest COWS and you will be on h road
to improving your herd.
The farmers cotton warehouse move
ment In the South, whereby 1t wa:
planned to enable the farmers to hoic
their cotton until the price had gone VI
to Is cents per pound, collapsed be
cause the bank could not carry the LOAD
sny longer. The farmers had borrow
ed S75,O0o,0Co.
A vicious goat, while browsin!
around a farmyarl in Posey County
Ind. came across a heavy swing which
tho children he'd beeH using and whlcl
touched him as he passed. He imme
d,otely showed fight and butted ava!
at the swing, which came back at hin
every time. Half an hour later tn
owner found the goat dead, but tn
: swing was still swinging.
Build n Root Cellar.
In general feeding we often Forge
that the animal body is about three
= fourths water, and that any animal RI
ouires q large proportion Of water 1
the feed ration. Green feeds OF son
kind should be given at all times {
, tho ueor for animals to do their bCs
If one has a silo then silage VIII Il
o the bill. Pumpkins can be fed frol
q early fall till the middle of winte
! and roots-carrots. turnips or suga
e beets-should be grown and stored
9 carry the stock till grass comes.