Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-30
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Keep the feed yards clean.

Keep the feed yards clean.
Pure water for the animals must
be the rule.
A dull sythe is poor announcement
to rapid work
Breeding from the best is the surest
way OF having the best.
Clean up the hen house and then
keep 1T clean by regular attention.
When pastures are short give the
sheep a small grain ration. 1t will
pay you.
The time to harvest the onion crop
is when the tops wither and turn vel
low and fall over.
Sponge the back Of the horse after
removing the saddle and you will
have no swellings or sore spots.
One pound of tobacco stepped In
two gallons Of vinegar is said to be
a most excellent remedy for lice on
cattle.
Scatter the fertilizer we'll away
from the trunk of the trees, for it is
there that the feed roots will be
found.
A balky horse may offer good op-
portunity for the cultivation of pa
thence, but that is about all. 1t won't
pay to keep him.
The early frosts are the foretaste of
the weather which will soon be upon
us. Take a look ahead and be sure
that you are ready for winter.
Sudden changes in diet are harmful
to all farm animals, especially the
horse. With the lull in the hard work
be careful how you turn the horses on
grass.
SuCSCSS III Is U6L6TIulu0u
by the wisdom and care which is dis
played in breeding better cattle, by
selecting the right feed and increas-
ing the fertility of the soil.
Next the fair then the fall plow-
ing and sowing and finishing UP upon
the harvesting and then the winter
time of reading, studying and plan
ming for the next years work.
What you put into your farm rather
than what you take out determines
how good a farmer you are. Ex-Gov.
Hoard of Wisconsin put it about right
in a recent speech when he said:
"The way we look at farming is all
wrong. Our philosophy is false. We
do not see that we must build up
rather than destroy if we hope 10 add
to our fortune in the end / must do
two things on my farm and do them
constantly: 1. Build up my soil; spend
money, time and labor on it. 2. Build
UP the efficiency and productiveness
of my herd by wise breeding, feeding
and care"
Average milk of good quality should
contain about 81 per cent. of water
and 10 per cent. solids. Milk con-
tains bacteria of many kinds and in
varying numbers. They cause the
souring of milk as we'll as the ripen-
ing of cream and cheese and produce
many other changes in the appear
ance and flavor. The number pres
ent in freshly drawn milk varies enor-
mously with the conditions of milk
ing, and, as they are greatly in
creased with dirty and careless hand
ling, cleanliness in all matters per-
tanning to the milking and marketing
of milk and keeping 1T in the home
cannot be too strongly insisted on
Disease germs, notably those of ty-
phoid, diphtheria, scarlet fever and
tuberculosis, may also be carried in
milk. SO that the purity of the sup
ply is of vital Importance to every
family and community.
Early and late blight on potatoes
are common in most sections. Effec-
tive treatment is preventive rather
than curative and must be begun
early If your fields have suffered
this year either from early or late
blight study the conditions carefully
and then plan another season to
spray thoroughly. The vines should
be sprayed every two or three weeks,
or oftener if rains have come and
washed the coating Of Bordeaux OF.
Late potato blight is often respon.
sible for wet rot Of tubers in the bin.
It's progress on stored potatoes is
checked by busting them with air
slaked lime. The cost of spraying
potatoes is about 81 per acre and the
gain from i've to six sprayings
amounts to an average Of about $25
per acre. When potatoes are thor
oughly sprayed they not only pro-
duce much more OF superior tubers
but the tubers are less liable to rot
and future infection Of the potato soil