The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-10-15

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are good for ducks.
Lime is a purifier and makes an
ideal wash for the coops, perches and
nests.
Ensilage provides a good food to be
used as variety during the winter
months.
Keep all of the late plants we'll cul.
tivated, stirring the soil to the depth
of only two or three inches.
The cattle market for thin grassy
steers has not been satisfactory for
sometime and prices have been de-
clining.
Heifers accustomed to the milking
machine from the first do much bet
ter than old COWS that have been
MIXED by hand
Some who grow sunflOwers for
chickens advocate gathering the heads
and thrashing off the seed and stor'
ing it for winter use.
Corn stalks on the ground over win
ter will decay more quickly than
! where allowed to stand, and fiat on
the ground they will hold the soil from
erosion on sloping or hilly land.
Save the painful process Of dehorn-
ing by preventing the horns from
growing upon the calves. This can be
| done by clipping the hair Off the little
knobs and applying a preventive.
In large gardens and on fine estates
| the fashion of the day runs to color
| simple flowers where the carefully
studied effect is intended to be in the
SO called natural style.
In pruning raspberries first observe
| how many canes there are in the hill,
| and cut out all over three or four. The
number of main canes should be gov
| erned by their size and the number
and strength of their laterals.
| There are few farmers who could
not profitably keep a few sheep. The
difficulties that stand in the way can
be easily overcome, and 1t is we'll
worth while to make the effort when
one considers the benefits from sheep.
On one farm where pure bred poul-
try Is the pride of the poultry-yard and
where the heavy laying strain is the
| prime object greater layers can be
| produced and the flock can still be
among the top notchers as pure
breeds.
Many varieties, especially of the
peach, have been brought from the
south and have done we'll in the
peach growing sections of the north.
| Among these will readily be recalled
| Elberta, Thurber Belle of Georgia and
others. But quite as many of them
have been disappointing.
Corn is too fattening to feed to the
hens in any great quantity. 1t causes
| a large number of ailments, such as
| liver troubles and digestive derange-
| ments, resulting in loss and low egg
yields. Gluten, meat, beef scraps.
wheat bran and hulled oats should be
| fed regularly to promote health and
| egg production.
II at all possible get the drove of
| pigs out on a field of clover or COW
peas. The hog by nature is a grazing
animal. and 1t will make the most eco
nomica gains when allowed to forage
for part of its living. Hogging off
peas and clover also has the adyan
tage Of fertilizing the land and spread.
| ing 1t evenly over the surface.
The earlier ground is plowed for
| fall wheat the better, as 1t allows
| more time for the soil to settle before
seeding time. Soil in which wheat
and all other grasses are sown must
be worked down very fine and com
pact in order that large per cent. of
the see1s may germinate and the
young plants make early and rapid
growth. Extra time and labor spent
| in this way will be rewarded in next
seasons crop.
There Is no difference in the whip
| ping qualities of gravity and separa-
tor cream. When any difference is
experienced it is due to other factors
and not the method of getting the
cream. Cream for whipping purposes
should contain at least 20 per cent
butter fat. The best results are OBJ
tanned with cream containing % to
40 per cent. butter fat. Pasteurized
cream may he whipped as easily as
unpasteurized if it is thoroughly cooled
and held at 35 to As degrees Fahren-
heit for at least two hours before
whipping. Cream should whip in
from 30 to 50 seconds. When a long