The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-06-11


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Dog and sheep raising do o gen
orally harmonic very well.
Don't get impatient, Much good land
has been spoiled b. trying to work II
when Il Ii wet.
Cald. wet rains and young lambs do
u 60 well together. Keep them sep
arate. with a good roof aud a wind
break
Garget or consestei udier can be
generally relieved by hot applications
and vigorous rubbing and kneadins OF
the affected part.
Every Woodworking farmer earns a
vacation OF at least two weeks every
year-and generally the wife earns
four. But does she get IT.
To pay In the highest degree as a
business the sheep industry must con
template making the NEST possible out
OF all the different products.
Every grower should choose one
breed and stick TO II and exert himself
to produce the best pork that proper
care and good feed will make possible.
Stirring the milk that has been Sc
ONE line prevents some OF the cream
from rising. Do not modest the milk
after 1t is set till the skimming Is done.
Rules for butter making learned from
q book are a good thing. but by no
means the whole thing. Experience
and close observation are essential To
success.
Nowhere on earth do neat. clearly
and orderly ideas Of doing work pay
better than on a dairy farm. The men
who follow clean ideas and methods
n,ake the most out of their labors.
In feeding growing stock remember
that there Is need of a constantly In
creasing ration. They need food to
build the larger frame and they need
food to supply the daily bodily needs.
1t may be stated as a general rule
that when "A sheep gets sick and you
don't know how to doctor IL, II Is a
good plan 10 let nature take It's course.
Proper care, light feeding and protec-
ton against exposure viii work Won
ders.
Our whole system OF cattle feeding
has been largely built up on cheap
grain foods. and we have been making
but little use OF forage and hay In
the production Of our beef. Feeders
must introduce better methods Of pro
ducing their beef and not go out Of
business for the reason that grain
foods are high.
The Michigan experiment station
after tests found that when whole corn
was fed TO cows - per cent was un-
mastlcated, when fed TO heifers ten per
cent. Chemical analysis showed no
change in composition OF the unmas.
ticated parts, so 1t Is a safe assump-
ton that the animal derives no benefit
from grain that passes through the dl-
gestiye tract unaltered-
The price Of lard is now regarded as
being little short OF sensational, and 1t
Is predicted by those familiar with the
supply and demand of this product
that fifteen cents a pound will not be
an uncommon price for 1t In the fu-
ture. This seems quite probable In
view of the fact that the average
weight OF hogs coming to market OF
late years has not been very much
above the 20o-pound mark
The suggestion has often been made
that the bull Is improved where he
is worked. With nothing but idleness
II In no wonder that they SO often be
come vicious. They nave nothing 10
do but to study deyiltry. For some In
applicable reason they are considered
too good for any sort OF labor. In this
age OF rapidly-doing things We do not
expect to see an increase OF the use
of oxen on the farm. But We have the
bulls. and II working them will make
them more harmless, why not put
them under the yoke?
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Cold Storage Fowls.
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I Tenn, has completed a est to deter
mine whether poultry drawn and