The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-22

Market your eggs at least once .
week; oftener II possible.
Develop the digestive apparatus OF
the pig and then crowd In the feed
and put on the fat.
Sheep should be given salt every
day. Once a week is not suficient.
They will not eat too much.
An apple or peach may do well in
Texas or California, but 500 miles dis.
tant-or even loot may not be de.
sirable.
AT the time for hogging down corn
the soil usually is comparatively dry,
hence little or no damage is done
from the pasturing.
To promote animal growth requires
feed, and the shedding Of hair or
feathers takes place sooner on fat
animal than on a poor animal.
In going into winter quarters, be
sure that every eve is in the best
of condition. If any are below stand.
ard nurse and feed them up at once.
II boy is often told that he is not
earning his salt, he is more than like
1v IN rooch fho< nv, o1,,oio~ hi,oeo1$
and his training will be made on that
line.
The Roman hyacinth and the pc.
lyanthus or cluster varieties of mar.
cissus are among the very quickest
and easiest of bulbs for forcing, eth.
or In water or In earth.
Both for the house and for garden
use there are a number Of small bulbs
not generally well known that are
worth looking up If one cares for q
little experimental trial.
The moulting period for chickens IL
at hand. During this period we may
not expect many eggs. for the vitality
OF the hens is heavily drawn upon for
the growth of q new crop of feathers,
Shell-pink Italian hyacinths, sur.
rounding yellow crown imperial, will
make a lovely filing for small lawn
bed. The Italian hyacinths are very
similar to Roman ones. but bloom
rather later.
There is little cause for complaint
in regard to prices for cattle that are
we'll fitted for the market this year
The man who markets the low-priced
stock is the one who is reaping his
deserts in low prices.
In dairying there are some natura
unfavorable conditions that can never
be fully overcome. However, most Of
them can be modified to marked de
gree. and fairly good results be OBJ
tanned in the face of them.
Alsike clover makes very fine hay
when properly cured, but it cannot BIZ
depended upon for a second crop. Il
is not quite SO good a soil improvel
as red clover, but it will stick Longer
and grow in more acid soil.
A brood sow should be fed varie
ty, such as bran. roots, etc. Corn is
fattening and should not be fed in
large quantities. It promotes neither
growth Of the SOW nor pigs. Some
green vegetable food should be given
in winter.
When pastures are short, all domes
tic animals suffer for feed, and if they
are expected to keep up in good flesh
health and vitality they must be sup
piled with sufficient nourishing feed
to meet all their vital needs. Wher
pastures are short supplementary
feeds must be supplied.
The pig may not use it's tail fol-
switching away the flies, and it may
require some feed to make the tail
grow, but any sensible person knows
that giving pig a variety of good
feeds has more to do with its fatten.
ing and growing than the cutting OF,
Of the tail or the Sitting of it's ears
Fall planting Is strongly recon.
mended for such important perennials
as peonies, German and Japan iris,
and for many lilies. The German iris
is one Of the best plants for coloniz.
ing. holding its own finely, and admir-.
ably suited to adorn the margins Of q
little stream or pond.
Get after apple tree borers this fan
Dig them out Of their burrows. It is
an easy matter to find their location
by the residue from their work. When
found it can be dug out with sharp
knife. or killed with small wire
the wire being inserted and forced
upon the insect where It is working.
Do not injure the bark more than IL
necessary in cutting out the pest.