The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-29

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Chilly nights makes ono shink Of
The winters supply Of fuel.
Be regular in cleaning the hen house
and you will not be troubled with
vermin.
Working capital for the successful
farmer: Money. Is per cent; brains.
rs per cent.
Sheep are exceedingly fond Of tur.
nips. Harvest the largest and leave
the remainder for the sheep.
A general observance of care In
gathering eggs, resulting in fewer rots
and spots, will raise the average price.
When getting machinery for the
dairy, get the best appliances you can.
but remember that it requires gump-
ton to work it.
After you have worn out horse
by hard work do not sell him for a
mere song. His faithfulness should
not go unrewarded.
Introduction of new blood into !
flock of noted layers strengthens the
blood, II the newcomers are close de-
scendants of a strain of prolific layers.
The old Madonna lily or St. Jos,
eph's lily (lilium candidum), is still
one of the most noble and stately of
our garden lilies, and this is its plant.
ing season.
Daffodils are perhaps the first
choice, with crocus, snowdrops and
grape hyacinths for variety, and in
shady places lilies of the valley and
some others.
Hay farming with chemicals as com.
monty practiced no doubt removes
more fertility than it restores, but the
process is very slow and no doubt
highly profitable under right condi.
lions.
Rhubarb needs plenty of rich fertil.
izer. Equal parts of hen and horse
manure with autumn leaves to cover
the crowns during the severe winter
months will keep the plants for early
spring sprouting.
II the hen has to battle with tho
strain of growing new feathers with
short supply of nourishing feeds, her
flesh will be used up for making
feathers and she will grow poor and
weak under the strain.
With most Of the tuberous and bui,
bous plants it is imperative to reset in
the fall in order to secure a new. root
growth before the dormant season of
midwinter, SO that early growth and
poisoning will take place.
The Dutch bulbs, so-called tulips.
hyacinths and crocuses-have a dis.
tincttve charm in their whole form,
color and manner of growth, which
gives them a very secure place of
their own in the floral census of the
year.
Rhubarb roots should be re-planted
occasionally. If the stools remain un.
disturbed for several years they ofen
commence to decay in the center and
after awhile the whole root becomes
diseased. Do not allow the seed stock
to ripen.
Straw manure makes an excellen,
miller for the washy places in the
fields. It will fill the holes and
catch all the soil that washes into
them. The manure contained in the
straw will help to make the ground
more productive when it Is again cul.
tivated.
The results from more than 100 Co
operative experiments in growing, al.
falfa, located in over one-half of the
counties of New York State, indicate
that where neither lime nor inocula.
ton is applied the chance of success.
full crop Is not more than 20 Der
cent. or one chance in five.
With the high price of both wool
and lambs. 1t is important that We
should give the sheep and lambs ex.
ira attention during the most trying
seasons of the year. One Of these
trying seasons is during the latter part
of the hot months when the weather
is excessively warm and pastures
short.
Much improvement can be made by
the weaving of the lambs in the sum.
by doing this the ewes are
given chance to recuperate before
the next breeding season. These lambs
II put on fresh green pasture will also
fatten and be in better market condi.
ton than If let run with the owes un.
til late fall.
In several places owners If