Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-10-21

other poultry.
Market your eggs at least once a
week; oftener IL possible.
Develop the digestive apparatus of
the pig and then crowd in the feed
andkput on the fat.
Sheep should be given salt every
| day. Once a week Is not sufficient.
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 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
RI fhot ~
and his training will be made on that
| line.
The Roman hyacinth and the po-
lyanthus or cluster varieties of mar
cissus are among the very quickest
and easiest of bulbs for forcing, eth
er in water or in earth.
Both for the house and for garden
use there are number of small bulbs
not generally well known that are
worth looking up if one cares for a
little experimental trial.
The moulting period for chickens is
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 new crop of feathers.
Shell-pink Italian hyacinths, sur.
rounding yellow crown imperial, will
make lovely filling for a 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
well 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 dairyfng there are some natural
unfavorable conditions that can never
be fully overcome. However, most of
them can be modified to a 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 1t cannot be
depended upon for second crop. It
Is not quite so good soil improver
as red clover, but it will stick longer
and grow in more acid soil.
A brood SOW should be fed a varie-
ty, such as bran. roots, etc. Corn~is
fattening and should not be fed in
large quantities. 1t promotes neither
growth of the sow nor pigs. Some
green vegetable food should be given
In winter. 4 a 5a
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. When
pastures are short supplementary
feeds must be supplied.
The pig may not use its tail for
switching away the flies, and 1t may
require some feed to make the tail
grow, but any sensible person knows
that giving a pig 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 its 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 a
little stream or pond.
Get after apple tree borers this fall.
Dig them out of their burrows It is
an easy matter to find their location
by the residue from their work. When
found 1t can be dug out with q sharp
knife, or killed with a small wire
the wire being inserted and forced
upon the insect where 1t is working.
Do not injure the bark more than is
necessary in cutting out the pest.
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