The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-08-06

Orchard trees don't Ike vet fest
Careful that you do not ovsrfeed
the young pigs. .,.s
Give the livestock relief from the
fly pest BY the use Of some kind Of
spray.
Half-starved hens show poor idea
of economy. Better overfeed than un.
derfeed.
A small grain ration to pigs on pas.
ture will more than pay by extra rap
i'd growth.
If the chickens are confined to
run, be sure that grits and lime are
provided for them.
Prof. Bailey says the trinity Of or
thodox apple growing is cultivation,
fertilization and spraying.
During the threshing time gather
up the chaff and keep for the chick
ems to scratch in next winter.
The sow pigs should be gone over
and selections made for future breed
ers. Pick only the biggest and the
most thrifty looking.
At the Wisconsin experiment sta
ton lambs of fed pea silage made
large profits during an experiment last
winter. Worth trial by farmers.
Begin to Gull out the old stock.
Don't wait too long. If you do there
will be little sale for them, for the
young stock will command the mar.
ket.
The drinking water for the fowls
should be kept in the shade and
should be so arranged as to prevent
the chickens from fouling it in any
way.
It Is said that an old horse collar
buckled snugly around the neck of
the COW that sucks herself will prove
an effectual check to the pernicious
practice.
The well-fed horse ought to be sleek
If properly brushed. A little linseed
meal fed occasionally helps to smooth
the coat. Wipe with a damp cloth
after brushing.
Now do keep the hen house clean.
It may make the lice and mites un-
comfortable, but not so the hens.
They will return you good pay in in
creased egg yield.
1t is a good plan to water the horses
as soon as they come in from the field,
if not too warm, then let them eat
hay for half an hour or so and then
give the grain feed.
A good cultivation during the dry
spell is as good as rain storm, for
it puts a mulch upon the top which
keeps the moisture in the soil from
evaporating and makes it more avail.
able for the plants.
Barn manures are generally more
economically used when applied to farm
crops than when applied to orchards;
yet they can be used with good re.
suits. particularly when rejuvenating
old orchards.
If you want to keep the boy on the
farm make it a point to enlist his
interest. Ask his advice. talk things
over and make him feel that he is an
active factor in the responsibilities of
the farm and a sharer in the profits
and benefits.
In cleaning milk dishes try the fol-
lowing method: First wash them with
warm water, containing good wash
ing powder. A brush should be used.
Then they should be scalded with boil
ing water and turned upside down to
dry. Wiping the dish with the ordin.
ary dish-towel should be condemned,
as it undoes the effects of the boiling
water, and the heat of the dishes i'm
mersed in hot water is sufficient to
dry them. The rays of the sun will
also dry the dishes and destroy any
bacteria.
Leghorns are good foragers because
they are light birds and get about
quickly. They roam much farther
afield than some of the heavier breeds.
They are thus cheaper to keep on
a farm than some of the breeds that
show an inclination to hang about
the barnss and sheds and wait for
feeding time. Besides, they are more
useful from the standpoint Of insect
destroyers. This is a matter Of con-
siderable Importance In some years
when the grasshoppers are very nu-
merous. The forgers get better quail.
ity food than the birds that depend on
getting grain feed. for the reason that
insects are very rich in nitrogen.
For the general farm, 1t is doubtful