Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-10-14
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Powdered charcoal and coarse sand
are good for ducks.
Lime is a purifier and makes an
ideal wash for the coops, perches and
nests.
Ensilage provides a good food to be
used as a variety during the winter
months.
Keep all of the late plants we'll cul.
dvated, stirring the soil to the depth
of only two or three inches.
The cattle market for thin grassy
steers has not been satisfactory for
sometime and prices have been de-
clining.
Heifers accustomed to the milking
machine from the first do much bet
ter than old cows that have been
MIXED by hand.
Some who grow sunfiowers for
chickens advocate gathering the heads
and thrashing off the seed and stor.
Ing it for winter use.
Corn stalks on the ground over win
ter will decay more quickly than
where allowed to stand, and fiat on
the ground they will hold the soil from
erosion on sloping or billy land.
Save the painful process of dehorn-
Ing by preventing the horns from
growing upon the calves. This can be
done by clipping the hair of the little
knobs and applying preventive.
In large gardens and on fine estates
the fashion of the day runs to color
ing-planting out broad masses of
simple flowers where the carefully
studied effect is intended to be in the
so-called natural style.
In pruning raspberries first observe
how many canes there are in the hill,
and cut out all over three or four. The
number of main canes should be gov
erned by their size and the number
and strength of their laterals.
There are few farmers who could
not profitably keep few sheep. The
difficulties that stand in the way can
be easily overcome, and it is we'll
worth while to make the effort when
one considers the benefits from sheep.
On one farm where pure bred poul-
try is tho pride of the poultry-yard and
where the heavy laying strain is the
prime object greater layers can be
produced and the flock can still be
among the top notchers as pure
breeds.
Many varieties, especially of the
peach, have been brought from the
south and have done well in the
peach-growing sections of the north
Among these will readily be recalled
Elberta. Thurber. Belle of Georgia and
others. But quite as many of them
have been disappointing.
Corn Is too fattening to feed to the
hens In any great quantity. It causes
a large number of ailments, such as
liver troubles and digestive derange-
ments. resulting in loss and low egg
yields. Gluten. meat, beef scraps.
wheat bran and hulled oats should be
ted regularly to promote health and
egg production.
The age Of farm abandonment is
practically at an end, for the farm.
er has solved the problem sof how to
make q living for himself and family.
and at the same time accumulate a
good bank account from the products
OF small tract of land. New condi.
tons require new methods, and this
applies with greater force to farming
than to any other form Of productive
industry.
An excellent mixture to keep worms
and other parasitic affection from the
hogs Is as follows: Six bushels of corn
cob charcoal. eight pounds of COM
mon salt, two quarts Of air-slaked lime
and bushel of ashes. Thoroughly
mix and then take one and one-quar.
ter pounds Of copperas. dissolve it in
hot water and with an ordinary water
ing pot sprinkle the solution over the
whole mass and again thoroughly mix.
Place this solution n . self-feeder
where the hogs can reach It ct pleas
ure.
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