The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-15
III FARM
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Powdered charcoal and coarse sand
are good for ducks.
Lime is purifier and makes an
ideal wash for the coops, perches and
uests.
Ensilage provides a good food to be
used as a variety during the winter
months.
Keep all Of the late plants well cul-
tivated. 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 sunfowers for
chickens advocate gathering the heads
and thrashing OF 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 a 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 well
worth while to make the effort when
one considers the benefits from sheep.
On one farm where pure bred poul-
try is the 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
q 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
fed regularly to promote health and
egg production.
II at all possible. get the drove of
pigs out on field of clover or COW.
peas. The hog by nature Is a grazing
animal. and 1t will make the most eco.
nomical gains when allowed to forage
for part of its living. Hogging OF
peas and clover also has the advan.
tage of fertilizing the land and spread.
Ing 1t evenly over the surface.
The earlier ground is plowed for
fall wheat the better. as It allows
more time for the soil to settle before
seeding time. Soil in which wheat
and all other grasses are sown must
be worked down very fine and com.
pact in order that large per cent. Of
the seels may terminate and the
young plants make early and rapid
growth. Extra time and labor spent
10 this WY will be rewarded in next
seasons crop.
There is no difference in the wnip.
ping qualities Of gravity and separa.
tor cream. When any differences ia
experienced It is due to other factors
and not the method Of getting the
cream. Cream for whipping purposes
should contain at least 20 per cent
butter fat. The best results are oh.
tanned with cream containing Is to
20 per cent butter fat. Pasteurixed
cream may DO whipped a., easily as
astsurissd IL It 20 4. thoroughly cooled
and held ct IS % Is degrees Fahren.
.heit for q least two hours before
whipping. Cream should whip In
from so 70 80 seconds. When I long.