Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-02-03
Tillage opens up the soil.

Butterfat cannot be fed into milk
Concrete bee hives form the subject
of recent patent.
Repairs in due season may save the
delay caused by breakdown.
The possibilities of the hog IL mat
ter almost wholly In the hands Of the
feeder.
It must be understood that SO fowls
single COW.
The farmer who expects to make
money out of hogs must give the SOW
and pigs attention.
Hogs will thrive better when they
clean up their corn and squeal little
after their feed when ready for 1t.
A small bunch OF sheep can be kept
at almost no cost except short time
in winter. when they must have feed
All dairymen will find that 1t will
pay them we'll to know Just what
every individual COW in their herd is
doing.
There is something in the general
conformation Of the pullet that to the
trained eye would bespeak her future
usefulness.
Chemical preservatives in milk are
considered injurious to health, and are
forbidden by pure food legislation in
many states
Sheep manure contains small
amount of water and is pound for
pound the richest produced by any
common farm animal
II milk supply is too strong. scours
VIII trouble the pigs, so close atten-
ton and good Judgment must dictate
what to do in their case.
An excellent method of growing tea
roses Is to make border four to six
feet in width by six to eight feet in
length. according to the grounds.
Gargetted milk. caused by garget.
which Is diseased and infiamed con-
dition OF the cows udder, causes sore
throat. scarlet fever and cholera.
1t Is rather common to see a farmer
riding in his own automobile, but If
they begin investing in airships 1t
Will look as If they are flying rath-
err high
Mraslin, new substance used In b.
hemia to coat hams, is said to be as
pliable as rubber, tasteless, harmless,
easily removed and perfect as a pre-
sentative
Heifers in first lactation apparent
ly give better results by machine
milking than do aged cows that have
been accustomed to hand milking for
one or more years.
1t is now against the law In Nebras-
ka to use cream cans for any other
purpose than for cream. Many things
have been carried in cream cans
which have no place there.
BY having the February or March
pigs come you can raise two filters a
year; the second litter can come in
September and these can be fattened
out the following spring or summer.
The handling of the manure and its
application to the soil has much to
do with it's effectiveness. Manures
from different animals and intended
for different crops require different
care.
Mammoth clover is in appearance
so like the common red that were 1t
not for the stronger growth of the
former 1t could not be distinguished
from the common red by the ordinary
observer.
AS general proposition the most
liberal feeders make the most profit
from stock feeding, but 1t is business
that requires as much careful thought.
study and good judgment. as any other
business. If it is to be made profitable.
Generally speaking. 1t is probable
that anywhere in the corn belt fatten-
ing steers are nine-tenths of the time
as well of in an ordinary yard as they
would be anywhere else. but for one
tenth of the time shed is absolutely
essential.
The manure of cattle is generally
poorer than that OF any OF the farm
animals on account of 1t carrying a
greater percentage OF water. It
'decomposes slowly and is therefore
good to mix with other manures
that are more inclined to heat.