Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-25


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If the cows do not give their milk
freely take it from them, firmly but
gently.
All cows that are weak, extremely
from the herd.
Apple pickers should remember that
the least puncture in the skin of an
apple results sooner or later in a rot
ten spot.
Very young pigs are sometimes kill
ed by running in wet pasture during
the cold days of early spring. Keep
them dry.
The old brood SOW should be kept
as long as she remains vigorous. She
knows better how to raise her suck
ing pigs than the young mother.
1t looks like a waste when thin
ming the fruit on the trees, but the
harvest time of larger and better fruit
proves the wisdom Of the course.
There are so many little details to
dairying that constant reading is nee
essary to keep posted. Even if o
know, you are likely to forget.
Remember that milk does not a k
the place Of water, and when milk is
fed to the fowls should be literally
| supplied with fresh water at the same
time.
An application of muriate of potash
and fine ground bone in equal quaint
ties. say two pounds each to a tree in
full bearing, will prove to be very
beneficial.
Wood ashes are of use for fertilizer
in the orchard. A combination Of
wood ashes and manure in the orchard
is considered an excellent fertilizer
for apple trees.
An effective fly poison, harmless to
human life, can be mace by dlssolVlng
a dram of bichroma.e OF potash in two
ounces of water, and sweetening with
a little sugar
In the vineyards of France growers
not only use smudges to keep Off the
frosts, but to protect the vines from
the suns drying rays in the morning
after the freeze.
Poultry may often with advantage
be KEEP in the orchard. This makes
it possible to arrange in poultry keep
ing on a considerable scale without
any cost for land.
Watch the hired man when he is
tending to the stock. If he is rough
and brutal you can well dispense with
his services, for the animals will not
thrive under his care.
Isn't it strange that men who never
neglect a COW, or any other animal.
will pay a big price for a fruit tree,
! stick it in the ground and never touch
it again until it dies? But they do.
Horses should have plenty of eX-
| ercise during the winter months. AS
a rule, the horses worked continuous
ly through the winter are the ones
which endure best the hard work in
the spring.
There should be a few sheep on al
most every farm. 1t is easily admitted
that a few horses, a few cattle. a few
pigs and some poultry must be kept
on every farm from necessity or be-
cause they are economical. Why not
sheep?
Farmers with silos are inclined to
feel and show greater independence
than their %neighbors without them.
They say they don't care so much
what the season is, they are sure of
lots of good feed.
What to Feed the Calf.
Say what you please, raising a calf
by hand it not natures way and is
not so good, but the difference in cost
is supposed to make up for defects.
When the calf sucks it gets a tiny |
stream of milk that is we'll mixed with |
saliva, which flows c%opiously at the
same time. This saliva is very neces-
sary to digestion. 1t is really more
important than the butter fat that is
skinned out. Milk may be too rich
in cream for the calf.
If the calf drinks its milk it takes
it too fast for the saliva to mix with
it properly; hence the digestion will
not be perfect. But is there no way
to improve the usual drinking meth
cd? There is, at least to some extent.
It is to feed a small quantity of milk
at a time, say about a pint. This
gives time for saliva to collect in the |
calf's mouth between drinks, and the
effect is much better.
Porous Soil for Cabbage.
To be able to grow cabbage success |
fully in any season the soil should be
in such condition hat the water will
pass through it as freely as it would
through a niece of numice stone or |