The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-02-25
Feed the farm through the COWS.

is as essential as raising them right.
Let the geese alone They don't
like excitement. Keep the dogs from
them
1t is said to be the best to start rails
ing poultry in the fall rather than in
spring.
fowls demand plenty Of clean, fresh
drinking water
Damp cold weather is a severe hard
ship to fowls. Above all things keep
their quarters dry.
Board floors in the chicken house
are better than wet ground, but dry
ground is best OF all
Proper and frequent disinfection of
the poultry premises Is a great fac
tor in poultry success.
Learn to make a profit from three
or four hens before you try to get
rich from 5000 or 1000.
In ordinary farm practice it is very
we'll to allow the calf to remain with
the mother two or three days.
The first requisite in the hog busi-
ness is good hOghOuse well venti-
lated set with ends north and south.
Don't feed diseased meat to fowls.
Try feeding green cut bone and see
how soon the egg output is increased.
Hens are naturally worm and insect
food they should have green cut bone.
Bordeaux mixture may cause the
apples to rust, as it produces eXtraOr-
binary development of the cells in the
skins.
This is a cement age and those who
have cheap sand and gravel at hand
would do well to make greater use Of
concrete.
To find whether the roots of your
trees are growing close to the sur
face, carefully scrape away the dirt
around the base.
The corn crop OF the country for
1909, though not the largest on rec
ord. was the most valuable. being
worth $1,72O,OOO,O 900
These cold days make one think Of
wind breaks. Why not plan now to
set out grove next spring that will
serve as wind break
The flavor Of parsnips is improved
by freezing. During a thaw in winter
dig them and keep few for future
use in a box of dirt in the cellar.
Crown gall Is warty OutgrOwth or
excresence upon the apple. pear,
peach. raspberry, etc. 1t is usually
found on the parts below the ground.
Coal tar is good remedy in fight.
ing the peach tree borer Apply it
out the insect from depositing it's
eggs.
Why not buy cotton seed meal, feed
it to the animals to pay for the meal,
and get 70 to S5 per cent. of the fer
the labor?
The area of Alaska is so great the
maintains five agricultural
experiment stations there in order
that crops may be tested under all the
conditions.
A good brake on wagon that Is
used for drawing heavy loads on the
road Is a great relief on horse. With
that in operation the horse will act
ually rest going down hill
Plan carefully in the selection of
varieties for the apple, plum and
peach orchard. A few sorts suited to
local conditions are better than many
sorts planted in haphazard way.
The weaving Of the fOal should not
be attempted until 1t is ascertained
that he is capable Of maintaining him
self and at first his appetite should
be studied and coaxed with crushed
oats. etc.
The demand at the packing houses is
for leaner pork and smaller weight
hogs. The feeders must cater to these
requirements by feeding less corn and
more pOrtein feeds and shortening the
fattening period.
Where decayed portions appear in
trees the punky wood can be removed