The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-08-12

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Pant young, medium - trSss.
Every farmer should Improve III
land. s s.3.,
The strawberry win thrive N !
great variety Of soils.
/ A ration rich in protein IL the only
ration At. for the brood COW.
"A wheel hoe Is a very good paying
Investment for any one who has .
garden. !.
Unleached wood ashes sown broad:
cast in the orchard will prove ~bene-
fetal.
Start the milk with the thumb and
finger II the colt is not very strong.
or IL the udder u at all hard.
Dust the climbing roses with sui
phur early in the morning, while the
dew is on, to prevent mildew.
A cool, well ventilated pen is ideal.
i but It must be- free from drafts or
you viii surely have trouble.
The ground is bank in which the
farmer invests manure, seed. tilling.
time haa thought. All arc important.
There is no better or cheaper place
to develop a young horse and put him
in proper shape for market than on
the farm.
Sweet corn may be canned and kept
through the winter, but 1t requires
considerable time and patience to
cook it properly.
Red top and alsike are as much a
standard mixture for wet meadows as
timothy and red clover for the better
and drier uplands.
Two drones cost as much to raise
as three workers, and after they are
raised they keep on eating, while the
workers labor for you.
The chief value of the Runner ducks
and the point which has made them
the most talked of in duck history is
their great laying habits.
rural development. The money spent
upon building and maintaining roads
returns in splendid dividends.
When the eve has LANDED, if the
lamb, after becoming dry is not able
to obtain the ewes milk of it's own
accord, it should be assisted in doing
so.
To obtain the earliest and finest
vegetables the soil should be kept fine
and loose throughout the growing sea.
son by frequent hoeings or cultiva.
tions.
A good bee smoker rightly used is
necessary to handle bees, as by its
use one can subdue them so that
they may be handled with few if any
stings.
| The amateur must learn to thin
ruthlessly. Plants that grow too close.
ly together never do well. Pinch of
all the suckers from fruit and orna.
mental trees.
Unless the owner is a thorough
fancier and has time and facilities for
keeping them unmixed the keeping of
more than one variety is exasperating
and seldom profitable.
Make bird-houses and thus secure
the presence and esteem of these
active insect-destroyers. Also protect
every toad and try to keep few
about the home place.
When hen is through setting burn
all the old nest material, disinfect the
nest box and give it coat of liquor
lice-killer to make a good job of it,
and then put in fresh material.
After the hay has been in the NOV
few weeks the leaves become ten
der, and when the hay is handled fol
feeding purposes break off and go te
waste. This waste is far greater than
generally realized by most farmers.
Keep some kind of Gre growing
in the garden the enire s. Ion. II
nothing else is done sow wheat or rye
on the vacant places to keep weeds
from springing up and maturing seed
Weeds ripen in very short time. Il
they are allowed to grow.
The greatest profit in raising bees
is secured by a well-directed method
of dividing the colonies when in 9
proper condition to do SO. and re
straining their instincts, as far al