The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-02-18
W. FARM
A lillian III.

Low, damp ground is no place for
henhouse or yard.
British brewers last year used about
100000 pounds of hops
Keep the pig pens, troughs and bar
rels clean. Don't overlook that.
Thousands Of young pigs are an
nually lost through lack Of exercise.
by pushing the pigs for early matur-
ity.
The early spring chicken catches
the good price. Raise early spring
chickens.
The well-bred farmer Is not con-
tent with poorly bred stock nor with
poor crops.
An average orange tree produces
10000 oranges, and an average lemon
tree 8,0e0 lemons.
Keeping COW because she is beau
tiful may show an esthetic taste, but
not good business sense.
Hens that lay soft-shelled eggs may
be helped by little more vegetables
or green food and oyster-shell.
The apple crop for 1909, was of
much poorer quality than that of 1908,
and about three million barrels short
er.
A well-broken horse will stand until
his owner adjusts the robe. takes up
the reins and gives him the word
to go.
The growing pig requires protein
and not much corn. 1t is all right to
give little corn but too much is
harmful.
The practical remedy for little pigs
that are liable to be troubled with
thumps is to provide plenty of exer
else and large range.
If you cultivate your orchard, see
that the ground is kept finely mulched
In order to conserve the moisture
which the trees should have.
Dairy profits should go into the
| pockets of the farmers and not the
feed dealers. If they don't, there is
something wrong with our system.
In sorting turkeys for breeding
stock, choose the best, If large birds
are expected in spring, and avoid
keeping hens of the same brood as the
Tom.
The farmer who marketed his corn
in the hog yard and who is now mar
keting the hogs, can look any man in
the face and tell him to go to any old
place..
Pigs will live and grow on rape
without supplement of grain, but a
small addition os the latter is profit
able. Dry sows will, however. do well
on rape alone.
Be sure fruit trees are set where
they will have sufficient drainage
Many a tree is blamed by its owner
for being bad variety, when the
fault is in the drainage.
Keep the hens In the best possible
condition, clean the houses often, feed
carefully of good, clean feed, spray
for mites and lice, and you will be as
apt as anybody to get eggs.
Farmers and stockmen's meetings,
college short courses and farmers In.
stitutes are important educational Cd
portunities at this season of the year
It will pay to make the most of them
Then there will be found forked
crotches which need strengthening and
can be nicely accomplished by boring
a small hole through each limb, insert
ing an iron bolt with washers upon
each end.
The turkey Is an intelligent bird
end If understood and properly
handled according to its instructive ma.
ture It will reseraS 1T once to any
training in the way of proper habits
ranging, etc.
Poultry by nature crave animal food
They get insects in season to satisfy
this need, but when deprived Of ami
NAL food in winter they cease to dc
we'll, they eat their eggs, pull feathers
and do other mischief that they are
not to blame for.
Mature sows can be kept breeding
raising two filters annually, and car
be carried from year to year after
weaving their filters, quite cheaply
with little or no grain after the spring
litter Is weaned until the fall litter
comes, if they can have fresh grass OF
other succulent feed.
When one is growing baby beef
there are good reasons for forcing the
feeding. With that class of animals
forcing is necessary, but it is not
necessary with animals that are tc
stand at the head of herds. Develop
ment more than normally quick will
be of no advantage to them. With
them that style of development should
be followed that will result in fullest
and most vigorous growth when ma