The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-06-03
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The cherry bears early and regu-
larly.
Substitutes for lard are nearly as
high as lard itself.
The chill of the water and the chill
of the air act against production.
The cherry is the most neglected OF
all fruits grown in this country.
One object of blowing Is to conserve
moisture, so the earlier it is done the
better.
The sofa or soy bean is plant that
is assuming position of much i'm
portance.
The horse that lasts longest is the
horse that is not abused, especially
when young.
The clipped horse looks better and
is easier to care for than the one
with ragged coat.
Wheat bran fed dry or brown wheat
middlings made into slop make most
excellent feed for the brood sow.
More pigs are ruined by the confine-
ment and overlooking of brood sows
than by all other errors combined.
The use of vaccine or serum to pro-
tect hogs against cholera may be said
to have passed the experimental stage.
Goats by the hundred thousand are
slaughtered in the United States an
nually, and the product sent into the
food supply.
AS soon as the colt can take care of
himself, both mare and foal should be
turned to pasture, providing the
weather is suitable.
Among the things which should be
on hand for the lambing pen is a sup
ply of lime for sprinkling over the
soil where discharges are left.
The SOW that has been fed ration
of forage and small amounts of grain
foods may carry large amount of
flesh and still be safe to use for breed
ing.
Experience, judgment and knowl-
edge Of the disposition of the sows af-
ford the only guide for man to follow
in handling his sows during the farrow-
ing period.
Authracnose attacks the bean. Use
bordeau mixture when plants are all
well started. Again three weeks later
and follow with a third spraying in
three more weeks.
Good mellow drained soil, rich
enough to grow corn, is just right for
the fruits, but if it is not rich enough,
the time to apply manures Is the pre-
vious year to planting them.
The Leicester is one of the most
readily fattened sheep we have, is a
very satisfactory producer for the
lamb market, and feeds well where
pasture is coarse and abundant.
Great profits are made by raising
seed to sell to the seed houses. Onion
seed brings from $3.50 to $500 per
pound. Peas from $500 to $500 per
bushel, and other seeds at a similar
rate.
A prominent Missouri grower says
there are no secrets to the growing of
strawberries. Procuring good plants
true to name, thorough cultivating and
careful and honest packing are the
essentials.
There is no plant whose varieties
differ so widely as the soy bean, and
in this fact lies the peculiar value of
the plant. 1t may be used as a
grain crop, as hay crop, for silage,
soiling or forage.
One of the good reasons for raising
fall filters is that it enables a person
to keep up the strength and vigor of
his hogs. Breeding from yearling
sows continuously is sure to reduce
the size of the hogs, as well as their
vitality.
1t is impossible to run separator
under farm conditions without having
variations in the test of the cream oc-
cur and in fact If the cream buyer
should always give the same cream
test, it would be more suspicious of
dishonesty than when 1t varies
slightly.
BY keeping the sows separated In
lists of from ten to twenty, it Ia safe
to allow them to run together up to
within two or three weeks priSr to
the narrowing period, then each gov
should be removed to the narrowing
house and given special food and at.
tention, as the occasion may require,
up to narrowing time.
The proper time to dehorn Is In the
spring when grass first comes. There
are no flies then, the weather is more
favorable and the cattle are out In the
open instead of being crowded in a
feed lot and having to push their sore
heads into a hay rack. Furthermore,
after the steer leaves the range he
goes onto much more expensive feed
and the setback which he receives
from the operation will be quite ex-
pensiye instead of practically aegligi.