The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-09-23
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III FARM
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Prof. w. N. Munson recommends
as early as possible in the spring, har-
row at once and apply about 500
pounds of fertilizer to the acre, then
harrow about once in two weeks I'M
TIL the middle of August, when COW
er crop of rye or spring vetch should
be sown. In working among the trees
he finds the traceless harness Of great
value. The exact time and method of
tillage Is not so important as to be
sure that fair amount Of tillage is
given.
In the production Of milk and cream
on the farm the farmer seldom stops
to consider that there should be
placed value on the forage which
the cows consume when on pasture
or that the labor necessary to feed.
milk and properly care for the cows
and the milk should be considered as
an expense. On this account, too
often. the farmer fails to fully under
stand the actual cost of his butter
when ready for market.
The number of sheep In the world
Is estimated at 580,0O0,000, number
much greater than any other meat
producing animal. OF this number
there are in Australia 100000 Ar
gentina. 67,0OO,OOO; Turkey. $4,000, 900;
Russia, 45,O0O.O0O; Great Britain, 27.-
100000. There are an even 100000
900 goats, with not enough of them in
the United States for enumeration.
Wedding out the poorest cows is the
best way to improve the record of any
dairy in the amount of milk and but
ter produced, in proportion to the
humber of cows kept. This process of
wedding out will also aid materially
10 increase the profits.
Large bands of sheep do not thrive
30 well under farming conditions as
smaller ones, and are moreover espe-
!cially apt to injure the land, for they
not only crop the growing plants too
closely, but by buncnlng. tend to pud-
die the ground.
While bran can be used with a de-
lctded advantage in making up the
rations Of the dairy COWS 1t should be
hard to churn while the butter will
be pale rather than golden yellow.
When the time for culling the
young stock comes, the experienced
breeder has decided advantage over
the beginner. The former can tell at
much earlier date those birds that
It will be profitable to keep.
The time to place on surplus boxes
is when the hive or lower story is full
or nearly so. AS long as bees have
abundant room in the brood chamber
to work they will not go into any sur
plus boxes.
If there were fewer dogs there
would be more sheep; and as soon as
farmers make up their minds to have
more sheep and fewer dogs, they will
bring that healthy condition to pass.
Perhaps the reason more root crops
are not raised is that they require
and harvesting and in their storing
and feeding.
Use up all the old straw stack for
bedding the animals before warm
weather comes. Manure is a by-prod-
uct that figures part Of the profits in
live stock growing. Make the best
of it.
1t always seemed to us a great mis-
take to fatten sows and sell them
after they have raised litter. A SOW
that develops good breeding qualities
should be kept as long as possible.
The cows of Holland live in their
owners house. But don't imagine the
stalls are filthy like ours. They are
as neat as your sitting room.
Good blood is essential to the pro-
ducing of good horses, but not any
more so than the material that forms
the food for producing the animal
when once started in life.
Ventilation, both night and day, is
essential to the health of poultry.
Many diseases among fowls are trace
able to the want of pure air.
By some seedsmen sweet clover Is
catalogued as Bokhara or bee clover
1t is fine thing for bees, as the flow
ers secrete fine quality Of nectar and
large amounts of it.
Remember to supply plenty Of grit
to the young poultry. They need it
as much as mature birds. Grit forms
part of their digestive system.
The increase in flock of sheep rep
resents almost entire profit to the man
who has no rentals to pay and keeps
his sheep on government lands.
August-hatched chicks, with proper
feed and care, make desirable Novem-
Der broilers or frying chickens.
Give plenty of pure, clean water to
the pigs every day. Stop win not sat
isfy their thirst.
The colt should be taught to eat
mixture of oats, wheat bran and lin
seed-meal.