The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-08-05


Cut the hay at the proper time.
Much depends upon the manage
me&t.
The hen wants plenty OF freedom
and plenty of food.
Every days start the weeds get
means two to catch up.
The defects of the SOW are as sure
ly transmitted as are the strong points.
The man with the largest crop is
the man who attracts the most atten-
tion.
A breeder must know how to breed,
how to feed and how to heed every
need of his stock.
Give spinach plenty of dch manure
in the fall, and a heavy coating Of
mulch. It will keep all winter.
"One years seeding makes seven
years wedding" is very true of the
soil of wellfertilized garden.
Never pick berries for market when
they are wet And, when picked, hur-
~ them to cool place out Of the sun.
II it Is possible the quarters for the
sheep should be so arranged that the
sun can shine in all or most of the
day.
The nonlaying hen is the one that
takes on fat, and such should be made
as fat as possible in short time and
sold.
Plant sorghum to carry your hogs
over summer. 1t is a splendid soil
ing crop for pigs and should not be
neglected.
Care must be taken not to allow
the cream in ripening to become too
sour, for the butter takes and keeps
the flavor of the cream.
Cultivate sweet potatoes we'll before
the vines spread over the rows. If
you neglect this you will have diff
Guilty in eradicating weeds.
While you are enjoying ripe fruits
do not neglect to can and preserve
enough for winter use. You will
need it when fresh fruits cannot be
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It is poor economy to permit colts
to follow their dams over the fields
this hot weather. Keep the colts in
the pasture while their mothers are
in the harness.
Protein promotes growth of bones
and muscles. Young animals require
plenty Of protein to develop properly.
Cotton seed meal, wheat shorts and
gluten meal furnish protein.
In dry times, narrowing the plowed
surface at the end of each half days
work will aid greatly in conserving
soil moisture and in keeping the
ground from becoming cloddy.
Killing weeds is but one object of
cultivating corn. While important to
kill weeds the preservation Of mos-
tura in the soil is equally so, and is
done by shallow and frequent cultiva-
ton.
Cuttings of hard-wooded plants
should be started to roofing in mid
summer, when the new growth begins
to harden. Almost any hard-wooded
plant can be propagated by cuttings
with proper treatment.
Cool your milk as soon as you can
after milking. II you can't do it any
other way, pour it from one pail to an
other out where the pure. fresh air will
strike It. But aerators are not very
expensive at present. Most Of us can
afford one.
A SOW that is expected to produce
sound. vigorous pigs and bring them to
the feeding point must have good
boiler to supply the necessary fuel to
make food. She must be able to d.
gest her food in large quantities. and
II she has weak or pernickity stom-
ach she will fail.
Pigs coming any time in March or
April will be ready for the September
or October market II they are kent
on q good clover or blue grass pasture
this spring and summer with milk.
shorts and corn for feed they win
make thrifty growth and Be IN rood
condition for finishing ID the fan.
Count tho cost Of raising calf tin
II 4 tl,nss years old: then figure up
what It costs 70 raise : god three
yearoA colt opposite the cost az |
each placo the sum e would sell Tor q