The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-10-28

consider his pocketbook.
Potato growers who feed" their
potatoes well, and give them good
care, and select the best potatoes for
planting do not need to change their
seed stock every few years in order
to maintain the yield, because by so
doing they maintain the yielding pow
er in the potatoes they already have.
Every thinking farmer knows that
| there are certain essentials that can
not be neglected at any season of the
year if the cows are kept in condition
to give milk, and that If any or all
of these essentials are neglected there
is sure to be falling away in the
milk yield.
In making a kerosene emulsion"
of any kind for the eradication Of
lice, mites, flies, ETC., great care must
be taken to see that the combination
is surely emulsifed or serious re-
suits may follow and more hide be
''eradicated" than anything else.
Two things that deserve constant
attention at this time are the bits
and the blankets. Never allow a
frosty bit to come in contact with the
horses mouth and never leave the
team without being well and COM
fortably blanketed.
For the average dairyman 1t is
cheaper to raise his own cows than
to buy them. Besides, If he has good
cows to begin with he can more wise
ly select the calves because of an init
mate knowledge of the work of the
mothers.
The black rot of tomatoes is a diff
ficult disease to control. Applications
of Bordeaux Mixture, IL begun when
the tomatoes are just forming and
continued until they are fairly well
grown, will prevent the disease.
1t has been predicted by an author
ity that the time Is not far distant
when the small dairyman will not be
able to afford pasture. If this time
should come, then indeed would the
silo come into its own.
While the value of the birds to the
farmer, orchardist and planter has for
years been recognized, 1t is believed
by the authorities that their impor-
lance in preserving the forests is not
generally known.
A hen should be fed some grain that
she doesn't have to scratch for. AL
though exercise Is necessary to keep
her in good health, she needs time to
rest and dust herself in the middle of
the day.
Some hens are born layers, others
acquire the laying habit, others get
credit for being good layers when
they are not The trap nest picks
them out and leaves no guess work
Do not run the risk Of perpetuating
weak characteristics in your herd by
breeding animals that are uncertain.
The progeny is sure to inherit all the
fruits of the parents.
AS rule very little can be done
for dopy chickens. The cause of this
condition is usually constitutional
weakness; lice, or, error in feeding
and management.
Hill selection of potatoes may some
times be beneficial for the purpose
of selecting the best strain where the
potatoes consist Cf two or more
strains.
Selling the breeding stock because
feed is dear is just as sensible as
selling seed grain because you can get
a good price for it. Think this over
Is the binder properly stored away
for the winter, or will the first snow
storm still find it just where It was
left when drawn out of the field?
During the hot months pansies will
not bloom much; try cutting the plant
back for fall Towering. Hot weather
blooming weakens the plant.
One good cow is superior to three
poor ones in the dairy; the differ
ence is the cost of the feed and the
product of the cows.
We would like to see more bee
keepers at the state fairs, and have
them put up display of bees and
honey.
Any good type of colt will sell for
more per pound when three years
old than a calf
Better quarters for the poultry need
not mean more elaborate or more ex-
| pensive houses.
Hogging OF the corn is cheap way
of corning of the hog.
When once pure bred stock has a
place upon your farm you will wonder
how you got along so many years
without It.
Weighing the milk Is the best
means of registering the capabilities
Of a cow and her yield.
It's bad policy to build such an
elaborate barn that one has to buy
ordinary COWS to fill t.