The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-09-01

Warm milk 10 best for the calf. no
matter how Old Il ID.
II you havea't . silo. think over
the matter Of building one.
Some horses have learned to balk
By being overloaded and abused.
The COW that loses flesh In October
or November will be an expensive one
to winter.
Alfalfa hay is fine rough feed for
horses once per day II fed In moder.
ate quantities.
All over the country people are
keeping better poultry than they did
q few years ago.
Sweet corn Is very profitable crop.
One reason for this is because 1t ID
so easily handled.
Cow pox is contagious eruption:
running fixed course, and accompA
MED by a slight fever.
Mature hogs that are thin may be
made gain Of half pound day
on alfalfa without grain.
Running the mower along the sides
of the bitches will make it easier
keeping them clear Of weeds.
Hot water and sunshine are two OF
the best cleansers for the dairy uten-
sils that can be found anywhere.
Until we get perfect animals We
should search for sire that in some
particulars is superior to the cows in
our herds.
A good pedigree counts, and the
good ram is bound to show his good
points; if he is not good he will show
his defects.
Many orchards have sufficient avail
able plant food, but lack water at
that critical period while the tree ia
fruit making
The man who has plenty of soiline
crops does not fear the dry pastures
so much as the one who depends upon
the grass alone.
The sow should be given warm
mil eli
meal, whole oats and little sound
corn twice day.
OF the insects attacking squashes,
melons, cucumbers, pumpkins, etc,
the common striped cucumber beetle
is the most injurious.
The right time to castrate pigs is 4
week or so before they are weaned,
If healthy; if delicate, wait week OF
so until they are stronger.
The separator is an absolute neces~
sity upon the modern dairy farm. 1t
safeguards the health of the calves
and the pigs and increases the profits.
No COW can properly digest and as
simulate balanced rations and eco
nomically convert them into milk
unless she has been properly devel-
oped
The keeping of goats for milk II
not a fad; and the breeding Of dairy
70 &C. tn thA
rapidly in both the United States and
Canada.
A we'll planned garden is one that
will allow as much of it as possible
to be cultivated with horse. HoeinE
in the garden doesn't set well with
most of US.
When pigs are six weeks old they
may be turned into grass, and clover
pasture If the weather is warm. II
cold and ground wet, keep them IN
dry, roomy pens.
When water is given short time
before feeding it passes out of the
stomach quickly and leaves that or
gan free to deal with any food con-
sumed afterward.
Expert truckers and markec gar
deners apply, in connection with ma
nure spread in the drill or hill, COO
to 800 pounds of some standard bone
phosphate to the acre.
Young pigs should have the best Of
care and get to eating nicely while on
the mother. They should not be
weaned until they are nine weeks old
If good results are obtained.
A vicious old mare in herd Of
horses, in the pasture is likely to do
great harm by biting and kicking. She
should either be hobbled or kept en-.
tirely away from other horses.
A field Of rape makes IN excellent
summer pasture crop for sheep pas
tnre during the dry summer nerinA