The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-08-10

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Prune the tomato plants.
The making of good hay Is an art.
Sheep are good stock to have on the
arm.
The COW test association is a great
hing for any dairy locality.
Brood sows as well as cows should
,e selected for their milking qualities.
The manure that washes away and
3 wasted represents an actual money
oss.
Milk is an excellent food for the
foung fowls. but requires skill in
feeding.
1t takes two years or more for the
white grub to reach maturity from
he egg.
The comb Is as sure an Indicator of
The health of the bird as the tongue
Is of the person.
Young pigs need perfectly dry quar-
!ers, especially during the first weeks
# their existence.
II in milking a part Of the milk is
bloody, stringy or unnatural in appear
lnce the whole should be rejected.
The March pullets are the ones
that will begin to lay In November
Il they have been given proper care.
A hay cap will shed a reasonably
heavy rain and keep the larger part
# the cock Of hay from getting wet.
1t Is a great thing to know Just
when a plant needs water. It is a
matter that requires close observa-
lion.
The very best kind Of a pen for
ducklings is M that can be easily
moved from n part Of the yard to
another.
The condition Of your neighbor's
field makes little difference to you.
Your attention should be centered in
your own.
OLD orchards can be renewed in
such a way as to produce good fruit
Tor the family while the new orchard
Is coming or
The silo enables the dairyman to
keep more live stock on the same
number of acres and at less cost in
feed and labor.
~Shropshires are very hardy sheep,
their wool brings a good price and
they seem to be healthier than some
Of the other breeds.
Naturally the cow that gives the
greatest profit is the one that gives
the most milk during the winter for
milk is then highest priced.
Never give drugs to a horse any
more than you would to a baby unless
he is downright sick. Shutting of
his feed will cure all minor ills.
The size Of the tile to be placed in
a drain will depend upon the length
Of the drain. the depth Of the dis
lance apart the drains are placed.
The high grade draft horse, the
product Of a pure bred sire and a good
mare, has made M Of the most prof
table industries upon the American
farm.
Veal calves in hot weather will
grow better II kept during the day in
a dark, cool stable, but the stable
must be cleaned out and well venti-
lated.
A hen may cease laying If not prop
erly fed before she uses up all her
stored energy, and 1t occasionally hap
pens that a hen dies by overegg pro-
duction.
II English farmers can afford to use
pure-bred draft horses that are worth
$500 for ordinary farming operations,
why cannot u farmers afford them
as well?
A really good horse is never of a
bad color, but some colors, such as
perfectly dappled grays. pure blacks
and blue roans, command better
prices than others.
1t takes some grit to say mo" when
the butcher gets his eye on the incest
lamb you have-the one you wanted
to save for yourself-but that very
lamb will by and by bring you a great
deal more than the meat man will
give you for it now II you keep it.
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