The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-11-30

free from lice and mites.
Well cured ensilage corresponds
with the nature of the COW.
The chief characteristics of the road.
ster are speed and stamina.
Horses that have a light hay diet
are soldem affected with heaves.
Cleanliness and fresh air will usu.
ally prevent epidemics of any kind.
Testing is the only method by which
we can cut out the robbers in the
herd.
The brown leghorn or the houdan
feather quickly and soon reach ma.
turity.
The colts and unused horses should
spend most of each pleasant day in the
paddock.
Have no hesitation in disposing OF
the improbable COWS. They are a
mistake 9 9
Sheep do not drink much water, but
what little they drink must be abso.
lutely clean.
Corn fodder that is shredded or
split, and ground fine. makes a very
satisfactory feed.
Have an orchard book and keep a
record of the trees planted and also
the variety of fruit.
Free range for hogs Toes not mean
that they should be allowed to run
over our neighbours farm.
The late Matching eggs from some Of
the small quick-growing breeds can
be raised at the least cost.
Do not sell all the best. If anyone
is. entitled to the best fruit produced
on the farm. it is the family.
Pumpkins are a valuable ~succulence
for COWS, holding much the same place
in the ration as siIage and roots.
If you think Of setting II an or
chard and have had no experience
! better hire a good man to show yor
how.
The practice of turning the cows
OIL rye and winter barley that is sown
for early spring feed is not a good
j, practice.
The can should always be strain.
ed into the churn through a fine wire
, sieve or a dipper. with a perforated
!, tin bottom.
Well-bred heifer calves may otter
be purchased cheaply of people who
live in town and keep but one COW
? for family use.
Ensilage is not considered good 70,
sheep. and If it is fed at all it SHOULD
} be fed very sparingly and at intervals
of two or three days.
Each cows udder should be thor
oughly cleansed before milking an(
the hands of the mixer should b.
. absolutely clean and dry.
Clean sound oats make an eXcellen.
ration for the pigs. If this is fed tt
, them regularly during the %fattenin,
, period the pork will be superior.
Stone fruits. such as peaches. apri
cots. plums and nectarines, should b,
planted the latter part of March, be
, fore the buds commence to swell. !
Farmers who undertake to grow II
any section of the country what nature
, does not intend them to grow soo1
+ find it out. and usually by hard expert
ence.
1t pays to have the farm fenced no.
. tight and cross fenced into small
, fields and to have plenty of yards Il
keep hogs of different sizes and age!
separated. 3'0
: If a yearling ram is used watch hin
, when first admitted to the flock. Some
+ times they are not breeders. 1t is vel
, to look after the old ones too. The,
sometimes quit.
The horse population. of the world
!, is estimated at more than 111,0OO 900
. of which about 43,O0O,O 900 are in Eu
!. rope. 2S,000,0 900 in North America ant
: II, 000, 900 in Asia.
Plow up your old. orchard
this fall and put some manure, com
post, ashes and bones in the trenches
You'll be surprised next year at the
quick response of your trees.
A daily rocord cbo,l1 H.. l>. -