The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-12-22

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All feed possible should be grown
on the farm.
Turkeys do not take kindly to in
door roosting places.
Try to protect all stock from cold
winds and rains. 1t pays.
At the time of shipment the feeces
Of sheep or lambs should be dry.
Reject all damaged feed. 1t will
pay you in good milk and excellent
butter.
Don't neglect to commence feeding
the colts some grain before they are
weaned.
Is the soldering horse in need of
more grain, or may it not be tha: rs
teeth need filling?
Sheep, like men, can endure great
severity if conditions are maintained
favorable to the body.
There are a good many breeders
who still believe that it is profitable
to grind corn for the hogs.
The backs of swine are often injur-
ed by juvenile "rough-riders' who
choose hogs for their mounts.
It's good idea to wait on the corn
until you are sure it is safe to be
cribbed, but not to wait any longer.
Australia has an artesian water
area OF 100000 square miles, mostly
arid localities, available for irrigation.
Success in pork production is large
ly affected by the attention given 20
the health and comfort Of the brood
SOW.
The ripening or souring Of the
cream is one of the most important
steps throughout the process Of but
ter making.
Wear an ill-fitting collar If you
wish, in order to be stylish, but don't
make your horse wear one that is not
a smooth fit.
Many farmers have yet to learn that
COW cannot live upon an unpalatable
ration of corn and straw and 10 any
where near her best.
Remember that quality is ahead of
size every time. The hog which will
produce the most pork with the least
waste is the desired sort.
A shed of poles covered with straw
and open to the south will winter the
geese nicely if provided with clean,
fresh bedding from time to tina.
A small flock Of healthy hens, given
the best Of care and attention, will
give a yearly profit Of 81 per hen,
after paying for the food consumed.
The total value of farm lands and
buildings in the south in 1910 approx
mated $6,300,000, 900, Of which the
S1,S23 100000 of Texas was nearly 2S
per cent.
The cause Of the contamination of
milk is largely due to lack of perfect
cleanliness with the milking utensils,
surroundings, methods Of delivery and
personal cleanliness.
The horse that can move the most
freight in a lifetime is sought by ev-
cry buyer, but such qualities can not
be infallibly indicated by any market
test. They must be judged by appear
ances.
Grape vines may be trimmed in the
late fall after the leaves have fallen,
but before the vines have frozen, or in
the early spring after the wood has
thawed out but before the sap has
started.
Mares that are not heavy type nor
bred to draft stations are preferred by
many Tor farm work, but not by those
who count on their colts to pay their
way at heavy work while growing in
to salable form.
Humor the fowls during the winter;
that is, give them the kind of food
they crave and the kind of food they
need to keep their bodies sustained
and to permit Of their producing eggs
at the same time
A dense fleece is valuable not alone
for the increase in quantity Of wool
but for the protection that it affords
the animal from the elements and the
dust and chanf that flies about in the
yards where they are fed
A draft horse is valued solely for
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