The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-11-03
Raise more hogs.

Hairy vetch may be sown In oats.
Stock always prefer 70 drink water
that is clean.
Burr clover can be sown broadcast
In permanent pasture.
Sugar beets, carrots and turnips
are fine feeds for sheep.
More attention is being given to
cow peas as farm crop.
Dairy cows should have rich and
liberal feeding every day.
Salt Is essential for a COW and she
should have all she wants.
Crowded poultry will not lay-feed
and care for them as We may
The Caulif1owers must have a rath-
er dry air, and free ventilation.
Onions sell best when graded by
running them over a potato sorter
A mule will do as much work as
horse on about twothirds as much
feed.
Australia and Argentina lead the
world in the number of horses and
cattle.
Hogging of corn is by far the cheap
est method of feeding. as the hogs do
all the work
Where timothy is sown for seed
four to six quarts is sufficient for q
good stand of plants.
Alfalfa Is the only known plant that
will supply a nearly perfect balanced
ration with corn alone.
The market demand for mules is al
ways steady, and the farmer can make
no mistake in raising them.
Salt causes the animal to drink wa
ter, and large amount OF water is
necessary for flow of milk.
In treating a wire cut, the wound
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exposed to the air and sunshine.
Cows like q variety, and this should
be supplied them, being careful. how
ever, not to make sudden changes.
Lend your crops to your live stock
and see what big interest they will
pay and how promptly they pay it
Potatoes not to be used or market
ed Immediately should be left in the
ground as long as the ground is dry.
The first thing after the SOW has
farrowed she should be supplied with
all the pure cold water she will drink.
The fall planting of such fruits as
are adapted to planting at that season,
is, as rule, better than spring plant.
ing.
1t is said that 90 acres of corn put
into the silo is worth more in feeding
a dairy herd than 30 acres in the
crib.
After the fruit harvest in the orch
ard, go over the trees and grounds and
pick up and destroy all worthless. rot
ten and wormy fruit
A good fence is absolutely necessary
on a farm where live stock is kept,
and there should be no farms on which
live stock is not kept
The quality of water has much to
do with the quality of milk, the quail
ity of eggs as well as the healthful-
ness Of the stock that uses it.
The annual clearing out of the old
stock should take place early enough
so that the winter quarters will pro-
vide plenty of room for the pullets.
Test your cows for butter fat and
rid your farm Of those that do not
produce at least one hundred and
fifty pounds of butter fat per annum.
An animal will not have the neces-
sary relish for its feed to get thu
greatest amount OF good out of 1t. II
1t is fed prior to the regular feeding
time.
The best time to cut corn for late
fall or winter feed Is just as soon as
the ears are well dented and when a
few Of the leaves begin to change
color
A large amount of feed Is wasted
by irregular feeding. The digestive
fluids work more freely and most eff.
ficiently when called upon at regu-
lar intervals.