The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-17


= lousy han Il always : poor iayst:
Make the by.products q the dairy
count. III Il
Corn win make hens fat but It wfll
not make them lay eggs.
The better bred the horse is. the
more generally useful he is. =
For fall feeding Of dairy cattle sweet
corn is exceedingly valuable.
The separator needs to be set per.
fectly level on a solid foundation.
The feed bill of the poultry yard
can be cut in two IL you know how.
Continued care in handling the
dairy products is the price Of success.
The value of silage as the cheapest
and best succulent for cattle and hogs
Is fully established.
Regularity in feeding and milking
Will go long ways towards making
dairy work successful. j.
All milk utensils should be heav-
lily timed and as free from seams al
1t Is possible to get them.
tn khn
health Of the farm stock can be-
traced to injudicious feeding.
wooden pals readily absorb milk
particles. making 1t almost impossible
to keep them sweet and clean.
The hatching-egg trade and the
raising OF stick for breeders have 40
sumed the dignity of specialties.
1t is to the poultryman's interest
to keep his stock up to the best type.
healthy and vigorous all the time.
A cold rain, fall or spring rain. will
check the milk flow as much as .
snow storm If the cows are exposed
1t will be noticed that though the
prices of other farm stock are falling
OF. the dairy COW still holds her own.
IN hot weather lice breed in pigeon
houses by the million and extra care
must be taken to keep down the YER.
min.
Rats in a pigeon house not only de-
stroy the young but their presence
frightens the birds so that they will
not thrive.
II one has large flock Of sheep
much time will be saved and better
results obtained by the use of the
machine clippers.
Sheep are extremely nervous and
when being fattened for market they
must be quiet and free from sudden
alarm which will cause excitement.
Pigeons Matched in March are ma
tured and ready for breeding in July
and If the surroundings are congenial
will continue to breed every month
thereafter.
A young girl who raises about 100
White Plymouth Rocks. always brings
every bird in the flock flying to her
feet by single particular cry he
utters.
1t is as impossible to estimate the
prOductiveness and value of COW as
it is to guess the exact number al
bushels Of corn certain field will
yield.
While sheep will eat grain and any
kind Of grass and some kinds OF
weeds, they are. after all, dainty feed
ers and their feed must be absolutely
clean.
There are several signs that lndi
cate good health-a bright red comb.
activity, readiness for food. and
glossy and smooth appearance of the
1eatherS.
French pigeon fanciers feed mfIlet
with slight mixture of hemp seed.
and also very small peas soaked in
water. The feeding is done by hand
in many cases.
The Massachusetts, experiment sta
ton says that lime is an aid to good
farming but cannot take the place Of
fertilizers, stable manure. thorough
cultivation and proper crop rotation.
A small flock of sheep in addition
to furnishing excellent profit ana
keeping down weeds. furnishes tho
most practical meat supply for the
farmer. especially during the summer.
Every colt should be taught fast
walking gait. This can be done ~
gently pushing him while valkinp