The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-10-25

Hogs return quick prohts.
Freshen up the poultry rum
The separator Ia q helpful factor.
Agricultural fairs are Of much value.
The first and greatest law 81 breed
Ing is like begets like"
A sheep that 10 In good condition In
the fall 10 half wintered.
Tankage IL one of the very best
commercial feeds in fattening hogs.
Silage and alfalfa combined make
the foundation OF the best dairy RI
ton.
Ducks are very fond OF dandelions
chopped and mixed with ground
grain.
Cattle should have access to water
at all times when prairie pasture II
getting dry.
TOO little phosphorus" is the
cause of many of the low yields OF
corn belt soils.
Have the ropes and straps good
and stout when you begin to halter
break the colt.
Thnra aaau,o e. M . .NDA AnaI ~
prejudice against millet because Il
exhausts the soil.
Skimp your sheep on good pasture
and they will skimp you on mutton.
Works both ways.
The value Of corn si,age to the beef
producer is not limited to its use In
winter feeding alone.
Keep the laying hens working. To
just before shutdown.
Wait until cool weather has abso-
lutely put the last fly out Of business
before dehorning the cattle.
Instead Of using an old wooden
watering tank make q Of ement
that will eve decay or leak.
The longer the calf is allowed to
suck the COW the harder II will be to
make 1t drink from a bucket.
After a days work clean the work
horses thoroughly. wash their legs
from the knees down and rub dry.
Raise horses for big money, cattle
for sure money and hogs for quick
money. is an old saying. and a good
one.
A year ago there was more stock
than there was feed Now there is
feed for more stock than can be
found.
In building a wire fence for hogs
put n barbed wire at the bottom.
and the worst rooter in the pasture
won't root out.
Don't be afraid TO apply air-slaked
lime to the cabbages with a blow gun.
II will destroy the worms on the head
Of the cabbage.
Young fruit trees that were planted
In the autumn Of last year, or In the
spring OF this year. should be ex-
amined carefuIlv-
The garden acre should be the best
on the farm. Best prepared. best fer
tilted and best cared for. Then It
will give the best returns.
While the orchard Is coming into
bearing try vegetable growing as q
side line. This makes one Of the sur
est and best sources OF income.
Chopped roots. fed along with the
grain, will make a valuable addition
to the ration. especially IL winter
grazing or silage Is not at hand.
Keeping any machine well oiled
and In proper repair not only in
creases efficiency, but decreases the
amount OF power required to run the
machine.
Do not allow the cows to dry up
during the latter part Of the summer.
as this necessitates keeping them
through the winter. giving a smaller
fiow OF milk han they should.
Land plaster has a very small per
centage OF lime; lump lime has the
largest percentage. and hydrated lime
next Mari is usually a little richer
In lime than ground lime stone.
For the last six months the hog
feeder has but little more than brok.
en- even. II we are to Judge the fu-
ture by the past there Is a time COM
ing soon when the hog feeder will
make good money.
The peanut IL becoming more i'm.