The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-05-31

| SlO00f OF insurance OF inc SCHC0 OI NuEtu La,
kota, pursuant to the provisions of said laws,
do hereby certify that the above named Com
pany is fully empowered, through its antho!-
r pess o af FRS 'h e 51snSaet a ,as c cPeiE1p,ifa nsur pasas
il this state according to the laws thereon, un'
til the 3lst day Of March, A. D. 1918.
my hand and seal At Bismarck, this list day OF
April A. d. 1912. y
W. c. Taylor,
tseal] Commissioner of Insurance.
Undesirable milk in many cases can
be traced to unclean milk utensils.
Sheep should be kept on the aver
age farm to aid in keeping down weed
life.
Proper feeding and exercise will
produce style along with the colts
growth.
Work stock will require more pro-
tein than a be obtained from grain
and hay. Vt
Sweet potatoes fed to. poultry are
fattening, but give q yellow tinge to
the flesh.
The Importance Of the hay crop has
never come to be fully appreciated in
this country.
Scientists say it takes at least four
pounds Of feed to make one pound Of
gain in fowls.
Keeping a dairy on any farm should
mean that the fertility Of that farm is
being increased. wig
Hay that is free from weeds is al
ways much more valuable than hay
that is weedy.
Many breeders overlook the impor-
lance of supplying variety in the feed
for the brood SOW. +
A good horse is a valuable animal
and deserves and should have the best
of care and good feed. Z
. Young calves r necessarily rath-
er filthy in their habits and never do
we'll in damp, dirty pens.
Incubators and brooders may be
used for Matching geese, although not
much employed for that purpose.
Great care should be taken in Sc.
lecting laying hens, since they exert
so great an influence on the progeny.
Onion seed should be tested for
termination before being purchased
because it soon loses its vitality with
age. .
A good way Of sowing some hardy
pasture grasses is to scatter the seed
on the snow just before it melts In
the spring.
The buyer discounts q thin horse
more than his. condition deserved and
just as often credits the fat horse
above his real deserts.
AS a general thing 1t Is the best
plan to feed hay and other roughage
that may stir up dust after the milk
is taken out of the barn. y.
Cold milk never separates as COM
pletely as warm milk. Thus it is good
economy to have the separator bowl
warm before the milk is put in.
Equal parts Of wheat chan and fine
cut clover hay, mixed with wheat
brain and wheat millfeed, may be fed
to the horses in place of corn and hay.
Sudden changes in the food Of
sheep should be avoided. Change
only one portion Of the ration at
once and make that change gradu-
ally.
It is q mistaken idea to think that
you are saving feed by cutting down
the cows ration. The best way Is to
make her eat all that she can eat
probably.
Turnips may flavor the eggs.
They are not as palatable as mangels:
In fact, some birds will not eat them
at all, but at the same time they have
considered food value.
Just after meaning. the calf should
not be fed more than ten pounds Of
milk per day. divided into three feed.
inp; this should be given ct blood
temperature, about 100 degrees.
Rock phosphate. muriate Of potash.
nitrate. Of soda and other chemicals
may be used successfully In the grow
ing Of lettuce under grass. but they
must be employed with care and in-
telligence.
Seed corn that va saved last fail