The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-22
Never buy a sick hog.

""S ANoNutu maturity.
A poorly nourished, stunted 2-year
old filly should not be bred.
There are many reasons why farm.
ers should keep more sheep.
Each season a grass-lot should be
held IN reserve for the dairy cows.
In some sections farmers are recon.
mending sowing alsike with timothy.
On every farm poultry should not
only have a place, but a prominent
place.
Replowing fall plowed land again in
the spring seems useless expense and
bother.
II Is n common but erroneous opin-
ion that beets are especially hard on
the land
Let the colt have shelter from
storm, but let him have access to pas.
ture also.
1t is as an egg producer that the
Indian Runner duck has gained the
most fame.
When rape is pastured down. IL will
often spring up again after being
given a rest.
An economical use OF roughage
about the farm is greatly in favor OF
winter dairying.
Feeding all Of the COWS in the same
way is treating them unfairly and
cheating yourself.
The best time TO dchorn an animal
is when II is only few days old, by
using caustic potash.
II is we'll worth while 10 exert ev.
cry energy possible 10 keep your pres.
ent supply Of live stock.
In breaking the colt, remember that
It is an easy matter 10 overload and
ruin him by causing him &c balk.
One of the secrets In raising any
kind of live stock is to keep the
young animal growing from the start.
The time TO change he calf from
whole milk 10 skimmlk will depend
largely upon the development of the
calf.
You may feed all the food your hens
can possibly use. but II you are short
of grit. the results will not be salts.
factory.
Bacteria do not thrive in the cold
but in heat only. u you keep your
milk below 40 degrees the bacteria
will have small chance.
II case some cockerels need 10 he
eaten or sold on fancy market. il
pays 10 put them in a crate and fat
ten them for two weeks.
BE sure TO have some dislnfectant
10 use on the young colt : naval when
he arrives. \ half minute at this
time may save the colt later.
August Matched pullets kept over
for breeding until the second spring
make splendid breeding birds If they
have been we'll fed and not stunted.
II other cures for cakcd udder OF
similar infammatory troubles have
failed. try letting tho calf run with
the COW for while next freshening
time.
For fattening chickens buttermilk has
a feeding value OF above 80 cents q
hundred pounds. This is consider
ably in advance of its value for feed
ing hogs.
Cows should never be fed more
roughage, especially when 1t Is of gooc
quality, than they will consume witt
relish and come TO the next fodder
ing with keen appetites.
The boar pigs should be separated
from the SOW pigs as soon rs they are
weaned, and II Is usually an easy mat
ter 10 arrange your lots OF hogs Sc
that the young boars will not be neal
the sows.
Clover or alfalfa as roughagc foi
swine will furnish bulk TO the ration
ms well rs will corn-silage and. further
more. will furnish considerable pro
TEN. consequently are better than the
corn-silage.
Calves will begin to nibble on hay
at about four weeks OF age, and car
be fed what good, clean hay they viii
eat. Alfalfa is perhaps too laxative &c
be fed to young calves. but may be