The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-26
Sheep like rape.
scaly leg 10 very contagious.
Feed the dairy cows q variety.
A sod mulch protects the orchard.

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corn than all the rest OF the world.
Cows should not be kept too long
on one ration, no matter how good.
The soft maple Is a fast growing
tree that loves fairly moist climate.
More fresh air and less hot air are
what is needed In the dairy business.
II should be remembered that q
horse can do more than his feet will
stand.
| Whenever hogs are Sonfined to one
feeding place feeding floor should be
provided.
Butter is eaten more as a relish
than for the actual constituents II
contains.
The United States IL responsible
for two-thirds Of the cotton crop Of
the world.
II Is just as necessary to At q col.
lar to q horse as 1t Is to At q shoe
to the. foot.
Ducks are very fond of dande-
lions chopped and mixed with
ground grain.
| From the time corn tassels out un.
I'll II becomes ripe 1t increases its dry
matter fve-fold.
A 20-acre poultry farm has been
added to the equipment Of the Uni
versity OF Illinois.
Speaking Of the matter now, Sec
and crop clover added to corn i'm
proves the ensilage.
The value Of corn silage to the beef
producer is not limited to its use in
winter feeding alone.
A vessel holding 1000 pounds OF
water will hold about 1852 pounds
, pounds Of whole milk. ,.-.~-
Poultry balance their own rations
II they are given a wide variety of
feeds to select from.
Some farmers are even so busy in
harvest time that they haven't time
to stop and do the oiling.
Always water first. then a little
hay, and follow with grain; this gives
the animal q chance to digest.
This IL a good time to put square
Of tar paper in the bottom OF each
nest box for the benefit OF lice.
The levelness with which a horse
walks Is one Of the best evidences
that his legs work in harmony.
When you get a good team let the
| other fellow whistle, but don't put
price on 1t. and SO invite its early
sale.
Prepare for the colt that's coming
by giving the mare easy work. and
plenty of nourishing food and good
water.
Penning chickens IL the best way
to get q fine flock, for II means that
you are getting eggs from the best
hens you have.
Keep pigs growing from the start.
Never let them 90 short one week be-
cause you are busy looking after
something else.
For q brood SOW prefer one OF good
length and breadth Of body and
placed on short, strong, well-made
legs. set wide apart.
When our hens are allowed to be-
come overfat, disorder of the owl
duct Is often the result, which causes
II TO break down behind"
Silos will be built In large numbers
this year, az many farmers had sad
experience keeping their cattle alive
during the long, severe winter.
Sour milk IL about as good for
growing q young calf as 80 much fog.
Ice-coid milk Is but little better, and
excessive quantities are even worse.
II pleases the COW TO be MIXED
quickly. and gets her in the habit Of
giving down promptly. It is often the
slow mixers that make the shippers.
In the feeding Of ducklings, dry
grain 10 unsuitable. They will not
eat enough sharp grit to digest t.
Whole ~heat and cracked corn.
boiled together and let stand until
cold. viii give good results.
n you are bothered with rats
around the chicken coops, mix corn
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