The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-29

A sire 10 half the herd.
Transplant trees In the fall.
Apples do well in cold storage.
Plow the garden In the fall. II posi-
Bile.
Thing increases the acreage with
out increase Of taxes.
Alfalfa hay Is q very good feed 70
the dairy COW. and corn silage Is als'
good.
One great advantage in the poultr!
business In the quick returns on TIT
investment.
Fine corn meal for the skim mill
calf Ia good substitute for the more
expensive oil meal.
II Is easy for one man. with a liz
tie help during the brooding season
to raise 1000 chickens.
To double the amount OF milk PEI
acre and cut the cost Of milk produc
ton In two-build a silo.
The production OF green ducks Il
| coming TO be a large business. espe
cially In the eastern states.
II from q well-nourished dam anS
a healthy strain Of animals, the pig,
rarely need attention at farrowinl
time.
Hogs should not as a rule be turnes
into more corn at one time thar
they can eat up clean In two or thre,
weeks.
In pruning the orchard OF diseased
limbs and twigs. the pruning shears
should be sterilized before and afte
each operation.
Hogs ought to have all the corr
they can properly digest IL they ar,
20 be pushed along and put quickl,
: upon the market.
The care OF the teats should al
ways be observed by the mixer. ant
when they get hard and rough shoult
be anointed with vaseline.
Time spent in cleaning up an or
chard In the fall OF the year will b,
amply rewarded with better an,
cleaner fruit the next season.
A little pig. just like CROWN,
plant. needs sunshine. In both case,
II seems TO be sort OF tonic tina
makes the best development possible
Catch the lame eve and see II sh,
isn't In the first stages OF foot rot
Looks like II from here. though
may be that her hoof only needs trim
ming.
When you see the sheep nibbling a
their sides take good look at them
There Is something wrong. See II yo,
cant ind something wrong. See 4
you can't find some ticks.
Build silos. grow less acres OF cor,
but utilize the whole crop In its hes
form, and grow alfalfa on the cor,
acreage saved for cheap. palatable
homegrown balancer for corn.
Have a light poultry house. admi,
ting plenty OF fresh air without prc
ducing direct drafts OF air. Tn
germs OF most diseases cannot live Il
fresh air or very strong light.
A yield OF 12 tons OF silare ma,
easily be obtained from one acre q
corn. Allowing 30 pounds of silage n
a daily ration. one acre OF corn wi,
furnish four cows with silage for 20
days.
A bright, intelligent man. n zoo
manager and a close observer VII
save more than his wages in tb
amoant OF work he will accomn,,.,
and In maintaining the condition q
his team.
The value OF rape or any nom epr
minous crop for green manure Wi
depend very materially upon the m,
chanical condition OF the soil and IN
rotation Of crops which ia practice
upon the land.
A house to accommodate n sing,
SOW does not need n great deal a
ventilation. although there should n
enough to keep the air In good cond
ton. but where n dozen or more bor
are kept In the same house perfee
ventilation is necessary.
To fatten poultry for market. r,
move from the yards and place. wit,
out overcrowding. In coop whic
should be provided with canva
cover to draw down and keep the 4,
mates In darkness. DO not feed %
about SIX hours after placing In IN
coop. and then feed all they w,
eat. Feed three times day. an