The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-10-11
Keep after the weeds.

! If you find an extra good pumpkin
or squash be sure to save the seeds.
Equal parts Of corn and oats are
hard to excel as grain feed for
| sheep.
A pile of coal ashes and salt will
keep the hogs close to any spot where
1t lies
Every farmer should have a small
wheel seeder and small wheel gar
den hoe.
Sheep are almost essential in main
tanning the fertility and cleanliness
Of the land
Selling all the hay and grain raised
on the farm is a sure method Of sell
ing the farm
Ewes that are broad and long will
make good mothers and produce Wig
orous offspring.
| Creamery butter has an advantage
over all the other kinds because Of its
| greater uniformity.
The value of corn silage to the beef
| producer is net limited to it's use in
| winter feeding alone.
To secure good brood SOW, an
| even development is required from
pig brood to maturity.
DO you return your saw and ham
fner to any particular place when you
are through with them?
No land is so rich that its owner
can afford to waste the manure that
is made by his farm stock.
It is estimated that ten years OF
single cropping will wear out any
bu; the very richest Of soil.
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horse requires the exercise of the
! best judgment in handling him.
Water thoroughly when the soil Is
dry 10 touch. but never sprinkle"
roses when they need watering
Crops must be gathered in proper
| condition and sent TO the market
| fresh and clean. Careful grading is
essential.
This is the month when most of the
Silos in the corn belt are filled. II
costs money to do this now, but next
| winter the dividends will surely be
collected
| 1t is generally conceded that the
! best time to sell chickens is from
the first Of January to the first of
! November
The bright eye, red comb, smooth,
! bright, well-kept plumage, activity
and keen appetite indicate the
healthy fowl.
Good sheep require good care to
maintain their excellence. Poor
sheep are always a burden upon the
rest of the flock
! Toss those aggravating rocks from
the wagon track before the freeze-up
or you may just count on jolting over
them all winter long.
Alfalfa growers OF Kansas consider
the best antidote for grasshoppers to
| be turkey or two to the acre to
range over their alfalfa fields.
The pig Is merely a meatproduc.
! ing machine, and the more he is
| fed-with good judgment, Of course
the more meat he will turn over.
The man with a clear conscience
| and patches on his trousers gets more
out Of this world than the man who
goes beyond his means to be fashion.
able.
Rats are an enemy to squads. The
pigeon loft should be made proof
against them. Rid the premises of
them by the aid OF traps as fast as
possible.
Select a breed and stick to 1t. Con-
siderable time Is required to build up
good flock and nothing is made by
continual changing. Always keep pure
blooded stock.
The time to lay In plenty of winter
feed is when you can get 1t. This
month Is the one to cut corn and while
you are cutting. cut enough SO you
will then be likely to have about
enough
To insure the highest per cent. of
fertility in the eggs. stock ducks
need bathing water but this does
not necessarily mean that they must
have a stream or lake on which to
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