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

Soy beans are rich in protein
Spread the farm manure in wln,..
Tall weeds should be uowo,
burned. aud
Selling the fertility OF tie a.,
q poor way to get rich.
II is important that some grain l.
fed pigs intended for the mark, +"
Storm windows should tai.
place OF wire screens on the bo0,. We
After your crop Ia made thu -,
lem 10 how to sell II to the bes, ai,s 00
tase.
The department OF agriculture s,,.
that rats do N annual DAMAGE
500. 100000.
Feeding chicks when too young 49,.
too much at time are fruitful sou,Sa
Of bowel trouble.
While you are at It. why not 70,
on the track Of some better s,oc,
than you have ever kept?
The young trees should be banl.a
with earth. which will keep watts,
from settling about them.
Gardens should be cleared from
all remains Of the seasons crops ana
prepared for the next year.
The heifer bred too early alwav,
remains stunted in growth and he,
milk flow IL shortened for all time
II you'll save little seed corn
earlier in the season. you'll save a
little money later In the season.
The leaves OF trees that can h
gathered In any quantity during win.
ter and spring are very valuable
The best compost heap is the ma
nure Of horses. cattle. sheep, hogs
and fowls All such should BE- saved
The cow-testing movement, being
an organized effort for improvement.
is conducive to better community
spirit.
For the amount OF money invested
in the poultry business. II pays
larger profit than any other farm
speciality.
Silage Is very nearly as cheap as
pasture and In composition Is prac'
ically the same. pound for pound. as
timothy pasture.
Plow the garden this fall and see
how II goes TO be able to work the
soil which. In the early spring had
this fall blowing.
Do not think because a sheep has
heavy coat OF wool he will be able
TO endure cold rains and sleep with
out warm shelter.
The yards and sleeping quarters
must be kept dry and clean. as i'm
pure air and dampness are two things
that q sheep cannot endure.
A profitable crop cannot be grown
on land deficient In humus. which Is
the same thing as rotted sod or rot
ted manure. with fertilizer alone.
A part OF the poultry on the farm Is
that covey OF quail you have observed
in the back fields somewhere. and a
little attention to those small fowls Is
worth while.
II is not bad practice to treat the
wheat seed to n liquid spraying OF
one pound OF formaldehyde In forty
gallons OF water. II will prevent the
smut damage.
The most important business OF the
datryman IL TO increase the amount
OF manurial substances and apply
them where they are most needfu! by
the growing crops.
There Ii one big advantage In SOW
Ing the winter wheat late and thai Is
you stand good chance TO escape
the Hessian ny. which does so much
damage to the wheat fields.
In feeding the cows do not give
them more than they can use readily
Any feed that II left In the Managers
after the cows are through will na'
urally represent a certain amount Of
waste.
Brood sows should have n quiet
warm. dry place where their litter'
may spend the first weeks OF thei'
lives without being unnecessarily dis
turbed by other animals or inquisitiv'
people.
Unleached wood ashes contain from
i've to seven per cent. OF potash ant
are an excellent fertilizer. As u
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