The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-10-18
The cry Is for hogs.

iuc CRY 10 loF Jugs.
Use only pure-bred sireA
Turn the sheep In the orchard.
Scrub cows appear In every herd.
Excessive sweating In q horse indi.
Gates weakness.
A pasture arranged to include a few
shade trees IL 25 per cent. better.
II the potatoes are beginning to
sprout In the ground. dig them at
once
Exposure to dampness makes the
wool harsh and brittle and the fber
weak.
The growth and feeding value OF
the soy bean il quite like that Of the
cowpea-
Get a die and stamp your initials
on the cream or milk cans. Paint will
rub Of In time.
IL you want a lasting cement use
melted alum. 1t hardens at once and
water does not affect II.
The pigs will IA up slick and clean
the corn and stalks OF that field which
Is soft and not at to crib.
OIL meal IL greatly relished by
lambs. and helps greatly in obtaining
q fine finish for the market.
The work Of lice Is often mistaken
for disease. When q fowl seems to
be ailing look for lice first.
The development OF the young
horse requires the exercise of the
best Judgment in handling him.
One advantage In keeping feed al.
ways before poultry is that they do
not have to hurry to get their meals.
Fruit growing and poultry raising
go we'll together. Anyone following
either will do well to consider the
other.
Got a harness punch! II costs only
a quarter and with a package OF
copper rivets breaks can be mended
in a jiffy.
The silo today furnishes the mos,
economical. the safest and the best
means OF storing the corn crop for
feeding purpose.
Wheat bran is an excellent feed
for dairy cows and calves, but at $50
per ton or more. II IL a little rich
for most feeders.
Although certain pessimists claim
that the dairy market will o o be
o~verstocked, present prices give no IN
dication Of the sign.
AS a result Of the activities OF the
reclamation bureau. $4,000 farms are
now being watered and a million acres
are being put in crops.
Cabbage will sometimes cure slob-
Der In horses caused by eating white
clover: but II IL better to keep the
clover away from the horses.
Try putting a pinch OF copperas in
the watering trough once or twice
a month. Better still. scrub out the
trough and spray thoroughly with a
copperas solution.
The Iowa experiment station has
discovered that feeding mangles and
sugar beets to cows Is dangerous,
and II continued for any considerable
period will prove fatal.
VIII you feed the hogs In the mud
this winter, or build a feeding floor
which may cost $40 or 500. accord.
Ing to the size OF your herd. but II
will pay for itself every time.
Red raspberries do not thrive in the
west as well as we could wish. They
seem to like a moister, cooler climate
better. They are also more likely TO
winter-kill in the west than the black
varieties.
The best care for n weIl-developed
case OF roup IL the AK. Better lose
the individual bird than endanger the
entire flock. II we nip the slight colds
in the bud, we need not fear the an.
pearance OF roup.
The dairyman may have plenty OF
chores to do. but he is getting an In.
come every day In the year. He isn't
like the exclusive grain raiser, a mil.
Honaire three months In the year and
. pauper the rest Of the time.
Although summer will soon be over
there still remain 30 days In which
summer heat will at times prevail.
While this weathe- continues remem