The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-08-23
Capons are profitable.
Pack all fruit carefully.
Cows need pure. fresh water.


There Is always q demand for tur
keys.
Oats and peas will not i~noculate
ground for alfalfa
No eve should be bred until she
has reached maturity.
are sanitary and easily cleaned.
The size Of an apple can be infiu-
enced to quite q large degree by pick
ing.
Don't let the cows out in the
storms to stand around. It doesn't
pay.
The colder the milk when separated
the greater the loss OF fat In the skim
milk.
The cows that produce the largest
amounts Of butter fat do It most eco
nomically.
The calves should by all means be
kept in clean. welLlighted and ven
tilated stables.
A proper kit for farm work is about
as handy q thing AZ the average
farmer a buy.
A ten-cent bolt now may save q dol.
lars worth of time when the rush
OF work comes.
You cannot fatten q brood SOW and
fatten a hog alike and make the best
success OF both.
A gallon OF cream testing 25 per
cent. should churn a little over two
pounds OF butter.
The object OF COW testing and keep
ing record Is to improve the herd and
increase the output.
Frequent stirring OF the soil Is said
to be a good preventive of rust form.
ing on the c%ultivator.
Look out for the potato b1gs on the
tomato and eggplant plants. They
prefer them to the potatoes.
For ConAV lanI fhA vnovnvnOh ~nA
clover has proved superior to alsike
OF the medium red varieties.
A good night pasture is the cows
delight. and a delighted COW Is more
profitable than a discouraged cow.
II the soil leaves the plowshare
shiny and wet. wait q day or two.
We blowing makes q cloddy ground.
In looking for an occupation that
will return pleasure as well as profit
take up the breeding Of fancy poultry.
Guessing at the quantity OF salt to
put In butter Is a little risky. An ounce
to the pound 10 about the right proper
ton.
Nurse the young clover and the al
falfa; plan more of both another sea-
son. also a large acreage Of root
crops and pumpkins.
A hen that goes around with her
mouth open Is not a comfortable hen;
she is too warm. Give her a place to
sit down and cool of.
Ventilation In the chicken house Is
a very important consideration, and
the health Of the fowls In a great
measure depends on II.
The value OF cowpeas as q stock
feed crop Is now firmly established
and will grow In favor as they be-
come more generally known.
Get rid OF male birds except those
to be kept for breeding. They are
star boarders and eat up the profits
OF n hock.
Never pasture too closely. Leaves
are essential to plant growth, and
enough should always be left to pro-
mote a good growth OF plants.
Keep away from the corn roots
when giving the plant the last cultiva-
ton; they will be needed in further
developing q good crop OF corn.
Begin to check the colt early II you
would have an easy time with the
work and q weli-broken horse. A
two-year-old IL easier to break than O
fo~ur-year-old.
II you intend to plant . few choice
trees next spring. dig large holes for
them this fall. I'LL them with manure,
removing It next spring and filing in
up to the desired depth for the tree.
The farmer who raises fruit for his
own family should have q much larg-
er variety than the commercial or.
chardist because the latter must pro-
ducs enough Of each kind to ship to
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