The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-13

Give the turkeys free range.
Sow for a succession in crops.
Little chicks enjoy green feed.
Kindness is well repaid in the
dairy.
Go slow with corn to the brood sows'
and young pigs.
Dock the lambs early. There is less
shock and no danger. 3
Do not sell a pig until it is in best
condition, or you will lose.
Sows that are to produce fall litters
should be bred in May, If possible.
The wise sheep owner will ave :
allow a setback in the growth Of the
lambs.
Collar boils need the attention Of q
veterinarian who can easily remove
the cause.
To attain the greatest success in
dairying, it is necessary to have dairy
bred cows.
Cows are not always to blame for,
being Improbable. Often the fault
Is nearer home.
Hens that have been crowded for
winter eggs should have no place
with the breeders.
food in the bugs and worms that are.
beginning to appear.
Be careful how you breed your colts
and don't be guilty of flooding the,
market with misf1ts.
Some COW are like some people,
n%otional, have to be humored to get
them to do their best.
Some COWS are so persistent in
their milking habits that it is danger
GUS to force them dry.
The successful dairyman endeavors
to raise as much of the feed needed
as possible on his W farm.
The smoother the perches the more
easily they can be kept free from ver-
min And hovo fhopo movable
Grasshoppers sometimes inflict in
jury on the young trees by eating
the tender bark on the small limbs.
AS soon as securing begins, give
the calf a ~teaspoonful of ground
cloves. One dose is usually sufficient.
The soone a hen can be turned
loose with her small chicks the better
after they are able to u and pick a
little.
Spray your trees whether they have
a crop or not. Spraying in off years:
is just as important as in years of
heavy crops.
Calves at the age. of three or four
months will consume some silage if
care is taken to pick out the leafy por-
tions for them.
Many small chicks are counted
among those lost because they are
allowed to follow the mother through
the d~ew-covered grass.
Make sure of one thing-if vigor is
not in the stock that produced the
eggs, the chicks will not live and
thrive as they should.
Whether eggs are in incubators or
under hens it will be well to wet them
with water that feels warm to the
hand. on the nineteenth day.
AS a rule late seeding should be-
deep, in order to strike moisture, and
thus start the plant ant once on its.
handicap race against the season.
The careful farmer who gives his.
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feeding of silage and is not satisfied
with the result is yet to be heard from.
The neglect to keep brooders Clean
and to provide clean litter for chicks
to scratch in, is responsible for con-
siderable mortality among baby
chicks.
A sack of cement and three or tour
times as much sand will make an
everlasting base for the separator,
and it lengthens the life of the ma
chine, too.
Market the butter often. The fresh
er it is the more it will appeal to your
customers and the surer you are Of
getting from 40 to SO cents a pound for
all that you make.
Plan and breed now for early calves
next spring. They're the ones that
bring in the money, while their dams
are producers of dairy products at q