The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-01
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The work horse needs care.
Use fresh eggs In the incubator.
Weeds delay the curing of grain and
hay.
Fowls will eat quantities Of sand
and gravel.
Sweet ensilage Is said TO be a SAT.
food for work horses
Plenty Of exercise for the ewes IN
the winter time Is imperative.
Finely broken charcoal occasional.
ly. makes an excellent conditioner.
About an ounce OF food day (.
needed for every pound OF hen weight
In fitting horses for hard work IN.
crease the grain ration but not le
hay.
At present prices OF corn and hogs.
hog feeders are Just about breaking
even.
10 not have the trees come before
you are ready to put them into tho
ground.
Sheep should not be kept with
horses or swine. for they are liable 10
set killed.
Sheep do best on high, rolling
ground; low ground produces foot-rot
and parasites.
Millet will yield between three and
four tons OF hay per acre under favor
able conditions.
Fruit trees are slow-growing plants
and therefore do not need quick-acting
fertilizers as n rule.
4 herd OF good dairy COWS Is the
best insurance against hard times or
a slump in prosperity.
Filthy cows, and In many cases IN.
clean mixers also have their effect
upon the milk produced.
The COW that Is to do her best In
the winter must be we'll fed. we'll shel.
tered and we'll cared for.
One OF the best forms OF investment
on the farm Is the liberal feeding OF
farm animals OF all kinds.
The winter feed OF the eve should
contain the essential food nutrients
In their proper proportions.
n n heifer is TO make the best dairy
COW, she should freshen when she In
from two years to 30 months old
Roughage for calves should first be
fed at two or three weeks OF age,
when the calf begins 10 eat grain.
A few turnips. cabbage. beets etc.
will relieve the monotony OF dry feeds
and help the milk flow wonderfully.
Ice-cold water checks the milk flow
and so affects the COW that Il is apt
TO be detrimental TO her unborn calf
Cleanliness IL an exceedingly i'm
portant thing In carrying horses
through the winter in good condition
Feeding is n most Important part OF
the pure-bred live stock industry and
one to which not enough attention IL
given.
Silage Is strong in carbohydrates,
the principal food requirement for all
animals. but needs protein TO bal
ance II.
Corn silage may be fed out-ofdoors
In hunks. in the stall, or. in fact, any
place where animals Gun eat II with
out waste.
Provide n scratching yard or
scratching shed in which wheat or oat
straw is strewn at a depth OF six TO
eight inches.
DO not let the ewes crowd and push
through tight doors and openings
Many an eve has lost her lamb an
the result OF n squeeze
Pure bred animals will almost al
ways reproduce their good qualities,
while the scrub will invariably repro
duce their bad qualities.
A little tankage mixed In makes
better egg food OF the mash and this
Is good way TO furnish the meat por.
ton OF the laying ration
Good young horses are always In
demand on the market, and can only
be supplied from the farms whero
colts receive the proper care and
treatment.
No matter at what price you sell
the poor cows Il Is generally safe to