The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-01-11
Give salt regularly.

COWS should be kept out Of the cold.
Rhubarb forcing may begin at any
time.
Egg production Isn't made with a
One-grain diet.
A hen can't lay unless it has an
abundance of feed.
The horse is the only animal which
every farmer must have.
When you go into town, invest in a
good thermometer for the dairy.
Keep the ensilage covered. Frozen
ensilage is no advantage to stock.
A good horseman never trots a
draft horse, even when he has no load.
Sometimes size in sheep is secured
at the expense of activity and vitality.
1t is a mistake to feed the pigs
sour milk when they are learning to
eat.
When at all indisposed, a turkey
should be separated from the rest of
the flock.
A lamb that is large and strong will
stand weaving better, and also win.
ter better.
Hogs are great lovers Of warmth
and must have it for their most eco.
nomical growth.
Size, vigor and activity of both
cockerels and pullets are essential to
good breeding of fowls.
The most beautiful horse is not
worth much unless he has good,
sound limbs and feet.
Sunshine is life to all animals and
all farm buildings should be SO
planned as to afford it.
Wheat middlings can nearly always
be used to advantage in connection
with corn in fattening hogs.
Rubbing the inside of the churn
with dry salt after washing and wip.
ing it helps in keeping it sweet.
When from any cause a horse is let
stand idle in the stable his rations
should be cut down to one-half.
We should let the heifers have what
mixed hay they will consume and
some of the cornstalks to pick over.
The individuality of each horse
should be studied, and the feeds sup
piled to meet individual requirements.
The churn should be thoroughly
scalded and cooled with clean, cold
water before the cream is put into
it.
While growing colts should be al
lowed to run out as long as the wealth
er will permit them to be exposed to
the storm.
If dusty hay is fed, sprinkle with
water, and it will save the horse
much annoyance, but better not feed
it at all.
Dc not feed the COWS corn meal if
you are feeding corn silage for there
is as much corn in the silage as the
COWS should have.
Be sure there are no narrow doors
for the ewes to crowd through. One
jam may cause the lose of a lamb,
or both eve and lamb.
If the mixer and COW are co-work-
ers in the milking business the mixer
will have a larger pail full of good
milk when he has finished.
An orchard that is poorly planted
and carelessly managed the first year
~ oAsSA oA SUI uupiOuLdUle Or
chard for it's entire existence.
The COW that has a liberal appetite
and at the same time turns a large
share of her feed into dairy products
is the COW that brings the greatest
profit.
Kindness is n of the cheapest and.
best rations you can feed to your
stock. They relish it more than the
most s%ucculent thing you can put be.
fore them.
The old saying that "the eye of the
shepherd fattens the flock is as true
now as ever. The good feeder loves
to watch the animals eat after they
get their feed.
The soil that is drained can be
worked earlier not only because the
farmer a get on the soil earlier,
but because it is warmer than that
which is soaked.