The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-01-31
Horses relish Kaffir corn.

The days Of bonanza apple growing
is past
Corn fodder is hardly as good fo'
horses as kafiir corn.
Apple economy is only scientific
management in the orchard.
No animal on the farm should suf
fer from hunger, thirst. or cold
SO far as can be done select tho
largest and best sows for breeders.
Dry air, good feed and plenty OF ex'
ercise are necessary for winter eggs.
Your horse may intend to please
you. but does not understand your
wishes
Ground limestone and phosphate.
rock may be spread upon the soil ~
any time.
As a rule hens that lay steadily dur
ing cold weather are Indifferent hot
weather layers.
To secure the very best fruit II is
best to renew the straw wberry bed
every other year.
Winter eggs do not come by change
1t takes planning and work to get
them. but it pays.
One advantage with cid grass as a
! mulchng material is that it doesn't.
! contain weed seeds.
In growing caDbage successfully,
farmers have found that the first re-
quisite is good ground.
A few cents more per foot for lad
ders that weigh few pounds less will
save dollars in picking
Vegetables are great stuff for the,
hens, especially when they can't get
green feed in the fields.
Turkeys are good for the field.
They can be driven anywhere you
wish from one field to another.
Among the perennials which should
have a place in every garden there
ought to be room for asparagus.
Chaff about straw stacks makes
good scratching litter and the sooner
It is hauled up the better it will be.
A SOW that is raised on concentrate
ed food, without sufficient exercise,
will never make a profitable brood
SOW.
After Jack Frost has relieved you
of the job of swatting flies it might be
a good idea to take few swats at
the rats.
Get in your spring supplies and
utensils-this includes the incubators
and brooders. and what new stock you
must purchase.
Color has little to do with the real
value Of an animal" Nevertheless,
color has a decided commercial value
| in many cases.
Turkeys always find ready sale and
are almost clear profit. There is al
ways a demand for them; the market
| is never glutted
The soy bean, sometimes called
''soya" or sofa" bean, is a legume
resembling in it's early growth the
common field or navy bean.
egg or meat production Of his birds
and caters to the ornamental only
has a small field Of usefulness.
Visit the chicken house at night
and note the quality Of the air and
the breathing OF the birds. II the
house is sitting it needs more air
When fruit is cheap and plentiful In
the market its value for home use is
| not by any means lessened. Once
put in glass jars it is good for many
years.
Raspberries produce good crops in
the same soil for years, while straw
! berries produce their best crops
the first year they come into full
! bearing.
Beware OF the tree agents. They
may be dishonest and sell uncertain
! goods II is best in all cases to
deal direct with strictly reliable
/ nurserymen.
The garden plowed in late fall or
winter can usually be prepared for
planting a week or two earlier Late
/ plowing also is hard on insect pests
wintering in the soil.
For laying fowls, milk furnishes
the animal protein that is necessary
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