The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03

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Save some of the old sows
Keep the colts In condition.
Single crop farming is disastrous
Largefiaked bran makes good food.
scab often attacks calves while in
the stable.
The laying flock will make good use
OF surplus skimmilk.
Corn. hogs and alfalfa is a pleas
ing and profitable combination.
box stall Is better than the pas
ture for the lame horse needing rest
For fitting sheep for winter no bet
ter feed can be found than just plain
oats.
Red clover In bloom Ia not good for
hogs. but when young II makes a fine
pasture.
A lump OF rock salt kept In the barn
yard or pasture constantly, Is better
than the weekly sailing"
Green feed fed to milk cows will
insure larger profits, and as a good
aid to this result is q silo.
Extra feed for the turkey tock from
now on will mean extra pounds Of
weight by Thanksgiving time.
See that you calves don't get poor
this fall. for n they do the chances
are they win stay poor all winter.
The fleece OF the rams should be
dense. even in quality. and OF a
strong. clear white fiber throughout.
After mated. give your birds the
best sanitary conditions possible, and
keep the houses free from lice and
mites.
Make Il a rule TO count the biddies
every day Some folks never do this.
They might be robbed and never
know H.
cbokjpg cow r,oy sonatiroos no
relieved by using a creased rubber
hose rs ram TO force the obstruc
ton down.
The common method OF flushing the
ewes Is 70 turn them onto some fresh
succulent pasture that has been saved
up for them.
In a very short time. ground bone.
meat scraps. etc. will have to take the
place of bugs ard worms in the daily
diet OF the flock.
II is well 10 fight shy OF the dairy
COW that is offered for sale cheap
these days. Al best she is probably
good only for beef.
To make fall pigs do we'll they must
be provided with warm sleeping
quarters day and night. and filed with
sunshine during the day
Buttermllk is ar excellent food for
the growing stock. II may either be
ii. L., II.
food. Sweet milk is also good.
The demand for dairy products will
never fall of seriously so long as
quality is good and the present rate
OF Increase in population continues.
Whether corn should be planted in
rows or IN hills for slage purposes de-
ponds largely upon whether the soil is
badly infested with weed seed or not.
Every sheep in the flock ought TO
pass under the eye of the owner at
] least once day in order that he may
discover his very first signs of dis
/ ease.
Culling the flock properly is the
handspring of success in poultry farm
ing. II you have neglected this very
important matter do 1t now. There is
yet time.
When pure-bred swine are kept for
breeding purposes they should be
given every opportunity for bone and
muscle development rather than the
production of fat
Chicks Matched in June. July and
August begin laying In February and
March and lay enough the srst season
to pay for the extra care. Hold on to
pullets Matched during these months.
Every acre OF land that does not
produce q crop Is burden to it's
owner. II costs money to let land
lie idle and II Is just as much OF a
mistake as idleness In healthy man
Is a crime.
Keep a high grade sire at the head
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