The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-05-16

Oats and peas will provide good
growing ration for hogs.
Oats cut at the proper time make
very good quality of hay.
Every pig that goes to pasture
should have a ring in his nose
The best way to get nitrogen into
the soil is TO SOW it in with clover
Select a gilt that is inclined to be
growthy rather than fat, chubby one.
You cannot rush a hog, and as soon
as you try it you Will get in mess.
II does not take much buttermilk in
the butter to make it turn rancid ear
ly.
During the summer months, the
ewes should have access to luxuriant
pasture.
II you can't afford to buy pure
bred COW or bull, buy calf and breed
up a herd
There is just as much need of i'm
proved dairymen as there is of i'm
proved herds.
When in doubt as to what use to
make Of hen manure, try it as top
dressing on grass.
The farm should be we'll supplied
with garden tools if you want the
boys to do the work.
Continued close confinement in the
stalls is liable to cause permanent en-
largement of the joints.
This is the season to plan the build
ings and changes that will be made
on the farm little later.
Big machinery is not always profit
able The machine should fit the farm
ana the power 10 manure H.
II you cannot provide dip for
swine, give them a spray. The boys
can spray hogs without any trouble.
The horses that are best able to
stand hard strains are those which
work steadily every day in the week
When opening your silo bear in
mind that whenever you change feed
the change should be made gradually
One good COW well fed and cared
for will give more net profits than
two good COWS not so we'll fed and
cared for.
Raising chickens in confinement un
der too artificial conditions leads to
breeding pens.
The best piece of advice for be-
ginner in poultry raising is to go slow
at first. Start with few birds and
learn as you go
Once more through the corn will
add many bushels TO your crop. Muz-
zle the horse use short whiffletree
and cultivate shallow
Prune a little every year rather
than too much one year. 1t will be
much easier for you. and great deal
better for the orchard.
No one who has a first-class garden
is ever heard to express any regrets
about it. Not so the one who has none
and buys his vegetable in tin cans.
Do you have some tomato and early
cabbage plants growing? If not it isn't
too late yet to plant some seed. Get
busy though spring is coming fast
A prominent hortculturist says:
Never mulch young trees. It draws
the roots toward the surface and
makes them susceptible to changes in
temperature"
If you are not sure whether or not
a hen is broody enough to take eggs,
put your hand under her breast. II
she grips it with her breast, she is
ready for eggs
II is best not to let a new sitter
have eggs until you are sure she
means business. Give her two or
three eggs for couple of days and
see if she is a sticker.
Only few farmers at the ,presepN
time have the ideal ration for dairy
COWS, but they can and should ar
range to grow it on the farm anC
have it on hand at all times.
The trailing nasturtiums are among
the easiest ANIMALS to grow and will
give a supply Of flowers the whole
season Plant when danger of frost
is past, or in pots or boxes, and trans
plant 20 tie open later.