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

Growing pigs require protein.
Keep the young cockereis separate.
The hog has paid OF many a mort
gage.
The richer the cream the less dan
ger Of souring.
There is money in raising colts
Stick to draft breeds.
Keep the fall pigs separated from
the shoats and older hogs.
Do not let the colts run down In con-
dition on frost-bitten grass.
The final rinsing OF milk pals
should be In boiling hot water.
The most expensive bull that a man
can buy Is generally cheap" bull.
The nourishment In skim milk In
most available IL fed before It cools-
All stirring up and handling Of dry
feeds should be left until after milk
ing,
The possibilities OF the hog is mat
ter almost wholly In the hands OF the
feeder.
The stallion that 10 worked regu-
larry every day will get the most
and best colts.
Lay the foundation for a pure-bred
bred SOW pigs now.
An occasional washing OF the churn
with lime water will keep It from get
ting that offensive smell.
Don't leave your straw-roofed shed
covered with snow to drip down on
the young calves and pigs.
A halter-wtse weanling colt means
an easily handled horse when It Ia
time to put him In harness.
Make a Saturday afternoon chore OF
cleaning the poultry house and so In
sure its being done regularly.
Sour milk Is more relished by
fowls than sweet milk; sweet skim
milk is best for mixing mashes.
II the hogs are dying and the cause
cannot be found, have an expert hold
several post norton examinations.
Two very important points In rails
ing poultry are to keep plenty Of grit
before your fowls and not 70 overfeed
them.
A Kentucky bulletin says that lit
tie alum In the drinking water Is
among the best preventives OF chicken
diseases.
III the best OF results are TO be had
in the winter dairy some provision
should be made for at least a small
root crop.
When a farmer grows corn TO round
I'D and finish of hogs for market.
there is sure to be nice bank account
TO his credit.
Cows found chewing old bones,
pieces OF wood. manure, etc. need a
change OF feed. They crave for some
thing do not get.
Milk watts made OF slate or metal
are preferable to those made or wood.
because they are more easily kept In
a sanitary condition.
Among the men who have been
phenomenally successful on the farm
those who have followed dairyng
stand cut prominently.
II you have neglected TO do so, re-
move the shoes from the work horses.
and see to II that the colts have their
feet In condition for the winter.
The herd can be made to yield
much more butter-fat only through
careful breeding. This is condition
that cannot be influenced by feed.
In every 100 pounds OF milk there
are 81 pounds OF water. That Is why
n good milk COW drinks so much wa
ter and that is why II should be pure.
There is great reduction in the
meat supply. which should be Ia
ken I'D by chickens and eggs. but II
cannot be done II they are not pro-
duced.
The anything-will-do method OF man
aging a fall and winter dairy Is not
conducive to the receipt OF satisfac-
! tory bank-check returns at the end OF
the month.
II you are interested In lessening
the drudgery connected with dairytng.
why not investigate the merits OF the
litter carrier? II means big saving
OF time and labor.