Pocahontas star herald., 1914-01-23
WEEKLY lEIIfR
OF JOHN II. PAGE

iod Of the year to the farmer. The
cotton is about out Of the field, the
corn has been gathered aud oribbed.
aud the farmer can now devote his
time TO repairing the houses,
harms, outbuildIngs aud fences,
cleaning out the bitches. re.etlinp
the fences, tlking IN new land aud
preparing for the crop Of 1914.
Many little things will be found to
do on the farm IN getting ready for
the new crop. The land should be
prepared for the plow, aud as much
as possible should be broken during
this month. The nights are still
long, aud euterpnsing, thrifty farm.
er will take advantage OF them to
do some reading, thinking aud plan
ming for the coming season. The
thinking and planning period Is an
important one.
In planning your farm operations
DO not overlook the pastures and the
hay aud forage crops. First take
into account the stock you have on
hand aud expect TO raise this year.
Plan TO provide them good pastur-
age if you can. 1t pays 10 keep
plenty Of cows and hogs. Success
ful farming always embraces the
COW and the hog. The COWS pro.
vide mix and butter for the table,
aud the calves you raise are worth
good money IN the fall, and will
make you more money il you keep
them through the next winter If
You should have surplus Of milk,
YOU can convert il into butter, aud
sell the butter aud feed the butter
milk TO the pigs. A good clover
pasture or bermuda pasture should
be kept for the COWS aud hogs, and
another for the calves. II the cows
are kept IN a lot at night and the
manure gathered and put in a pen,
that will pay good rent on the past
uIe, for you will need II on the
land. The mature dropped by the
COW il gathered in this way will be
worth from two to three dollars a
month. You can pasture from three
10 five head of cattle per acre on
good pasture, 50 you see the manure
will more than pay for the rent OF
; the land. The manure of the hog
is also valuable, more so in proper
ton to live weight than that OF the
COW.
In planning your crop provide
first of all to raise plenty OF feed
for all the sioux, and some TO spare.
II you have to much you can al
ways sell it at a good price, or buy
more stock to eat it. The saddest
thing on the farm is when the
farmer finds it necessary TO either
buy feed for some Of his stock or
sell the stock. II sold is is apt to
be at a sacrihce. II kept, the stock
is sparringly fed, and loss fol
lows in that way. SO first provide
Yourself with plenty Of good stock
and then provide plenty OF feed
for them. In planning for your
crop weigh well the amount OF
labor and teams you will find avail
able. Calculate carefully Tue
amount of labor of man and beast
necessary to we'll cultivate every
acre. DO not calculate on hiring
extra labor or teams In pincn'
You cannot tell what will cause tne
pinch to come, and it may come at
the same time with all the others ana
you may not be able to hire the
extra labor and teams. Then your
crop will get iu the grass and suner'
and you will loose. II is a wise
thing to calculate carefully ana
then reduce il ten per cent to take
care of sickness that may occur
the death of horse, rainy season.
or other misfortunes that may De
unforeseen. They nearly always
occur, and it Is we'll to prepare torN
them in advance.
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