The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-04-17
Plant some apple trees


Concrete floors in the barn help .
great deal In saving manure
Seed oats should be cleaned with o
flaming mill before being sown.
Plenty OF pure water is imperative
where large g yields are expected.
The difference is in the COW rather
than the feed or mixer or the churn.
Use a scrub sire and your herd
Will soon run all TO nose and bris-
ties.
Use lots Of straw In the winter sea-
son. Bed 1t deeply under all your
stock.
DO not plant more apple trees un-
less YOU are taking good care of what
you have.
II Is not Just TO Judge another IL
you cannot place Yourself in the other
position.
Egg-eating is a vice acquired by
fowls when a tempting broken egg lies
before them.
Decay is certain 10 follow in the
wake Of the man who does just a half
way Job of pruning.
Whether times are hard or prosper
Gus a herd of cows Oh the place is al
ways good insurance.
A lot Of hogs in a bog lot we'll grown
with clover will convey a lot of money
to their owners pocket.
Hand separator rec, produces bet
ter butter han that separated any
other way, say those who know.
See that the sheep have a good sup
ply Of cool, clean water. 1t is abso-
lutely necessary in hot weather.
Oats and peas are cut for hay when
the oats are in the dough stage and
peas are begi"uing to form in the pods.
Success in pork production is large
ly affected by the attention given TO
the health and comfort Of the brood
SOW.
the hired man and make the boys
tired of farming. Send her to the
butcher.
Why not fight noXious weeds by
sowing seed free of weed seeds? Why
not know also that the seeds you SOW
will terminate?
The stable or shed in which the
ewes are kept at night should be well
ventilated and well lighted. 1t should
be kept clean and dry.
There are too many farms that are
overstocked making 1t impossible to
get the best profit from any of the
individuals in the various herds.
The application Of elbow grease
may be disagreeable, but it insures
clean milk, clean separators, clean
butter and generally, a clean reputa-
ton.
give plenty Of room. Sunshine de
stroys fungous growth and should be
let in about the trees and to the
ground beneath.
A filthy hog trough is a seedbed Of
disease and, next TO hog cholera, It is
the greatest enemy to the swine IN
dustry. Get a sanitary trough Of
some kind and keep 1t clean.
All crops for the silo should be
grown thicker than where they are
grown for grain and nearly all Of
them should be allowed to mature
we'll or the grain to harden, before
they are cut.
When YOU use a trough In grinding
in cold weather, let the water out after
YOU are done. To let the lower part
Of the stone stay in water. freezing out
and thawing, is a pretty sure way 10
ruin the place which touches the
water.
Fix the hog pasture at the back Of
the farm so the growing pigs and
the brood sows will be compelled 10
go out for their forage and back
for their ration OF grain at night
The exercise is beneficial, p"articu
larry TO the pregnant brood sows.
For the lands sake, haul out the
manure and scatter It over the field
where it will do the most good The
farmer who does not value this waste
product OF the dairy cannot appreciate
the true benefits accru:ug from the
business.
Clocklike regularity IN the feeding
and watering of cattle on full feed Is
OF the utmost Importance. IL possible