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The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-21
PLAN THE SllO EARLY.
Structure Should 6s All Ready to Fill
Whom Corn Is Ripe.

More s!los are built In the latter part
OF August and the first part Of Sep
teHber than at any other time Of the
year writes {, Fisher In the Farm
ana tireside The desire to see how
The corn crop will turn out Is largely
Responsible for the very short time
that ciapses between the time siios are
bNl't and the time they are filed
bur n serious risk is involved in
building too late In the season Silos
omit Of concrete or tile should always
staAd empty at least two weeks he
fore filing the first time Tile silos
are guaranteed only when this time
elaises in order to allow the mortar
joints to thoroughly harden. Besides.
sIo maSous are SO busy In the fall
that many farmers are obliged to wait
their turn. and by the time the silo Il
finally filed the corn has lost its sue
rulert properties
THE best time for erecting such u
>iu" says one expert, is just after
corn planting, though II Is good plan
10 get the material on the ground in
the early spring while shedding is good
ana when the farmer can haul the rus
tciiat on hard roads and at Il time
when he has most leisure"
Mone'ithir concrete silos may he built
n Any season of the year. but the best
tine is spring or summer, so they will
have ample time to harden.
Metal Silos may lie built nj any time
of year, Staye sins are best put MP In
III" fail as the hot weather of sum
turr rauscS the wood To shrink when
the >to Is empty Blu, in all cases de
eide on the size OF silo and make the
concrete foundation for ii early IN the
season, so there will he 10 delay ~
that account.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-21
Manure Should Dc Conserved.

Much cnre should he exercised in
the greatest returns from their uAe.
4 few suggestion. are offered by the
PENNSYLVANIA State college experiment
station for the proper conservation Of
manure First, save all the liquid ma
nnre second. prevent teaching and fer,
mentation; third, II possible hanl ma
iIre on the land as rapidly as II Is
made fourth, buy nitrogen In con"en-
tfated feeds rnther than In commercial
fertilizers. fifth. rc-ei1orrc the manure
with a phosphate 50 ns to make IL
balanced ration for piants
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-21
R0UGHAGE FOR HORSES.
Feeding Of Oats and Pee Hay Permits
Reduction Of Grain Ration

Reduction Of Grain Ration
While oats aud pea hay are well
kho"n as roushase for cattle, par.
u"ularly In dnirsiDg as roushase for
horses perhaps II Is net So common.
y used, says l.. bacss OF the New
Jersey college farm. Timothy hay
has se'7i held as the ideal hay for
the horse, and other hays. especially
those rich la protein, are looked upon
somewhat unfaN orahly. As rauphage
for horses OATS aud pea hay are worthy
az more extended usa on account uf
their great feeding value. The peas add
protein Ia th" ration and more nearly
hhihnce II. s" fifat With proper juAg
ment act !d Il ,riuction may te mad.
ia The amount "f grain fed and the aul.
mai kept at loss cost
have vtutcrt 4 tHeiye head of horses
"h oats nui pea hay, feeding them
sihC" early fall, aud have never win
tered horses mere economically nor
even lad them look Ing better The
grain ration has been corn and snts.
mixed SO that the corn was n bout two
thirds by bulk Where some of tho
Tor good exercise. uchrly all The grain
was taken away, only three or four
quarts being fed a day The horses
have glossy. healthy appearance and
are In fine shape for the heavy spring
work that will soon begin With til.
a. al la t,f Ajt ssI -
10 MI oyefteed IF grain. there has not
been n case of sickness nmung the
twelve head of horses eating tie on Is
aud peu hay
bue Item OF value la the growing OF
cats aud pea hay should bc taken into
account II Is the yield MI ncre. Offer,
field Is continued Ia tinpthy when
Tie stand is poor aud light yield GER
tain. In order that sufficient hay may
be secured 10 feed horses for the fol
lowing winter ff plowcd aud soacd to
oats aud peas much higher Yield
could be secured Another item IN IN
Sor "f raising tho oats aud peas IL the
opportunity to keep up the fertility ~
the soil. whereas with timothy the Of
p"sitr Is quite often the case Oats
aud peas are "at for hay when the OATS
are Ia the milk stage. An opportunity
Is thus given to sow the ground 10 COW
peas s1y beans or other nitrogen gath
ering plants, which, ploued under for
green manure add greatly 10 The soil
fertility. ioNpsas aud say beans may
also he cut and fe1 green or eau hc put
In the sil0 with the corn sf made iht0
lny II tie season Will nliaw
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-21
Dairy Cow Efficiency.

With good dairy COW the overhead
charges are less in proportion t. tic
work done than with a poor one, Sa@
{. ii Eekles, dairy husbandN depart
meilt. Uuifersity Of Missouri
Viii sow producing 30 pounds 0.
fat yea: more than half she consumes
il used to maintain the body. .he COW
that makes I5u pounds of fat year
uses the same amount Of feed To Aati
tain her body. but it is only about ~
per cent ot her total feed eonsaAiI1ii0h
The remaining o5 per cent l. used il
rectly for milk making; hebac mue L
larger proportion Of her total ratltH II
available for milk production, ali. ta'
feed tosI Of IA pound VI fat or ui nEIh
is bower
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-21

eks 10 he thoroughly comfortable
lhont trowCling, which is often fatal
them Enough hroGlers should he
Fided SO that each chick will have
Putty Of room without being forced
isle The hrooder at night.
When The chicks first come ont OF the
fulator they have in their bodies III
sOfbed the yoik Of the egg, which
uflsIes them for at least thirty six
prs 80 that no food is necessary AT
!. The water and fine grit are es
Mai 10 start the digestive organs to
lheif proper functions. We fed dried
s'ffinlts aud timely chopped hard
VII eggs as first feed, feeding this
hy three hours for the first three
se' We gradually subst titutel rolled
ground III meat grinder and mix
lhls Of first with brcadcrunhs, rs
lli'l TO be taught la relish this
p lile end Of the first week we had
W. ~ The grain food, which we
Wy NIX Ourselves, bui bought In the.
VI commercial chick feed. We
illls every three hours for ,he first
aha then etery four hours at the
" one bali pint for Il hundred
~ which is What they ran clean
aopill Ten minutes Ia between
thes had before them II hopper
.slhhs mixture Of one part of
d! suited beef scraps. one part o.
.Aa's'ai and two parts Of fiuel,
w pfai'. with the addition Of one
~ e"flIineal in ihc second week
Ouii'tiils H. siit The Iran.
'Ms lac hrst Werh we fed them
WIS er turnips ground in the
fhder. Offering this about once
,a0e DAY and gradually giving il
'le"i oiteief III The second week
a'so had eabber before thcm when
4'a Il and this they relishcd great
~ y coarse, We kept char, onl
sf' before them constantly
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-21
FEED FOR YOUNG PIGS.
Grain Mixture That Has Given Good
Results In Experiments.

BEFORE weaving young pigs 1t Is well
to acc'lst"m them to grain mixture or
>l"p of sweet milk combined with
grain. The Pennsylvania State college
agricultural experiment station has oh
tanned excellent results with a grain
mixture of cornmeal. four parts: wheat
middiings. three parts. and tanka.e
one part. The addition Of skimmilk In.
crcases the rate of gain. If skimmjlk
Is fed with this grain mixture the
amount OF c"rnmeal may he increased
to six parts. Other mixtures recon-
lnehdtd are rornmeal. eight parts, and
tahkaSe, one part. or skimmilk. three
parts. and corn meal. one part.
if possible pasture crops should be
used for growing pigs. For quick
growth OF pigs two to four hounds of
grain per hundred pounds live weight
daily in addition TO pasture crops is ry
quired. The amount OF grain fed should
be governed largely by the appetite of
the pigs. They should be fed al! the,
will consume without waste twice daily
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-21

upon weather conditions At tunes.
however, the number IL enormous On
badly Infested areas from $500 10 L.
ONO burrows have been found to An
acre. Gu one plantation In Mississippi
twenty seven barrels OF crHNtsh were
picked up In season and the following
year thirteen barrels more
Under such conditions tue rspianting
of cotton fields l. almost certain to be.
come necessity. Even then. II r.
planting Is followed 10y showery wealth.
er there IL much likelihood that the
second crop Will he destroyed In dry
weather. however the plants may de
Helpp rapidly enough ~ be out ot dan
ger when wet weather sets In again.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-21
Time Of SEEDING Oats.

After ten years investigations to
compare different dates for seeding
oats. ranging from March .. to May s.
the Ohio experiment station has found
thar greatest yields have generally been
obtained from early seeding La Wayne
county seedlings made in March have
frequently eutyielded those In late
April or May BY fifteen to twenty bush
els per acre. In central OLio In most
seasons oats may be sown by March -
and In the southern part Of the state !
week earlier.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-21
Startino With Sheep.

An important feature in startih. the
sheep business is to quickly Work INTO
a flock of around hundred ewes or.
a. is recommended BY the University
Of Illinois. a eve for each Wo acres or
the farm. The small flock which has
heretofore been recommended Tor d.
ing weeds and waste feed aud ihcideht {
tally as n small source Of llotF Is tue
flock that often Is diseased @ld be
cause OF its inssnillcance IL the farm
business is certain TO be neglected.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-21
MIXING FERTILIZERS.
Precautions Necessary to Avoid Max
ina Undesirable Compounds.

Home mixed fertilizers will prove
just AS efficient In every way as factory
miAei goods Of equivalent composition,
provided some simple precautions are
used against undesirable mixtures
The Pennsylvania State college
school of agriculture and experiment
station cautions against the use Of i'm.
III home mixing. II it is desired to
neutralize soil ncidify the lime should
le applied separately and not mixed
Hitl4 The fertilizer Such Il mixture
does not add value TO the lime or fefti
izer and in most cases the mixing
would lie detrimental.
Wood ashes. since they contain lime
should he applied alone and not III Aed
with the various fertilizing materials.
certain commercial materials, as basic
Stag. cyanamide and calcium nitrate.
which contain an excess Of lime, should
/" avoided in home mixing. The Oh.
<crsance of these precautions will ohvi=
8te the danger OF Jumping, the loss Of
plant food through volatiliZation or the
changing OF available into unavailable
fluHt food through chemical action.
Stable manure or other fresh organic
matter should not be considered In the
home mixing OF fertilizers Manure iu
Itself is complete fertilizer. but
poorly balanced one. Ii should be re
enforced with acid phosphate rock
ahosphate or honeHeai This Is the
-,4Tv miyinv ~ tnap,,ra and fprtijtynr
that should be considered
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-21
A Good Milk Goat.

The popularity Of milk goats in the
vest has led the California eSperin enf
station to conduct an official test Of
heir milk producing capacities A two
rear-old pure Toggenburs produced In
GAe Year lbs pounds OF milk and 72.s
fpunds Of butter far. This is asost one
@lSth the production Of first class
80. and is more than twice as much
as all ordinary milk goat giN IS. The
eost OF feed per pound Of milk was
about nine-tenths that Of dairy cows In
fha station herd.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-21

Sophie Mn. Of Hood Farm la the
eighth and tenth month she fell of iii
milk flow. however, the FIRST time from
other OCCASION from severe bloat
caused by a heavy feed of green coru
AT the time She met her first misfpr
tune she WAS milking we'll over forty
pounds Il day, and in spite of tho s"c
ond trouble she finished her test by
,uilking twenty seven pounds.
st. NaAcs Poppy has made three
yearly records Of over 900 pounds of
butter, iucludln. one Of over 100
pounds. as shown by the following
tahle
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-21
Clover Pays In Rotation.

I!ave YOU planned to seed more land
ta iover this spring. The crop pays BY
making the land more fertile. besides
Fieliin. good hay crop For seven
teen wears at the Ohio experiment STA
t.oH corn on uHfcftiiZed land .ie. def
- bushels more TO the acre III a three
year rotation Of corn, wheat and clever
tAall HI ii five year rotation % corn.
aats, wheat. clover and timothy Oh
maanfed laiid IN the three year rpin
ton during this time corn yielded 81
bushels more TO the acre than Ia the
afe year rotation, even though more
manure was applied In the latter rpta-
tl3n. The experiment station credits
his increased weld Of corn largely to
tte clover crop because Il comes once
iii liree instead Of once In five years
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-21
AROUND THE FARM.

g Let's be careful how we ferti- {
9 lie the rivers ~ spreading good {
Q manure Oh the side hill III win c
9 ter says the Farm Journal c
. keef foaF eye OH the spot c
: where the frost first goes out c
? and get something in that will
2 grow. G
, 1t Is easy 10 get too economi- G
, cal in splitting post timber aad c
) try 10 make too many out ~ c
, cat. They VIII not last SO long c
as theg would IL larger around. Q
Early sowing for oats is half c
tin battle for good crop. You G
are less likely to see early soMed 9
} oats that rust The grain IL apt Q
10 b. heavier aud the crop finer Q
la every way. Q
How IRE the timothy and clop- Q
, er comla, through the wintery Q
} II you csi scatter bit Of ma Q
} nure over the new seeding where Q
} 1t Ii little thin and where the o
, snow does tot lie II will bring Q
} excellent reu,lt& Q
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The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-21

81 Mawes Poppy started this latest
test. with her seventh calf ut mine
years two mouths of age She Is "a
daughter of the great st. MaNes. syre
of eighteen other register Of merit 'e8
st Miiwcs is now famous aS sire ai
heavy producers, but his great rnlHe
was not aseertained until uftcr t'~
death III the hands of the butcher
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-21
Dressing For Grass Lands.

Manure IA top dressing for grass
lands may be applied whenever eonaiz
tions in the field will permit. but Tue
PENNSYLVANIA State college expetlhehl
station recommends that the appilca
ton he made In the fall or winter
ra thpr than I'm the spring.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-21
Poultry
Farming
BR0oDING CHICKS.
Should b Taken That They es
:. Warm and Free From Orafts.

ant Warm ana EFee VTOHs 0'esAS'
Matching the chicks is the least OF
,oul,rymans worries. Far more
n,,aut than the Matching Is the
.,li,s which offers all kinds OF op-
Families for Joss IL not handled
,arlv writes correspondent OF the
m and Fireslde. DO he very care
snn,t drafts ar sudden cha nges In
nnarsture in the room where the
.,)ers are kept. The chicks. espe-
nr during the first few weeks. are
tiularly susceptible to irregulari-
s this kind. That does not mean
I there should not he plenty OF fresh
in the room. but II 1t is the least bit
i sreets should lie placed by the
naows SO that the mir does not strike
chicks directly
|hp brooders themselves should be
HI at all times warm enough for the
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-21
THE FRUIT GROWER.

!, so'd tline to prune fruit trees (
~, ~ hof'h Is early in March. {
noe, "sn tue apple trees seem to (
i s'nieeAlna you do not real {
An'M What-try some hard {
wood ashes.
,ha. ~ seiehsihc sharps now claim {
s,,,. i"AoetfieS. Strawberries, {
h.s, Meiohs and potatoes do {
s.' 3 "i.loa' applications Of lime (
!, oaos Oh the bearin. wood (
II, 49, ~, Yer strong vine. 4 {
!, number Is better for vines I
slou,a ei growth. Sixty buds (
sfapes ouii'iies OF
e.. ssF tree Wound. pain, Is !,
:os :osd dressing Nix whit wh;'. = ,s.a !,
ntbs. =, n'seed oil and have it (
CON-, heavy load Of snow Or ;ce !
shph,h y the berry bushes and /,
or ,' uh,. Se around ard knock /
Mar s.r. ~ yoo can With a pole. {
'helr breaking down. {
w Q 9 Q o 8 O 9 oco.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-21
MANURE WHEAT IN WINTER

Z. In order To aid the growth 1T 8.
the ero,t aui thus SAFE s9nte
<ptiug fertilizers and To FreN e.lE :
>, l,~>cs of manure throE-A -
!. I4~ure lIe bhiJ station tcs"la
;. npad- winter maaufiHs ,3r
> y beat For twenty three ye.fs
!. IL fie station eight tons q 9a
Il re applied directly a. Nara
q. before seeding have produced aH
:, animal increase Of l-2.G tH~5e5
> I'M il4is crop aloEe. \ rea,Hasa
> PROPORTION Of TINS inerea
I.e eTnr tel sten Nheh I e aa
;. hn.e /, applied durinc tie $ L
!. ter. y Aie silbse Iucnt ere
SLOW like increases.
!. lxp.r.ments ut WooStef 4H
hat i tor Of manure slfea ~
!. rt4fiv from the stable tU e
!. field i worth - cents Alur@ 'a
Il ton left Ia MI open ball ala
!. for three winter mon 4s @ha
then applied Other eAE.r.t4#lsls
have SHOWN that ton et aNa
;. manure treated witt taftf
;.o@nds Of acid pbesPhale ana
!. slreai Immediately + H@rth :
!. rearly SO more than f1a OF
!. untreatcd manure let il M ottah
/. barnyarI from Jannafy ig Apfil
.vv.9 o 20 9s.et ss"v
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-21

quart oil can. with diameter nozzle re
ducGd III size, proves quite satisfactory
After the poison has been pa, IN the
hurrow the opening should T." closed
Immediately with pressure OF tue heel
With u little practice n man can cover
a considerable area in this wny each
day The cost of the podsou il aboat
cent for every seventy five holes treat
ed. or from 81 to 81 50 per acre II
The work hns been thoroughly done he
cost Of treatment the following lrar
will not exceed - cents per acre.
At the present time "A wide strctct of
country estimated at not less than
thousand sqnare miles. Is SO oyeI ftin
with craWtish that 10 IL considerable
extcut the successful production If ent
tom and corn Is rendered Impossible
Large fields af young cotton have ie,Ii
destroyed In Il single night. Corn also
suffers greatly, but II Is not So eN fen
slfeis eaten ns cotton The clay binds
Of Mississippi and Alabama are espe
cially subject to these pests, and III eer
tain areas IL Is almost Impossible 10
raise cotton OF corn with profit ~ tiis
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-21

COTTON rLAsI ~ STAGE MosI LIAbLE TO
ATTACK EY cEAWfIsH
region the crawl fish iIlAabit heavy gum
DO soils from four 10 fifteen feet IL
depth Well saturated With water dia
overly iuS sandstone formation
During rainy weather or IL the even
ing after d shower the era fish ieaSe
their holes and come to the surfac" 10
gather their food. which for the most
lart IL CONSUMED underground, Al
this tiise they may be easily Killed
with clubs or caught In large numbers
fhe bodies should he collected fer
when boiled, mixed with meai and oil
owed to dry they are valuable a al
,gg producing food for poultry In this
respect indeed their value IL 50 great
that 1t ii said that the preparation Of
the product might be q profitable com
mercial undertaking II it were not that
tn supply Of crawdsh n 80 dependant
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-21
Making the
Farm, Pay
POISON FOR CRAWFiSH.
pssts Render Cultivation Of Cotton I'm
possible In Some Sections

tfrepared 10y United States Department OF
agriculture
The most practical way Of dealing
with crawtiSh, according 10 sppria lists
in the United States department OF
agriculture. Is 10 Kill thom bv luttinp
Two or three DROPS Of ra,4huu hisul ibid
INTO the burrows. For this purpose
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-21
Be Prepared.

Matching the early chicks v hen one
IL not prepared To care for them will
cure the chicken fever every tine.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-21

" Q . Q Q 9 Q Q 0 o o o o O O O
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-11-22
LEADERS IN CHARGE
REORGANIZATION OF RED CROSS
ACTIVITIES.

The following have been chosen to
take charge of the various lines of
work at Red Cross headquarters:
Yarn and knitting. Miss Marie Kal.
bach.
Instructor in knitting, Mrs. c. d. AL
exander.
Glass instruction in surgical dress
ings, Mrs. Owen Jones. ',...
Cutting of surgical supplies, Mrs
J. G.. Roberts. ""'." t""F' @'''&"s- d.
Miss Helen Abrams continues heI
work as superintendent of County
auXiliarics and is assistant superin'
tendent of the work room Mrs. S. ]
Borum, Mrs. H. s. Rhynsburger, Mrs
Richard Hull and Miss Lillian Kilburn
are supervisors in the work room.
Glasses for those desiring to be,
come more proficient in the making OF
surgical dressings will commence next
week,-one for OskaIoosa people on
Tuesday morning; for those from the
county auXiliaries and teachers, on
Saturday afternoon Those who wish
to enroll should phone or come to Red
Cross headquarters for information.
A class in knitting is held Monday
afternoons and Thursday evenings. Re
member the rooms are open for work
each weekday from 10 to IL a. m. and
from to p. M, also Monday, Tues
day and Thursday evenings. The need
for surgical dressings is great The
rooms have been rearranged, made
more attractive and you will find them
a pleasant place to work. We need you
and this is your part of winning the
war.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-11-22
HOLD GOOD SESSION
W. r. c. MEMBERS ENTERTAIN
STATE AUDITOR.

The woman's Relief Corps met in
regular session Tuesday afternoon
with large attendance. Mrs, Sheets
of Williamsburg, Department Treas.
urer of the W. r. c., was present to
inspect the books which she found
correct in every detail. Mrs. Sheets
complimented the secretary and
treasurer. saying she had secured
valuable information from their meth
cd of keeping books that she would
put in use in her own Corps.
Twenty visits to the sick were re.
ported and bills for fruit and flowers
were allowed. Plans were made for
the election OF officers which takes
place the first meeting In December.
The proceeds OF the chicken dinner
given by the First Ward committee,
and the bazaar netted the, Corps
about $4,000.