Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-15

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wires, and four are better. The corner
posts should be set deep, and well
braced, SO that there will be no giving
of the wires, and at least every-fofty
rods there should be q post set n
braced similar to the corner, and the
wires stapled to this in such a way
that there will be no slipping. me
posts betweenssth these should be SET AT
leastNtwo rods apart, with stays De-
tween, although when set closer q
much better fence is made.
In building a three wire fence, the
bottom wire should be 20 inches from
the ground, and the other two wires
should be q loot apart above. Black
wire will give service for only q rev
years, where galvanized wire will last
much longer, depending on how well
the wire is galvanized, and also Son,
how the wire is made. whether 1t Is
soft iron or steel. Steel rusts U
more quickly than iron.
AZ very serviceable fence for all
kinds Of stock, including hogs, sheep,
cattle and horses, is made by putting
a 20 to SO inch woven wire at ne Dot
tom, and Their three barb wires above.
The main fence posts for such a fence
may be set two. rods apart, but a. small
post should be put between to support
the woven wire,> The more posts used
|dn fencing, the better, but they are
a. large item Of expense, and no more
than necessary should be used.
h Keeping UP Of farm fences is
generally badly neglected. A little
in new posts, or straighten them up
and tfghtens8tiem, restretching wire,
etc. will oftenfprolong the life Of a
fence very materially, and also add
greatly to the appearance and service
Of ii.
Gates are also a matter which re-
cefve too little attention. While
swinging gates for winter, in this re-
gion where we ave SO much snow,
are very unsatisfactory, they are very
desirable for summer use. A very
satisfactory gate can be made by
coTnbing in lumber and woven wire,
using lumber for the frame. The wind
has much less effect on the wire than
it would have on the lumber, and the
gate is much lighter There are a
great variety of gates on the market,
and where it can be afforded they are
very desirable. For cattle and horses
fences. the ordinary wire gates are in
expensive and quite satisfactory.
Sixth, Sheds and Barns: The kind
Of sheds and barns to build should be
Ndetermined very largely by the money
available for such purposes. For dairy
purposes, there certainly would be a
h o. NSA ~ ~ 3"
~up-to-date barn, but where such mon
ey is not available, sheds and barns
may be constructed which will answer
the purpose, with very little outlay.
The beginner with livestock should
Keep in mind that expensive fences,
larns, ETC., will not materially add to
the profits in handling stock. The silo
should be built really before the barn.
fact, in many places in the north
west, there are silos built by the straw
shed. These straw sheds may be
made as comfortable as any barn, and
they will cost only a fraction of what
the barn would. While it is true that
the cheaper sheds would not be so
convenient as a large modern barn,
there are many who have made such
beginnings, Inc when they were able
to do SO, have built good barns.
Cattle on the I. III. c. Farm.
Fol the purpose of testing the pos
sibilities of handling cattle In this vi
cinity, we bought in the stockyards OF
South st. Paul. In November, 1914, a
carload of grade Shorthorn cows and
Holstein heifers. This carload cost
$l234.40, there being IA cows and LIS
heifers. The cows have been kept on
the farm for raising calves. The Hol-
stein heifers have been traded to
farmers in the Vicinity for Shorthorn
cows and calves. We have also sold
several cows for milk and beef pur-
poses.
At the present time, September,
1917, we have on hand 10 cows. 10
calves and 13 yearlings. One bull has
also been purchased, costing us $165.
Considering the trading of the Ho1-
stein heifers for Shorthorn COWS and
calves on a bought and sold basis, our
total expenditure for cattle has been
@$2,436.40, and we have sold to a val
ue of $~3,629.1s, which leaves us ST.
1928 cash gain. Figuring the cattle
,yearlings at $50 per head and the
calves at $25 per head, leaves us a net
increase in value Of So ,907.78, in three
years. We have sold from the farm
since January 1, 1917, $2,676.63 worth
of stock, including a few hogs. ~
Many of. these cows nave proved to
be good mixers. and had advantage