The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-04-28

That ne would let OUT 10 farmers OH
any terms, if the farmer would simply
show that he would plant Flint corn
and arrange to feed and care for these
brood sows. At Reed Point and Round
up, Montana, arrangements are under
way to see that any farmer wanting
one or more mich cows can have them.
They also propose to arrange for a
competent man to visit such farmers
as are supplied with cows and assist
them in caring for these cows and
seeing that they make success with
them.
There is no question but that any
deserving, honest farmer, who will
show the disposition and willingness
to try to grow feed for some cows
and hogs, can get assistance, if neces-
sary, in getting start.
Have Some Poultry
There is no farm project that shows
more net returns than poultry. If
none are sold, the eggs and meat may
be made to supply "a family with half
of their requirements for this kind
of food. A poultry house Of some
kind is needed, but need not cost much.
The House Should be dry, and tight
on three sides to prevent drafts.
Large windows, one of which is COW
cred with muslin, are help. The
average poultry house is not nearly
what it should be, and usually the
main requirements for improving
them is just little WORK by some
one who is interested and has some
knowledge Of what a poultry house
should be.
Any farmer who does not set half
a dozen or more hens, or an incubator,
certainly fails to appreciate the taste
of fried chicken. Women often could
complain that the men will not help
put the hen house in shape SO they
can raise chickens, but they do not
have any trouble getting these men
to eat the fried chicken, or even a
fat hen boiled with pot pie.
Fix up poultry house, if only some
dry goods boxes, or half a dozen hens.
Keep one breed, and keep these pure.
A year old hen lays twice as many
eggs as two year old, and two
year old twice as many as three
year old. The four year old is fit
only for a brooder. Have some fried
chicken this fall, and lots of eggs to
fry next spring.
A Garden
Many wheat farmers, and others as
we'll, will say they can buy garden
sass" and vegetables cheaper than
they can raise them. From exper-
fence and observation it would be
more truthful to say that we can 60
without these things easier than we
can raise them.
Take the best land on the farm for
garden. Apply plenty of we'll rot
ted manure, and thoroughly disk and
mix this with the soil before plow-
ing. This should be done in the fall.
Get the soil right by blowing, disking
and narrowing. Two acres is not
too large to grow vegetables, sweet
corn and potatoes. There are small
fruits that can be grown on every
good farm, and these could be put
along one side or end Of the garden.
Make regular plan and have a reg
ular garden.
Do not plant too many things in a
garden. Plant everything in rows
three feet apart, so that the garden
can be cultivated with the regular
corn cultivator. Give things room;
there is no use crowding on a farm.
Most Of the garden should be planted
to potatoes. Plant a few very early
ones, and the balance to the variety
you like best for winter use. Plant
some early sweet corn-Golden Ban
tam-and get this in early, and 4
couple of weeks later for late corn
does very we'll. We make two plant
ings.
If the rows are $50 feet long, plant
eight rows early and eight rows later.
Put in one row Of early peas and one
Of late, one of parsnips and one of
carrots or more if they are especially
liked. Two rows of snap beans one
early and one late. The Navy bean
often does not do we'll in the garden,
as the ground is too rich, but the
string beans that ripen are good for
winter cooking. Only a part row
each of raddish, lettuce, turnip, beets,
rutabaga, ETC., need be planted. A
row of onions is not too much. If
they are especially liked enough sets
should be planted for early use, and
seed planted for late or winter use.
lie Smaller can DC kept 1Or sets next
year. Tomatoes, cabbages, cucum-
bers, squashes, etc, should be plant
ed. We have good solid Hubbard
squash until April. Consult a neigh
Dor or local gardener as to varieties.
A garden means some work, and
where irrigation is not possible re-
suits are not always satisfactory. It
was very dry last year and our to-
matoes were drying up. We hauled
water and soaked up the soil along the
row just once, and had all the toma-
toes we could eat and can. We dug
holes between the plants and filled
these, and after the water had soaked
away we filled up the holes. Every
farm in the dry country should ar
range to water at least small gar
den.
Dollars and Cents
What are these things worth? On
the farm, having them means health
and happiness and prosperity. Doing
without them means stunted growth
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