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Show ALFALFA LIBERAL DRY FARM GARDENS Effect of Breeding From Such Stock There Seems to Bo General Misunderle Apparent In Vary Low Grade standing Regarding Seeding of of Horace Produced. Crop In tho Weet. One to Two Acree Will Give Varird and Haalthful Diet and Cut Down Living Expanses. WEED OUT GRADE STALLIONS WAYS The education of the average fan mer as to the Importance of good brooding in tho production of horsos makes alow progress. The majority the fact end this la not ere not yet prepared to pay a decent price for stallion aervlcs, preferring to use scrubs because they ere cheap. Some of the states have passed stallion laws containing tome excelFIRST CARE OF BROOD SOWS lent features. Wisconsin has a license law which prevents the prevaShould Bo Kept In Thrifty Condition Without Laying on Much over-statin- g - Fat-Ma- king $7 Cot Thl flrat caro of the brood bow should be to keep her In a thrifty condition without laying on much fat A week or ten daya before farrowing time put her In a fattening pen and let her get accustomed to her new Quarters. Feed a little bran each meal, which has a laxative effect and makes farrowing easier. Scratching and petting a sow while feeding la time well spent, although It may seem ridiculous to some, writes Edward H. Chalk In the Farmers' Mall and Breeie. By treatment of this kind I have in one week tamed an old sow that looked like a man-eatso I could handle her pigs. I prefer the hog cot or the individual hog house. While the large house er 1 A "Grade" Percheron. lence and distribution of grade stallions in the etate. Minnesota haa a law framed along the lines of the Wisconsin measure. Pennsylvania and Utah have adopt ed similar lawa aud other states have restrictive measures under consideration. The effect of these laws Is to make stalthe owner of each lion declare hla horse a grade." On handbills that are posters no that no d one may be deceived as to hla pedigree. The situation abroad is very much better than In this country. In fact, practically no scrub, grade or non-registered stallions are used for public service. In the Investigations of this matter carried on by Dr. A. S. Alexander of Wisconsin it was found that of all the stallions In the state, 60 per cent, were grade BtalUona and only 40 per 1 cent, pure bred. Some of the specimen horses used for public service are remarkable exhibitions of wretchedly bad, rundown and diseased animals. The are from photographs of a Grade Hambletoulan and a Grade Percheron," which traveled throughout the state for service. One Is 13.3 bands In height and weighs C50 pounds, snd he le not the worst in the lot, by any means. The effect of breeding from such stock Is apparent in the very low lllue-tr&tlo- The Hog Cot In Sections. is convenient and has other advantages, it is hard to keep clean, and if a contagious disease breaks out the chances are that all the herd will lake 1L The bottom timbers of my hog cot are 1 by 6's, placed up eight Inches and made to lap over at the corners, where a pin holds them In place when set up. The top timbers are 1 by 4s, made In the same way. The dimensions of the cot are 8 by 8 feet, 6 feet high In front and 4 feet at the back. I find that such a house can be built for $7. It is best to make such a house of matched lumber, but inch boards a foot wide and well battened are good. I place a guard along the wall of each cot, a 2 by S that extends outward and Is six or eight Inches above the floor. This protects the pigs from being rolled on when they are young. 1 have five of these cots now and will build live more. They are easily kept dry and clean, may be moved about where wanted and when not lu use for hogs may be used to house chickens or calves. REMEDY FOR UCE A Grade Hambletonian. grade of horses produced. Water cannot rise above Its level, neither can a grade stallion raise the blood level of bis progeny above tbat of his own veins In quality. The use of such sires, therefore, means a retrogression and a great ON CATTLE damage to the farmers of any state. Application of Crude Petroleum Will Kill These Pests Same Treatment Good for Swine. Calves and yearlings with bald spots around the head, neck and along the pine and under the stomach are infested with animal lice. Lice prevents growth and weakens the strength of the animal. Give each one a good washing with warm water and carbolic soap. Use a good, stiff brush to cleanse the skin. Take time so that thorough work can be done; wipe dry, then rub in crude petroleum. One application. If the work la well done, will he sufficient. Strong cider vinegar may be used la place of the petroleum. Crude petroleum can he had for 12 centa per tallon. It Is valuable for healing cuts and sores on stock. The same treatment should bo given to sows and Pigs. LJce batch In the woodwork of stables and pens. Give the stable a thick coat of hot lime wash; mix one junce of carbolic acid In each bucket af wash. Get the wash well Into the :racks. Clean out the pen and dust the floor of tho pen and also the yard with dry air-slack- lime. Hoga and pigs should have & grass pasture with a low ahed to go under at night and during hot daya. If you wnat to sea a pig grow, give him plenty of clover and freshly made slop, mixing one handful of linseed meal In the slop once or twice a week. Give fresh, pure water and charcoal or burnt wood. mill-fe- d Dont overwork the mare; it wont pay. It Is as easy to teach a colt good manners as faulty ones. If grass is short, be sure to feed a succulent ration of some kind. The manners of the hone usually reveal the temper of his owner. A good Shropshire flock should average nine to ten pounds of wool. Unless a man has a great love for a hone ho should not handle colts. It pays best to have a horse well broken when ho Is offered for sale. The cause of unthrifty pigs can often be tnced to a filthy swill barrel. No animal that gets only feed enough to support life can make a gain or profit During ihe sinter we made a number of Inquiries regarding the seeding f alfalfa on Irrigated land under our mmedtate conditions. There seems to ae a general misunderstanding regarding the seeding of this crop; some of the eastern farm Journals for Instance have stated. It Is a waste of seed to try to grow this crop on soil of a uuidy nature. Another paper advised Its readers not to seed on "heavy will." large number of farmers read eastern farm Journals and as a result sre often misled by such statements, ays a writer lu the Denver Ranch and Range. The above may be true, md no doubt la true, under these par tlcular conditions, but It does not hold for our extern states. The Idea of seeding alfalfa very arly In the sprlug is not so general as it was several years ago; this I more especially true In the windy sco lions of the nest. In the spring when high winds prevail there Is s tendency to either blow out the seed or whip off the young plants; also have we tc contend with the drying winds that take the molsiure from the surface of the soil very rapidly. Do not work the soil too deeply; shallow plowing, if the soil has (o he plowed, Is preferable. Get the soil in shape either the fore part of June or the last of July. Prepare a good but solid seed bed. have the soli good and moist before seeding, put the seed In with a drill at the rate of 15 pounds to the acre. Where the soil Is Inclined to blow, several methods have been practiced. One of these la to seed the alfalfa Into tho small grain stubble the end nl July. This cun be done very nicely after fall grain, as this comes off of the ground early In the season. Another good method Is to seed rye about the first of July, and when this has reached the height of about three Inches, drill In the alfalfa seed.' After a thorough Inquiry, we found that In the larger percentage of cases better stands were secured on late seeding of alfalfa. Likewise have we found that the deep loose soil la not conducive to a good stand lu the aver age seasons. We do not recommend the careless and shiftless preparation of the soil, hut believe In a good tilth tbat has a solid, firm bed In which the alfalfa seed Is placed. Not long ago we took part In a conversation In which several grain growers remarked that This year we have to begin Irrigation early and force the We are afraid grain from the start. that a number of farmers will make this mistake. Do not be afraid of the late season. The snow and moisture we have had has put the ground tn Dice shape and when once the grain Is seeded, will make a rapid growth. Observation and experience have taught us tbat too much water is a detriment and will decrease the crop as much as a shortage of water will decrease it. During the season watch the poll and do not let the moisture get down too low at any time during the growing season, but if we can stay off the application of water until the grain are almost begins to shoot, then sure of a good big yield, irrigating the grain too young has the same effect on It as too much rain would have A In the eastern states. Feeding Farm Horses. At the Michigan experiment station an experiment was recently conducted for ten weeks, using a variety of cheap substitutes for oats and timothy hay as a feed for horses. Six horses at work received a regular ration of timothy hay and oats at an average cost of 29.6 cents per day, estimating the feed at current prices. The horses lost on an average of 11 pounds each. Six horses were fed a cheaper ration consisting of shredded cornstalks. oat straw, hay, ear corn, oats, beet pulp, bran, oil cake and a few rarrots, the average cost of which was 17.7 cents rer day, and the horses gained on an average 14 pounds each. Four horses were also fed the cheaper ration, but aa they were at rest part of the time they were not fed so heavily as the other lots. The average cost of maintenance In this trial was 12.9 cents, and the average loss In live weight for each horse four pounds. Silage is highly relished by young stock and by Idle cows, as. well as Swine Breeding. those In milk an! In the selection of breeding A five cent straw hat filled with mats more attention should be paid leaves dipped In water may save a to the Individual qualities of boar 3200 brood mare. snd sow them to the particular breed. Silage Is well adapted for fattening Rreed alone does not determine good lambs and for a part ration for win- breeding stock. A boar Is to be preferred tering breeding sheep. Don't leave the sheep in a dry, short and both boar and sow should be pasture. Give them a chunee in a rather of a medium than an extreme fresh pasture, or give a good grata ra- type of the breed represented. Untion. der present conditions farmers find It Most horsemen huve had unfavor most generally profitable to raise the able results from feeding silage to larger breeds of hogs; Ihe sows prohorses. A few report It a salirfnetory ducing more pigs at a litter ann pure-bre- feed. Pumpkins for Hoga and Cowe. It I surprising that more pumpkins are not fed to pigs and cows which fiave sccess to alfalfa pasture In the fall. For brood sows and shoats, and even for fattening hogs a ration of pumpkins will give good results. It has been found that raw pumpkins will give oa good results as though they were cooked. If cooked and soma grain sprinkled over them hogs will eat more of them, which la the ouly advantage. In feeding cows the seeds should be removed If fed in large quantities, for the aeoda. If fed In considerable quantity, will Inters fere with the digestion and cause a gecieofe In the milk flow. OF SEEDING ewes crossed with one of the mutton breeds will make a sheep possessing both wool and mutton qualities. Many shepherds report as good results from feeding silage to sheep as are reported by dairymen and beef cattle feeders. Men who rushed t.ielr sheep to market last year are sorry, and men who are rushing their best hogs to market this year will bn sorry next year. Silage Is not of much value to hogs, except when, .given In small feeds for variety and an appetizer. Hogs show less liking for sllngn than an) other class of farm animals I'inc-woolc- d d growing more rapidly In weight than ihe otheis. Raising Celery. Celery has been a paying crop In Luzerne county, Pa. M. Gnrralmn und son Robert huve been particularly successful In growing It. For many years they have been Irrigating, using various methods, the overhead system being Installed recently. It Is claimed that their profits are largest In sen sons of drought where the general crop Is light and prlres high. Irrlgn tlon has enabled them to control soli moisture and to realize the largest re tints. Cabbage, tomatoes, onions, ns mragua and beets are also Important jrop on the Garrahon farm. The should plant a liberal garden. I believe from my experience that a kitchen garden of one will not end one-hal- f to acre only give a more varied aud healthful down the living diet, but actually expense of the average family from $100 to 1300, writes J. U. liarber in the Dakota Farmer. My garden of 1911 was broken from tho virgin sod from six to nine Inches deep. It was situated next to the river and 40 Inches above It, so you can for readily see there was no rham-soil, sandy loam over a gumbo hardpan at a depth of about two feet. s I planted sere of potatoes April 13th, breaking the ground six Inches deep and placing the puts toes (rut to about two eyesi in eacb third furrow aud next to the square side so the uext furrow would Just break over ibem. This insures even and uniform stand. Usually the early planted potatoes do the best lure, the very best ones 1 have grown being It I planted March 27th, although very probable that lu a sen son like 1911, iHler planting wouIJ huve given equal If not belter results. April Kith 1 began to plant small seeds such us onions, beets, carrots, falsify, parsnips, spinach, radish, rutabaga, turnip, etc. Uructlcally no precipitation fell from the melting of the snow, March 1st to lurli, until May 15th. when we were favored by heavy rain. On Mnv 24 I teworked half of the oiihui laud e.nd planted to pop? corn. On May 2Cth 1 set two dorcu each of ulihiige and tomato plants, and more cnhbei-.- hirer on. I planted a few hills of melon and squash May tubers. Had to rcplunt 15th; also part of these Inter owing, I believe, to mice taking the (letting occasional light rains from this lime on. all the varieties grow und produced well, and while the results would not, perhaps, lie called wonderful, they were very satisfactory, aud not an abundance of vegetables throughout the season, hut also put In the cellar something like 60 bushels Df potatoes, 15 bushels of table beets, a sack of carrots, two ench of turnips and rutabagas, several of onions, some salsify and cabbage; also salted down a keg of cucumbers for pickles. I hud between 10t) and. 200 melons of each variety. Squashes, while they produced abundantly, were a worthless mixtqrc. Beans were omitted from ihe seed order, so hsid none. If I except the Syrian ens, which are great producers here. Front one pound of seed of the Golden llantam sweet corn I hud corn to use for six weeks (not Binull quantities either) besides giving considerably away. Also produced 12 quarts of select shelled seed in addition. Of onions the Soutlqiort Red Globe Is my favorite, and nty exiterlcnce would lead one to believe they could be profitably produced In a commercial way upon the dry farm. There Is no patent ou mv way of growing anions; they were simply drilled Into a deeply-invertesod which hint becu well worked down and afterwards kept clean, frequently going h hand through them with a rake. Carrots seem the best adapted to d conditions of the root crops, though I had rutabegas measuring 25 inches In circumference. Plant plenty of these and the old cow will willingly help you dispose of Hie surplus next winter. PUBLISHER Enclosed find to tho CTlptlou ENTERPRISE; COUNTY for payment $ f.-- (ItKNEWUL OR NEW) ob ENTERPRISE. COUNTY dry-farm- to e two-third- Name Plate Town 1 year, 2 ; years, $1.50 Capilol Pliancy SANDY, UTAH. "In liu-im-- Anywhere in the U. S. Peter Pierson TIN AND METAL WORKER. Guttering, Good for your llcttlth. ss n NYALS 100 REMEDIES, All Good, Good for All. Capitol Pharmacy, Agency U We have the only Soda Foun- BICYCLES and AUTOMOBILE tain in Sandy. Call and let ns General Repairing done serve you. Emil Carlson 3 Wes If you want a good Automobile Street, Main riiulie, Michigan. 1MS-.- J. II. WORST, IYfMcnt of North Dakota Agricultural College.) The more thorough Ullage recommended cannot he hud under any system of single cropping without more tided expense for teams and men than conditions warrant. The farmers are working bard enough already, hut they sre spreading their energies over too much territory. To remedy this a considerable portion of each farm should be devoted to corn and alfalfa, two crops that do not require attention during the early days of spring, when small grains should he planted. Ky thus lessening the erea to be seeded by small grains, more time ran he to its better tillage without the number of teams or men o do the work. Moreover, rorn and (Haifa are splendid wood killers. The frequent cultlvatlc.n of the rorn ?onserves moisture hh well, whiie th alfalfa lowers the temperature when .tot winds blow, llcth Imply the and breeding of live stock, which acts as an Insurance against total loss ir Income when wheat fails, ux It uuneilmcg will, from (trie cause or anchor, and. moreover, the fertility they 'rave on the land will maintain Its productive power. In fad. a farm is hardly a farm without live kick's; nor is a farmer a veal funner who does not keep live stock on his farm. 'JY DR. J. 41 So. Electricity. Supplies Many Hot Weather g e buy-th- have the agency. State Street C. H. BANKS Comforts. Electric lion Electric Fan THE COUNTY UNDERTAKER. LICENSED EMBALMER. OPEN DAY AND NIQI1T. 144 State Street, Phone 147. MURRAY, UTAH, Eleclric Cooker And other appliances are so convenient and economical. Are you getting the most of comforts from life by using SPRING AND BUHKIE Millinery them? UTAH LIGHT 112 So. State Street, & RAILWAY CO. F. G. FISHER, Local Agent, Pioneer Ave. SANDY, UTAH. EAR MURRAY, UTAH. Murray jakery JOHN HAZELGREN. Prop. State 8L 140 So. MURRAY. 1 make that GOOD BREAD. Cakes, Pies aud Pastry. A line of Groceries, Candles, Cigars RUBBER STEEL STAMPS. SEALS, 55 STENCILS, ETC. Salt Lake City, Utah. snd Tobacoa W. 3rd So. St. Phone Was. 304 We serve Coffee and Cakes. PHONE 31 I R. (We make Rubber Stamps.) - mm Patronize Home Industry Pe a tailored man or woman and command more respect I bars a fid line of PUCVO MILLS WOC LENS al from $22X3 up for Mene Suits $25.00 anil up !ur Ladles' Suits, which I will make to your measure in tbf latest fashion. Men's Own Material made lip from $15.00 up; Ladles Own Material made up In Suits $16.00 Jackets $11.00, Skins $5.00. When ords Ing a Suit see n.e first. Orders left at COUNTY ENTERPRISE Office wUJ to. I do alterations, repairing, cleaning aud prsssJ&f' he promptly aiu-iu'c- l In the neatesi manner. nl CI1AS. W. IIUIIL, Tailor 631-3- 2 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAtf. CONSTITUTION BUILDING, PHONE, MUF.RAY 81 Our Long Suit ihe expert and artistic work Ut'-wpul upon our shirts, collars, cuffs, fancy vests and colored shirts, at reasonable prices. You never could tsS that your garments were not new If" you didn't know they were yuur eS4f ones. 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THREE WEEKS TRIAL ORDER Please send the COUNTY ENTERPRISE to my address for threw weeks free of charge. If I do not sni.l word to the contrary you may ro tinue sending It after the three weeks, und I will send the years subscription at an early date. , Name Town Hox Number ft. I). |