Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-08-15
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tspriakls bo.sx to drive away ants.
Never brand IN inferior grade OF
cutter:
Do not leave new milk standing In i'm.
pure air.
i, Bathing in sweet oil is one Of the best
remedies for frosted combs.
|. Wet earth Il the sbest of all cures for
bee stings, and is always at hand.
/ Hens never ought to be % fat thai
they will not forage whenever weather
will permit ~&sS ~.
Allowing young chickens. to roost on
perches often causes crooked or deformeo
breastbones. --s.-
!! Feed we'll and steadily; not too much
bulky food like straw, nor Of highly coa'
centrated food. 49,
| The raising of turkeys. ducks and
geese should not be; undertaken unless
good pasturage can be provided.
Mice will attack beehives, and must be
guarded against by closing the entrances
of the hives with fine wire mesh.
Cows exposed to the early and unex'
pected cold snaps are the first to go dry.
This is an especially important fact to
dairymen.
The COW that gives milk which churns
quickly is one for breeder to keep. : No
one can make other than salvy butter il
the milk has to be churned an hour OF
more.
In feeding roots be very careful to
have them as free as possible from clay
or other gritty substances. A careful
farmer digs these in dry weather. A
good way to prepare this forage Is to put
It il box and chop with spade.
! The Babcock Tester shows that the
mornings milk lis richer than the even
inS's. This is because no energy was ex-
pended during the night in exercise, and
Is strong argument in the hands OF
those who believe in keeping up milcb
COWS. -
A prominent sheep breeder, when
asked if he had not fed wethcrs, which
were being fattened more than twice a
day, said that he never fed them , grain
but twice day, and. coarse food three
times day, in each instance different
fodder being fed.
Level culture allowSof an equal wet
ting of the soil by rain; the water is not
concentrated in q dhch between tho
rows, often below the, bottom of the po-
tato hill and drained of, but fiuds its
way to the potato roots and supplies the
necessary moisture.
| Any breed which has size and vigor
will answer the requirements of anyone
starting in for raising mutton 1t is not
necessary to expend large amount OF
money. While the breed OF sheep may
count something, yet that is nothing as
compared with what the ability and in-
dustry of the owner.
To successfully water cncum6ers, mel-
ons, ETC., place al ordinary three-inca
tile in the centre of each hill, with lower
end four to six inches in ground. Fill
tile with water, which will gradually be
absorbed by the subsOn, and the upper
earth will not be left in cocditnon to
grow hard and crack.
Strawberry growers should look after
their plants carefully Immediately after
a crop, as at this time they need special
attention. Plants are weakened by ex-
ce.slve production and become suscepti-
bic to cold weather. To insure healthy
plant and prosperous for succeeding
season a little attention is obvious.
Salt will make fertile soil if properly
administered. Those farmers who have
u.cl mineral fertilizers, phosphases, for
I instance, for any length of time have in
their soils quantity Of unusable. un-
fertile master. An application OF salt
! early in the season will accomplish as
much for a year or two as the more costly
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