The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-26

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home and in loNe with the farm s7s.. :. ~
get him interest6 ii The live stock
Count the cost. Where there is no
profit there is usually loss Do not attempt
the whitening over pof any animal which
does not show gpod promise of returning a
profit for the food Consumed. Possibly you
have some which yeu would better give
away than feed.
There Is no doubt that it will pay to feed
wheat to the pigs and hogs. But it should
be soaked to getithe BEST profit. mixture
Of wheat and corn is sgood to finish off the
hogs When hogs are worth or cents it
won't pay to sell wheat at so or 60 cents
The so-called fancy farmers set a good
example in neatness for the old time farm
ers to follow They have clean animals and
ciean staIs; the stables are we'll aired and
lgnted, and the milk is weighed regularly
and credited to the COW which gives it.
All sorts OF waste about the dairy can be
maze 10 play right into the pigs mouth.
Inc piggery and the dairy go hand in hand
and the thrifty stockman will see that it is
50. Inc worldly wise farmer must be able
10 see more than one thing at time.
IN dry season there is fertilizer
which produces better results with pota-
toes than wood ashes, Notwithstanding the
1act that ashes seem to dry themselves.
Equally good results will follow when they
are sprinkled on the strawberry bed
Every farmer who has fed pumpkins to
hogs knows their good effects-that indi-
ca1es the value Of roots generally as by
1eed. Pumpkins alone would not fatten
anything, but they have a grateful effect
on all animals eating grain.
Good stock and low prices will give better
results than poor stock and good prices
NOW is the time to buy good breeding stock
at lower rates, and We should lose no op-
portunity for improvement if we are to stay
in the business at ALL
Any work especially adapted to the sea-
son, or that is to make the winter more
pleasant and successful, should be done
promptly Frequently something neglected
now VIII tell on the entire seasons results
next year.
Do not make hog eat a bushel of filth
IN order to procure his bushel of grain. A
cream Feeding floor is not difficult to have,
and the grain will go further and the
health of the hogs will be better for hay
ing it.
one OF the best rations for the brood sow
IS middlings made into a slop with skim
mink, or wheat bran, linseed meal and milk;
10 make up a variety, give oats and barley
ground together This is desirable change
If the temperature of the cellar gets near
the danger point, put a covered kettle of
i've Goals in it. The Goals are more effec-
tive than lamp Frequently reoommendeeD
and also safer. They will not blow up
A muddy barnyard is not as good a run
Tor hogs as hard, clean field pasture
iiIied with weeds and not much of any
thlng else will not keep them in as good
condition as good clover field.
In feeding remember that a hog attends
to his wants first and lays on fat after
ward. DO not make the mistake of carry
ing more than be we'll fed; do not try
II at all without good shelter
He who loves himself Unfortunately, doing
all with reference to selfish gratificato
and sensual Indulgence, will practically hate
mis- neighbors and his Creator, wasting all
or his flowers upon himself.
Pigs often lack vigor because the brood
sows are kept too fat A good thrifty con-
oItlon IS much better for the pigs than too
much fat. They must be in the best condi.
ton for rapid growth.
we intend to arrange for reports of the
institutes held throughout the state during
the winter which we think will form q
highly attractive and valuable feature of
our paper i.a
Every well regulated farm should carry a
few sheep. But do not make the mistake
or overstocking with them. Large stocks
never pay SO well in proportion as do small
err ones.
There is little use of procuring the best
unless one recognizes the fact that good
care has as much bearing on success with
them as it has with. beef cattle or dairy
COWS.
strength. A nation of home owners is a
nation of. patriots, and woe be unto anv
army that undertakes to rout such peo-
pie.
Use we'll matured sows for breeding pur-
poses, and keep them as long as they are
good breeders; profitable sow should pro-
ouce large number of pigs and raise them
Breeds are what they have been made bv
1000 and care, and they must be kept up
by the same means. They are improved to
make them pay better for high feeding.
When you are thinking of leaving the
rarm take into consideration the comma rra-
tive number of people subsisting ON charity
IN the city and on the farm this winter
Provide the means of contentment and
Improvement in your home and the power
OF temptation over yourself and your bows
Is much lessened.
Ice water is no good as a poultry bever-
age either in summer or winter Have the
chill taken off but don't give hot water to
any stock.
All is not accomplished when YOU get q
pure breed and popular strain, though this
Is essential to begin with
Do not undertake the breeding of cattle
unless you are prepared to follow it care
fully and systema tically
The chicken to the farmer: Lets try a
irtle reciprocity. You raise ME, and I'll
raise the mortgage
"A lew IdtH ana Snlngle nails will keen
out much cold air. Put them on now before
you forget it.
This is a good time for young men to
buy farms If they have the right idea of
the business.
Fresh air is healthful, but it wants to
be filtered in zero weather, so cover un
the cracks.
1t pays to pay attention to details in
dairying, unless you do, you are sure to he
a loser.
If the boys have an interest in the hogs
they Will not grumble if they have to feed
them
See that your barn lantern is all right
and not liable to drop apart among the
hay. w
| Dish water does not quench the thirst
as good supply of pure cold water will.
The wide awake poultry keeper is not
afraid OF cold snap He's ready for it.
milking stool makes poor currvcomb
Cold water does not make warm milk
reliable churn thermometer will nav for
itself many times in a single season
Don't use a scrub boar The money snen+
ON full blood will soon come back
Our achievements are less than orr in
tentions usually. Let aim high.
Cows that roost on the warm side Of
wire fence never fill the milk pail.
Keep the cows as clean as brush ana