The record-union., 1896-03-05
FARM And ORCHARD.
Why Green Bone Will Make the Hens
Lay.
They Will Leave Any Other Food at
Any Time for Mess of Green
Bone-Farm Notes.


asts claim so much for fresh-cut bone
that the earnest desire of practical
poultrymen to know the truth of the
matter has led to a careful investiga-
tion. The results have been very salts
factory and the reason SO simple as to
excite surprise that it was never
thought of before. No intelligent farmer
would expect to reap a rich harvest who
sowed the seed in poor and worn-out
soil. 1t is a fact that is we'll known that
all plant life needs food, and the high
est development is attained when it's
own particular kind of food is fur
nished. A hen has to find the material
to form an egg from the food she gets.
If that food is rich in the egg constitu-
ents, she lays well, but if lacking in
them she lays poorly. A chemical
analysis of green bones shows that it
contains every element found in the
white, the yolk and the shell of the
egg.
This accounts for the avidity with
which green bone is devoured by the
hen. Instinct implants in all animals a
taste and desire for foods that are de-
sirable for them. A hen will leave any
other food at any time for a mess of
green bone. In summer when allowed
free range, bugs and worms supply this
craving for animal food, and that is one
reason why hens lay better in summer
than in winter During winter, or when
confined, bugs and worms cannot be
had, and the hen has to wait days, and
sometimes even weeks to accumulate
from the insufficient food supplied her
insufficient not in quantity, but in egg
insufficient not in quantity but
in egg making elements) enough
material to make an egg But
when given daily allowance of green
bone, rich in every constituent of the
egg, the hen no longer has to wait, each
organ receives it's necessary nourish-
ment, the egg is formed quickly and the
hen has got to lay. 1t is precisely the
same principle as feeding the soil with
FERTILIZER, 1t does not hurt the hen to
supply her natural cravings; she is
healthier, stronger and better in every
way for it. So instead of trusting to
blind chance. or luck, we invoke the aid
of science and produce a living egg
machine, just as truly as science has
made living milk machine of the cow.
FARM NOTES.
Do not wait too long before beginning
tc spray to destroy insects and para
sites. 1t is the early work that is most
effectual.
The early lambs have come and the
profit depends on forcing them in
growth so as to get them in market as
early as possible.
The safest mode of securing vigor in
the herd or flock is to make it an object
never to use a male that is bred on the
same farm with the females.
The farmer who wiil breed a. family of
fast-walking horses. and establish the
breed SO that the Characteristic will be
hAed, can make it pay before others can
compete with him.
Horses are cheap, and it is an excel
lent opportunity for farmers to buy
better stock, and thus aim to secure
larger profits without additional cost
for food and labor
Damp poultry may be made
dry by placing Jumps Of stone lime in
the corners of the house. The lime will
absorb the moisture ana also assist in
warding off disease.
AS an average of the trials at the
canada creameries the milk required
for pound of butter the year round
varied from 23.58 pounds in 1893 to
25.21 pounds in 1892
Geraniums, coleus, fuchsias and abu-
tilons grow from cuttings. Place them
in sand, in shallow vessels, and keep
the sand moist until they root, which
should be in two weeks.
Sheep and wool have held their own
the past year in price better than cat
tie, hogs or grain-better, in fact. than
almost any farm product except hay
and butter. 1t is not good time to let
the sheep go.
The Breeders Gazette truly saws
that notwithstanding the fact that
prices for all kinds of farm animals are
low, the fact remains that it is suicidal
10 try 10 carry on farming operations
without live stock
The farmer who undertakes to make
farming pay by hiring a man while he
directs must have plenty of capital. and
if the farm is small ne should not expect
large returns. On small farms the labor
of the farmers who cwn them is a large
item to be estimated.
Feed lambs for the best profit by be-
ginning with them with great care. first
using a small allowance and gradually
increasing the ration until they can di-
gest all their appetites crave. The point
is to get them to eat the most grain pos
sible in a limited time; this is sure to
result in profitable mutton
The winter is the time to prune grape
vines and it should not be delayed. as
they cannot be cut back with safety
after spring opens. Vines put out last
spring may be cut back to three eyes
and older vines may have their new
wood cut back to six CT eight buds
In estimating the value of fertilizers
and barnyard manure do not overlook
the cost of hauling. Manure that is
spread over field close to the barn will
cost less than if it is spread over a dis
tant field. The item of labor is one
that must always be included in the ex-
penses.
Those who make cattle pay give their
attention to quality 1t is a well known
fact that choice beef is not always
plentiful in the markets and brings bet
ter prices than the usual quotations
Farmers who make beef cattle pay will
lfOi dtlCIlipt " AdllCit oily OQb the ones
that bring the best prices.
Very few orchardists give their trees
enough fertilizer TO insure the greatest
success. Too many not only neglect to
fertilize, but do their best TO exhaust
the soil by growing grain crops among
the trees, or pasturing it at all seasons
of the year till the soil is as hard as the
public highway.-The Epitomist
1t costs at least one-third more to
produce pound of pork after the first
year than befog If a pig does not pay
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