Middletown transcript., 1903-04-18
FARM AND GARDEN

The feeding of winter lambs is bust.
ness which requirts more thorough at.
tention than is usually paid to it. 1t
should be commenced In many instances
months before it is. Many men think it
is not necessary to commence feeding un.
til you have the lamb week old. That
in my opinion is where they make the
mistake. Commence when the eve goes
to the buck. See that the eve from that
time Is never allowed to fall off in flesh.
Let her be kept in and improving con-
dition, so that when she lambs che will
be in strong feshy shape, not too fat.
In such condition she will bring a big
fat lamb. The lamb has a good start.
If your lambs come thin and weak it
will take more time to fill them up than
the fat lambs. There is also more loss and
trouble. 1t seldom happens that a
strong lamb will not take all the milk the
eve has, while with weak lamb you
may have trouble that way. Trying to
feed first-class lambs from poor weak ewes
is q most unsatisfactory business, both as
to profit or pleasure. Rolley in
american Agricuharist.
Before setting hen, 1 put plenty of
coal ashes in the bottom of the nest, then
cover them well with straw, and sift on
insect powder or sulphur to protect from
lice. While the hen is sitting, / only let
her off once day to eat. After the
chicks are Matched, I do not feed them
for "a hours. then 1 feed four
or five times day, until they are about
two weeks old, iohnnycake made of but
termilk or sour milk, water, soda and
corn meal. Then commence feeding
cracked corn. While the clicks are
small frequently give them sweet milk
and black pepper to drink. I never let
the chicks out of the coop when the
grass is wet until they are we'll feathered
out and seldom ever have any with gapes.
If they are troubled with lice, grease
them well under the wings and on the
top of the head with lard and sift on
plenty OF insect powder.-Mnnie Joslin
in american Agricuhurist.
The Irish potato bettle when left alone
will soon eat up every green potato in the
field. But with as simple remedy as
paris green there is no necessity for
allowing this to occur. Still, the potato
beetle has poisoned, killed and picked
'or over % years in the United States
out it is still with US and is here to
Itay. The same will probably be found
rue with the San Jose scale. It will
'e hard to exterminate completely with
'ut at the same time injuring the trees,
,ut with persistent effort it can be con
rolled.
When the spring opens there is temp
alton to put stock on the pastures rather |
arly in the season. This should not be |
lone, as trampling by the animals may
10 harm. A heavy roller should be used
ver the pasture field, SO az to press down
nd smooth the surface for the mower if
field is cut for hay. Very young grass
r ryeis laxative, and cows will fall off
n yield of milk if put out too early or
ept on the pasture too long.
Oats have frequently been seeded in
he early spring for sheep pasture. If
are is taken to prevent the animals
ropping too closely. a large amount of
,rage can be secured, after which the
rop may be allowed to develop and be
ut for grain or for hay. As soon as the
arvest is over the ground can be plowed
nd second crop of oats sown and used
Or pasture. This condition may be de.
red.
Too much corn fed to young pigs, es-
scially, may cause soft pork, but even
large proportion at the finishing stage
as no such effect. Feeding skim milk
18th corn will counteract the tendency
corn in producing soft pork.
1t is a fact that the farmer is prosper
rs when he combines with his farming
he manufacture of pork and beef The
'rn, grass, hay and fodder are his raw
aterials; the pork and beef and wool
e his finished product. Z