The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-08-24
FARM NOTES.
.ense always lurks IN nm.

Disease always turks IN nlth'
Dampen dusty hay before feeding
20 horses.
Anything less than full feeding is
a sacrifice to net profits.
The loss in gain is out Of all pro-
portion to the saving of food.
Glover is richer than grass as a
muscle former and Is best adapted for
growing animals.
Add to the capacity of the farm by
adding strength to the soil.
The best results come from feeding
corn when II is the only food.
In breeding to improve stock II any
one point is aimed at II is better to
breed from mature animals.
Even when ON the best OF pastur-
age the brood sows should have
feed OF rich slops daily.
The horse should always be fed
some time before It is used and not
worked before.
A popularity of phospnates is It's
quick action; hence II is suited to
fewer soils than bone dGsL But In
many cases pnosphates can be used
TO good advantage when applied with
wheat when The seeding is done in
the fall
While rotation OF the crops is the
best method for the average farmer.
too much OF any one crop In proper
tion respecting the keep of live stock
should be carefully considered ac-
cording to the receipts and the expen.
ditures.
In feeding pigs the appetite has
much to do with the gain. and other
things being equal a young, growing
animal will make greater gain from
n bushel OF corn or any other grain
than one near maturity.
The farmer who has an abundance
OF sweet skim milk will usually sue
ceed with hogs. Mixed with ship stun
or bran or oil meal Il makes a ration
that is hard to excel either for tn,
brood SOW or the one sucking q lit
ter of pigs. This is not only a good
feed but is economical as wen.
a hog can be made reader for mar
ket and earlier If Il is given the rang,
OF a good pasture and fed variety o.
food, than II fed ON corn exclusively
while at the same time better healtl
is maintained.
While the clotted fleece of laml
is much more worthless than tina
of a sheep. yet If properly grown there
Is no other fleece that Is as sosi an,
brilliant in quality or as mark stable
owing to the length of its staple an,
its quality.
When a horse Is allowed to fall int
slow PAGES he becomes old long b,
fore his time. His sinues and joint
become stiff and contracted anl h
becomes prematurely injured, a
though injured by oyerwork or heav
loads.
Angora goats will clear up tn
brush land cannot be done in an
other way, and while they are clear
ing up the land they are growing int
money. They will give a good shearinI
OF mohair that will bring more thai
wool. We are sure that they are her
to stay.
Summer pruning OF raspberries an
blackberries consists in pinching ou
the growing sprouts or point o
each cane when II reaches the heigh
OF three feet or less This cause
branches to start out below. an
these in turn may be pinched ou
when they grow to the height OF
foot or fifteen inches long.
In the rearing OF all domestic AM
mails proper care should be taken 4
regard to the quality and quantity O
their food. They should have JUS
enough 10 keep them growing steaC
lily. and It should be of such variet
as TO secure u perfect composition {
bone and muscle and flesh Care mus
be taken in pushing for rapid growt
that the animal does not become to
fat, as this condition is hurtful
its growth and subsequent ability.
The farmer, who as far as possibl
keeps his farm covered with a gro'
ing crop of some kind will maintai
it's fertility much better than the OF
who leaves 1t bare a good portion
the time. One advantage in makir
clover one Of the crops in the syste
OF rotation on the farm is that II a
fords better opportunity OF keepir
growing crop in the earth.