The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-26
SOME FARM NOTES.

In severe tulu WNaN-N-
IN the ration Of the horses.
oyster shells pounded or srounu
IS good for hens.
passwood flowers produce mueh
Ohiter honey than clover.
II an opportunity offers take aa'an'
taee Of Il and plan.
ON the farm the walk Is the most
important gait that can be cultivated
profit depends as much on the cost
NJ production as the selling price.
one way TO get more cream and put
Ter from the same feed and care Is 70
get rid OF the poorest COWS
upon the condition OF the stables de-
rends the health Of the horses TO
great extent.
put horses OF equal strength in the
same team or else even up the length
OF the doubletree.
In no way can the table scraps be
used TO a better advantage than to
feed to the poultry.
For the garden at least the deeper
and richer the soil the better. bu' DO
not deepen too much at once.
with all stock the principle item en-
tering into the cost Of production Is
the food they consume.
For brittle hoofs in horses take
pint OF giycerlne and add to il two
ounces Of lamp black. Use as a dress
ing.
Grooming should not be neglected.
as without a healthy. acting skin gen.
erai health Of the animal is impossi-
BILE.
Three parts OF lard and one part OF
resin melted together and applied will
prevent metal surfaces from rusting.
Hot cream makes white soft butter
such cream will come to butter very
slowly n It does at all.
II Is quite an item to feed all Of the
sows to farrow as near the same as
possible.
Fat mares too often produce weak
foals. It is strength producing food
that brood mares need. not fat pro-
duclng.
Vicious horses are generally made
so by the treatment they receive. The
best dispositions may be ruined by III
treatment
There are no animals on the farm
that are more particular about the
quality of their feed than sheep. They
will not eat filthy food unless starved
to Il.
With a young orchard prune for low
headed trees. they resist the wint
better the fruit Is easier gathered ant
the trunks are less liable to sun scald
Working and stirring the soil doe
not add to the fertility, but it does ait
and That very materially in makinI
plant food already In the soil avalls
BILE.
When stock Is kept to consume tn,
products Of a farm some pasturage 4
a necessity, and more stock can b,
kept on less acreage II the pastur,
is divided into three or four fields.
II an animal shows any signs o
running down at this time the bes
thing to do is to give him a little bet
ter care All animals should be KEEP
in a good. thrifty condition durin
the winter.
Strengthening out bitches and fence
dispensing with useless fences an
lanes will in many cases add consit
erably to the size Of the farm withou
enlarging the boundaries.
If there is not plenty of good pastul
age It will in many cases be goo
plan TO sew a patch of oats and pea
especially for the sows and young pig
during the summer
The keeping Of the farm tools in
good condition is an important facto
In the cultivation OF the crops II
a good plan TO have them all full
ready for work before the seaso
opens.
The health and condition OF tn
farm teams depends as much upon N
quality OF the food that is given thei
as upon the amount Of work they az
required to do.
AZ no time is It best to make cor
alone the exclusive ration OF the broo
sows. Even in winter oats. barle
bran, shorts and linseed meal can I
fed TO good ADVANTAGE
The longer a farmer carries a l,
OF hogs the greater the chances thI
there will be loss. 1t is therefore ver
important that the growth should /
pushed from the start so as to secul
early maturity.
Before the spring work begiis n
harness should be carefully repair,