The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-06-30
FARM NOTES.

To get good milk, good feed is as
necessary as good cattle.
Sheep should have salt regularly but
not In large quantities.
Good butter can not be made unless
the cows have good. wholesome food.
Feeble growing and unhealthy trees
are a. general thing the result Of
poor soil
When tree is healthy the ton Is
green and lumriant but when its con
diuon is bad. the tops arc dead and
make little or no advance
Hard work will not har. the horse
II the right kind Of care is given II
is the imperfect care that Injuries.
Milk that Is to be used for butter
will give the best results from deep
setting and sp' edy separation.
Unless a big row is an extra good
mixer she is Of less value han a
small one that is fine mixer.
Cut the weeds out Of i5e fence cor
ners before they get too good q start
in growing.
The best way to avoid difficulty Is
70 breed from well selected. sound,
healthy animals
sheep to fatten well aud readily
should be fed regula ~ twice a day.
night and morning.
To keep the feet Of ;he horses In
good condition the shoes should be re-
moved every six weeks or oftener
II after milking TIC udder retains
It's large size It is purely deceptive
one. as the udder Of a 2, I'D milker
will always shrink after II Is thor.
oughly emptled
Tag weed in the pasture Ia the most
prolific cause OF blttsf milk. as the
plant contains a large quantity of bit
ter substance.
Sheep are gregarious When one is
seen by itself the shepherd ig sure that
something is wrong.
OIL meal mixed with ether food will
greatly increase The rob ess OF the
milk and the butter
If the horses on & g fam do not
grow into money and you have no use
for them turn them into cash as soon
as soon as possible.
A well fed COW is a different animal
in many respects from the one That Is
half starved and her milk is much
richer and better for all purposes.
The object in grooming is not alone
to improve but It is to cleanse the
hair and skin of all dust and dirt
With the finest cows yielding the
richest cream. ted with the best Of
feed. and g.ye1 the best of care. the
Foundation is laid for making the
Des, .utter. but the gilt edge mus
be put on by the dairyman. Nothing
VIII atone for poor process aud
lack Of care in the butter making.
Especially vince llr butter Is made
ca the farm. aGC where only feS
COWS are used, creawers win /, found
of special value - the temp ataturo
ot the cream ar1 milk is easily con
t'olled.
The quality of the milk depends il
tho first place .p)n the COW that pro
d.tes It and socOsl ron The ca-,
ar food Of the annual .ul Tie man
agement OF the milk
One mistake made very often in the
care Of young pigs is sunting them IN
their early growth in the hope Of max
ing up for Il later by cramming.
Milking should be done and mill
should be kept only where the air (.
free from all Objectionable odors, al
it Is very susceptible to anything o.
this sort
Experiments with all kinds of feed
ing show that a variety of food 1,
much cheaper than the use of one kline
and the animals like It better and 4
keeps them more thrifty.
One OF the principal causes OF but
ter becoming rancid is because of tn,
buttermilk left in It. II the churninl
ig continued after the butter is com
pact no amount OF working or wash
ing will rid It entirely OF odor
To keep a horse in good condition
constant care must be exercised. Tn,
skin must be kept clean and fire.
from dirt and dust and scurf II IN,
pores of the skin are clogged up, tn
effect Il almost as bad as II the bow
els were clogsed
The home market should not b
overlooked. SO long as Il is fully sup
piled there Is no use in shipping away
Considering the cost Of transportatlo
tho commission for selling and tn
risk, the home market Is, as rul,
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