Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-11-18

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The sooner the colt begins to eat the
better it is for the colt and his owner
The farmer who has a large lot OF
wheat to sell is said to have a smile
that will not rub. off.
Clear salt and water on old sores,
harness and saddle gals often cure
them where nothing else Will.
The value of any kind of farm stock
Is very largely determined by its feed
ing the first year of its life
Sheep thin in flesh have weak di-
gestion, but even the strongest are
easily injured by grain too heavily.
Don't let anything induce you to
strike a match or smoke in your barn
when there is hay or other combust-
ible in it.
If an abundance of good, sharp grit
is kept constantly within range OF the
fowls, many ailments that spring from
indigestion may be avoided.
When sheep lose patches Of wool
from their heads or bellies, 1t indicates
feverish condition, and is usually the
result of improper feeding. 4
One can usually depend upon the
hardness Of fowls that feather slowly
Many of the smeller breeds feather
quickly, and naturally the system is
weak after it.
The present eggs are the heaviest
and when placed in water Will sink to
the bottom at once; older eggs will
sink partially to the bottom, while
stale eggs float on top.
Rowen hay is the best hay i'll the
world for calves. Cows and even brood
sows will eat it ravenously and it will
do them good. 1t is the next thing TO
grass, and is not good to feed work or
driving horses.
BY taking little pains in shocking
corn one can have quite wide lands be-
tween the rows, which can be ploWed
and thus help the spring work on that
much. This ground, when properly
prepared. will afford an ideal place for
| winter wheat.
| It Is not wise to lop off any branch
| Of farming operations because or 10"
prices. The pendulum is sure to swing
back. The time to stay in any bus1
- ---,,o-- 80 ..4any are getting out
AS a rule high priced seed almost
always produces low priced products.
Farming is a vast conundrum that but
few people are guessing correctly.
Many young horses are ruined by
| being put to work too young, before
their bones are properly hardened and
their joints sufficiently strong. In
| this immature condition the young ami
NAL is not able to bear constant and
severe exertion, and If this is eXacted
of them the injury will be felt all
through the rest of their lives. Mode
rate exercise should be begun quite
early, but full service should not be
required before the fourth year.
A dust bath almost every day is nee
esSary to the health Of the hens, and
they should never be deprived Of 1t.
The dust box should be sufficiently
large to admit of two or three hens oc-
Of flfn M a L. S
one of the best, if not the best, mate
rails that can be used. To insure prop
er cleanliness, the material should be
changed at least every ten days. Care
should be taken to loosen up Occa-
casionally, as it is liable to become
packed hard.
When selecting male birds with q
view to propagating flesh and prolific
laying. they should be moderately
short-legged, unless the hens are very
low in stature, and even then short
legs should be preferred for compact
ness and growth of flesh, for the cock
erels from sire having long legs are
apt to be stilted, and they do not put
on flesh kindly. The sire should have
broad, full and round breast, broad
back, to secure plumpness and COM
pactness of flesh in the offspring.
To Keep Flies Off Horses.
A writer in the Epitomist says:
''Take two or three small handfuls of
walnut leaves. or pennyroyal, on which
pour two or three quarts of cold wa
ter; let it infuse one night, pour the
whole next morning into kettle, and
boil for fifteen minutes; when cold. 1t