The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

Try watering the horses in the morn
ing before feeding. This will often pre-
vent collie.
1t is d notable fact that men whose
word is as good as their note keep II
good by keeping their names off Of
notes.
Breeders should never send out hog
a sheep or a chicken that is infested
with ver1nin. 1t does not speak wei
for the breeder.
The opinion of some orchard owners
Is that it will not do to cultivate peacf
trees after they are four years old. II
ii is expected to get finely cololed fruit
An old alfalfa grower says: Where
the worms abound, alfalfa is sure. Tht
land must be dry, the soil mus bt
sweet and full of organic matter fol
best results with alfalfa.
The institute worker who can give
without the use of percentages) his
own experience ON his own farm vii
be listened to most atientively. It !:
not the interesting talkcr at an insti
tute that educates, but The instructive
one who talks along practica. lines.
1t is proper use TO put an axe to
when one cuts down old. defunct willow
hedges continuous to farm land. Such
things can not be said to be thing OF
beauty, nor may they be considered
beneficial. They impede the growth of
crops and are better out of existence.
Give the farm implement square
deal" and don't throw 1t away until il
is beyond repairing. Many machines
are thrown away that could be repaired
so as to do good work. On some farms
so much is invested in machinery that il
is difficult to make profit on the In
vestment.
ia man takes little property be
longing TO another he is thief; if he
takes a good deal he is called q graft
er. When man pays out soIae money
and loses it we call 1t speculation; Il
he makes a profit ii Is an investment
This is the up-to-date way of looking
at some things.
The opinion mas prevailed that the
man who has riding implements is
lazy. We are gradually getting over
that feeling. The sensible man is the
man who can arrange to ride. If be
provides riding tools he has his choice.
but If be does not he has only Hobson's
choice-walk.
A supply OF lime Is absolutely neces
sary for the hens and there Is no bet
ter way to get this than pounded oys
tcr shells. Bones, pounded fine. so as
TO have no long splinters, may also be
used, or fine gravel which contains
limestone. Attention to these things is
what makes poultry pay in winter.
When a gall is noticed. there is some
thing wrong with the saddle or har-
ness, and no remedy will be available
until the cause of the gall is removed.
An examination of the harness shoult.
be made whenever the horse Is brought
up from work at night, and 1t should
be kept in good condition, or the horse
will suffer.
All kinds of horses are high now. Nc
one should buy horse unless 1t is &C.
tually needed. When buying 1t pays tc
get the best For an investment n
horses 1t would be good business man.
agement to wait while until some
thing good can be bought for less
money. A pair of good draft mares
will pay out at almost any reasonable
price.
1t has been frequently poinsed out to
the feeder that perfect ration may
sometimes be unpalatahle. 10 which
case 1t cannot produce tnat good which
will come from ration more palatable
any ration it will not gn- good from It.
for 1t will not eat sufficient OF u. 1t is
therefore. essential that the ration have
palatability as well as balanced ele-
ments.
Where corn has been laid by with a
good shovel pillow the ridges in the corn
rows are high. In putting in spring
grain there should be some reduction of
these ridges or the stand will be
"streaked." The grain when IL comes
up looks very much like the stripes of
Old Gle. n 1t is better to run the disk
over a field of this kind before seeding
to oats or spring wheat. If not reduced
properly these ridges will interfere in
harvesting.
Milk, like many other things. that
cen be extremely good, can qlso be ex.
tremely bad. Milk, as it comes from
the udder of healthy, we'll cared-for
COW, is as pure as spring water from
the depth of the earth. but the moment
1t comes in contact with the air and
the utensils in which it is handled, II
becomes the most favorable place for
the development of thousands of minute
organisms known as bacteria, and un-
der favorable conditions these will
grow and multiply until one drop of
milk may contain as many as a mill
Ion, which may not only cost the lives
of the calves to which it Is fed, but of
the children of our homes.
Try a Few Scrubs First.
If you expect to start In the sheep
business and you have had no previous
experience with sheep, 1t might be a
good plan to begin with few scrubs
to get experience. Comparatively few