The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-11

The feeding of the heifer is an i'm portant factor in developing her dairy qualities. The food should be rich in ash to make bone and rich in protein to make muscle and blood. If fed too much starchy food, such as corn, the fat habit is formed and once this ten dency is developed it is hard to DIV
 The new 200-acre dairy farm of the Iowa State Agricultural college at Ames, is to be under the management of Mir. Frank White, a successful dairy farmer of Fonda, Iowa.
 The manure pile is the farmers bank. The funds properly applied return handsome rates of interest More than three per cent. you may be sure.
 Are you about to build dairy house? The dairy division of the bu- reau of animal industry will suggest specifications for dairy houses and ice houses to any one who makes ap- plication.
 Fresh poultry manure containing AS per cent. of water is worth perhaps $4.35 per ton, while the dried manure, containing less than seven per cent. of water, is worthy nearly double.
 You know how it was last year. You missed that favorable day for the work you had in hand, and it de- layed and bothered you for weeks. Don't put it off
 While beet pulp has no great value as nutrient, it has given general sat isfaction as ration for the milch COW because of It's palatability. Unless in excessive quantities it will not taint milk.
 An opportunity for settlers will be offered next summer when the large tract of government land near the Occur dAlene Indian reservation in the state of Washington is thrown open for settlement. The land will be sold for $1.25 an acre.
 The only way pumpkins can be fed to hogs with profit is as relish and corrective when animals are feeding heavily on corn. Pumpkins in large proportions are washy ration and enough cannot be eaten to give the nutriment necessary for support, let alone gain upon young hogs.
 The boy with gumption will get the benefit of some agricultural course be it by correspondence, or by the purchase and study of the best books on agriculture. To remain ignorant in this day of progressive, scientific farming is worse than folly. it is a sin.
 The Indiana legislature has before it an agricultural school bill whose purpose is to establish courses of study which shall direct the atten. tion of the boys and the girls of the state to the importance of farming and farm hople-making, and for the best preparation for this very important in dustry' Why not such course in every state?
 Have you profited by any of the farmers institutes or special short courses at the agricultural colleges this winter? You are the loser if you have not. Let the resolve be made now that next winter will find you in the ranks of the progressive farmers who are studying to know more and more about farm science.
 If you visit the city, as of course you do, did 1t ever occur to you to visit the markets and note the prod ucts that are bringing the best prices their appearance, how they are packed and handled? A day or several days thus spent would suggest many re forms and improvement in your meth ods of shipping to market.
 The Jacksonville (Fla) Metropolis prints the following hen story: "M G. Glass, a well-known colored citi- zen. has a hen that three times a week lays an egg of enormous size the first and second eggs each week contains two yolks, while the third one contains three yolks. The hen is about six or seven pounds in weight and is cross between black Span. ish and Plymouth Rock" Evidently