The Ordway new era., 1907-10-25
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Kindness is a valuable asset in the
dairy business.
In shoeing young horses be catetu'
not to use too heavy shoe
Poor time to feed or water the horse
when overheated. Let her stand
little time.
4 pound OF grain fed to good COW
will return larger profit than II led 10
a steer for beef.
Don't forget to make memoranda OF
all interesting points concerning the
seasons growth and harvest
Good sense Is contagious, even from
man to beast. The man with good
sense generally has little use for the
whip In handling his team.
Did you ever stop to think that the
balky and disagreeable horses are not
to the manner born but are made so
by mismanagement and Ill usage.
Cultivate your sense OF responsible
~ towards those whom you supply
with milk As you value your soul
do not sell an unwholesome or adul.
terated article.
Not enough use for a manure
spreader to warrant the purchasing OF
Cot yCif nj
your neighbors in purchasing such
machine. and share In Its use?
Scales on the farm are not as
scarce as they used to be. The farm
er is coming more and more to ap-
preciate the value OF weighing every
thing that comes on the farm as well
as everything which is sold OF the
farm. Guessing is n losing game for
the farmer.
Is the charge that farming Is not a
healthful occupation for women true?
We are confident II Is not except
where the women are overworked.
Every labor saving device for lessen
ing the work OF the women should be
secured. Tighten her burdens as much
as possible.
New York state man claims TO
have discovered that grasshoppers
have value to farmers as an exter-
minator OF bugs and pests harmful to
crops. He has just made n choice as.
sortment OF these insects and pro.
poses to cross-breed so as to finally
produce n variety which will be Who'll.
ly given to the high calling OF bug
and pest exterminator. What do you
think OF that?
The pure food laws are being en-.
forced. at least in Indiana. Out OF &C
arrests for violations So convictions
were secured and IL cases were dis.
missed for lack of sufficient evidence.
Niolators of these laws are becoming
alarmed at the firmness and persist
ence shown by DR.. II. +. Barnard.
chief food inspector, in his efforts to
enforce the protective statutes, SO
that offenders are growing fewer in
numbers.
The balky horse is generally caused
by the balky man, and the pull.back
horse by foolman around the horses
head. A horseman suggests the fol.
lowing method of treatment in hand
ling pullback horse: Pass the end
u the tie-rope or halter over manger
and tie to one fore foot SO that the
pull Is equal on head and foot. This
VIII prove temporary remedy, but
The only real cure is kind treatment
which will win the confidence and re.
'pect OF the animals. Some men are
lending horses who are not fit tn
1rive pigs.
Prof. F. b. Mumford, Of Missouri
experiment station, shows that tests
aave proved that sheep produce more
meat from pound Of grain than any
other farm animal. II was shown that
pound OF mutton can be produced
from about half as much grain as a
pound OF beef. Even the mortgage.
nttng hog requires more grain to pro.
uuce pound OF human food than the
sheep. With the combination of corn
and clover hay for food, and dry shed
.or shelter, sheep will always give
good account OF themselves and re-.
spond readily to the care given them
MY. now we have enjoyed our gar.
ueh th,s year. Even four.year old
Gertrude Is an ardent advocate n,
tnis household adjunct Among the
new things we tried this year wa.
some kohlrabi. a turnip.s p.shaped ve~s..
able of fine flavor and which =. 49,
pared for the table much 60. po