The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-09-05

] hoioNS IAaL SHON SlSuS Ol muscular
lameness. Give a larger dose for
horses that weigh over 1000 pounds.
Millet and other small seeds are
good for chicks, and even for ma
ture fowls, where they are fed in the
straw and they have to be scratched
! for
The use of scales and the Babcock
tester detect the improbable COW,
and no COW owner is willing to keep
the animal when he learns her real
| status.
Give the work horses good care
these hot, trying days Take the har-
ness off at Moons and at night and
/ always give them a little rub of.
They will be fresher in the morning
/ ii yoC do.
Notice the conformation of the
/ horses legs below the knees before
you buy. If they are light in pro-
portion 10 the rest Of the leg there is
/ apt to be a weak point there which
/ will lessen the stability Of the animal.
The good prices for produce of all
kinds which are prevailing ought to
/ fill the farmers days with sunshine
and his nights with pleasant dreams
OF the profits he is to realize when
crops are in.
Watch the potato vines. Don't let
/ the bugs get ahead of you. By lit
tie timely work you can strip off the
bugs, but all the kins horses and all
the kings men together with all your
signing cannot put the destroyed foil
age back on again.
1t is said that farmers in the United
States annually lose $500. 900 900
/ through the ravaGes of insects. There
is no doubt that much of this ire
mendous loss might be prevented by
wise and faithful warfare on the pests
| What are you doing to help?
II certainly does not improve ones
/ temper after a hard days work to
have the COW give you a slap in the
face every little while but try and not
give way to your i'll feelings. If neces-
sary, fasten her tail, but never strike
/ her because she has sought to rid
/ herself of the Fostering flies
II you have any care for the future
practice rotation of crops Prof. Hop
kins says that no profitable and per-
manent system Of agriculture can be
adopted which does not include a rota-
ton of crops with a liberal use Of
lie gumes and as much manure as pos
sible
The real test OF the horse is not in
his appearance but in the amount Of
work you can get out of him on the
smallest amount of feed Some
. horses are poor workers but heavy
feeders. while others who are mod.
crate eaters give a good return for
every pound of food consumed
A sprout starting from the stump of
an old tree can be grated and will
produce fruit much sooner than a
/ planted tree. 1t cannot be expected
to live so long and may fail in its
later years, but will render good serv-
ice while newly planted tree is get
| ting the growth needed to bring it into
/ bearing.
Perhaps the poor stand" of corn
! you are complaining Of is the result
| OF unfavorable weather conditions,
( but ten chances TO one it is only the
inevitable folly Of lack of thorough
cultivation or care in the matter of
seed selection. Haphazard methods
never yet improved the quality or
quantity of the corn crop.
The agricultural department of the
University of Wisconsin has imported
1 from Germany new variety of potato
| for the purpose of testing its availa-
| bility in the production of denatured
| alcohol. These potatoes, which are too
coarse-grained for domestic purposes.
are said to yield from 300 to 500 bush
| els per acre. The Germans make al
/ cohol from these tubers
That boy of yours would enjoy a
patch of ground all his own. Let him
raise all he can on it and sell either
to you or the neighbors, after you
have exacted fair compensation for
the land and the use of the tools.
| Thus you will not only be holding his
interest upon the farm but you will be
instilling business principles in him
which will prove valuable in the years
| to come.
The Kansas experiment station rec
ommends the following preparation as
| good to spray on cows to lessen the
| fly evil: Two cakes of laundry soap
dissolved in warm water. To mix one
and a half pounds of resin one-half
| pint of fish oil and enough water to
make three gallons. Add one-half
| pint of kerosene when ready to use,
and apply with brush or spray