Sharp County record., 1907-07-05

Food for reflection" should be well
digested
This is a good time of year to dip
the live stock for parasites.
The improvement of the potato Is
said to have decreased it's hardness.
Drains in fields should be at least
30 inches below the surface Of the
ground.
Eastern cattle feeders want hornless |
cattle and will pay more for them than
for others.
Plant few sugar beets. They will
be appreciated next winter by the
stock when the bulk of the rations is
80 dry.
The boy born with the silver spoon
in his mouth generally swallows it
before he is big enough to know how
to use it.
The wood pasture can be kept
cleaned up with a flock Of sheep, but
remember that they cannot live on
weeds and brush.
Don't feed so literally that the
swine leave portions of the feed each
time in the troughs, Feed only as
much as will be eaten up clean.
A little soaked corn scattered about
will soon encourage the little pigs to
eat and they will soon learn to eat
the corn dry and to shell 1t them.
selves,
Some OF the best orchardist dispute
the claim that fruit buds can be kept
back in the spring by mulchlng the
ground over their roots while 1t is
| frozen.
Let us repeat that tidiness Is es-
sential to pure milk, Enough dirt can
be carried on the clothes Of the milk
er to influence the product, whether
It be milk, cream or butter.
There Is vast difference In soils.
A heavy soil turned up too soon after
q rain will bake and dry out quickly,
while some lighter soils II allowed to
60 over II hours will not plow good.
One advantage Of planting potatoes
in the time Of the full moon IS that the
planter Is able to see so much better
In doing his work. That Is, If he wants
TO do night work. II not plant in the
day time without reference to the
moon.
Milk may become tainted from vari.
ous reasons, such as unsuitable feed,
iniudlcious feeding, impure water sup.
ply, want ct. salt by the cows, alb
sorption OF 0dors and the germs which
get into the milk during and after
milking,
Remember every weed which you
give place 20 on your farm Is taking
30 much from the soil which you need
for paying crops, and not only that
hut Il Is growing and scattering seed
which will cause increased trouble In
the future.
"Cornhed stun are sheep and
lambs that have been fed In field
Of corn and rape, The trouble with
this method Is that the sheep win
eat nothing but the rape while II lasts
and will then burn themselves OUT
with too hearty feeding on the corn.
thus throwing them off and causing.
In many cases, death,
The success of the dairy business
depends as much on the disposition of
the skim milk ~ upon that Of the
cream, and here IN whore n good
many farmers fall down, The skim
milk used In hog raising will return q
handsome profit where consideration
is given TO the best proportions In
which TO feed corn and skim milk In
order TO obtain the largest gain with
the lenst waste Of food,
Do you know what kind Of cows
you are keehing1 Many Of the mem.
bers Of tho Cow Testing association
formed among the patrons Of the Ere.
mont tMiehD creamery over a year
ago we're astonished 10 lind what a
poor showing many Of their cows
made but It led to wedding out
which had put the dAiries on better
paving basis. Why not start Cow
Testing association In your soctlonl
Among the plants which may he
grown between rows Of young apple
trees are tomatoes and potatoes, az
these both use up large quantities Of
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