The state herald., 1907-09-06

It appears from the statements Of
experts that the worlds wheat crop
is short this year.
Be sure the cows get plenty OF
drinking water that is clean and cool.
Water your milk through the COW.
Good management Of the swine herd
will put money into the farmers
pocket quicker than in almost any
other way.
Feed well during the moultng sea.
son If you would have your poultry
come through strong and ready for
fall and winter laying.
Keep the digestive apparatus of the
pigs in good condition as 1t is through
this channel that you build up the
pork you hope to sell.
Looseness of the bowels Is some
times caused in horses by sharpness
of the teeth which prevents proper
mastication of the food.
Know what your crops cost you
keep account OF your receipts and
draw a balance to see II you are get
ting ahead or are losing money.
-four yninutoe work oyar tho for0f
will turn an old harrow tooth into 9
good staple puller. Sharpen and bend
the point into a curve and It 10 ready
for use.
Horses like water Just as do yo,
when they are thirsty. What plar
do you have of watering them? An!
old time that is most convenient
Don't do 1t that way.
The bed Of the pig is seldom looket
after as It should be. Give fresl
straw rs often as necessary to pro
vide dry. clean bed and have thu
building located in n dry place.
The surest way to drive the boy
from the farm is to let the work o
| tho farm be carried on in such slip
shod method as to never be done
Early and late method IL poor one
Proper handling Of the farm mean
Increase in value of the farm eacl
year, but any system Of farming tina
takes away more fertility than is re
turned to the soil means bankruptc.
In the cnd.
Are you planning to attend the agrl
cultural fair7 Do so by all means.
study Of the exhibits will prove man,
m eye opener to you and give yo
suggestions for the betterment of you
own methods.
Perhaps your wood lot can be I'm
proved by draining and by tho plant
Ing Of seeds Of species Of trees tha
will give the greatest amount OF fue
material In the fewest number o
years.
How do you pick your breeding
sow Some farmers look over thei
herds Mt marketing time and thos
which are not fat enough to kill ar
kept for breeding purposes. Such
system Is folly ms II is certain to re
suit In deterioration Of the herd.
| Appearances 20 long ways "a
wards selling the goods. An inferio
article will often sell more readil
than one OF better quality because tn
former IL offered for sale In n clean
neat. attractive form. while the latte
Is not. Remember this when prepai
Ing your products for the market.
ESterminate wild garlic by system
of cultivation which will disturb tn
plant In Its critical stages. This ma,
be accomplished by summer and earl
fall cultivation. followed by simila
treatment In the early spring an,
through tho second season, togethc
with tho growing OF n field crop 10
two or three years.
Here IL = COW story from Engian
which shows that tho shrewd co,
men Ia In evidence over there m wei
as In Yankee land. A Dumfrics ca,
tiedealer sold cow TO tho man fron
Hswick. The latter summoned tn
dealer for compensation. on tn
ground that he had given false infoi
nation about the COW. Tho case cam
before the sherin. Il asked him.
said tho plaintiff. II tho COW was
good miikor1'' "And what did h.
sayf' ''iie said. She'll astonisl
you bu, since I've had hor sho ha
not given one drop OF milk" Then.
said the sb.rfff. Il should say she ha
astoniahcd YOU" Verdict for tho d.
fendsnt