The state herald., 1907-08-09

handled.
The scientific farmer is he who
strives to understand the laws Of ma.
ture, who is close observer of the
soil, plant life, of animal life, and
who studies the force of things, the
physics of the farm.
The better preparation the soil has
the earlier will the vegetables ma
ture. Begin the preparation of the
garden plot year ahead and keep on
preparing 1t till the soil is full of
plant food and decaying vegetable
matter.
Drain tiles should be laid about
three feet deep to ensure thorough
drainage of the soil lying over the
drains, The water table should not
be nearer than three feet TO the sur
face of the soil for the best conditions
OF growth.
Wipe the cows udder before milk
ing, milk through a sterilized cheese
cloth covering on your pail and cool
your milk as rapidly as possible after
the milk has been drawn, and you will
have pure milk that will keep sweet
longer than milk into which filth and
dirt has been allowed to settle.
nf - ,,s.r. ha,
Ia the feed, J. A. Smith, the noted
dairyman of III Paso, Tex. reports the
death Of 40 cows in the last three
years, caused by eating bits OF wire
from bailed hay. MIR. Smith milks
about 400 cows. and the loss averages
over one COW a month, or a cash
value OF ss5.
The expense OF gathering and plant
ing tree seeds. such as those OF the
ash. elm, blackberry. boxelder. maple,
poplar, etc. is small and It will pay
you. Plant them in rows SO the
corn plows may be used in cultivat.
ing them. and in a few years you will
have fine trees ready for planting
In various parts of the farm where
their presence would prove an advan-
tage.
To plow early permits a growth of
grass before time to put the land In
final shape for seeding, and II takes
extra work to disc harrow the ground
and cut tne sraas out. vuv "t.s. ,uts
II done the land In In enough better
shape to start of any fall seeded crop
be II wheat or grass and make II pay
well for the extra work Try It next
year for yourself and see II this is
not so.
In order to discover how long II
takes a COW to digest grain. or how
long 1t remains In the digestive tract
the Kansas experiment station fed
red kahr corn In the midst OF feed,
ing test. on the day Immediately fol.
lowing red kernels began to appear
In the droppings and the greatest
number was noticed on tho afternoon
OF the second day They then began
to decrease. aud one the fourth day
only few red kernels were found in
the washings.
An experienced dalryman makes a
practice Of lhrding the teata OF the
heifcr cows the first few times they
are mllkcd. A short timo before they
are MIXED he applied the lard TO the
teats, After the milking operation he
wipes the teats carefully with a dry
soft cloth and then applies another
coating Of lard. which Is allowed 90
remain undlsturbed, In this way sore
toats arc avoided and after i've or
six mllkings the tcata have become
seasoned TO the new experience,
The most effective wlndbrcak IL oh
tained by planting trees Of ahor,
species In the outside row towards the
prevailing wind. another row OF q
taller species noNt. and a third row Of
tallrst trees on the inside adjacent 20
the buildings or area 90 be- protected.
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strike the trees ~ II would strike the
face Of steep hill. DETECTING its
course upward. II the thllest trees Of
the third row consist of u flexible
species. such M cottonwood Euro
pcan larch. white willow or honey 10.
Gust they will bend lofnrc the wind.
and act as n cushion to defect II up
ward and over the object to b. pro
tectod.
Prof Il 3 Shaw, NJ Michigan Agrl
cultural college. says that this coun'
Try possesses about - per cent OF a
little more. of all tho cattle Of Tho
world, 81 per cent ot the swine. IA
per rent Of the sheep or our posi-
tion In the worlds production. Judged
from the standpoint NJ quality. ho
does not speak Ho highly, Illinois nd
credits with having shown more unity
Of pnrpore among live stock breeder,
than other states "Tha question oi
auaiity" he SAYS. Il donandent ubofi