Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-06
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Skim milk for the hens brings them
into the laying class
A feed trough with wide bottom is
preferable for the sheep pen.
Ventilation without draft is one Of
the necessities of the good hog house.
Bad fences are apt to create neigh
borhood breaches which are hard to
heal.
An idea used is better than a doz.
en- left to mildew in the recesses of
the mind
Keep the skin of the horse clean
by thorough brushing and currying.
And don't forget the colts.
II managed rightly nothing on the
farm will return greater profit for the
food eaten than flock of good fowls
Strawberries grow best on land that
has been cultivated and fortified for
some years before setting out the
plants.
Scours in calves may often be
checked by feeding a raw egg Hard
boiled eggs fed with meal or mid.
dlings are also good.
The brood SOW must receive differ.
ent feed from the rest Of the herd.
Very little fattening food should be
fed. Cut out most Of the corn.
Good fences pay the year round.
The weak fence develops the breachy
animal. and one never can tell how
much damage the loose animal may
do .IF :
Lining improves both heavy and
light soils. the former being made
more friabie. and the batter more Co.
hs'iye and better able. to feed The
growing crops '' 80 ''o
I Snufies IN sheep are bad. Separate
the afiicted ones from the rest Of
the flock. Proper care will prevent
the contracting Of colds which de
velop into such disorders. p FL
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= The farm where the wife n
recognized as an equal partner with
the farmer is the one where peace {
and equity rule. where there Is com.
mon interest and common purse.
Get a good book on the care and
diseases Of farm stock, study It we'll '
and then use your common sense in
connection with the suggestions OBJ
tained In caring for the animals In
sickness and in health.
No farm Is really complete without
q building In which to store the farm
machinery, and In one end OF such
building there should be a workshop
In which the winter days can be spent c
with profit in overhauling and repair. 9
Ing all the machinery.
The time is approaching when the
farmer will be his own price maker
AS has been said, "the farm is truly
manufacturing plant and the farmer
is manufacturer just as is the maker
of cloth, hardware and furniture a
Henceforth the farmer is going TO &
take an active part in making prices" a
What are you going to do with the
pillow when through with 1t for the sea.
son? Too often it is neglected and
forgotten until next spring when It is a q
again wanted and then many a tedious !.
hour must needs be spent to get into
disable shape again. Clean il I'D now :
grease the bright parts and put it =
away where 1t will keep dry.
The use Of the cream separator a
makes 1t possible for the farmer TO II
heat the milk without curdling It. In z
summer time, especially, 1t pays to s.
heat It, II II Is to be kept for some c.
time before being fed to calves, pigs S
or fowls. Milk so heated will keen 7
sweet for hours longer than milk not Il
heated. 1t will be safe to heat II a
nearly to the boiling point .,
Now Is q good time to get the q
manure out on the ground II you p
have not already done so. That which N
Is to be used in the hills Of melons A
cukes. tomatoes and the like, should II
be hauled as close As possible 10 the a
land where Il 10 to be used and piled Il
up in nat rieks. Finely ground, raw G
phosphate rock, mixed with the n
manure As It Is piled, viii not only 7
add PHOSPHORUS to the manure but j
It win lessen the loss Of Ammonia. A
II the rock is not at hand, woods soil 81
or scrapinss from the barnyard mixed a
In win tend to keep the; manure from "
heating and thus save the ammonia a
II the manure 10 to be applied broad. v
| cast X Is better to spread n as n "a o