The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-08-23

II may take less time 70 chuck the
horse in the stall at night without q
little rub Oh. but he will not b. as
fresh for you in the morning as he
would have been had you considered
his comfort more.
Bont let the itinerant veterinarian
treat yosr live stock. II It is neces
sary for you TO secure advice and
treatment for them 90 TO some reli
able doctor The fee may BE- more
but it will pay in the end.
John d. Rose. a graduate OF Min
nesota Agricultural college. has been
selected by the Cuban government as
assistant government chemist at San
tago de Las Vegas. ~ miles from
HAVANA. where there is an agricul
tural experiment station.
Il never realized how much die,
owas getting into the milk pail until
| used cheese cloth cover for ms
pail and saw the dirt collect upon the
cloth as | MIXED said dairyman
who had been Induced TO try the more
sanitary method OF milking.
II Is the man with poor COWS who
Is convinced that dairying does not
pay. Get him converted to the doc
trtne OF testing his cows and he will
either soon get rid OF his cows 10,
better ones or he will give up the
business. No use trying TO make a
living out OF scrub stock.
There Is undoubtedly a great future
for the export trade In fruit Amer.
lean production can scarcely be over.
done. because after the home demand
Is supplied the foreign markets will
take the surplus at good prices over
shipping cost Put in fruit trees,
AMI after planting take care OF them
II is generally conceded tha; tho
closed barn is better for hay than
the open one. rs In the former the
moisture will rise from the hay aud
pass away from the top Of the barn
az yapor. while where the barn Is
left open the cooler air from outside
strikes the rising steam. condenses
the moisture. and leaves it as water
on the hay
Young alfalfa plants are tender jus,
as the full grown and rooted plants
are strong and hardy For this rea.
son well-estAblished field may BE-
narrowed and disked. and sometimes
even plowed, without destroying or
even injuring the plants In fact. sur.
face cultivation when the plants are
nearly or quite dormant as in the
spring. seems to actually improve the
stand and invigorate the growth.
II takes long time TO get the
dual purpose" notion out Of the
heads Of some dairy farmers. one
man over 20 years OF age confessed
the other day that il had taken him
30 years 10 get the notion out u his
head. and he says the reason IL took
so long to wake up To the desirabillty
of the dairy tyre OF animal was be.
cause be was fool enough 10 be gov.
erned by the notions OF the farmers
about him who knew no more COO.
corning the matter than he did.
Some Illinois farmers practice a
cheap method OF PORK making which
ma be successfully adopted by farm.
ems In other sections. Rye is sown
as a nurse crop In the fall stocking OF
timothy and clover The rye Is al
lowed ~ ripen well. by which time
there is quite a growth OF the grass.
The hogs are then turned in. The rye
and grass together furnish perfect
and very economical ration. OF
course the pasturing must no, be- too
close or unduly continued else the
stand Of grass will be injured. An.
other advantage is that the fertility
Of the field is enhanced without la
Dor.
There is considerable difference Of
opinion between sheep men as to the
proper time to breed ewes. some hold
ing that at two years they are In beet
condition to begin. while others con.
tend that three years is the proper
time. But Il must be- remembered
that considerable depends upon the
breed OF animal Some Of the breeds
are more prolific than others. and the
ewes will produce. II bred late in life
There is, however. one famous breed
that is noted for lack Of prorhcaey
and the ewes Of that breed sometimes
become barren IL not bred Young. or
at least the tendency 10 barrenness is
Increased Therefore some of the
shepherds that have to do with this
breed take the first opportunity Tor
breeding the ewes