The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-14

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A ANMs;,, III

Feed clover hay to the hogs soon to
be marketed.
Find fault on your own side Of the
fence and then 60 and do better.
C~ranberries are said to be among
the most healthful fruits we have.
The sunny corner in the stable and
the best of feed will make profitable
cows out of the heifers.
Corn roasted like coffee and fed
twice a week more than pays for the
trouble in improved poultry.
Now is the time to destroy all CO.
tree trunks, branches. etc.
The fall calf is six months ahead of
the flies and Is In good condition then
to put up a good fight against them.
During the past nine months there
has been shipped abroad 20, 200, 900
pounds of butter, at al average price
of Is cents per pound.
The scales and the Babcock tester
will help you to weed out the COW that
don't pay. Why keep an animal that
is losing you money?
The best hammered Gov Is not al
ways the most profitable COW. Sen
timent should not control in determin-
ing what cows to keep.
Secretary Wilson, of the agricul-
tural department, suggests the agricul-
tural high school as a preliminary in
stitution to the agricultural college.
Good thing. It's coming.
Turn your spare moments into cash
by picking up the loose end of things,
by mending the broken and partly
worn-out things, and by stopping the
little leaks here and there.
A good saddle horse should be on
every farm. He may not be kept ex-
clusively for this purpose, but try to
get an animal that Is gated for the
saddle as well as for buggy.
Separate the roupy fowls and give
nothing but soft foods and water, mix.
ing with the former one teaspoonful OF
spongia. and a ~teaspoonful of the
spongia In a pint of the drinking
water.
Not two per cent of the edible
plants of the world are known or
grown by American farmers. Good
reason why the government should
send it's agents into all the world to
find new plant life better adapted to
our soils than some we are now grow
inc.
A simple method of striking Levels
in land may be found by setting stakes
at the points where the levels are to
be determined. Then midway be-
tween and in line with these stakes
fasten straight edge board to post or
tree and level with spirit level. Sight
over this leveled straight-edge and
have some one mark on stakes the
point your line of vision cuts. Then
measure height of these points from
ground and the difference between the
two will determine the difference In
levels.
The Farmers Cooperative Business
congress, an organization in the south
and southwest formed for the purpose
of obtaining better prices for the
farmers products, recently held its
first session at Topeka, Kan. Just
how effectually this organization will
be able to realize its hopes is a ques
ton, but 1t shows the tendency of the
times and that the farmer is more and
more coming to be a factor in the com
mercial world. He raises the goods
why should he not have some voice
and control in the disposition of the
same?
The use of cement is invading the
green houses and benches for plant
culture are DelnS more n more con
structed of this material, being more
durable thar the wood or tile benches
One fioriculturist who has used ce.
ment benches tells of the method OF
construction: Il put up temporary
wooden benches, using wire in two
inches of concrete, putting up also
wooden forms for posts or uprights
and running the cement in these
forms to support the bench. We left
cracks or openings in the concrete for
drainage. We used iron, pipe bearers
every four feet, these resting on the
cement uprights or posts. The
benches are very substantial and dura.
BILE, lasting for years without needing
any repairs" And he adds that the
only trouble with these cement
benches is that IL great care and iudg.