The Taney County republican., 1907-06-06
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Liberal feed for the work horses
these days.
Push the lambs from the first il you
would have big, fat sheep.
The farmer who gets "up against IT.
is generally responsible for his predic-
ament.
The cultivation Of the potatoes
should begin before the weeds have
chance to start
Raising broilers for market is profit
able II one has the time and facilities
for producing them.
Five good cows will help buy
separator quicker than six poor ones,
and one is needed more with the five
than the six.
There is danger in some states and
sections to let the corn craze lead
to the neglect of other farm crops
which will prove profitable.
1t Is said that an average corn crop
takes from the soil an amount OF
moisture equal to sheet OF water
seven to ten inches deep over the en-
tire field.
When pasturing the pigs In the
clover it is best to feed the grain at
night as that leaves the porker
hungry to eat the clover in the early
morning.
The time to begin narrowing the
corn field is as soon as the seed Is In
the ground. Did you start then? II
not, make up for lost time by faithful
cultivation from now on.
Land well-cultivated and enriched
year after year, by all the manure
made upon the farm, supplemented
with legume crops, will give maximum
yields, under skilled tillage.
Nothing is gained by sowing corn
when the ground is too wet and cold.
Be patient and wait until the condi.
tions are right. The corn come on
better and stronger II you do.
Piles in swine may be relieved by
giving one or two tablespoonfuls OF
sulphur to each hog afflicted until i'm.
provement Is noted and then. every
other day until cure is effected
Don't quarrel over the line fence
II you cannot agree with your neigh
bor get a surveyor to set the stakes
The outlay OF few dollars Is better
than the unpleasantness and the un
certainty as to the exact boundary
line.
Protect the farm home from unsani
tary conditions. The danger. otter
lies in the fact that the farmer is the
Judge of conditions and he is apt tt
be blind to unhealthy surrounding!
because they are as they always have
been. Give the matter thought.
II you have to keep your poultr!
shut up, make them work for thu
grain they get. On the farm wher'
the poultry have the range Of th'
barnyard and farm they get exercise
enough, but where they are kept con
fined methods have to be adopted Il
give them exercise to keep them II
health.
Beeswax mixed with enough tallo,
to make 1t soft Is an excellent water
proof dressing for leather. 1t shoul'
be rubbed into the latter while It l
held near the stove and the leathe
ought to be very dry In order to read
lily take up the preparation. For hal
ness dressing lamp black Is nike
with 1t.
Tomatoes to be grown In a cor
fined space should be trained to pole
with cross strips. After the plant
have grown to five or six feet
height they may be clipped to prt
vent further upward growth. II
every foot to keep them supported
and clip the surplus foliage, to thro'
the strength Of the vine into tn
fruit and to give the sun a chanc
at II.
The United States department {
agriculture has established a divisio
in the bureau Of plant industry, calle
the "Office Of FARM Management Il
vestigations." There are several Sc
tions to the work, namely: Far
management district investigations,
detailed study Of special phases I
farming; internal economy Of I'll
farm. including Farm bookkeeping
and the management Of ranges an
the crops which In their natural sta'
constisntc range feeds. The ultima,
object OF this work 10 to develop Il
farms Of the United states to the
suIl possibilities by preparing wof
i,.s fisns and by definite instructio