The state herald., 1907-09-13
Nl' FARM
AMAs. tit

Second growth clover makes splen.
did pasturage for young pigs.
Put your confidence In good man.
agement rather than in the veterina.
rian.
The pigs should have access to
box containing salt, charcoal and sui.
phur.
Horses will do better II given the
run Of small yard adjoining the
stable.
Cut the old canes out of the rasp-
berry patch and give the young canes
chance to mature.
Exposure to the hot sun of the
summer is bad for hogs. Provide
some kind Of shelter
Mild cases of diarrhoea in pigs can
be relieved by feeding fresh skinned |
milk thickened with wheat -four.
A great deal of fruit can be grown |
on very small plot of ground II 1t |
is well fertilized and cultivated.
The health OF the steer requires |
good air and good feed: the air all the |
time and the feed at regular periods. |
Don't be pessimlst. Look on the
hriyht ciia nf t,,,, |
out better than we think they will.
generally.
II is a good rule to purchase a new
boar as often as the sows have passed
their prime and are replaced by the
offspring OF the old boar.
Planting cherry trees in the fence
corners is all right, II care is given
them. but any fruit tree left to shift
for itself will not return profit.
You will rest better after your hard
days work II you make the horses
comfortable by rubbing them down
when putting them up for the night
Free range hogs are generally more
hearty and vigorous than the penned
ones. They do well In the COW pas.
ture and follow up the cows with good
results.
An advocate OF tile drainage de.
clares his experience proves that It
pays ton per cent on the investment
Hnd will tho la, |
years II the work Is properly done.
The low.wheeled wagon has it's uses
on the farm, but remember that the
lower the wheel the more times II has
10 turn to get there. and for this rea.
son the low wheeler is not a good
road wagon.
Have you been 80 much Interested
in the matter OF your field crops ms
to have forgotten and neglected the
wood lot7 Don't let any kind OF trees
grow there. but pick the trees which
make the best fre-wood.
luGt send n batch OF vegetables
from your garden to your neghbor
who did not have time. as he said,
TO plant a garden. Perhaps II will
make him repent OF his folly and lead
him to make good resolutions for the
year 10 come,
= In the grading Of hogs for the mar.
kct reports II II the general rule that
th. packing hogs are OF class that
are OF poorer grade than the butcher
hogs. and they may include old brood
hown and all other hogs. except the
poorer classes. such as roughs, boars,
and coarse stays that ar. heavy
enough for this class. and not good
enough for the butcher hog class.
Tenant farming may bring profit 10
the tenant. but II works III TO the farm,
nine times out of ten. To be sure.
there mr.. good and bad tenants. but
human nature In the same oyofywhof.
and tho farm which the man does not
own In not going 10 receive tho care
which the owner would give II. The
tenant ia interested In tho farm only
90 the extent Of paying his rental and
realizing NJ large n proiit m ID pos.
Hible.
Feeding and breeding arc closely ro.
lated, Some atpefimen,.fH have
found that when Hows arc fed very
Hparingiy or on Improper kinds ~ food ,
for some time before tho breeding sea. ,
son. II IL often difiioult 10 get them 10
breed and the individuals In tho llttats
are generally pretty irregular both /
Hs 20 slze and rigpr, ON tho other /.
hand, Hows that are fed bountlfuli, I
before faffowing usually breed with. ,
out difficulty producing large aud uni. !
form ll,,etsi OF course during these \
experiments the snws we're fed n sal,