The state herald., 1907-06-14

Cornmeal into which has been
stirred small quantity of oil meal
uncooked is the best kind of food for
hog fattening.
That dragged out feel may not be
good for you but 1t is good for the
road. Give 1t good dose and you
will feel better
Rotation of crops together with thor
ough cultivation operates as an effec-
tive fertilizer, especially il some stable
manure is used.
Have the wrench attached to the
plow or other implement by strap CT
wire so that It will not be dropped
and lost in the field
Emerson said. let man learn that
everything in nature, even notes and
feathers. goes by law and not by luck,
and that what he sows he reaps. Re
member that
To cock hay in the field for drying
every forkful should be laid snugly
not rolled-on the heap by itself
Then the cock will be in flakes and
will shed the rain we'll.
1t requires bran, middlings and
ground oats fed to the brood SOW to
produce healthy pigs. Where too
much corn is fed the offspring is
deficient in bone and muscle.
Test has proved that the cattle with
out horns fatten quicker, as there is
not the frettlng and the worrying
among the cattle which is always pres.
ent where the cattle are horned.
When the horse makes mistake
don't lose your patience and holleT at
him and jerk excitedly upon the lines.
BE sure he understands just what you
want and then in firm, quiet way
insist on his obedience,
good boar may cost more than
mer and tongs thinking that literal
few dollars difference in price will be
more than repaid in one seasons
breeding Penny wise and pound
foolish will ruin any stockman.
Experiments in North Dakota show
that oats that weigh most per bushel
are not necessarily the most valuable.
The best oat is the one that gives
most meat, and some varieties uni
formly give a higher per cent Of II
than others.
DalrImen OF Pennsylvania and the
dairy and food department Of the state
agricultural department have com.
bined forces to drive oleomarEarine
and all other substitutes for butter ont
OF the state. An example worthy the
emulation OF dalrymen OF other states,
The surplus peas from the garden
can be canned for the winter In the
following way: Fin the Jars with
the peas. then 1ll with cold wstcr
and hay on the tops. Place straw or
boards In the bottom OF the wash
boiler. stand the Jars on this. and
pour enough cold water In the boiler
to come half way up the Jars, Put
the boiler on the stove with the I'D
tightly closed and hoil three hours,
Whom the Jars are taken out see that
they are full 10 oycfilowinE aud
screw the nd on light
II needs no extended argument IN
these days TO prove that the Hilo is
an Indispensable adjunct Of the dairy
farm. but Il is well to remind our.
HolyeB Of the many advantages which
Il brings In the first place silago iH
more palatablc than dry corn fodder.
It ls sueculcnt. which makes q salts
factory substitute for grass Stock
viii consume more ailaFe than dry
rourhnge II greatly increases the
number of animals that can be kept
on a given acreage, The sllo assures
plenty Of green feed during dry sum
mCfr when ih"f" ~ hhotihE" OF
grass silaEe keeps stock In good
physical condition. II furnishes an
abundance Of prepared cheap and
hueculent rouEhago for all seasons OF
the year
The farmer cannot be too alert
against the HWindler There are all
kinds Of schemes to catch tho up
wary, out In Colorado couple Of
sleek fellows have been working a
stock food nwindle They approach n
farmer and aak him to be their agent
aud To take a ton, They send. or
rather promise 10 send. man 10 sell
the nrst ton The farmer must HlRn
an order fof tho frut ton and also u
motto for $50 ilo In 10 soil the stock
food at ten dollars hundred and
keep $3.50 a hundred for his trouble
After the HhyHtefs get the note that
In the last heard ~ them nor does
the farmer receive the stock food
The note eventually turns ~ at some