The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-11-21

Study the weeds on your farm and
find how best to get rid of them.
Breed to a purpose. Indifference in
this matter leads to Indifferent results
The farmer can best look after his
bank account by studying the needs of
his live stock.
Pigs which have grass with the
grain ration will fatten faster than
those not so fed.
Pillow all sweet clover roots off good
this fall and you will have none to
bother you next spring.
The increasing demand each year
for fruit is emphasizing the import
ance of putting more land into such
culture.
There is no indication that there
will be over-productiOn of apples this
year either Plant that orchard, broth
er; plant that orchard!
Tar roofing paper will make fair
ly good lining for a silo. Covered with
a thin sheeting of wood improves the
silo and makes the lining permanent
What shall it profit the farmer if
he work all summer to grow some sue
culent root crops and then in the fall
neglected. to properly store the fruits
of his labor?
The Farmers National congress is
to meet at Oklahoma City, Okla on
October II. Such gatherings of farm
ers means much to the progress of as
riculture in this country.
Don't rush the horse down hill. 1t
is not only dangerous, but makes the
horse nervous, besides weakening the
tendons Of the legs and is apt to
spring the knees out of shape
Feed roots, such as beets, turnips
and mangels, freely after removing
the cows from the pasture this fall
They will keep up the milk supply bet
ter and come out in better condition
next spring
Glover hay is good for pigs and
hogs in the fall and winter. If the
clover is small. it will be the more
readily eaten. The aftermath of clov-
er makes a good hay for hogs and
can be fed without chopping.
Diversions and novelties and enter
tainments are all right at the agri-
cultural show, but the management of
such affairs should see that such at.
fractions do not eclipse the real pur-
poses for which the fair was held.
Ventilation is one of the chief
needs of the poultry house and now
is the time to give the matter thought.
Do not go into another winter with
out seeing that proper methods of
providing fresh air for your chickens
is provided.
An obstinate horse can be easily
bridled and made to take the bit if
the finger or thumb is pushed into the
corner OF his mouth and his tongue
touched. Hold the bride with the
right hand, so that the bits are Just
in front Of his lips and rest upon the
back of the left hand near the wrist.
Stick your left forefnger into the cor.
ner of his mouth. and as he opens it
pull the bits into his mouth by Slip
ping the headgear over his ears.
A dozen different conditions NAV
give rise to tainted milk, as foul air
in barn; cows lying in manure: rusty
milk tins, sick COWS and udder dis
eases; putting fresh and old milk
in the same cans; unwholesome or
strong smelling fodder and foods fail
ure to cool milk Immediately after
milking; impure water for washing
utensils, or impure dirty water for
the cows to drink; uncleanly milking,
manure particles dropping from udder
keeping milk too long in stable be-
fore removing to milk room; lack of
cleanliness in the care of the milk.
Tests at the South Dakota expert
ment station show that one and one
fourth pounds of speltz equals one
pound of corn for steer feeding. Where
corn and speltz are mixed half and
half by weight, slightly better results
are obtained. The advantage of using
the grains at home is also in favor of
its being fed to cattle or swine. In
the test mentioned, the steers fed on
speltz did not consume as much hay
per pound or gain as those fed upon
other grains, which shows that the
husk Of speltz is a substitute for hay
to a considerable degree. 1t produces
a firm flesh much the same as the
oats and as good quality Of meat as
corn.