The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-11-14

Get the tree-planting habit, so that
coming generations will rise and call
you blessed
Have the trough long enough so as
to give all the pigs an equal chance
at the swill feed
Get rid of the over-ripe swill barrel.
1t stinketh unto heaven and maketh
man and beast alike to suffer.
The hog which is slow to fatten or
is frequently off its feed is a poor one
to select for breeding purposes.
Ever get nipped in a COW trade? My,
how hot it does make a fellow feel to
realize that he has been swindled.
Can you pick out the COWS which
are paying their way? The only safe
test is the scales and the Babcock
tester.
Skim milk is about all the young
pigs need, it containing all the food
ingredients necessary for their
growth
Your failures may not be pleasant
fail to remember them long enough to
profit by them.
The pig must be comfortable to
make gains during the hot weather
See that shade is provided and that
there Is plenty OF good water
Do you know that the government
forestry department stands by ready
to give you specific advice for the i'm
proveEent Of your wood lot?
Make it a rule not to do chores after
dark. Plan the work so that the BOYS
and the hired man have their time
pretty much for themselves after sup
per.
The pigs intended for brood sows
should be picked from the large lit
tiers, but remember that you need a
thoroughbred sire to increase the
| grade Of your stock.
Ever figure out what it cost you to
| raise a colt? The animal which will
sell for $500 could not have cost more
that 500 to raise. Good margin of
profit, don't you think?
Farming is no longer considered a
business which requires no special
training. Every year sees an improve
ment in the educational standards of
the agricultural colleges.
\ good horse is kept good and a
! poor horse is made better by wise,
careful treatment It's misuse of the
horse, as well as OF the farm machin-
cry, which brings the early break
down.
AS you go about the chores get the
habit of seeing things. Is this or that
thing out of place? Does this or that
animal act little out Of normal? See
the things you can do to make things
better while you are just passing by.
What's in the hair? An animal may
be judged to some extent by the
Coarseness or ineness Of the hair, the
coarse grained, sluggish and inactive
animals having generally coarse,
rough hair, and they are also many
times ill-natured and vicious.
In a test in Wyoming, lambs fed on
field peas made as rapid gain as those
! fed on corn and alfalfa but the pea
fed lambs brought ten cents a hun
bred less than those fed on corn and
alfalfa for the reason that the latter
showed more fat than the others.
Don't buy the COW until you have
tried her, or at least MIXED her once.
A big insight into the animal is OBJ
tanned in this way, and remember that
the man whe is not willing to let you
| prove his claims for an animal is not
the man yen want to have dealings
| with.
A few pruning hints for you to
paste ON the handle of your pruning
knife: Pruns SO as to prevent forma-
ton of crstches; keep limbs free from
rubbing upon each ether. Thin out
the top, to admit air and sunlight but
keep it well balanced. Prurs from
the top down toward the trunk,
rather than frem the bedy up. Do not
cut of the lever limbs, leaving the
trunk exposed to the rays of the sun
Train the heads lew; let the limbs
como out olsse to the ground 1t
means lsnger lived trees.
Prof. W. ]. Elliott, of the dairy de
partment of Montana, has concluded
that the creamery and cheese factory
end Of the dairy business has about
been worked to the limit, and that the
great advancement in the near future
ought to be in the direction of cuttins
of the heads of the sS0-pound butter
cows and developing our herds so that