, 1907-09-26

M~ARM
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n,,+ my. an article because it is
r,. faII is a good time to tile out
no orchard or garden.
r-v,ns not signing. is what con.
,,e,s the perplexing farm task.
l., LAYING in the fodder arrange it so
49,, 4, ,ap he handled with the least
labor.
u,s the stirred soil which in dry
koatber retains the moisture for the
of the crops.
These cool nights when the horse
|omes in sweaty be careful to rub
linn of and blanket until dry.
Generally speaking. the cow which
our neighbor is so anxious to sell is
k,st the COW you cannot afford to
|uy,
Count the sheep often. How a
lou know what is going on in the
lock unless you look it over OCCASION
|lly!
Remember this next time you are
turnip seed. Mix with sand
|bort a pound of seed to a peck of
and and then distribute by hand.
| The hen-eating hog should be looked
Eter. Such propensity is the out
bowth of a deficient ration. Expert
kent until you have supplied the feed
Ie lacks.
A clean. dry bed is as much appre-
lated by piggy al by you. Dampness
hid filth are not conducive to sound
bid refreshing slumber any more to
.east than to man.
Get the crops under cover. Farm
lildings may be expensive, but they
b., for damage done to crops not
%koperly housed would soon pay for
e necessary buildings.
For collie in horses try aloes, two
ans. and spirits of turpentine. six
noes. Dissolve aloes in three
arts OF warm water. stir in tur-
|ntine and give al drench.
The fair which gives the best prizes
the horses of the speed track, and
eats as a side issue the best of
e hogs and sheep and cattle. Is the
nd Of an agricultural show which
e farmer can profitably stay away
bm.
Don't let the crowding of the work
you Of the time to read your farm
per and Meadowbrook Farm Notes.
e editor likes to visit with the
fmer during the busy season as well
during the dull. in fact. a little bet
for 1t is then that he is able to
of more practical service to the
inner than at any other time. 1t is
mint in season that is worth more
hn an Encyclopedia of knowledge at
line when it cannot be used. Keep
ID up
he new barn of the Massachusetts
ricultural college has been pro-
pnced by government experts as
best in the country from a sani-
point of view. 1t Is light and
ventilated, and is equipped with
Paratus for sterilizing milk. AL
Pugh It cost $4,000. farmers who
Q not that amount of money to put
a barn a keep their COW sta
; light and clean. and thereby i'm
We the quality of the milk and
vent disease.
h'estisations by experiment sta
+ have proved that hogs easily
tract tuberculosis by eating the
iure Of cows which are infected.
ne cattle show signs of the disease.
hoSs should he separated from
Il al once. There is not so much
yer IN allowing the hogs to run
INA beef cattle as behind dairy
e' h former are young and
: not at the time they are fed be-
BADLY infected. Dairy cattle are
ami the disease has had time
yet d tirmer hold.
nave never tried 1t. but a dairy
VINO has, says that a calf that
never sucked will drink from the
'Ioh' he word go. He fixes things
"at me calf is kept from its dam
'al'lhg, and a few hours after he
ABOUT three quarts in a pail and
under the calls nose SO as to
aNd says that the calf Will at
"esln to drink. Our plan has
u axe the calf away on the sec
-as and have found 1t no difficult
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