The state herald., 1907-07-12

Keep the cultivators moving in the
corn and potatoes.
Harsh treatment will lead the COW
to hold up her milk.
Let the poultry work over the lit
ter from the bottom of the hay NOW.
The hustling farmer is the farmer
whose harvests are the most bounti.
full.
Remember that any animal that is
worth raising at all is worth raising
we'll.
sows and pigs. in pasture should be
provided shelter from the hot sun and
from rain.
The time to cut oats and peas for
hay is when the oat heads will crush
to milk in the fingers.
II you will remove the harness from
the horses when resting at noon they
will be fresher for the afternoons
work.
Educate boy by work. get him to
work by interesting him: get him in
terested by relating the task to real-
zation.
Humus in the soil increases Its
moisture holding properties and hence
provides a better condition for plant
growth.
Don't feed the young pear orchard
too richly. as rapid growth makes
loose wood which is easily attacked
by blight.
Remember the good bull is not nee.
essarily the good-tempered bull It's
the animal which will beget the best
type of animal
Put some kind of cover on the
horses when working In the fields.
ChXp muslin or a bran sack will an
swer ard give much protection from
the FLEA
Another advantage of the low
headed tree In addition TO the ease
OF spraying and picking the fruit is
that high winds do not affect IL as
much as the high-headed tree.
II pays to try and make tho home
surroundings trim and beautiful.
Farmers In a good many sections pick
attractive names for their farms aad
have them displayed ON neat sign.
boarSs.
The Connecticut Agricultural col.
lege is preparing TO hold It's sixth
summer session this year for teach.
ers who wish TO teach agriculture In
rural. and for parents. AS well. who
wish 10 teach their children in coua.
Try life. This is an excellent plan
which might well be followed by every
agricultural college OF the country.
The Illinois experiment station has
successfully raised IS calves BY feed.
ing each OF them l5O pounds OF whole
milk and 400 pounds of skimmilk. The
milk was fed at the rate OF ten pounds
per day per calf for so days and then
lessened one pound day until no
more was fed. They were given no
substitute but simply the grains raised
on the farm together with a good
grade OF lcgume hay.
The North Dakota experiment sta.
tlon has put up n small sllll for manu-.
featuring alcohol. A stove or heater
IL also In use. Experiments win bo
made In manufacturing alcohol from
frosted wheat. screenings and other
cheap farm products We shall know
In time what II costs TO make the
alcohol and how It compares - fuel
power with wood and coal This IL a
great question for the great north.
west There IL no available fuel.
Hard coal must be shipped from the
east and sold at high prices, while
there IL an Immense demand for HaAo.
line FOR power engines, Here ih n
great work for the western expert.
ment stations.
Tent caterpillars are readily con.
trolled by arncna,c Of lead mud no nj.
ten,ion need be paid Ia them II N.
regular oodling moth spraying nohed,
uic 10 followed out, When this In.
sect II TO bc treated separately use
pne and ono.half pounds cf arsenal.
II lead 10 80 gallons and spray light.
". Apricot. cherry and other trees
may be successfully treated for tent
ratcfpillars by tho use OF this spray.
The oid.farhioned way was TO burn
them out with u wad of paper on tho
ens OF n pole but n MiHsnurian has
fallen upon the shotgun argument
much NJ our western cowboys used
to shodS up town. The process II
very simple. just use the usual