The state herald., 1907-06-28
Nln FARM
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himself.
It's easy to be shiftless, but 1t
doesn't pay.
Raise poultry whether you like it or
not and learn to like it.
Fresh clean water is essential to
hogs as II is to other stock.
See that the collars fit the horses,
and keep them soft by proper care.
The best time to dock lambs is
when they are about two weeks old.
Keep ahead of the weeds or ii will
be tail end race with them all sea
son.
Feed grain to the ewes in pasture
II extra growth on the lambs is de-
sired.
Regularity in the care of farm an
finals has much to do with obtaining
the best results.
Never let the horse stand when
heated without blanketing no matter
how warm the weather.
1t takes more skill to market a crop
protitably than 1t does TO grow 1t, at
least often times 1t does.
Broadcast rape In the corn after the
last cult, ltion and it will afford good
pasturagc In the fall after the corn is
cut.
You may not be able to afford
new sanitary stable but you can af-
ford white wash which will make
the present stable more sanitary.
The sore places on your horse
should be kept clean by washing every
day with carbolated water and then
dressed with a little good tar oint-
ment.
BE sure that the new trees you set
this spring have no label wires left
about the trunks. as they will cut
on the circulation of the tree and per-
haps kill It.
Turpentlne soaked rags fastened 10
the horse manger will do much toward
curing the animal of cough or dis
temper. as he will have to inhalc the
fumes OF the turpentine while he
feeds.
The lazy hen. II has been said.
bears the same relation TO the hen.
merry that the lazy man does In the
community. The only difference is
that the former does make good pot
pie. while the lazy man is good for
nothing.
Oats cut In the milk and cured as
hay makes the finest kind OF hay. One
farmer says that last season his hay
crop being short he cut three acres
OF oats for hay and found that the
stock ate II more greedily than any
other hay. and that II proved excep.
tionally good for his milch cows.
A successful asparagus grower says
he keeps rust out OF his asparagus
and saves cultivation. by sowing two
bushels of cow.peas to the acre at
the iirst cultivation after the cutting
season is over. The peas keep down
the weeds and shade the ground. but
do not interfere with the growth OF
the asparagus. The pea and nspnrn,
- gus stalks are left on tho ground un.
III the following spring and then
burned on.
There ia no doubt that there arc
many portions of the country which u,
the present time are practically undc,
y.lopcd agricultnrnliy which have a
great future before them. but do no,
lot the alluring advertisements of
such localities turn your head Re
member that the man who has writ,
ten them has something he wants Ia
sell. and that he may be Just stretch
Ing II n little. Go slow In considering
n change Of location. Don't sell the
old fafm ana furh on 10 tho new .loch
tion. Investigate frnt. inspect the
land personally. and then don't make
III. NOV. until after the sober second
thought.
Nearly all sheep have worms In the
liver. bu, they do no harm unless
they are In such numbers aa To cause
sickness and death. The ,rcaimon.
for sheep thus afflicted In n tonic
made NJ an follows; Linaccd meal
or coarse wheat -four. 20 pounds
powdered anise or gontian. and sui
slphate or oxide Of iron. -four pounds
'aach. half pint daily TO each sheep
In all treatment II II necessary 10 rs'
move the affected animals To n per
fretly dry pasture or salt marsh, on
either Of which the parasites will per
ish TO turn them on a fresh pasture