The state herald., 1907-06-14
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Muley cattle have come to stay
Food for reflection" should be well
digested.
This is a good time of year to dip
the live stock for parasites.
The improvement of the potato is
said to have decreased its hardness
Drains in fields should be at least
80 inches below the surface of the
ground.
Eastern cattle feeders want hornless
cattle and will pay more for them than
for others.
Plant a few sugar beets. They will
be appreciated next winter by the
stock when the bulk of the rations is
so dry.
The boy born with the silver spoon
in his mouth generally swallows 1t
before he is big enough to know how
to use IT,
The wood pasture can be kept
cleaned up with a flock of sheep, but
remember that they cannot live on
weeds and brush.
Don't feed so literally that the
swine leave portions Of the feed each
time in the troughs. Feed only as
much as will be eaten up clean.
A little soaked corn scattered about
will soon encourage the little pigs to
eat and they will soon learn to cat
the corn dry and to shell it them.
selves.
Some OF the best orchardist dispute
the claim that fruit buds can be kept
back in the spring by mulchinE the
ground over their roots while Il is
frozen.
Let US repeat that tidiness is es-
sential to pure milk. Enough dirt can
be carried on the clothes of the milk.
or TO influence the product. whether
It be milk. cream or butter.
There Is a vast difference In soils
A heavy soil turned up too soon after
"A rain will bake and dry out quickly
while some lighter soils II allowed to
go over IL hours will not plow good.
One advantage Of planting potatoes
IN the time OF the full moon is that the
planter Is able TO see so much better
In doing his work, That Is. II he wants
TO do night work. II not plant in the
day time without reference TO the
moon.
MIX may become tainted from yari.
Gus reasons. such as unsuitable feed.
injudicious feeding, impure water sup.
ply want OF salt by the cows. alb.
sorption Of odors and the germs which
get into the milk during and after
milking,
Remember every weed which you
Fife place 20 ON your farm Is taking
80 much from the soil which YOU need
for paying crops, and not only that
but II II growing and scattering seed
which will cause increased trouble In
the reture.
"Cornnold stun are sheep and
lambs that have been fed In field
OF corn aud rape, The trouble with
this method IL that the sheep will
eat nothing but tho rape while II lasts
and will then burn themselves out"
thus throwing them on and causing,
in many cases, death
The success OF the dairy business
depends as much ON the disposition nf
the skim milk as upon that OF the
cream. and here II whore good
many farmers fail down. The skim
milk used In hog Raising will return n
handsome profit whore consideration
IL given 10 the best proportions In
which to feed corn and skim milk In
order To obtain the largest gain with
the least waste Of food
DO you know what kind ot cows
YOU are keepingg Many Of the mem,
b.rn OF the Cow Testing association
formed among the patrons Of tho Ere.
mont tMichl creamery over year
ago we're aHtoniHhed TO nnd what a
poor showing many Of their cows
madg. but u led 20 n wedding out
which had put the dairics on q better
paving basis Why not start n Cow
Testing association In your sectionf
Among the plants which may be
grown between rows OF yornR apple
treen are tomatoes and potatoes, aH
these hath Use up large quantities of
,atsfchnaking material iasen from
Sshe ait. The potash and phosphorus
taken from the ground are To some ox.