Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-09-07

The orchard is an ideal pig pasture.
The brood sows should not be too
fat.
Sweet apples are a good fattener
for the pigs.
Clean off the hog feed floor every
day, if possible.
No farm but should have it's small
fruits for home consumption, at least.
The ridges left by the disk harrow
can be removed by letting the harrow
lap one-half
A separate pen for the hoggish hog
and more clover. middlings and milk
for the chicken-eating hog.
The hog has earned the reputation
of being dirty because man has pro-
vided dirty quarters for him.
In building the buildings for the live
stock and poultry, have them open
to the south or east, if possible.
Haven't you noticed that good fruit
always sells we'll? Resolve that that
is the only kind of fruit you will put
out
The continual planting of orchards
in the opinion of some threatens an
overproduction of fruit, but such fears
are groundless.
Keep the grounds about the house
and farm buildings tidy 1t is so
easy for the rubbish to accumulate
Take time to clean it up.
No one realizes more forcibly the mis-
fortune of the lost opportunity, than
does the farmer, for the out of season
crop seldom brings a profit.
The rich barnyard has given place
to the rich field on the progressive
farm where the manure spreader dis
tributes the manure as rapidly as
made.
Many a man finds it as easy to- lie
about the age of his COW as his wife
does about her age. Funny how they
always want to count less years than
they have lived.
Too many sheep in the cattle pas
ture is not a good thing, for the rea-
son that the sheep Craze close and
soon make it so that the cattle cannot
get a good cropping.
!, And now during the height of the
harvesting season take time to con-
slider that the agricultural fair season
, is upon you, and plan to attend either
! county or state show, Or both if you
. can.
The feeding value of beet pulp may
be judged from the fact that it con.
} tains nearly 80 per cent of water
less than one per cent. heterogeneous
' matter, and about six and one-halt
per cent. of digestible carbohydrates
and less than one-tenth of one per
S cent. of fat.
t Verify there is a COW conscience and
s a horse conscience. They are made
of India rubber, and are capable OF
stretching around all manner of glow
n ing testimonials concerning the ami
v NAL which it is sought to SELL Don't be
lieve your own father in the COW OF
the horse trade.
f
A Canadian agricultural experiment
station has found new and pleasant
f er method Of making kerosene emul
y sion. 1t has discovered that eigh
ounces of flour will hold one quart O
kerosene in suspension. If the -four il
first scalded two ounces will be sufi
: cient to make an emulsion which
will remain in suspension for thre,
days.
" The two general qualities of stool
feed are fat-producing properties
Il known as carbohydrates, and muscl
forming materials, known as the pro
" TEN. In providing a ration for one,
5. stock it is well to know the relatiy,
quantities of each in the differeu
kinds of feed and the following tabi
+, gives some of the more importap
s. foods together with the digestible prc
\ tein supplied by them:
Corn efor comparisoa) .,...,.,.
> Corn slower tfoT cornparisonl .......,.. /.
-S CottonSeed meal .-......-....,..,.... q
IinSeed meal-Old process - %
le LinSeed meal-Eew process .........2S
a Glucose meal. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2n
IL CrSno gluten ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 26
Gluten meal ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. d
Sugar meal -------...-....,... IS
- Wheat middlingS. .............,.....s u
I'D Wheat bran -.......... 10
IS DARK IeefsinS tl3lr------- IS
BuckWheat midGlings ............. %
d. Oat feed or SnCreS -----.--..-..... -
= Malt SproutS-drssd ...............5 -
- Brewers graiIl-cried -...--..-.-......... Ia
T. Soy bean grain. -----......... 90
!. Horse bean ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS =
II COWpea grain. IS