The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-08-10

n you cannot SOC gain In ,he pigl
every week, investigate matters
Something Is wrong. You can just
see healthy pig grow.
What availeth cleanliness In the
dairy II filth and filthy methods are
allowed to prevail In the barn where
the COWS are stabbed and MIXED?
It should be the ideal Of every horse
man to breed the best animal posi-.
BILE. and this can0pnly be done by the
wise selection OF both dam and sire.
II the horse has lice rub Scotch
snuff into his hair; keep him well
brushed and spray his stall with kero
sene emulsion. Repeat ~ treatment
twice week for three VI seks.
Here is a good spray for the COW
during fly time: One Quart of kero-
sene oil and one tablespoonful each OF
tar. fish oil, carbolic acid and oil OF
pennyroyal.
. Better keep your money invested in
the farm, rather than specializing In
mining stock or other allurlng
schemes which promise larger returns
than the old farm.
Never sign any folded document or
paper which has not first been read
carefully, but 1t is a good and safe
rule never to sign cne's name for
stranger.
These hot days in the field be care.
full and not get oyerheated and then
drink too freely. Better hand your.
self lemon and take suck on that.
Surprising how refreshing 1t is.
Get rid Of the horns. They are .
menace to man and source of danger
to the animals, themselves. The
muley cows don't ever lock horns or
hook each other.
hog helpless in his hind quarters. Pro-
vide dry bed. and get animal out into
the air and sunshine. See that bowels
are kept open by feeding fruit or roots
or little oil meal
Fence wires should be grounded to
prevent lightning injuring the stock.
This Is done by burbing an upright
wire in the ground every hundred feet
and connecting this wire with each
fence wire.
Many a farmer who Is strong as an
| agriculturist, is weak as salesman.
It is one thing to raise good crops and
1t is quite another thing to market
them at the top-notch price. Try and
study to do both.
For the sheep infested with stom.
ach worms give a tablespoonful of
| gasoline In four ounces Of sweet milk
after the animal has been tasted for
least two hours after dosing.
Sulphur, salt, wood ashes and oil
| meal in equal portions are said to be
very beneficial for horses and hogs.
When kept before them 1t Is said
they will not eat more than is good
for them.
Cracked corn, wheat and beef scrap
makes good feed for laying hens. II
| they have not access to a grass run,
see that they are supplied with green's
| daily. Have grits, oyster shells and
fresh water before them st all times.
Don't nag at the team. It is q poor
way to get more service out Of 1t,
and tapping horses with the lines or
whip does no good. The thing to do
| Is to teach the horses to walk fast.
Do this and they will give you all the
work you want without urging.
During the trying summer the dairy.
man should do little trying himself
| to make the cows as comfortable as
possible. An old bag fastened over
the cows back and one underneath
her belly will do much to protect
from flies. Remember that your COW
cannot make milk and fight flies at
| the same time.
Here Is the best treatment to be
given a harness, as recommended by
an experienced saddler: Saturate the
leather with as much oil as II will
take up; then sponge of with a
thick lather of CASTLE soap; when
dry wipe gently with flannel, and fol-
low with solution Of gum tragacanth,
made by boiling one-half ounce in two
quarts of water and boiling down to
three pints.
The cowpea grown extensively az
stock food is claiming attention as al
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