The Elbert County tribune., 1907-08-29

coming generations will rise and call
you blessed.
Have the trough long enough SO as
70 give all the pigs an equal chance
at the swill feed.
Get rid Of the over-ripe swill barrel
IL stinketh 1nto heaven and maketh
man and beast alike to suffer.
The hog which is slow to fatten or
10 frequently of its feed is a poor one
to select for breeding purposes.
Ever get nipped in a COW trade? My,
how hot 1t does make a fellow feel to
realize that he has been swindled.
Can you pick out the cows which
are paying their way? The only safe
test is the scales and the Babcock
tester
Skim milk is about all the young
pigs need. it containing all the food
ingredients necessary for their
growth.
Your failures may not be pleasant
to remember, but surely you will not
fan to remember them long enough to
profit by them.
The pig must be comfortable to
make gains during the hot weather.
See that shade 10 provided and that
there is plenty of good water.
Do you know that the government
forestry department stands by ready
TO give you specific advice for the ips,
provement Of your wood lot?
Make 1t a rule not to do chores after
dark. Plan the work SO that the boys
and the hired man have their time
pretty much for themselves after sup
per.
The pigs intended for brood sows
should be picked from the large lit.
ters. but remember that you need a
thoroughbred sire to increase the
grade of your stock.
Ever figure out what 1t cost you to
sell for 5000 could not have cost more
that 800 to raise. Good margin Of
profit, don't you think?
Farming is no longer considered a
business which requires no special
training. Every year sees an improve.
ment in the educational standards OF
the agricultural colleges.
A good horse is kept good and
poor horse is made better by wise,
careful treatment. It's misuse of the
horse, as well as of the farm machin
cry, which brings the early break
down.
AS you go about the chores get the
habit Of seeing things. Is this or that
thing out Of place? Does this or that
animal act little out of normal? See
the things you can do to make things
better while you are just passing by.
What's in the hair? An animal may
be Judged to some extent by the
coarseness or fineness of the hair, the
coarse-grained, sluggish and inactive
animals having generally. coarse.
rough hair, and they are also many
times ill-natured and vicious.
In a test in Wyoming, lambs fed on
field peas made as rapid gain as those
20 90
fed lambs brought ten cents hun
dred less than those fed on corn and
alfalfa for the reason that the latter
showed more fat than the others.
Don't buy the COW until you have
tried her, or at least milked her once
A big insight into the animal is OBJ
tanned in this way, and remember that
the man who is not willing to let you
the man you want to have dealingr
with.
A few pruning hints for you to
paste on the handle of your pruning
knife: Prune SO as to prevent forma.
ton of crotches; keep limbs free from
rubbing upon each other. Thin out
the top, to admit air and sunlight. but
keep 1t well balanced. Prune from
the top down toward the trunk,
rather than from the body up. Do not
cut off the lower limbs, leaving the
trunk exposed to the rays of the sun.
Train the heads low; let the limbs
come out close to the ground. 1t
means longer lived trees.
Prof. w. ]. Elliott. of the dairy de-
partment OF Montana, has concluded
that the creamery and cheese factory
end of the dairy business has about