The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-05

anu waiting Tor the gathering of the
crops.
With feed so high 1t will take more
careful figuring than ever to keep
stock with profit
The platform on which the cows
stand should be short enough to keep
them out of their droppings.
Avoid any work in the barn which
viii raise the dust, just before milk
ing. Sprinkle the floors If necessary
The scrub is not in 1t with the we'll
bred animal. No more feed to raise 1t
and see how much better price it
brings.
When putting the sheep into winter
quarters divide the flock according to
age, size. etc. Limit the pens to from
twenty-five to thirty.
The farmers new declaration of in.
dependence is that he shall be privi.
legged to place the price on the prod.
ucts which his labor produces.
1t is the farmer who feeds little to
his hens and roosts them in some
cold place under the barn who gen.
orally declares that poultry does not
pay.
MANGA tr bog, oan he aasit,, o,rad
with one or two treatments of dry
sulphur. Rub into hide after thor
ough washing of the parts in soft
water and soap.
Just as the farmer gets valuable
suggestions from the stock and dairy
shows so can the poultry raiser OBJ
tain help at the poultry shows. Do
not miss the winter shows.
Keep the yard tidy. The self-re
specting farmer takes pride in tbs
grounds surrounding his house al
well as in the appearance of the barn
The model farm has been defined
as the farm which is 80 conducted
as to return fair profit on its val
ue, while at the same time 1t is yearly
improving, or at least not deteriorat
ing in productiveness."
The farmer who is selling his crops
through the stock he is feeding musi
be sure that he is making more thar
the market price for the feed, else hi
will not be getting anything for his
work. Keep an accurate account and
find out what you are really doing.
We do not always realize the rag
ged edges we leave in our work until
we are showing some visitor about
the farm. Then we are ashamed of the
filthy barnyard. the dirty cattle. the
ungroomed horses, and the general
appearance of untidiness about the
place. Better turn over new leaf and
be more thorough in your work.
First in Importance in feeding live
stock is to manage to get an increased
profit over the market price of tn
food consumed, then the return of fer
tility to the land through the manurei
must be counted In any live stocl
business 1t is necessary that large
part of the crops used by stock shall
be harvested by them by grazing
This reduces the cost of the crop and
at the same time makes better stock
Heeling in the young trees intended
for setting out next spring is done by
placing one tree close to another
along a shallow trench-roots down
tops inclined at an angle. Their
shovel in enough moist earth to cover
the roots Next comes another layer
or row of trees, and so on until al
are "heelGd in" Thus treated, the
trees will winter well, and are always
ready for setting when the right day
comes.
The Public Ledger of Philadelphia
has this item which may interest oul
western farmers: Thomas Hill, q
Lawrenceville farmer, has returned
to the use of oxen on his farm. H'
says he finds them cheaper and bet
ter than horses or mules. In add
ton to having oxen for general farm
work, he has trained bull to run 6
treadmill that pumps water, churn'
butter and does all of that kind o.
work The bull. Mr.. Hill says, beats
a windmill or gasoline engine "all tt
pieces" and the work keeps his tenn
per sweet and prevents him from do
ing damage with his horns. Othel
farmers are watching the experiment
and "horseless farms" may soon be
all the rage.