Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-12-13

brushed and spray his stall with kero-
sene emulsion. Repeat the treatment
twice a week for three weeks.
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 alluring
schemes which promise larger returns
than the old farm.
Never sign any folded document or
paper which has not first been read
carefully, but it is a good and safe
rule never to sign ones name for a
stranger. .,
These hot days in the field be care
full and not get overheated and then
drink too freely. Better hand your.
self a lemon and take a suck on that.
Surprising how refreshing it is.
Get rid of the horns. They are a
menace to man and a source of danger
to the animals, themselves. The
muley COWS don't ever lock horns or
hook each other.
rheumatism sometimes renders the
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 a 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 a 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.
acn worms give a tablespoonful of
gasoline in four ounces of sweet milk
after the animal has been tasted for
about 16 hours. Give no water for at
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 It Is said
they will not eat more than is good
for them.
Cracked corn, wheat and beef scrap
makes a good feed for laying hens. II
they have not access to a grass run.
see that they are supplied with greens
daily. Have grits, oyster shells and
fresh water before them at all times.
Don't nag at the team. It is a Door
way to get more service out of L.
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 a 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 a 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 al
stock food is claiming attention as an
article of food diet. Recent experi.
ments at the University of Tennes.
see have proved that the cowpea com.
pares favorably with peas and beans
and other leguminous plants both as
to nutritive value and digestibility. II
has a distinctive and pleasing flavor.
and can be prepared for the table in a
variety of appetizing ways.
Is 1t not mistake on the part Of
farmers to seek to escape trouble Of
raising calves and have to depend up.
on the COW seller to keep up their
herds? The practice of years ago Of
raising all the calves possible IN 70.