The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1907-10-05

something II wrong. you can JusS
80 healthy pig grow.
What availeth cleanliness in the
dairy II Nth and nlthy methods are
allowed to prevail In the barn where
the COWS are stabbed and MIXED?
Il should be the ideal Of every horse
man to breed the best animal posi-.
Bile. and this can only be done by the
wise selection Of both dam and sire
II the horse has lice rub Scotch
aau6 into his hair: keep him we'll
brushed and spray his stall with kero-
sene emulsion. Repeat the treatment
twice . week for three weeks.
Here IL . good spray for the COW
during ny time: One quart of kero-
sene oil and one tablespoonful each Of
tar, hsh oil, carbolic acid and oil Of
pennyroyal.
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 1t il good and safe
rule never to sign ones name for .
stranger.
These hot days In the field be care.
full and not get overheated and then
drink too freely. Better hand your
self lemon and take q suck ON that
Surprising how refreshing 1t IL.
Get rid Of the horns. They are Q
menace to man and q 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
are kept open by feeding fruit or roots
or little oil meal.
Fence wires should be grounded to
prevent lightning injuring the stock.
This II done by burbing an upright
wire In the ground every hundred feet
and connecting this wire with each
fence wire.
Many q farmer who Is strong ~ an
Agricultural. IL weak as . salesman.
1t 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 q tablespoonful Of
gasoline in four ounces OF sweet milk
after the animal has been tasted for
about IL hours. Give no water for Il
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 il said
they will not eat more than IL good
for them.
Cracked corn, wheat and beef scrap
makes good feed for laying hens. II
they have not access to a grass run.
zee 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. 1t 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 a.
possible. An old bag fastened over
the cows back and one underneath
her belly will do much to protect
from flles. Remember that your COW
cannot make milk and tight hies at
the same time.
Here Is the best treatment to be
given . harness, as recommended by
an experienced saddler: Saturate the
leather with as much oil AZ 1t will
take up; then sponge OF with .
thick lather Of CASTLE soap; when
dry wipe gently with 4 flannel. and fol-
low with solution Of gum tragacanth,
49,
quarts Of water and boiling down to
three pints.
The cowpea grown extensively ~
stock food IL claiming attention as an
article OF food diet. Recent expert
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 It