The Delta independent., 1907-06-28
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Give the hogs clean straw every
few days.
Liberal feed for the work horses
these days.
Push the lambs from the first II you
would have big, fat sheep.
The farmer who gets up against IT.
is generally responsible for his predic.
| ament.
The cultivation Of the potatoes
should begin before the weeds have a
chance to start.
Raising broilers for market is profit
able II one has the time and facilities
for producing them.
Five good cows will help buy q
separator quicker than six poor ones.
and one is needed more with the five
than the six.
There is danger In some states and
sections to let the corn craze" lead
to the neglect OF other farm crops
which will prove profitable.
It 10 said that an average corn crop
takes from the soil an amount OF
moisture equal to a sheet OF water
seven to ten inches deep over the en-
tire field.
When pasturing the pigs in the
night as that leaves the porker
hungry to eat the clover In the early
morning.
The time to begin narrowing the
corn field Is as soon as the seed Is In
the ground. Did you start then? II
not, make up for lost time by faithful
cultivation from now on.
Land well-cultivated and enriched
year after year. by all the manure
made upon the farm. supplemented
with legume crops. will give maximum
yields, under skilled tillage.
Nothing is gained by sowing corn
when the ground is too wet and cold
Be patient and wait until the condi-
tons are right. The corn come on
better and stronger Il you do.
Piles in swine may be relieved by
giving one or two tablespoonfuls Of
sulphur to each hog afflicted until i'm
provement is noted and then every
other day until cure Is effected.
Don't quarrel over the line fence
n you cannot agree with your neigh
Dor get surveyor to set the stakes
The outlay OF a few dollars is better
than the unpleasantness and the un-
certainty as to the exact boundary
line.
Protect the farm home from unsani-
tary conditions. The danger often
lies In the fact that the farmer is the
Judge OF conditions and he is apt to
pe blind to unhealthy surroundings
! because they are as they always have
been. Give the matter thought.
II you have to keep your poultry
shut up. make them work for the
grain they get. On the farm where
the poultry have the range OF the
barnyard and farm they get exercise
enough. but where they are kept con.
hned methods have to be adopted to
give them exercise to keep them in
Aealth.
Beeswax mixed with enough tallow
TO make 1t soft is an excellent water
proof dressing for leather. 1t should
be rubbed into the latter while It is
held near the stove and the leather
ought to be very dry in order to read
lily take up the preparation. For har.
ness dressing lamp black Is mixed
with It.
Tomatoes to be grown in . con-
fined space should be trained to poles
with cross strips. After the plants
have grown to nve or six feet in
height they may be clipped to pre-
vent further upward growth. Tie
every foot to keep them supported.
and clip the surplus foliage. to throw
the strength OF the vine into the
fruit and to give the sun . chance
at II.
The United States department of
agriculture has established . division
In the bureau of plant industry, called
the "Ohice of Farm Management In.
vestigations." There are several sec
tions to the work. namely: Farm
management district Investigations. a
detailed study of special phases of
farming; internal economy Of the