The state herald., 1907-08-02

What availeth cleanliness in the
dairy II filth and filthy methods are
allowed to prevail In the barn where
the cows are stabbed and milked?
1t should be the ideal of every horse
man to breed the best animal possi-
BILE, and this can only be done by the
wise selection of both dam and sire.
II the horse has lice rub Scotch
snuff into his hair; keep him well
brushed and spray his stall with kero-
sene emulsion. Repeat the treatment
twice week for three weeks.
Here is 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 1t is a good and safe
rule never to sign ones name for a
stranger.
hot 10, to- t1,s. G.t. I...
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 bow els
are kept open by feeding fruit or roots
or 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 n farmer who is strong us an
| agriculturist, Is weak as n salesman
II is one thing to raise good crops and
1t is quite another thing to marke;
them at the topnotch price. Try and
study TO do both.
For the sheep infested with stom
ach worms give a tablespoonful OF
gasoline In four ounces OF sweet milk
after the animal has been tasted fol
about l6 hours. Give no water FOR nj
least two hours after dosing.
Sulphur. salt. wood ashes and OF
meal In equal portions are said to bC
very beneficial for horses and hogs
When kept before them II Is said
they will not eat more than is good
for them.
| Cracked corn. wheat and beef scrar
makes good feed Tor 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 timoH.
Don't nag at the team. II Is pooi
way to get more service out OF H.
and tapping horses with the lines OF
whip does no good. The thing TO do
is to teach the horses TO walk fast
DO this and they will give you all tho
work you want without urging
During tho trying summer the dairy
man should do a little trying himself
to make the cows Ms comfortable ~
possible An old bag fastened over
the cows back and one underneath
her belly will do much TO protect
from lies. Remember that your COW
cannot make milk and iight dies NJ
| tue same time,
Here II the best treatment 20 be-
given harness, Ms recommended by
an experienced saddlor: Saturate tho
leather with rs much oil rs II viii
take up. then sponge on with a
thick iathcr Of CASTLE soap; when
dry wipe gently with u flannel, and fol-
low with solution OF gum tragacnnih.
made by boiling onehalf ounce In twu
quarts of water and boiling down te
thrcc pinta.
The cowpca grown extensively as
stock food IL claiming attention a. an
article of food dict Recent expert
montn Mt tho University OF Tennen.
sec have proved that tho eowpoa com
pares fayorably with peas and beans
and other lcEnmlnous plants both m
to nuiritiyo value and disestibility. I,