Free press., 1907-09-28

better than the large.
Study the weeds on your farm and
! find how best to get rid Of them.
Breed 10 purpose. Indifference in
this matter leads to Indifferent results.
The farmer can best look after his
bank account by studying the needs of
| his live stock.
| Pigs which have grass with the
| grain ration will fatten faster than
| those not SO fed
Plow all sweet clover roots off good
| this fall and you viii have none to
bother you next spring.
The increasing demand each year
| for fruit is emphasizing the import
ance of putting more land into such
| culture.
There is no Indication that there
will be over-production of apples this
year either. Plant that orchard. broth
| er; plant that orchard!
| Tar roofing paper will make a fair
| ~ good lining for a silo. Covered with
| a thin sheeting Of wood improves the
silo and makes the lining permanent.
What shall it profit the farmer if
| he work all summer to grow some sue
| culent root crops and then in the fall
nsglecteth to properly store the fruits
of his labor?
The Farmers National congress is
| to meet at Oklahoma City, Okla, on
October IL Such gatherings of farm
ers means much to the progress of ag-
ricalture in this country.
Don't rush the horse down hill. It
is not only dangerous, but makes the
! horse nervous, besides weakening the
tendons of the legs and is apt to
| spring the knees out Of shape.
Feed roots, such as beets, turnips
and mangels, freely after removing
! the COWS from the pasture this fall.
They will keep up the milk supply bet
| ter and come out in better condition
! next spring
Glover hay is good for pigs and
hogs in the fail and winter. If the
| clover is small, it will be the more
readily eaten. The aftermath of Glow
er makes a good hay for hogs and
can be fed without chopping.
| Diversions and novelties and enter
tainments are all right at the agri-
| cultural show, but the management of
! such affairs should see that such at
| fractions do not eclipse the real pur-
poses for which the fair was held.
Ventilation is one of the chief
needs Of the poultry house and now
is the time to give the matter thought.
| Do not go into another winter with
out seeing that proper methods of
providing fresh air for your chickens
is provided.
An obstinate horse can be easily
bridled and made to take the bit if
| the finger or thumb is pushed into the
corner Of his mouth and his tongue
touched. Hold the bride with the
right hand, SO that the bits are Just
in front of his lips and rest upon the
back of the left hand near the wrist.
Stick your left forefnger into the cor
ner of his mouth, and as he opens it
pull the bits into mis- mouth by slip
ping the headgear over his ears.
A dozen different conditions may
give rise to tainted milk, as foul all
in barn; cows lying in manure; rusty
milk tins, sick COWS and udder dis
eases; putting fresh and old milk
in the same cans; unwholesome OF
strong smelling fodder and foods; fail
ure to cool milk Immediately after
milking; impure water for washing
utensils, or impure dirty water fo1
the COWS to drink; uncIeanly milking
manure particles dropping from udder
keeping milk too long in stable be
fore removing to milk room: lack o
cleanliness in the care OF the milk
Tests at the South Dakota expert
ment station show that one and one
J fourth pounds Of speltz equals one
pound of corn for steer feeding Where
corn and speltz are mixed half an6
half by weight. slightly better results
are obtained The advantage of usins
the grains at home is also in favor o.
its being fed 20 cattle or swine II
the test mentioned, the steers fed OF
speltz did not consume as much hay
per pound or gain as those fed upor
other grains. which shows that the
husk of speltz is a substitute for ha,
to a considerable degree. It produce:
a firm flesh much the same as the
oats and as good quality of meat 3.
GQR,