Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-09-19
NJ" FARM
R AIMS;, III


For light driving the small horse is
better than the large.
Study the weeds on your farm and
find how best to get rid OF them.
Breed to a purpose. Indifference In
this matter leads to Indifferent results.
The farmer can best look after his
bank O 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 on good
this fall and you will have none TO
bother you next spring.
The increasing demand each year
for fruit is emphasizing the import.
anc 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 1t profit the farmer II
he work all summer to grow some sue.
culent root crops and then in the fall
neglected. to properly store the fruits
of his labor?
The Farmers National congress is
to meet at Oklahoma City, Okla, on
October II. Such gatherings OF farm
ers means much to the progress of ag.
riculture in this country.
Don't rush the horse down hill. 1t
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
mex spring.
Glover hay is good for pigs and
hogs in the fall and winter. If the
clover is small. 1t will be the more
readily eaten. The aftermath of GLOW.
err 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,
u seeing that proper methods OF
providing fresh air for your chickens
is provided.
Up in the northwest the farmers
have adopted a scheme by which they
get the best of the grain.sack com
bine. The threshing machines are
fitted with steel boxes to catch tbs
grain, and these boxes are emptieC
into tanks on wagons accompanying
the combination machine. The grair
is then hauled to steel warehouse!
from which It will be shipped in bulk
A dozen different conditions ma!
give rise TO tainted milk, as foul al
in barn; cows lying in manure; rust,
milk tins, sick cows and udder dis
eases, putting fresh and old mill
in the same cans; unwholesome o
strong smelling fodder and foods; fail
ure to cool milk Immediately ate
milking; impure water for washing
utensils, or impure dirty water TO
the cows to drink; u~ncleanly milking
ant particles dropping from udder
keeping milk too long in stable be
fore removing to milk room; lack O
cleanliness In the care of the mill
Tests at the South Dakota expert
ment station show that one and one
fourth pounds OF speltz equals on
pound OF corr for steer feeding. Wher
corn and speltz are mixed half an,
Ln1N kU pFatuhf g1fuhf1y haitian rnu.,1t
are obtained. The advantage OF usinI
the grains at home Is also in favor O
It's being fed to cattle or swine. j
the test mentioned, the steers fed o.
speltz did not consume as much ha,
per pound or gain as those fed upoI
other grains. which shows that tn
husk OF speltz is a substitute for ha
to a considerable degree, 1t produce
a firm flesh much the same as tn
oats and as good quality of meat a
corn.
Here Ia the experience which a RET
estate agent Of darlington, Ky, ha
with "A farmer q few miles from tow
!, who thought he wanted to sell HI
pihits IL "b'hN NSoh NJ az ~
place, after which he gave 1t a fla
tering write.up. When the farme
read the beautiful description OF h
farm, he was 80 well pleased with
, that he called on the agent as soon
he could get to town, and told hi
hat he had decided not to sell h
=, farm. as 1t just suited him. He sal
, The farm Is Just what you say, b
never knew 1t until you found
out for ne" Moral: Don't sell uni
you find out all the farm means
g. you.
.
irdian Philosophy.
v The other day Elsie, the oldest II
|, ing Tonkawa Indian, was making son