The state herald., 1907-09-20

Rye adds no plant food to the soil
and hence has no value as green ma
nure.
Feed the coarse fodder with the
small feed so as to maintain the
balance In the ration.
Cool the cream Immediately after 1t
comes from the separator. 1t will
make the butter better.
Wife will thank you for your
thoughtfulness in sharpening scissors
and the kitchen knives.
Wheat.bran middlings roots and
selected as breeders. Notice that We
omitted corn.
There is economy in buying the
best made machine or tool. But re-
member after you have bought 1t to
take good care Of 1t.
The earth Of the chicken pen floors
Is as rich as many brands Of fer
tilizers. Get 1t out on the land and
put In fresh dirt. 1t will be better for
the chickens and better for you.
Stop that little gully In the field
which opened up with the last rain.
1t is easier to fix now than after the
next rain or two have made the
breech infinitely larger.
Make a difference between the feed
ing Of the pigs that are to become
breeders and those you are fattening
for market. Overfatness must be
avoided with the former.
II the pasturage Is dry and the feed
poor. one stalk Of corn In the silk Is
worth more to the cows now than
the ear that the stalk can produces
will be worth next winter.
Store the oily feeds where they will
not become contaminated by foul
odors. Feed thus affected is more
than apt to taint the milk and carry
the cowy flavor to the butter.
Don't be content to do anything but
the best type Of farming. Be on the
watch for new ideas. II your neigh
boris methods are better than your
own. do not be too proud to say so.
/ hpf nhnnt than WI haun n - Idna
or method which will help your neigh
Dor. see that he gets It, Help others
and help yourself.
In taking the stock In from OF the
pasture this fall remember that the
change from field where much exer
else is obtained to the stall is quite So
we're. For this reason the cows
should be allowed rs much freedom as
possible In the yards about the barn
They should be put In the barn only
when the weather is bad or at milk
ing time.
In the cutting down OF small tree.
farmers often rob themselves OF larger
profit later on. Arboriculture tells o
an incident In Virginia. Ten year,
ago about Gs.000 young hickory tree,
were cut down to provide hickor,
hoops for about $4,000 apple barrels
The barrel hoops had been sold fol
about $500. II the trees had beer
allowed to grow. they would have
been big enough In few years fol
cutting up into carriage spokes. ant
would have produced, Mt the present
price Of s35 n thousand. spokcs worti
more than 100000. This is the kline
OF forestry argument that ought :,
appeal to owners OF brush lots.
Make your own vinegar on the farm
Only sound. ripe apples should b,
used. avoiding dirty fruit or washini
1t before pressing. Use only juic,
from the frst pressing. place In clear
barrels which have been treated witt
hot water or steam to destroy undc
sirablc germs. The barrels shoult
not be full. nor tightly corked. nj
free access of air In desirable. In
ordinary temperatures. the first stage
the alcoholic fermentation. should b,
complete In fiye or six months. but b,
storing In warmer rooms. and by IN,
use OF yeast. can be much shortened
Tho second stage. tho acotic fer
menta,ion. may be hastcned by hcai
and by the use OF n good starter" o
mother" or sharp vinegar, When IN,
required aeidiiy In reached. tho bar
rcis should be fllicd 10 the hung ant
tightly cofkod to avoid undcnirahl,
fermcntations,
Pinsteh oil. tho residue left In Tho
cylinders used 10 contain tho Ems foi
lighting railway coaches, and which
can be obtained for about &c cents pet
gallon In small quantities. Ia recon
mendcd by the Colorado experiment
.