The state herald., 1907-08-23

During the moulting season keep
the flock we'll fed SO as to provide for
the extra demand made upon them In
the growing of new coat of feathers.
In this way you will bring your poul-
try through strong for fall and win
ter laying.
One has but to look over the reports
of horse sales to appreciate the fact
that the demand for the best horses,
draft or carriage, is strong with
prices high. 1t will pay you to raise
a few II you can get the right kind Of
a sire for your mares.
John Ruskin, as he wandered
through the fruitful fields discovered
the secret Of true happiness. He says:
Two watch the corn grow or the
blossoms set; to draw hard breath
over the plowshare or spade. to read
to think. to love. to pray-these are
things which make men happy"
f=dered myrrh one pound and
powdered ssam two pounds mixed and
given in teaspoonful doses three times
a day Is recommended for mild cases
OF canker sore mouth in pigs. In
more severe cases tincture of iron in
double the amount OF water may be
used to swab the mouth twice daily.
Through the efforts of COW testing
associations in Denmark, the average
producing value of cows In some Of
the associations has gone up from
sl3 to $50 each. This is remark.
able gain. 1t was brought about by
first knowing what the cows were do.
ing and then wedding out the unproft-
able ones.
With threshing machines having
more to do in the grain sections each
year, and help scarcer. the grain
threshing season lengthens. so that 1t
is late fall before some of the grain
can be attended to. For this reason
the grain should be carefully stacked
so that 1t will stand as long as neces.
sary without wetting and spelling a
portion of the grain.
After all the discouragements Of the
early spring. 1t has been a splendid
growing season. and fine crops In
most sections are going to be the
portion Of the farmer. Let us give
thanks. And also let us resolve that
next time the combination of wealth
or seems unfavorable We will be less
pessimistic and more hopeful as to
the ultimate outcome OF the season.
The Maryland experiment station
suggests the feasibility OF planting
cowpeas between the rows of sweet
corn at the last working. II one OF
the large late varieties OF COW.
peas. like Wonderful. be planted be.
tween the rows OF early sweet corn.
at the last working the pea vines are
Just In condition to make their best
growth after the corn natures. and
generally make very fine growth
before frost.
Good times would seem to Increase
the number OF rented farms. The
Wisconsin State University has Just
been investigating and finds that In
the last decade the rented farms In
the state have Increased from i2.159
TO 1896. However. In considering
these 1000 additional rented farms.
II must be remembered that there was
an Increase OF 35.i73 In the number Of
farms OF the state. so the Increase in
percentage OF rental is not so great
as the decades statistics OF rental
would suggest
Eight points to remember concern.
Ing the advantage OF thinning fruit
which you can lay by In store against
next seasons need: Preserves tho
vitality OF the tree. Encourages moro
regular crop bearing. Lessons loss
occasioned by rot and other fungus
diseases, Produces larger fruit.
Fruit ripcns more uniformly. The
better quality OF fruit makes I. more
salablc at better prices. Preserves
the shape OF the tree and prevents
breaking of branches by overlooking
In thinking OF hogs one does not
commonly think that they have
nerves. and that they nro often as
sensitive TO treatment ns other AMI
mails OF the farm. but such IL tho case.
sows especially arc OF nervous tom.
permanent oftcntimcs. and should not
bc used for breeding purposes II IL
better to select nows that have steady
tempcramcn,n. for such only are like.
ly to properly mother their pigs. Also
II their progeny arc TO be used for
breeding purposes. the offspring OF
tho nervous sows arc not TO DO do
sired,
Alfalfa IN said TO bo superior 10