Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-06
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plenty of exercise.
Sows can rear two litters a year.
Keep them working for you.
good place for the hog which eats
chickens is In the hog barrel.
Give the sheep plenty Of pure water.
Snow is not a good substitute.
You can get rid of the mites In the
chicken house If you Just keep after
them.
Man eats oysters during oyster
months; hens enjoy oyster shells the
year round.
The man with the cheap land has
sure thing in futures" IL he sets out
the land to trees.
Are you getting some proportion OF
the high prices which are being paid
for milk in the large cities?
The badly-shod horse is the one
which has its efficiency materially cut
down. Be particular on this point.
There are three kinds of cows-the
special purpose, the dual purpose and
the no-purpose. Which kind do you
keep?
Study your neighbours failures as
well as your own. They teach valu-
able lessons, more so. often times,
than the successes.
A small stack of wheat or oats in
front OF the hen house will give you
happy family of chicks this winter
and fiji the egg basket as well.
Some farmers like the dual-purpose
COW. some believe in the special or
one purpose COW. but where is the
farmer who believes ia the no-purpose
cow
Keep 4 sharp lookout on the stock
this time OF year to see that they are
growing satisfactorily Change of
feeding system from pasture TO stable
often acts as a check
Now don't let the manure accumu-
late around the barn this winter as
you did last II is worth more on the
field than in the barnyard. Plan to
haul it out every day or two.
Here is the way one man claims he
picks his future dairy cows from
among the calves: If the hair on the
inside of the thighs runs up in an I'M
broken smooth column the heifer will
make a good mixer. il not. she will
not pay as a dairy animal.
In acme recent tests made by the
Indiana experiment station 1t was
found that in the northern section the
average yield per acre of winter wheat
ranged from 1858 bushels for Mealy to
30.4 for Rudy. Two lots of varieties
tested in the southern section varied
in yield per acre from 27.3 to 321
bushels for the one and from 26.S to
39.4 bushels for the other.
The extra good milk cow Is a scarce
animal to find. She is not picked up
at every sale and cannot always be
had at private sale. Wherever or
whenever she is found, the price, CON-
pared with that of common stocker
COWS. is calculated TO scare one. Yet,
an cows go. it is often cheaper to buy
the COW that costs $40 to SIS more
money. for she soon puts that differ
ence In the cream can
We are going to again insist that no
milking should be done except through
a sterlized cheese cloth cover. Just
a strip Of cheese cloth big enough to
cover the top of the pail and sag down
in the middle so as not to make the
milk splash when it strikes the cloth
is all that Is necessary. Tie a string
around the bucket to hold the cloth in
place and there you are. When the
milking is done you will be surprised
to see how much fine filth you have
prevented from falling into the pail
20 he taken up and absorbed by the
milk. Perhaps you will say that you
strain the milk through a cloth after
milking, but that will not accomplish
what milking through cover will.
IS Much of the filth which gets into milk
cannot be strained out. but is dis.
sol ID and becomes part OF the milk.
The season of the agricultural fair
has again passed. The character and
unaiity OF these shows are constantly
growing better. There is a prevailing
shirt of better farms and better farm
srs. and the displays of livestock. agri-
cultural products and implements az
lords the farmer an opportunity OF
seeing and knowing the needs and
possibilities OF his profession. One Is
impressed AS he visits these fairs
with the earnest. busincsslike atti.
.ude OF the farmers In attendance
They are there with a definite pur.
BOSE. and nearly every one has some
particular line of Investigation and
inquiry he is following up. The farm
er Ia learning to bring his problems "a
the county and state fairs for light
and solution. He compares notes with
the other farmers he meets. he dis
cusses the exhibitions OF grains, and
fruits. and vegetables. and the live
stock. and he is of open mind to learn
all the details OF the best implements
More and more Is the farmer coming