The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-20


appetizer, but some good farm jour
nal should be read in addition.
Buckwheat honey is thin and for
this reason should be stored in q
warm room for awhile to evaporate.
Let the heifer get her growth before
breeding. If you do not she will bs
stunted and her future usefulness in
jured.
Because of the high price of bees
wax the production of that commodity
is of far more Importance than II
once was.
Air the stables before milking. even
in the coldest weather of winter. but
save the cleaning up until after the
milk is safe in the dairy room.
1t requires skill in handling the
farm team to get the most out of it
Study to know your horses, and the
easiest methods of handling them.
Experiments by the Purdue 0nd)
experiment station shows that ths
hogs following steers which are fed
ear corn and clover hay, make the
greatest gains.
Any thing which excites the COW
disturbs the milk-making functions
Never permit hard driving. abuse
loud talking or anything which will
disturb the herd.
Go over at least once week the
farm implements which are in use
and make sure that the bolts are
tight. A little forthought and care
will save many an annoying delay.
The bee keeper should make it 8
point to study up clover culture, fol
there is nothing finer than clover
honey, and 1t is said that some of the
finest clovers are unknown in thi.
country.
The poultry raiser should stop and
consider that many a Thanksgivins
dinner goes down the wrong throats in
the spring, for the lice and mites hav,
excellent appetites and they get away
with many young chick.
To dock the lambs tie cord tightly
around the tail and clip off with a pail
of sharp pruning shears. Leave the
tail about an inch long. Cover the
~ ,,ftl
lated vaseline and remove the cord
at night.
The old cultivator which will only
half do the work had better be cast
aside and new one secured. 1t takes
more labor to use the old than II
would a sew one and with the worh
expected.
Stock feeders have learned that
what is called a balanced ration Is
necessary to obtain the best results
One-sided foods will always produce
one-sided results, and that on ths
wrong side.
1t would hardly seem necessary to
say that the hand separator needs
washing every time it is used. and
yet there is so much carelessness
creeps into the dairy sometimes and
things are Just let go. that we feel
that we must drop a reminder. Now
heed it.
Like the unloaded gun its the gentle
bull that is dangerous. The bull
known to be dangerous is watched,
and extra precautions are taken to see
that he does not get the opportunity
of doing harm, but the gentle bull has
all kinds of opportunities of doing
harm and some day he takes the no.
ton with disastrous results to the
one who never dreamed that he was
loaded.
Why do you feed salt to your cows?
The Mississippi experiment station
has made a practical test of the ques.
tion, which shows conclusively that
salt is beneficial. Three cows were
kept without salt for period Of four
weeks. During the last two weeks a
record of their milk production was
kept and they gave Asa pounds. They
were then given their usual allowance
of salt and in the following two weeks
they gave 564 pounds or gain of Ito
pounds.
In roasting meat the housewife
should remember that the smaller the
piece of meat the higher should be the
of the oven. for the
quicker the exterior coagulates the
more the meat juices are prevented
from drying up. With larger roasts.
however, the temperature of the oven
must be modified or the exterior of the
roast will be burned before the inte.
rior is heated through. In broiling.