The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-06

a. =
po not M To- churn the cream
stslsfs oFert 40 In tesnperat slEe.
II Feed wisely ana not TOO generons,s
during the Winter lille the horses are
Idle
IL FORGET syour; troubles by doing for
pliers GU viii be happier, and so
will NJ 4 he other fellow. 81
Be sure your q blacksmith ID q under;
stands his business! Many q horse 5isS
Injured by gimprop shoeing.
q Idle regret never made the future
better but Improvement OF the pres
ent win always bring Its sure returns.
The automobile hasn't cheapened /
the prices Of horses. neither &c It like
ly.tos do &c. Money In good horses.
Raise q few. n .f;I /, II
"a sheep man says that buying thin
sheep or lambs without providing
shed INSTRUMENTATION Is the raukesti
kind Sof gambling. Isl ss5s 81 y
The best ration Is the ration not
which $is the cheapest. but the one
which will produce E the greatest;
amount Of profit In proportion to out:
lay. & ISL n. s;se
Good management Is the best cure
nll we know OF for the poultry yard.
1t prevents disease getting into the.
flock and IT makes short work OF 1t II!
y does by chance get in. s
Hang a door in the hog house from
the top SO It will swing both ways.
The hogs will soon learn to; push It out
Of. the way in passing In and out. and
y will prevent dranghts and exposure.
Beef Is high and at the prevailing
prices an OK team is worth about as
much per pound as a mod ilocomo-,
tive, which would make It the most
expensive power in our modern civil.
cation. s35s. Z.
y
Make a triangular snow plow and
hitch the horse to \ It next time the
snow has to be cleaned from paths?
| under clothesline, etc. You will be
surprised how easily and quickly the
work can be done. 4 :
The more stock on the farm the bet
ter, provided you do not try to half
keen, them. The land must be Z fed.
Feed clover and other legum es.5 don't
turn them under. The manure will
answer the purpose. better, and you
save its feeding value.
5 A reading course for farmers, wives
and daughters of New York, state. :un:5
der the direction Of the Cornell Agri..
cultural college is said to number on
Its rolls over %. 600 readers. Good
idea for the agricultural colleges x in,
other states to follow.
The New Jersey State Horticultural
society proposes to discuss the ques-
zion: Would it be safe to invest
money In a scale.infested apple or
Schard otherwise o good ,one) 80 years
old ?" We might be willing to argue
the question but not to invest. The
other fellow could do that.
Get acquainted with the teacher OF
your children. You may be too busy
to visit the school; but you can have
the teacher run up. to the house and
"A rrr146 - ~
night. It's the way they used to do
and It was good custom. Try 1t and
see how pleased the children and the
teacher Will be. u
The first step in breaking the colt Is
accustomlng him to the harness. Do
not be in hurry to- get him into the
buggy He has lots to learn. Be pa
tient with him. To try to rush the
work Of breaking creates confusion In
the mind of the colt. Let him; get well
hold OF each new idea before trying 70
break him to another It Is like the
little babe learning to walk. One step
at a time und that slow and sure.
Use, live lime in embarrassing the
coops. Airslacked lime has lost its
power Whitewash made: with good
lime will kill all a vermin that It
touches, while air.slacked lime white.
wash isS about as effective as TINT
much clear water. Care should be ex:
ercised to keep the whitewash from
the legs of the fowls as 1t will cause
the skin TO become inflamed and sore.
The eyes. combs and wattles Will also
suffer. v 81 Il 3. I,
Look over the incubator and get II
In shape for the, first filling. Clean
out the heat or tlue pipe into which
the lamp chimney extends, put in a
new wick, clean all the parts OF the
lump thoroughly. J and have; everything
about the machine in. as perfect con.
p 4 Frn=-