The state herald., 1908-08-21
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Nl' FARM
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1t pays to raise good fruit
Lime should be freely used in and
about the hen house.
If you would be hero in your wife's
eyes, keep the wood box full.
Sun and lice will demand n heavy
toll of the careless poultryman.
give the pigs the chance and they
will turn more waste on the farm into
profit than any other animal.
The toes of sheep have to be
trimmed in order to keep the hoofs
from curling and then breaking off
,uneyenly.
II they have not sufficient shade and
plenty OF good fresh water, the hens
will suffer from the heat and turn you
down on the egg yield.
In picking a team mate for the
colt select the one with the fastest
walking gait. Almost impossible to
break him of slow walk IL once ac-
quired
II you do not use an incubator but
depend upon hens for Matching your
eggs remember and save over the
hens that have proved themselves
good mothers this year.
The farmer should be good citizen
enough to be interested in the poll
tics of his township and county. Have
high ideals for your community and
then do your best to bring them TO
pass.
Get n Babcock tester and ascertain
the quality OF your cream. The gov
ernment will send you a pamphlet eN'
planning all about the machine II you
will write to the department of agri'
culture at Washington.
On the farm is not out of the ma
tion. The farmer must be citizen as
well as farmer. II the nation is to be
: safe Keep In touch with the trend
Of events, local. state and national.
and always let your influence be felt
on the side of the right.
There should be closer association
between the dairymen in the ship.
ping OF their supplies 20 the city. But
10 succeed such an organization must
be as Jealous for the interest of the
consumers OF these products as for the
interests OF the people that produce
the milk.
A sign Of beginning sunstroke is In.
dlcated in the horse by tagging steps
and unsteady gait. Don't delay. Get
him In the shade, unhltch at once and
apply cold water TO the head and neck.
and rub with coarse cloths. Sponge
the mouth out with cold water also
Qulnlno Injected, 40 or more grains
to the dose. will also help,
Malignant hog cholera is distin.
rulshed from the mllder types by the
muscular cramps. great prostratlon.
martial loss OF motor power and ex
stability. serious lowering OF temper
a,nre. slow flowing blood. violent bow.
II pains and fluid deiectlons like rice
water. For treatment DR.. Low recon.
mends the following mixture TO be
given every IL minutes: Ether. three
irams; sulphuric acid. 10 drops: oil
1f anlse, drops. In the early stages
add opium TO check dlarrhea, To
soo,hc the intestincs, feed tea made
of llnsecd or slippery elm.
Delicious corn drops-seo that wife
makes you some. Use half dozen
ears OF young. Juicy corn. score the
grains with n sharp knife, after hay'
Ing trimmed OF the least bit Of tho
surfnco OF each grain. then scrape all
tho corn from the cob with the back
OF a knife. Add salt and one ogR. the
white and yolk. beaten separately.
Drop in spoonfuls ON either n hot bake
iron or frying pan: but In either case
use no moro fat than IN Just necessary
10 greaae it Have the pan or iron hot
aud bake like Rriddlo cakes, turning
when a golden brown underneath,
The tobacco cure for parasites In
lambs has been demonstrated by ex.
psrlmenta 10 be the most effective
treatment. In fact II has been demon.
stfat.d that tobacco II good pre-.
yrntntiyc for worms In the FIRST place
and Ia hostile TO their development
after they are started. The physical
construction Of the lamb Il so complex
that II IN not an easy matter TO apply
n remedy for all his troubles NO II In
generally easier TO prevent than 10
cure. The old advice Of changing pas
tura often IL the safest plan 10 follow,
This Ia the time Of the year when the
worms begin 10 do considerable harm
and when you see the lamb begin to
run down and los. his friHky habits
you may be pretty hufe the worm has
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