The L'Anse sentinel., 1908-10-24

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small farm well-kept 10 better
tnan the big farm indifferently run.
More sheep well-handled will mean
more fertile farm and more moneJ
for you next year.
Know your cows and do not board
through the. winter the cows that do
not pay their way
Cold fall rains will prove q sure
robber OF the sheep profits, II the aai-
mails are given no shelter.
The butter flavor can be improved
by adding tablespoonful Of granu.
lated sugar to ten pounds Of butter.
1t is good plan to put finely cut
hay with the grain to compel the
horses to masticate their feed prop.
erly.
Make up for the scantiness Of the
pasturage at this time Of year is made
up with corn stalks or other sucouIent
feed.
Spray the stables occasionally to
drive out the flies. A good fly spray
is good disinfectant, aad will purify
the air of the stable.
Melting Is hard on the poultry.
Feed well at this time % that they
may come through the period strong
and ready for the winter laying sea.
son.
Sort the chickens at this time and
dispose Of all the superhuous ones.
Don't winter over the old hens, except
such Of the trusty ones as you want
to keep for setting next spring.
A poultry keeper of New Jersey has
found new use for the box kites.
He flies them over his henneries and
says they scare the hawks away.
Worth trying.
Mango is a germ disease. Hogs
thus afflicted should be washed clean
and then dipped. Any dip sold by re-
liable Arms for the purpose will do.
More than one application may bs
necessary.
Keep level head when the work 10
crowding. Think quick and do the
most important thing first, then the
next. Don't get ratified, but do one
thing at time.
Liquid manure is the most valuable
part, often containing as much as 60
to IS per cent. Of fertility. Plenty
OF bedding will help to save 1t, II you
have not cistern into which the
liquid manure is drained.
No two horses any more than two
people require the same amount Of
feed to keep them In condition. You
must study your animals and feed
with Judgment to secure the best re-
suits.
The COW that holds up her milk can
be induced to give down. declares a
farmer who has tried it, by placing
across her back over the udder q sack
weighted with sand or other material
up to 60 pounds.
Boys should learn how to sharpen
their own knives, hang up their caps,
hunt up things that are lost, be faith
full to trust, brave in the face of
danger, plucky when pain or hurt
would make them cry. helpful TO every.
body human, and kind to beast and
bird
Decayed and liberated teeth or teeth
which have worn uneven will put
horse out Of condition quickly, for the
animal cannot chew his food properly
and indigestion follows. Look to the
horses teeth, doctor the sore gums,
draw out the decayed teeth, even up
the good ones, and you will put your
horse into the way of returning health
The worst thing you can do to the
horse that refuses to pull Is to beat
him. Be kind to him, caress him,
allay his excitement by speaking and
stroking his neck, and leave the team
alone for 10 or Is minutes. Then urge
them on again, turning the horses
little to the right and left, 30 as to get
them In motion. before they feel the
presence of the load behind them.
Drive about 20 PAGES and stop again,
before the balky horse stops on his
own account. Then caress and start
again.
Experiment seems to prove that
chicks grow faster upon soft mashes
than upon dry grains. There seems
to be least danger from bowel loose
ness when the dry grains only are
fed, and It is very essential that the
mash be dry enough to crumble In
order to avoid that difficulty. Young
chicks like the moist mash better than