The L'Anse sentinel., 1908-01-18

Eat the esg eater.
The more succulent the feed the
better II 10 for sheep.
Be . good farmer II you are going
to be farmer at all.
Clean and sort your seeds and thus
insure larger and better crops.
Water, pure and plenty Of II, should
be provided for the dairy cows.
Young stock should be thrifty to re-
turn q profit Keep them growing.
Improbable at any time but es-
pecially In winter: Ticks on sheep.
Every crack in tie barn means SO
much added drain on the feed bin.
Molasses 10 growing In favor as
feed for stock, including dairy cows.
Sheep seem to have the call now.
and wise was the farmer who started
a flock year or two ago.
Feed floors for hogs save feed, keep
the animals healthier and make 1t
possible to keep the quarters cleaner.
The crusade against tuberculosis in
cattle may ultimately lead to colder
stables and blankets on the cattle.
Scatter salt over sprouts and
stumps and other noxious weeds and
the sheep will clean them up.
Which do you keep? The COW that
makes more than she eats or the
COW that eats more than she makes?
Perhaps you do not realize It but
the dearest animal on your farm is
tAs cheap scrub.
Hogs need clean, pure water as
much as the rest Of the stock. See
that they get 1t.
Salt, sulphur and charcoal IL the
three-fold requirement OF healthy
hogs.
Unless the heifer calf has we'll
shaped bag and teats It is. better to
sell her for veal.
Have a wind break In the cattle
yard SO that the livestock can find
protection on windy, stormy days.
The dollar earned by honest toll is
the dollar whose influence for good
rests not only upon the recipient but
upon the spender as well.
The winter time is the busy season
for getting ideas for next season
work. Do lots of reading, lots of
thinking, lotE OF planning.
The young animals should be turned
loose In roomy shed in the winter.
Plenty Of good feed and exercise will
keep them in health and on the grow.
The average farmer will find raising
draft horses more profitable than rails.
Ing roadsters. It takes a born horse
lover to successfully raise the latter.
There Is no excuse for the filthy hog
pen. This means you II your hogs
are wallowing around in mire up to
their. bellies.
The milk bringing better prices is
all the moro reason why you should
weed out tho poor cows and increase
the margin of your profits.
Cows compelled to drink from
water trough coated with ice will
show the effects in the feed bin and
the milk pail.
Vigorous rubbing followed by ap-
plications cf hot water will reduce
caked uddev in sows. Treat daily
until tronhle is passed.
II the .eembers OF the flock which
seldom or never lay could be weeded
out, the feed bills would be less and
the egg profits more.
Go not have the sheep pens too
wsvm. The natural coat Of the sheep
M kes II able TO endure severe wealth
Or.
High and dry is the rule for locating
| the poultry hcnse and yard. Do not
suffer puddle 20 exist in the vicinity
| thereof.
Hunger Il . good tonic. Don't feed
the sick hog and in most cases he
win get back his heslth and his ap-
| petite al right
The farmer who thinks more Of his
| own comfort than he does Of the
| comfort Of his stock, II the farmer
Who win b disappointed % marhet
day.