The state herald., 1908-12-04
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.Nz FARM
By MzlZ>u 6lz

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Cold nights and frosty grass never
put a pound OF flesh on any animal.
Well groom the horse and he will
work well for you; neglect him and
he will prove an Indifferent servant.
Go slow with the new variety of
fruit tree. the new breed of stock. the
seed of the new variety of grain. Test
them out first
Growing crops ON the land in the
summer should be followed in the win
ter by the growing Of crops IF beef
and pork and mutton in the barns.
oil meal is good for the horses 1t
Keeps them In good condition and
makes their coat soft and sleek. Give
a handful to each horse once day.
While sheep do not need as warm
housing as other stock. they must
be kept dry. both under foot and over
head Keep the sheep stables well
cleaned.
Al excellent plan in handling sheep
Is u provide woli-protected yards into
which they may be turned on fine
days, and have a shed for the stormy.
biustery weather
Put the unthriftyappcarIng ewes by
themselves ana give a little extra
feed Perhaps they are suffering from
the greed OF the bosses in the flock
and arc not getting a full ration.
Sweet potatoes are packed in ven
tiiated barrels for shipment just as
are apples. They must be packed
snugly and the cover pressed on so
as 10 make sure that there will be no
shifting in the barrel
a cheap field shelter for sheep and
cattle can be made by erecting
framework OF poles supported by posts
set In the ground. over and around
which straw stack can be- placed
leaving the south side open.
n is not enough to know how much
each COW Is producing, but how much
the production has cost, To do this
you must not only weigh and test the
milk but keep account Of the feed
and estimate i.s cost to you.
There Is more clean money In win
Ter daiyiug than In summer dairying,
WIN silo to provide succulcnt feed,
aud cows froBhrniug iu the fall and
winter, the highest returns can be
counted on from the herd No flies 20
bother tn the winter time
Don't let pals OF milk stand In the
hnru while all the COWS are being
milErd Remove IL az once ana get
tho separator at work upon IL while
il is warm. Cool the cream as soon
Hs possible. Never mix warm cream
with that which has been cooled.
Green scum which collects on stand.
iuE water and In stock tanks Is caused
by thread like plant called spirOEyra.
Cleaning tanks once month will
Keep thom free from the trouble
Some use a spray on the tanks made
up nt a six per cont solution OF copper
aulphHtc.
4 farmer who has secu wash water
auI dish water imprpEuntpi with soap
and dirt fnd 90 hogs ralsOs tho quus.
ton 40 TO whether such diet ls health.
gll Such water "a the best Kind of
fertilizer. but Wp doubt whether Il
foc8 the hogs any good Stops which
contain food scraps md tho lIauld
lonvinrH from tho kitchen arc oI
course different and provide the h0rH
with food elements which are good.
that is n tho Flupg are not allowed
tu sour and spoil. before feeding.
The president OF novdpin college
declares that tho county Rlr ua NJ
present conducted has outliyed liH
usefulness ana has deson"ratnd into
an Immoral exhibition NJ which crooln
and gamblers play tho star parts We
wonder what iair ho attended thlH
Year. There may boz county fairs
which come within tho scope Of his
tfillclsht anu Vt lh"t" hf" auCh n u
indeed high time that reform was
instituted. but ~" fairs wc have come
IN touch with have boon ur decided.
" educational character, the okhlbl.
tiona Of nne stock farm. garden aud
orchard produce, aud Of farm mnchlnr
cry being better than ever Nmusc.
menlH Of clehn, wholcGomo uBrt have
fhelr rishtful place At every iair aud
provide the farmers Rul their families
with the htimHlatiHg recreation that
they need However too inueh care
cannot be exercised b. fair officials
IN seeing that objectionable foaturcR
A. not creep In uhavafrs Bo sure
that the parties seeding the cehces.
ATOMS are reliable and eau provide
crrdentisl. from other fairs where
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