The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-04


Il Salt the cows every day rather than
at long and irregular intervals.
"A steady man and steady old
horse arc needed to break the colt
right.
Don't let the flock run down In con-.
dition. Well.fed poultry are poor sub
iects for disease.
Feed regularly. The poultry viii do
better and will show their apprecia-
ton in the fuller egg basket
Profit by the mistakes made last
year. Don't fall second time in the
same way and on the same thing.
Better a small farm clear. OF debt
and we'll worked than great big one
burdened with debt and not half
worked.
The COW with the finical appetite
will not prove the profitable cow. The
cow must be a hearty feeder. to give
generous yield.
Can't afford tank heater? Well.
you certainly can't afford to let your
cattle drink the water through the hole.
cut In the Ice in the tank.
OF course you cannot dip the sheep
now, but you can sift insect powder
into the wool and rub 1t well in. This
will knock the ticks and give relief to
the sheep. Z
What are you doing to make your
locality better? A good question to
ask yourself during these days when
lyou have time to think and leisure to
do the kindly decd.
Have a few nut trees ON the place.
They are slow growers. but once es-
tablished they will provide your chill
dren and your children's children with
reason for thanksgiving to the planter.
The reason beef cattle ;nre harder
than dair, cattle is that they have
more fat worked through the muscles.
The. dairy cattle put the fat Into the
milk or deposit It around their intes-
tines to be drawn upon when needed.
This country imports $Goo. o0o, 600
worth OF tropical fruits each year.
Which leads us to ask how much OF
this fruit hunger of our people might
be supplied by. better fruit prodmc.
tion at home? Are you helping to sup.
ply the need?
1t takes variety OF feed to keep the
appetite keen and working to the full
limit. Remember this in your feed
Ing. When steers begin to fuss over
snapped corn give them a change once
a day OF corn-and-cob meal. and along
toward the finish, deal out two pounds
Of oil meal once a day to each steer.
II you haven't workshop in which
you can put a little stove to give you
comfortable Temperature in which to
work while repairing and overhanling
the machinery provide one at once. II
may mean a little outlay. but 1t will
more than come back to you in the
facility and ease with which you can
make your repairs. i.s i
The Book Farmer" Ia generally the
progressive farmer. To .a sure there
may be sometimes too mu;h science
and theory and not enough practical
good common sense, but the farmer
|, who has the rare grace OF combining
i the two Is the farmer who Is rais.uf
. the average OF farming and provinr
that there is profit and pleasure III
, the vocation.
BY groups Of three. Try them;
Three things to wish for-health
friends. and 4 cheerful spirit. Three
things to delight in-frankness. free
dom, and beauty. Three things to nd
mIre-powcr. gracefulness, and dig
nifty. Three things to govern--tem
per. tongue, and conduct. Thre,
things to hate-cruelty, arrogance, ant
affection. Three things to loye-pur
ity, truth and honor. Three things I,
be-brnve. gentle. and kind.
II Georgia Is on the road to ngrfcul
, tnra: prosperity, for IN educated PEG
pie means better farms and bette
farming. The legislature of that stat,
y last year passed an act,establlshinE 1.
. agricultural high schools as branche
e of the State College OF agriculture
y These schools receive from the state
: each. about $4,000 year, but eacl
community In which such school /
!, located must furnish not legs than 20
acres of good land and the necessar.
equipment. The people of Georgf
have responded enthusiastically t
this requirement, and over million
: dollars in land and money has bee
: offered for their equipment