The state herald., 1908-12-04


Eggs that vary much in size or color
should not be packed together in the
same case. Such ill.assorted cases
never bring good prices,
One farmer who has had good
| many waste apples and tomatoes this
fall has cooked them and fed them to
his big flock of chickens and they
have thrived on them.
Don't keep the mongrel dog about
the farm. Get one of good breed,
preferably a collie. and then t>in
him to do something useful in CON
nection with the farm work.
In fattening turkeys for Thanks
giving and the holidays there is moth
ing better after all than old corn and
corn meal boiled with potatoes. Feed
three times a day. If skim milk is TO
be had mix with the mash.
Clean out the bitches and burrows
through the strawberry beds and
cover the beds lightly at first. AS
the winter advances and the ground
freezes harder, put on more covering
to keep the plants from winter kill
ing,
The cold, drafty stable does not
mean comfort for the stock, nor does
it mean profit for the farmer. Re.
member that every bit of discomfort
which you permit your stock to suffer
by so much reduces the amount OF
your profit.
Do not market half.inished poultry.
There is no economy in stinting poul-
try you are fitting for market Push
the food into them and get them fat
as quick as possible No trouble sell
ing such poultry. and they bring the
best OF prices, too.
Crop rotation pays, as many farm.
or is proving by actual test. II has
been found that two years In clover
and three in corn will give as much
corn as five years in corn grown con
tinuously. Two clover crops as clear
gain are worth having.
Some form OF crate is used by many
farmers in ringing hogs, but where
such cOntriyance is not at hand the
business can be done by slipping the
moose of n strong rope over the upper
Jaw OF the hog. The hog can thus be
held while second person puts in the
ring
Early stages of a cold IN chickens
can often be cured by two applications
Of mixture of one part spirits OF
turpentinc and three parts sweet oil
Anoint the face and eyes with the
preparation and pour FIVE or six drops
down the fowls throat II there Is
wheeling or rattling there.
A good sized turnip cut In half and
nailed to a board will furnish enter
tainment and food for a flock OF hens
for half day, Another good way TO
keep the hens busy In cold weather
is TO fastcn a beet or carrot or other
root from the ceiling OF the hen house
by strlrE, having It Just high
enough so that the hens will have TO
jump for Il.
Remember that temperature has
everything to do with the churnlng
quality or butter In summer YOU must
bring It down to 80 degrees and in
winter YOU must bring II up to that
temperature n you would have the
butter come readily. and remember
this that though your cream may be
0f the right temperature you may
hive dlnioulty II the churn Is too
cold
With the idle days tighten up ON the
horses diet During tho months of
hard work the horse has had feed rich
In nitrogen ,the base Of protoini and
has needed IL. for he was using II up
In the expansion and contraction of
muscles; but when ldle, on account Of
stormy weather or leisure, and led his
working ration. too much nitrogen has
accumulated ia the muscles, Therefore
a hardworklng horse that has been
well fed should, ON being given holt
day for several days. have his ration
changed Corn Is good substitute
for oats In such case, II clover hay
has been fed. timothy hay should be-
substituted.
A tonyrnr test by PROT Muuson Of
Maine shows that cultivated trees
made larger growth and produced
more fruit than trees that were
mulched, Another experiment was to
show the effect Of commercial fer.
tlliyora and stable manure In com
pnfiaon with each other and with no
fertilizer. The untrftiliFad trpeH