The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-02


fellow did
The covered milk pail proves no in
convenience to the mixer, and GER
tainly does keep out the dirt and
germs from the milk Why not try
the plan?
Milk twice day. 1t ia better for the
COW and the milk is better. Some
farmers are tempted during the short
production of winter to cut out the
morning milking. 1t is a mistake.
The barn is not complete without
stairs to get up in the loft Use your
spare time this winter In putting
them in and doing away with the
ladder.
will be more in the spring than 1t will
If you do not. But the best plan IL to
get the manure out on the land as
soon as 1t is made
The bull is at best an uncertain
quantity. Never trust him. Keep
your eye on him. Never turn your
back to him unless he Is securely
fastened aud always have him under
stand that you are master.
In swine feeding, tests have shown
that the largest gain from feeding
corn meal alone is less than one-haf
pound per head per day on well-bred
q Go haQIdaa
corn, although this is very essential.
Kansas had an alfalfa day recently,
$50 meetings being held throughout
the state at which the subject was
discussed In all Its phases. Not bad
idea for some other states to fol-
low.
The Christmas season is not the
only time you should seek to make
people happy. II you forgot all about
that family in your community which
you might have helped at Christmas
time. do 1t now. 1t is never too late
to do a good deed.
Runty stock is always hard to dis
covered to your annoyance Why raise
that kind? Care and good feed will
turn out good livestock which viii sell
well and return a larger margin Of
profit than the poor kind.
The scrawny horse on the farm eth
er tells story of neglect and abuse
on the part of the farmer. or one OF
worthlessness on the part of the
horse. If the former, the farmer
needs reforming. if the latter. the
horse should be disposed OF.
mo milk producer should sign con-
tract to sell milk for six months or a
year ahead at fixed prices. No grow
er of potatoes or cabbages would think
of pledging himself to accept fxed
prices six months ahead of his pro-
duce." That sounds about right to us.
What do you think about it?
1t is safe guess that dairying does
not pay on the farm where you see a
bunch of cows huddled together in
the lee Of the barn-yard, their backs
bumped up like jack rabbits, and each
fighting for place in the patch Of
sunlight while chewing the butt ends
of cornstalks.
The farmers part and responsibility
in forestry matters is thus smpha-
sized by the Wisconsin Agricultural:
Forestry has come to stay, and
farmers should take deep interest
in 1t, for it means more and better
crops and a larger income. Every
farm should have its wood lot, well
protected and cared for"
Should the dairy COW be fat or lean?
1t is the commonly accepted theory
that the best dairy cows are always
thin. But Kimballs Dairy Farmer has
this to say on the matter: "a great
many people are telling us that the
dairy cow should never be fat, but
the competent dairyman realizes that
the COW that makes the best record
is the COW that comes in in fine condi-
ton
Potatoes require an abundance of
available plant food to make large
yields. Sometimes thorough prepara.
ton. and tillage of the sSil will render
available all the crop can use. Usually
however. the crop responds well to
dressings of manure or fertilizer, and
this is especially true in case only
ordinary tillage is given. Therefore,
unless the soil is known to be in
fertile condition. 1t Is good policy to
nrovide 1ihera1lv for fhe reuuframanta
of the crop. The potato usually brings
larger cash return per acre than
most farm crops and therefore war
rants a relatively large expenditure
for manure or fertilizers.