The state herald., 1908-08-07

troubles will disappear.
The runty pig is poor stock to raise
and should never be bred from.
Have you ever been able to discover
the economy of the half-staryed calf?
The kind of crops a man grows is
pretty good index to the mans
character.
A mash of two quarts of middlings
will put the pigs in condition for mar
ket next fall.
The perfectly quiet" bull like the
unloaded revolver is always the one
that does the damage.
In picking your breeder for next
years stock remember that the rooster
is more than half the flock.
Open up burlap bag at the seam
and throw over the COW when milking.
1t will prove big protection from the
dies and will help keep her quiet.
Alcohol, tobacco. iced.drinks, stimu
latiuG food and strong tea and coffee
Increase the effects OF the hot
weather.
The shiftless farmer is half glad Of
the break in the machine that takes
him to town where he can loaf and
gossip for half a day.
The farmer who loves the soft side
OF his bed in the morning more than
he does a soft bed for his crops, is the
farmer who never discovers that farm.
Ing pays.
Clean out the horse stalls every day.
Shake out the bedding. removing the
stained litter and putting the rest on
a rack to dry and air. Then sweep
out the stall so It will get dry.
She Was Hard Milker-Summe
BoardCr-"How much milk does that
COW you are milking glveg" Persplr.
ing and Overworked Milker-"She
don't give none What yer get yer got
10 work hard fer"
Better to try. and In the trying make
mistakes than not to try at all. The
farmer that Is not ready to expert
ment with new methods and new
crops even though his first attempts
are a partial failure. is the farmer who
never improves.
Wire fences Increase the danger to
stock from lightning. but this danger
can be almost entirely overcome by
running wire which Is In contact
with all the wires Of the fence into the
ground. Such wires should be placed
AT about every tenth TO fifteenth post.
Pigs In the clover Is no Joke Meth.
or is II u puzzle. The puzzle is that
any farmer should try TO raise pigs
without giving them pasturage. and the
Joke, II Joke there be. is ON the fellow
whose hogs ARE not ready for market
when they should be- II pays To koer
the plgs growing and good pasturaRc
with grain feed Is the thing that will
do the turn,
The figures of the experts that
81 900 worth OF wheat sold on IN,
farm dispoaeB Of t2l0 worth Of tho
farms fertility: $1,000 worth Of bcer
sold on the farm takes ss5 worth oI
fertility; In pork, $50: in horses. s35,
In milk. fiiO. while 81 900 worth o.
butter sold on the farm rohs Il of onl,
Sls5 worth Of fertility No comment
Is necessary. Those figures preach
their own sermon,
Dairy farmers will watch with mucl
interest the model dairy farm eHtnh
llrhed by the Kansas Experiment sta
ton. where a series of yearly expert
mcnls will be carried on TO ascertain
hcw many cows can profthbly be kop
on a. acres, The dairy herd has boe'
reduced somewhat aud Prof Kendall
wishes TO build up the herd lnrRtll
with Guernsey and Ayrshire breeds. III
no deems them hardy and adapted q
Kansas conditions. and also oKcolion
dairy breeds. The entire i3 ncron hn
been In blue grass and ISL acres hay
been plowcd and these plots will b.
used a. follows. Plot 1. 60 acres fo
corn silaRo. plot :. 80 acres for cor
for soiling (fooding ~ euOi plot !
three acres for cowpoas tnr hay. plo
4. nye acres for later corn HllaEt
From li,G acres ho expects 20 hAy
enough Bilagr 10 MI two sOt6n siloi
As he cuts the corn from plot he VII
SOW part to cowpraH sowing all of thi
plot 10 alfalfa In early September. !
part ~ plot or 4 viii also be Howc
10 alfalfa and next year i've acres vii
be taken from the "a acres of pastur
and put In corn for HllaEe The idc
i- TO limit the pasture area and add &
the acreage for HolllnE, enullagc an
alfalfa,