The state herald., 1908-09-04


full poultry keeping.
Sunlight is great germ killer. Let
| lots of it into the stables.
When in doubt what to do II is
generally better to do nothing.
Scatter the feed for the fowls so
that all will have an equal chance at
getting a meal.
A sunbonnet or damp sponge on the
horses head will prevent sunstroke,
thing they are very liable to.
The caution to keep the pens and
sleeping places of the hogs is spe-
cially important at this season of the
year.
Know the markets in which you ex-
pect to market your goods. This is
especially important to the farmer that
sells butter.
In estimating the profit returned by
sheep you want to remember that the
manure dropped by the sheep is about
three times as valuable as that from
COWS.
Tie your wool with wool twine and
be on the safe side, for buyers are
holding pretty strictly to the rule that
they will not touch wool that has been
tied with binder twine.
Scrape off the old bark from the old
apple trees. A duh hoe is the thing and
If you wait until a wet day the bark
will come off easily. Be careful not
to injure the underlayer of live bark.
Stomach worms are a dangerous
trouble with lambs at this season of
the year. Several government bulle-
tins dealing with the pest have been
issued. Write for them. They are free
for the asking.
Have regular hours for doing the
milking, Great temptation to let 9th.
er work interfere with the thought
that the milking can be done most
any time. Such reasoning is fallacous
for irregularity in milking lessons
the milk flow.
Whenever possible during heavy
electrical storms remove the stock
from the proximity OF tall trees or
wire fences. A little trouble may save
you hundreds OF dollars Every wire
fence should be grounded at inter
walls of every hundred or two hundred
feet
The regulations governing the in.
spectlon and quarantine Of imported
animals has been changed by the ag.
ricultural department so as to require
quarantine OF 30 days for sheep i'm
ported from Canada for breeding pur.
poses. This action has been taken by
amendment TO bureau of animal in.
dustry, order l42.
A' A'NAh " hHbM INV lllAlAN
he would grow as well as the quality
of the soil he would cultivate. Plants
differ widely In composition, range OF
root. period OF growth and in their
ability to gather that which they need
from the soil. These are facts which
a farmer should be familiar with In
order that he may intelligently manure
the soil and plan the rotation OF crops
he wishes TO follow In manner that
will give the best possible results.
A draught Of cool water is refresh
Ing when working in the fields. Makes
you feel like taking fresh grip on the
work. Don't you suppose the horses
would feel the same way? When It
comes TO working hard in warm
weather hauling heavy loads or pulling
the binder an occasional drink OF wa.
ter would cool their systems and re-
fresh their energy ms much as II stimu.
lates you. 1T is not supposed. how
ever" cautions Prof C. Minkler. that
any horscman will allow his team TO
tank up on cold water when In very
heated state; but 1t is reasonable to
expect him to allow them the privilege
Of taking few swallows to queneh
their thirst, and drive the burning i'm
pulses away.
Here Is announcement for the
holder Of small farms In this country.
showing what profit can be made by
Intensive methods. H. d, Jones In
Technical World Magazine tells the
story OF two women who leased Ave
acres Of land In berkshire, England
Later they found that Ave acres was
TOO much land. and that they could
iind full work for themselves and for
students who ioekcd TO them to learn
how II was done. with profit for all. on
piece Of ground less than half the
size Of that hrst taken, The teachers
Of the women were French gardener
and his family, who. with AN acre Of