The state herald., 1908-11-27
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INlI FARM
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Always take you wife into your
out the hard problems.
Care must always be taken in feed
Ing new oats after old dry oats. The
change should be gradual.
The last call to clean out all the
stock which will not pay their way
through the winter season.
Feed all stock so that there will be
a gain. 1t is losing business to feed
$50 as to Just keep them even.
Ask the wife's advice and follow It
after 1t is given. You cannot go far
wrong when you trust her judgment.
Keep the skim milk on the farm.
You cannot afford to let 1t 60. Get
separator. sell the cream and feed the
milk to the pigs and calves.
A windbreak for the orchard would
prove good thing and evergreens are
about the best for this purpose. Plan
to set some out In the spring.
Plan to improve the long winter
evenings by some course of study or
reading and in planning out the work
for next season. Try each year to
have new ideas worked out.
One method of feeding molasses TO
horses or other stock is to mix 1t with
water and dampen the hay which has
been cut into short lengths. Then to
this the ground feed may be added.
II you have not already done II take
some bright warm day and give the
hen house a good coat OF whitewash.
H will cleanse and sweeten things up
and put the hens In better mood for
laying.
You are burning up good money
when you burn up the leaves. Save
them for bedding or rake In n pile
and cover over with branches to pre-.
vent blowing away. II will make fine
compost for the garden and for pot
ting plants.
Grain which is not perfectly dry
when ground will heat unless careful.
ly watched. To prevent heating put
In barrels and with broom handle
press as many holes straight down
through the grain as will keep their
form. These will act as ventilating
fiues and the grain will keep all right.
II YOU have kept record OF your
field operations and made note OF soil
and crop conditions during the grow.
ing season you will have valuable
memoranda for comparison with the
actual results obtained and will thus
be able inteliIgently TO determine what
are the hes, methods for you TO follow
In your farm operations.
The department Of agriculture has
estimated that the crop values Will
mount up to eight billions OF dollars
iive hundred millions more than last
year. Who dares 10 say that this
has been n poor year? II has been
trying one In some respects and some
sections have suffered. but taken ns n
whole the farmers have done better
than ever before Praise God from
whom all blessings flow.
The sciona from the fruit trees In
tended for grating purposes next
spring should be selected at once.
Those cut now will have more vigor
IN the spring than II cut after ex'
posure TO severe cold. Cut only the
best riponcd wood OF the past seasons
growth. and select from trees known
10 bear well. Mark scions carefully
and pack In small boxes OF damp mot
wetl sawdust or sand, Cuttings OF
grapes. currants. ounces, gooBober'
ries, etc, may now be made and pre-
served In the same way. Beware OF
San Jose on acionu or cuttings,
All the uncultlyated. unproduotiy.
lands arc not TO be found In the Rrca,
arid west. nor In the swamp lands OF
some OF our hou,h'aht"th Ha'"h' ih"N
are 10 be found In small patches on In.
Vulnerable farms throughout the ooun
Try. And why Ao7 because our
farmers are thoughtlena anu carolosn
and do not by the best methods get
the best out Of their soil. 10y special
treatment there Ia scarcely a square
foot OF ground ON any farm Ahlch can
not be made TO pay n profit How
much Of your farm In practically
worthiens7 study II NJ, Don't lot
It. lie idle any longer II II needs
dAlning, tile a. II I, needs building
up. pu, stock on II and isfilllre IT,
Find out what In tho mati.f with II
and then apply the remedy, Your state
agricultural eollos. Hiandn ready 10
help you. Get the advice ei the ~
peftH TO be found there. Not enc
quarter OF our farmers aty awaiting
thsmseIyrs Of the helping hand which