The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-23
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Turn your thinks into dollars.
The rundown horse is a poor horse
to own.
The best time to set hens is In the
evening after dark
Thumps In pigs is caused by exces-
sfve fat and lack of exercise.
Soap suds is good for old trees. and
young ones. too. for that matter.
In corn Judging. why not include the
stalk as a factor in grading the corn7
For the stubs of pruned trees there
is nothing better than pure white lead
and oil.
In selecting sheep take those that
combine growth of wool with growth
OF mutton.
Look TO the horses feet. have the
shoes reset. and thus prevent corns
and other ills.
Take a little better care of the
calves this year than last. You will
be well rewarded.
'The farmer feeds the world and
boards himself" Yes, and he has
money in the bank to boot.
Have an eye out for the crows. They
like the young chicks and will get at
them unless you provide protection.
Everything looked over about the
wagons and harness7 Many break
can be anticipated and prevented by
care.
Hot mashes dosed with red pepper
may stimulate laying, but the hens
thus forced will not continue long In
the laying business.
Hogs often suffer from lack of
drink. II you have not enough milk,
put in some other kind of liquid; wa
ter is better than nothing.
When curb develops on the horse 1t
should be painted with tincture of To-
dine every three or four days and the
horse given rest until 1t disappears
Plan for a supply of green food for
the cows when the pasturage runs
short this summer You remember
how you wished you had done so last
year.
II you don't want to dehorn your
cattle suppose you put brass knobs on
the ends of their horns This will stop
injuries from sharp horns, and make
unruly cattle tractable.
Turpentine Is good for horses trou-
bled with worms. Two ounces in a
quart of raw linseed oil given in the
morning before feeding for three or
four days will clean the worms out.
The best thing on the farm is com
mon sense, the next to that systematic
faithful work With these two quail
fications anc lots of book knowledge
to fall back on the farmer is bound to
succeed.
Clip the horses now, especially IL
the coat of hair is heavy. 1t will pre-
vent overheating and danger of colds
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hair. Use blanket on cold, windy
days when horse is standing.
Keep the hogs free from lice. Kero-
sene and lard warmed together and
dripped along the spines of the feed
ers at the trough will do quick rid
dance. Do not let the swine suffer
and stop growing because they need
this little attention.
II you have saved the wood ashes
during the winter you have the best
kind of fertilizer for the orchard Re-
member when spreading the ashes
that the roots of the trees extend
some distance, SO do not put them too
near the trunk. but scatter them out
nearly as far as the limbs extend.
Don't try to regulate the weather, or
let yourself get out of sorts If the
weather you wanted for certain
piece Of work does not come. Have
the faculty OF adjusting yourself to
the weather, and life will run smooth
er, and when the season is over you
will find that matters have worked out
better than they would had you held
the weather strings in your hands.
Many a farmer whose acreage Ia
small does not feel warranted In buy.
ing manure spreader, or other labor
saving machinery, would do well to in
terest several of his neighbors in the