The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-23

| Reform your farm this year. Feed
the soil better and then till it better
Cows left out in the storm and wind
are bound to show shrinkage in the
milk pail
1t is to the interest of every dairy
man to produce not only clean milk
but rich milk
Make home the brightest and hap
piest place on earth. 1t should be the
children's haven.
The proht in dairying is dependent
on the kind OF COWS a man has and
the care and feed he gives them.
Make II a point never to drive to
town without something in the way of
produce to cell, such as butter. eggs.
poultry, etc.
When no rivet is handy good sub
stitute can be found by cutting wire
nail in two and using the part with
the head on as a rivet
|
Fence posts are a considerable item
of expense, making it necessary to
make them last as long as possible
Peeiing off the bark helps some.
Salt is required by the animals as
we'll as by man. Even the chickens
require judicious amount. Fed in
large quantities, of course. would
! prove fatal.
You can put the ewes which are In
rundown condition in fine shape by
feeding a grain ration of wheat bran,
ground oats and peas, about one-half
| pound to each sheep.
The grain binder or thrasher al.
lowed to weather the storms of winter
under covering of wheat or oat
straw will not be found to be in very
| good condition for next seasons work
j Have the wood box large enough to
hold several days supply of wood
| Never let it get empty. You can
bring in wood at odd times. Wife or
daughters ought never to have to go
out after fuel.
The amount of money that finds
/ its way into the owners pocket at the
end of the year tells the whole story
whether his cows are doing business
or not You might as well have one
good COW as Al of the poorer ones.
1t is easy to get money into the
poultry business and hard to get it
out. Go slow. Build up your busi-
ness slowly and surely and you will
not be among the number which de-
clares that the poultry business does
not pay.
Clifford Pinchot, the government for
ester, who has just returned from a
10.000mile jaunt over the govern
ment and private forest preserves of
the country, declares that in 20 years
the timber supply will be exhausted
if the present rate of cutting goes on.
Scripture saith that the very hairs
of our heads are numbered. This
trious person to count the feathers on
hen, for he is out with the informa-
tion that the average hen has $500
feathers concealed in various places
about her anatomy
The large calendars with the big
white spaces where the numbers are
make admirable record sheets for the
poultry. Put in the squares contain
ing the dates the number of eggs laid
on that day, and SO on through the
month, then, as the leaves of the cal
endar are torn off, file them away for
future reference.
Joseph Wing says that the Ameri-
can farmer too often does not know
how to plow. Take the average
plowman,' says he, lin the average
field and examine his work and you
will find that he has cut a series OF
grooves, leaving a series of ridges GOV.
cred with loose soil between them"
This he thinks may pass for plowing,
but it is not good blowing
Some rules laid down by a success.
full sheep breeder are as follows: De
not breed to dry-feeced ram. The
sire is the proper improver, but in
order to be such he must be a good
individual and descend from the best
lineage. Study sire, dam and blood
lines. Follow the show ring, but show
only good, well-ftted sheep Have a
right ideal and breed to produce 1t
Honesty is of as much Importance in
sheep breeding as it is anywhere else. |
A government bulletin declares that
a majority of tho uaints and uacbao