Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-08-12

The sharp hoe shortens the row.
Shade must be provided for the hogs
if they would thrive.
Sponge the horse off under the tail.
1t helps to cool and rest him.
1t is more than likely that cattle
feeding will prove profitable next year
Hens in the stable are like pigs in
the door yard. Both are untidy and
unclean.
The horse that gets well curried at
night is in good temper for work in
the morning.
Provide a dry place for the dairy
salt so it will not gather dampness
and get lumpy.
More machinery on the farm rusts
out than wears out, and shame on the
farmer that it is true, too.
The rafting wagon makes poor
music for the good farmer. Tighten
the bolts and save wear and tear.
Calves should be watered at least
twice day, and it goes without say
ing that the water should be clean and
fresh.
Keep sharp eye on the lambs.
Give special care to the neglected
ones. Help at the right time will save
many loss.
Well-fed and well-housed pigs of or
binary breed make good appearance,
in fact they look better than the neg
lected pigs of pedigree stock,
Hogging off corn pays under right
experiment that hogs thus fed gained
nearly one-third more rapidly than did
those fed in the yards.
The successful poultryman is the
one who can distinguish the dividing
line between the pure bred stock that
is all for show, and the pure bred
stock that is for the egg and flesh
making business.
Be sure the box on your machine
you are taking to the field has in it the
tools you may need. A little fore
thought will save the time and
trouble of going back after what is
needed
The good old farmers prayer that
the Lord would preserve him from
the itch, tight shoes, COW that holds
her milk, kicks and debt" was born
If wealth of experience and indicated
that he desired to walk in the easy
paths of peace and contentment
Just take time from the rush of the
work to make mental resolve that
you will attend your state fair this
year Those who have wisely acquired
the habit OF, attending these annual ex-
positions find in them a refreshing
and broadening influence that is help
full all along the line. Don't miss your
state fair
In a series Of experiments made
by the Ontario experiment station it
was found that sweet cream churned
in less time than ripened cream that
buttermilk from sweet cream con
tanned more fat than buttermilk from
ripened cream, that the moisture con-
tent of the butter was fairly con-
slant, averaging 1879 per cent, and
that butter made from gathered cream
was as good as that from cream sep
arated at the factory,
The successful horse trainer says
that the breaking of the colt should be-
gin when only few weeks or months
old Why should not the same prin-
ciple apply to the heifer calf. Get her
used to being handled Let her know
what it is to run your hands over her
TANKS and underneath upon her udder.
Such familiarity will prove invaluable
at the time of her first calving. Try it
and see.
Carbonic acid gas has been found
to delay the souring of milk. A series
Of tests were conducted by the New
York Agricultural college the gas be-
ing combined with the milk under
varying pressures, using the ordinary
soda water chargers and sealing the
bottles to retain the gas and exclude
the air. With the higher pressures Of
gas, souring Of the milk was delayed
Indefinitely; as bottles charged under
prcssures Of 175 pounds to the inch
remained sweet for five months The
milk thus treated makes an agreeable
drink; and II is believed that the pro-
cess will be valuable for preserving
milk for use on seagoing vessels. In
hospitals and elsewhere. Fun details
7 OF the tests are given In Bulletin No.
2S2 Of the station, which may be obi