The Elbert County tribune., 1908-02-13

south SO that it can catch all the sun.
shine that is going.
The man who is content with the
crooked furrow is more than likely
to be careless about his morals.
The progeny of a grade bred to a
grade is certain to be of inferior quail
ity than either of the parents.
Whether the farm flock is pure bred
or Just common fowls, new blood
should be introduced each year.
Sheep and cows should not be yard
ed together, as the former are timid
and defenseless and easily injured.
The profits from the orchard are
determined in large measure by the
care bestowed upon the trees and the
fruit.
Keep a record of each brood SOW
Don't trust to memory to tell you a
year from now which animals did you
the best service
One good farm paper well-read is
better than the skimmings from a doz-
en- others. BE careful reader, and q
patient practicer.
What, a rag drawn through that
hole in the milk pail, when a few min.
utes' work and little solder will fix
it? Shame on you
One ounce of glycerine, tne-
half ounce of lemon juice and .wo
ounces of rose water make good 10.
ton for the hands and face.
poor appetite in any farm animal
indicates improper housing, or feed
ing. Keep the animals thrifty IL you
would have them return profit.
The supply OF good cows is never
equal to the demand Don't think
therefore that you can buy TO good
advantage. Better raise your own
COWS.
Neglect in the poultry house seems
easy at the time, but it is expensive
The poultry business is made up OF
little details and they must be at.
tended to.
Get a graduated glass on which the
drops. drains and ounces are marked
1t will prove handy in putting up the
simple remedies. formulas for which
you often see in print.
Not one farm in hundred is
stocked up to its full capacity. Is
your farm the one in a hundred or is
1t one OF the ninety nine. which are
falling short of their privilege and op-
portunity?
Saving the chilled lamb is one of
the tasks of the early spring. Take
1t in where it is warm, rubbing thor.
oughfy to restore circulation and then
feed little hot milk from a bottle to
which is attached a rubber nipple.
Have your perches all at the same
height. The old step ladder idea. by
which the birds are induced to crowd
up to the topmost perch has given
place to the more sensible plan of
providing perches that will avoid
crowdfng
The merciful man is mercfful to his
beast. Remember this when coming in
late with the horses from a long drive
over the muddy roads Takes lot of
gumption, but see that they are
rubbed of and made comfortable for
the night before leaving them.
Calves must have clean. dry pens if
they would be thrifty. A filthy wet
pen, especially for very young calves.
is apt to derange their stomachs.
While cement floor is ideal, # takes
lots of bedding to keep it dry. A light
pen is also very desirable. Every calf
pen should have window where the
sunlight can get in. Sunlight is one
Of the best disenfectants that God ever
gave to man. 1t is the cheapest also:
therefore use plenty of It in the barns.
Here is recipe for tanning skins
with the hair on which is said to be
gooG, although we have not tried it.
When the skin is fresh, powder the
flesh side with a mixture of salt two
parts, alum and saltpeter each one
part, and roll tightly, letting it lie
until the mixture is thoroughly dis
solved. This mixture should be pull
verified before being applied Then
stretch the hide on board and scrape
off all flesh or membrane that may ad-
here to it. Then dry in the sun and
cover with meats foot oil, after which
1t should be laid away for few days.
Next scrape as clean as possible with
a piece of wood, and apply Spanish
whiting which has haan haatad In. ~.