The state herald., 1908-05-08

1t Is good practice to mix the grain
ration with the silage.
| The farm, large or small, is incom-
plete without an orchard.
To like cows and have good ones
are two essentials of successful dairy
ing.
Last call to get the wood pile built
up to last through the rush of the
summer work.
The hog even with his earning ca
pacity curtailed seems to be as popu-
lar a farm animal as ever
Don't trust to oral agreements. Get
1t down in writing. 1t is the only
safe method for you and the other
fellow
1t may be small aperture and
little draft gets in, but 1t may lead
to a heap of trouble with the stock
stabbed there.
Let no lamb or pig be lost through
carelessness on your part. A reason
able amount of precaution will re-
duce your losses.
Look to the cellar where the vege-
tables have been stored. Decaying
stun does not provide healthy atmos.
phere for the rooms above.
Do not get in the habit OF doping
yourself or your stock. Right living
and right feeding will keep you and
your animals in thrifty condition.
II. b. Gurler of De Kalb. ILL.,. has
been elected president of the National
Dairy show and the next meeting of
the association at Chicago fixed for
December
Cookie burs can be destroyed by a
thorough cultivation, but 1t takes
years OF hard and patient effort. Dis
infect and clean mp the hog lots. II
will save time and trouble later.
Plan the work SO that there are al.
ways some things you can attend to
on the stormy days, such as making
repairs on machinery. shelling the
seed corn. cleaning other seeds. test.
ing seeds. etc.
A ~
corn before planting. but not nearly
as much trouble as Il would be TO re.
plant the whole field Make sure OF
the vitality OF the seed you are put
ting In the ground.
Cowy odor In milk is almost in.
variably due to uncleanly methods In
the barn. II the COW is not brushed
and cleaned before milking and par.
ticles of manure get into the milk the
odor OF the offal is sure TO taint the
milk.
Sometimes weeds are allowed to
grow along the sides of the garden.
Cut them out as II is In these places
that many of the insect pests spend n
part of their existence II the weeds
are kept down. there is not so much
danger of the crops being assaulted
by the pests.
Don't try TO get along without n
thermometer In your dairy. Your
churning operations will be more Ger,
tain and satisfactory II you test the
cream with thermometer. In the
winter the cream Is apt TO be too
cold and In the summer too warm.
Guessing at the temperature Is to in.
yi,e partial failure at least.
What good IL horse n his legs are
unsound7 II pays TO give attention to
this matter Look after the proper
shoelng Of the horse. Rub his legs
thoroughly when cleaning him. Wash
the legs after hard days work and
rub them dry. II YOU have any time 10
spare. II will pay To bnndage each leg
for n short time after long drives, or
extra hard work.
The farmer who has provided t'nk
into which TO run the liquid man ARE
may be surprised TO know that such
liquid manure dctcrioratcs In value
by being let stand. Just AS the solid
manure does. but such In the case.
There Is bacteria which begins work
on the organic matter In IN. liauld
manure M soon as II aceumulairs In
sufficient quantities To shut the bac.
teria away from the air. They go on
destroying the organic matter JUS, ns
the fermenis In the sweet cider de-,
stroy certain things In II and create
acids. In the course OF n compare.
lively short time the manuflai value
OF liquid manure II destroyed by
them. The only way 10 prevent them
acting 10 the detriment OF the fcf,il.
Ler iH TO get II into the land.