The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-08-08

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Give the little pigs plenty of room
to exercise
Keep the lambs growing Don't let
them have back set.
Shear the tops of early celery and
get the plants out as soon as possible.
An alfalfa field and a bunch of good
mich COWS puts a farmer on easy
street
Put in lot of sweet corn to help
out when the pasturage gets short
along in July and August.
Chilly nights and on days when
there are cold rains house the sheep.
You will be repaid for your trouble.
The day of low-priced eggs seems
gone forever, and the farmer more
than ever finds a source of profit in
his poultry.
There is nothing mean or small
about the American hen. She is do
ing great things for the country, es-
pecially the farmer.
Raise the collars on the horses oc-
casionally, and wipe away the sweat.
1t will prevent chatting and will make
the animals feel more comfortable.
In the feeding of soft and moldy
corn some farmers during the past
winter have found that sulphur@ and
Glauber salts have prevented any i'll
results.
Don't let the taste of the surround
ing get into the butter Set the cream
and make the butter in a clean, sweet
place away from the odors of the
kitchen.
Know a man by the appearance of
his COWS when the first go out to pas
ture. Some men are either too lazy
or too ignorant to feed and care for
their stock right.
Watch the cows bag just before
calving. Be sure it does not get in
caky condition. Better milk her occa-
sionally than to run the risk of serious
trouble at the time of calving.
When soil is in the proper physical
condition at the time of planting, the
cultivation of corn is comparatively
easy, provided the civilizations are
frequent enough to kill the weeds as
soon as they start.
The experiment stations are advis
ing as a remedy for gapes in young
chicks the placing of the affected
chicks in basket over tub contain
ing a hot brick and some carbolic
acid. The chicks must not inhale the
fumes more than a minute at time
Aphis, or plant lice, those tiny,
black green or red insects, are more
easily killed by using a strong solu-
ton of tobacco in water. Or kerosene
emulsion, or whale oil soap solution.
Apply remedy early, when lice first
hatch out and before they are hidden
by the curl of infested leaves.
1t is only the stock which are in
creasing in size and weight which are
producing a profit for their owner
When ration is fed which only
keeps the stock from losing ground,
the farmer is losing money. In some
experiments to test the amount of feed
needed to keep a 1,000-pound steer in
condition without making him grow, it
was found that there was required Is
pounds timothy hay, IL pounds clover
hay and seven pounds, corn meal. In
other words, unless more than this
amount of feed was consumed the
steer would not make a growth worth
considering.
Separate the milk as soon after
milking as possible. If the milking
is done through sterilized cheese
cloth, the COWS having been brushed
end wiped off, the milk may be poured
directly into the supply can of the
separator without straining. The
dairyman who depends upon the
strainer TO clean the milk rather than
by using Clearly methods of milking
is the one who makes the poorest
butter. Never speed your separator
Up W iopAOAS, NOI OOSiA oAO"1J anu
bring machine up to the required
speed gradually at the same time turn,
ing on the milk flow gradually. When
all the milk has passed from the sup
ply can one quart or so of the skim
milk should be caught and poured
through to flush out the cream that
will remain in the bowl. Unless this
is done some of the butter fat will adj
here. to the surfaces and a small
amount remain in the center of the
bowl, not being able to get out of the
machine because there is no more
milk flowing in to force it through
Pouring in the skim milk forces it al
out. Warm water may be used for