The state herald., 1908-08-28

The ounce of prevention is specially
| potent in the summer time and is
worth fully two pounds of cure.
Clean the work horses at night, and
frequently sponge of the legs from
the knees down. Dry thoroughly.
The growing turkeys have reached
point where they need little at.
tention now. Keep track of them,
however.
Where there is much undecomposed
vegetable matter on the surface of the
ground it is good plan to disk before
| plowing.
tion lessening. Keep flock in thrifty
condition so as TO get them through the
moulting season and have them strong
for fall laying.
Never vary the rule TO clean the
|
run through. A dirty separator will
turn out tainted milk and cream and
| lead to all manner of troubles,
Horses are foundered by letting
them drink when heated and then per
hitting them to stand. Let them
have few swallows at a time and
keep them moving until they have
coled off.
II is estimated that II will pay the
| farmer to own manure spreader II he
has 80 tons of manure to spread
year. Spreading 100 tons will, It is
claimed, save in cost of labor % to
so per cent. on the cost Of the
/ spreader
Props under apple trees supporting
heavily laden branches tell story of
ignorance or neglect earlier in the sea.
son. The fruit should have been
thinned. A good rule is that branch
should not be expected to mature
more fruit than It can support easily.
Three essential rules should be kept
In mind in breeding dairy cattle. First.
constitution; second, utility. and
third. beauty. The last named quail
ity has cash value which must al.
ways be considered. for the appear
ance Of an animal is often her best
selling quality.
With plenty of good pasture. even
where cows are stabbed or yarded at
night. 1t is n question whether any
grain is needed, but II II be deemed
advisable to feed some grain there
could be nothing better than plain
ground corn. II IL were not for the fact
that ground corn is so concentrated
that when fed alone II falls TO be di.
gested as completely as It should be.
, 1t is therefore expedient 10 mix the
corn with some more bulky material
and for this purpose there is nothing
quite so good as bran. We therefore
recommend mixture OF ground corn
and bran in equal parts by measure.
Finely ground corn and cob meal
would probably do equally as well
The season for the broody hen is al.
most past. and yet readers OF Meadow.
brook Farm Notes will be Interested
and amused at what we are pleased
TO call the 'red.ribbon" treatment for
breaking up the desire to set Its
| uAA la. 10
Mrs Farmer was In despair because
nearly all her hens wanted to set. and
that after she had hatched nearly all
chickens she cared TO raise. A city
cousin happened TO be paying n visit
to the farm at the time and more In
n spirit OF fun than Of real knowledge
Of how 10 discourage Mrs, Hen In her
worthy but untlmely aspirations. he
volunteered TO handle the case and
set the poultry affairs TO rights, TAX.
Ing sundry scraps OF red ribbon. red
flannel. red anything which the won.
derlng woman could supply. this city
cousin disappeared In the hen house.
while she and the other members OF
the family awaited Developments. but
they were not long kept In suspense,
for forth from the door Of the hen
house there presently came sundry
animated punches Of feathers inter.
npornod with wild cacklcs. while
streaming out behind there futtered
the red strcamcrs which had been
fastened most effectively 10 the tail
appcndagcs OF the hapleaa birds, Such
n oommotion M they did stir up In
that barnyard. Each decorated hen
went through all tho gyrations
OF circus acrobat and one
succeeded after nundry attempts
In flying completely over n
tall tanning mill standing In tho yard
Never was there such AN apprcciatiyo
audience. and never perhaps before or
since were there such surprised and
Indignant bunch OF hens as those be
docked birds, but be II said 10 the
Il a.