The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-27

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Cows Issf out IN he storm and wind
are bound 70 show shrinkage In. the
milk pail
It is TO the interest Of every dairy.
man to produce not only clean milk
but rich milk.
Make home the brightest and hap
piest place on earth. 1t should be the
chtldren's haven.
The profit in dalrying is dependent
on the kind of COWS man has and
the care and feed he gives them.
Make it a point never to drive to
town without something in the way Of
produce 10 sell, such as butter. eggs,
poultry. etc.
When no rivet is handy good sub.
stitute can be found by cutting wire
nail in two and using the part with
the head on as rivet.
Fence posts are considerable item
Of expense. making 1t necessary to
make them last as long as possible.
PeelIng on the bark helps some.
Salt is required by the animals as
well as by man. Even the chickens
require a iudicious amount. Fed in
large quantities, of course, would
prove fatal.
You can put the ewes which are in
rundown condition in fine shape by
feeding a grain ration Of wheat bran.
ground oats and peas, about one-half
pound to each sheep.
The grain binder or thrasher al.
lowed to weather the storms of winter
under covering OF wheat or oat
straw will not be found to be in very
good condition for next seasons work.
Have the wood box large enough to
hold several days supply of wood.
\ Never let it get empty. You can
bring in wood at odd times. Wife or
daughters ought never to have to go
out after fuel.
| The amount Of money that finds
It's way into the owners pocket at the
end of the year tells the whole story
whether his cows are doing business
or not You might as well have one
good COW as Al of the poorer ones.
1t is easy to get money into the
poultry business and hard to get 1t
out. Go slow. Build up your bust
ness slowly and surely and you will
not be among the number which de-
clares that the poultry business does
not pay.
Clifford Pinchot. the government for.
ester, who has just returned from a
l0,OOO.mile jaunt over the govern
ment and private forest preserves OF
the country, declares that in 20 years
the timber supply will be exhausted
II the present rate of cutting goes on.
Scripture saith that the very hairs
Of our heads are numbered. This
fact has perhaps inspired some indus
trious person to count the feathers on
hen, for he is out with the informa'
ton that the average hen has S,120
feathers concealed in various places
about her anatomy.
The large calendars with the big
white spaces where the numbers are
make admirable record sheets for the
poultry. Put In the squares contain.
ing the dates the number of eggs laid
on that day, and SO on through the
month. then, as the leaves Of the cal
endar are torn of, file them away for
future reference.
Joseph Wing says that the Ameri.
can farmer too often does not know
how to pillow. Take the average
plowman" says he, Tin the average
field and examine his work and you
will find that he has cut series of
grooves, leaving series OF ridges Gov
cred with loose soil between them"
This he thinks may pass for blowing,
but it is not good blowing.
Some rules laid down by success.
full sheep breeder are as follows: Do
not breed to dry-heeced ram. The
sire is the proper tmprover, but in
order to be such he must be good
individual and descend from the best
lineage. Study sire, dam and blood
lines. Follow the show ring, but show
only good, well-titted sheep. Have a
| right ideal and breed to produce it.
Honesty is of as much Importance in
sheep breeding as 1t is anywhere else.
A government bulletin declares that
majority of the paints and washes
advertised to protect trees from at
| lacks of mice and rabbits are either
without merit or are positively injuri-
GUS and liable to kill young trees.
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