The state herald., 1908-08-14
Now is the time to get line on
some fall feeders.

| 'S"Ho th'g oIoulu ne leu SOlut SIdlU,
| Raising mules ought to be profitable
when young team will sell from $500
to $500.
Feed all the corn and oats to the
condition.
The successful farmer must be jack
of all trades and complete master of
the art of farming.
Be not weary in fighting the lice, for
In due season they will get your fowls
II you do not get them.
The good reputation is not gained
by pretense. but by being and doing
what you desire to appear to be.
| Paint the ringworm spots on the cat
/ tic with tincture of iodine, or smear
with sulphur and lard, or other good
OIL
The horse that has worked hard all
! day has earned good feed, a good
currying and good bed. See that he
| gets them.
Is 1t right? is the only correct basis
of settling every question. VIII it
/ pay? should only be asked after the
first is answered squarely.
II you let the cows shorten up on
their milk yield during the hot months
| because of short feed. they will not
regain their maximum yield until after
they come fresh again.
Let your mistakes become stepping
/ stones to better things. Experience
/ is dear teacher. sometimes, but n
/ lesson thoroughly learned under his
discipline often proves lifelong
/ blessing.
| One of the quickest ways of improv-
ing the soil of farm is to put It down
TO clover. field by field and pasturing
/ the hogs on il. Cow peas may also
be sown and when full growth is at
tained the hogs may be turned in.
Questions You cannot ask yourself
too often: Do things look tidy about
the premises? Is there place for
everything and is everything in its
place? Do | realize the value of the
manure and am getting It out of the
land as fast as possible?
Here IL hint for the housewife:
moved by soaking for short time In
pail of water TO which has been add.
ed n heaping tablespoonful of chloride
of lime and then hanging out In the
sun to bleach. Repeat the process II
the mildew does not all disappear.
Good alfalfa seed should be yellow.
with faint tlnge of green; the seeds
are mostly pointed at one end, al
though many are kldney.boan shaped
and n few are nearly round. The latter
are difficult 10 tell from seeds Of sweet
clover or trefoil. But clover seeds are
much larger than alfalfa seeds. al.
though OF the same shape.
Ticks leave sheep after they are
sheared and go to the lambs on ac.
count of the better protection offered
them by the long lambs wool. II is a
good plan TO dip the lambs. using n
good commercial or tobacco dip, To
make sure they are free from ticks
they should be dipped twice, as n new
lot is apt to come on. The second dip
ping should be given about two weeks
after the iirst.
The trap nest has revealed some In.
toresting and suggestive conditions.
One man reports 2i5 eggs from II
birds for last January. As they were
all trapnested he knew the eggs OF
each. One hen laid 1856 eggs In her
hrst laying year: i5 OF them were laid
during the Matching season and all In
eubatcd: only Ave were infcrtilo. one
pullot, whose egg record was about
the same. did not lay single fertile
egg the whole season. She was put
with different males In an ofrort TO
get some fertile eggs from her, but
the effort was not successful. The
question arises do We breed out fer.
tillty by breeding for large egg yields,
and shall We be Obliged TO begin with
the old average layer after II series
Of years. and breed up 10 the large
cFE Yield again?
An agricultural banking system n
suggested by some who would aim To
serve the interests Of farming com
munitics and prevent tho money OF
the farmers getting into the control