The Elbert County tribune., 1908-02-27

''''er ana be full OF white fakes.
oats are good for laying hens. Do
not be afraid they will eat too many
of them.
sheep are a persistent agency of
improvement to the land on the farms
where they are kept.
There is no man but has something
to be thankful for. Find out what It
Is and then be thankful.
Success in livestock raising depends
on producing a better strain of ami
mas with each breeding.
ii the colt lately weaned is not do
ing well feed skim-milk in which lit.
tie molasses has been put
Try hoe for mixing the shorts or
any feed that gets pasty when mixed
Win water. Makes the task easier
Variety of food is a good appetizer.
lnere Is no class of stock which likes
the same ration month in and month
out.
Even Scripture argueth for careful
seed selection for 1t declareth that:
whatsoever man soweth, that shall
he also reap"
'tungous diseases and insect pests
can be kept from taking the profits of
the orchard this next season by faith
full, iudicious spraying.
The five to eight quarts of milk a
day cow will never return the farm
er an adequate profit, unless the per.
centage of butter fat is high.
An argument In favor of the, open
head in fruit trees is that the fruit
on such trees does not rot so badly
as that on trees with dense heads
First the framework then the, trim
mings SO with stock-raising. Feed
to get the biggest kind of growth, then
lay on the fat as fast as possible.
The conditions under which the pigs
are kept has as much to do with deter
mining the quality of pork which will
be produced as has the quality of the
food
The dairyman should raise his own
COWS for then he can breed uniform
herd. one which will be similar in the
size, color, condition and productive
ness of its members.
Better concentrate your efforts on a
smaller acreage of land and get from
the land all 1t can give you than to
spread out your energies over big
acreage and get only an average yield.
Rheumatism is often caused in the
legs of horses by putting them up at
night without removing the icepack
from their shoes or from their legs.
Get the ice off and rub the legs dry.
In the highly fertilized garden the
aim is to keep crops coming on in as
rapid succession as possible. Plan so
as to have one variety ready to take
the place of the crop which has been
matured and harvested.
| 1t Is cruelty to animals and short
sightedness to ones own interests to
let the COW calve while In the
stanchions. If given reasonable lib
erty the calving period will be safely
and successfully passed.
! Be up-to-date in your farm methods.
Know what manufacturers are doing
for you in the matter of improved ma
chinery, and study the best of the farm
| literature to know what agricultural
experts are finding out about the cul-
tivation and growing of crops.
/ Fever in sows at farrowing time
may be due to feeding corn ration,
to too little activity during the latter
! period of Gestation, to constipation as
an outgrov III thereof. and to unclean
water. Provide the right food and
conditions and you will not be troubled
with the SOW which eats her offspring.
1 Here is good idea for the hog
| BREEDER: Put peck of sand In tight
bags and sew up, then II the sows far
row on cold or wet days you can put
the chilled pigs into blanket lined
basket on the sand bag which has
been previously heated in the kitchen
oven. The little pigs soon dry of In
this way.
Prof. Wiley of the agricultural de-
partment declares enough cornstalk
go to waste in this country from
which alcohol could be made sufficient
to drive all the machinery of our fac
tories, besides furnishing the requisite