The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-24

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When the calves are playful it is an
indication of thrift and health.
The hogs must all he sprayed or
dipped and all bedding, loose floors and
rubbish should be burned.
Skim milk and alfalfa, with a little
corn on the side will make baby pork
quicker and better than anything else.
Some lei pride themselves on be
ing boss Of the household, but never
do anything hat other people are proud
Of.
While liberal fertilization will in
crease the yield, thorough cultivation
is also necessary to keep up and i'm
prove the quality.
James Oliver, the chilled pillow man,
died recently, leaving a fortune of $780,
100000, which he had reaped from the
farmers of this country.
The object in working over the soil
fS nof ~ OraI-n ~ liuht hYt m mix III
and break up the clods, and that roots
will work best i'll soil that is packed
| down.
The department Of agriculture re-
ports that the general condition In re-
gard TO the healthfulnesS of farm ami
mails is higher now than it has been
in the past ten years.
The dairyman who receives his milk
check every month and is compelled 20
pay from one-half to two-thirds OF 1t
, over to the feed dealer, is not making a
success of the business.
Healthy animals require no medi-
| flOO NOLQllAollS II Ahtih AAb ~ -
lished and maintlined by intelligently
applied alterations in the quantity and
suality of their food and labor.
A giant snail recently brought from
South Africa to England is fully as
large as two-ifths Of an ordinary man
and lays an egg which resembles that
Of q pigeon in size, color and texture.
Do not dispose of the brood sow as
long as she continues to produce good,
strong filters, no matter how old she is,
| but dispose Of her with the first sign
of letting down, III matter how young
| she is.
An attachment for the corn cultiva-
tor which will replant the missing mills
is said TO be the invention of a handy
| Missourian. 1t fastens on the tongue
of the cultiyator and is worked from
the seat by o string.
The farmer who leaves the machines
| standing in The fields where they were
last used is following an expensive
practice. 1t pays TO have a tool house
and after n machine is through with
TO clean, oil and house it.
Keep the ground in the orchard and
garden free from rubbish and weeds.
In these many of the insect pests spend
an important part of their existence,
and if they are destroyed many of the
pests will perish with them.
Twenty per cent butter fat weighs
SAG pounds to the gallon after all the
air has settled from it, while the IL
per cent weighs only So pounds. When
fresh from the separator the weight is
less because of the air contained In the
cream
Dairying affords a farmer an oppor-
tunity of buying large amounts of fer
tility in the form of commercial food
SUITS and feeding them out on his
farm, thus adding much fertility to
his farm and ut the same time making
the business profitable.
Generally speaking, the cow which
has had her milk-producing capacity
encouraged and developed will be very
likely TO transmit these traits to her
progeny. Raise the heifers of your
best cows and you will be on the road
to improving your herd.
The farmers cotton warehouse move
ment in the South, whereby 1t was
planned TO enable the farmers to hold
their cotton until the price had gone up
| to 10 cents per pound, collapsed be
| cause the bank could not carry the Load
any longer. The farmers had borrow
ed S~75,0oO,00O.
A vicious goet, while browsing
around d farmyard in Posey County,
| Ind. cage across a heavy swing which
the children had been using and which
| touched him as he passed. He imme-
| diately showed fight and butted away
\ at the swing, which came back at him
every time. Half an hour later the
owner -ounu the goat ueau, out the
swing was still swinging.
Build n Root Cellar.
In general feeding we often forget
| that the animal body is about three
| fourths water, and that any animal re
quires a large proportion of water in
the fee ration. Green feeds of some
| kind should be given at all times Of
the year for animals to do their best.
If one has a silo then silage will fill
the bill. Pumpkins can be fed from
early fall till the middle of winter.
| and roots-carrots, turnips or sugar
| hooAn -ha.,ld Ii nran.n I'D c+o,.od L.