The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-29

ROCKFORD, K IN +
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CORRESPONDENCE x Va
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If milk cans and utensils are washe
thoroughly and scalded last withou
subsequent wiping they will be muc
freer from contamination by bacteri
than if scalded and wiped dry with
rag.
The 1900 pound draft horse at thre
years old can always be counted on b
the horse raiser as a safe and proftabl
proposition. During the past few year
such an animal has been worth fro1
10 to II cents per pound.
The heifer calf that is intended fo
dairy use should not be given too ia
ktulLS LullOus OoSo, ShCAoo oho AAAAAA
with a scant ration Of shelled cor1
will furnish about what she needs fo
her proper development.
Some one who has tried it says tina
if -four of sulphur Is mixed liberall.
with the seed corn in the planter bo!
the cutworms will not touch the corr
so treated. 1t is certainly an easy ant
inexpensive recipe and at least wortl
trying.
The colt that is halter broken at tn
start and trained and handled as b.
grows not only makes a much mor'
tractabe horse at three years old, bu
also one that will fetch considerably
higher price on the market because o.
this very fact.
When the flock of hens is confined
at close range and no green food is
available, cut green stuff, preferably
lawn cuttings, should be given to then
in generous allowance every day Of
two. The greediness with which they
devour it not only shows that they
relish it, but that their systems need it
A proper combination Of spade and
elbow grease will make the worms
working in the earth in the hen yard
available for consumption as animal
food. The hens will not only be better
off for the food which they get thus
but the chap who works the spade
handle will get exercise that will dc
him good.
Where a decent amount Of prelimi-
nary road work and grading has been
done roads can be kept in fair shape
if no other implement is used than
broad tired wagons for hauling produce
to market. These tend to mash Jumps
of dirt, fill up the ruts and pack the
earth down so that it will shed water
in first class shape when it rains.
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A good many municipalities place &
minimum butter fat limit of 3 per cen
for all peddled milk. If the dgnitaries
who framed these ordinances had tt
put up with milk that tested less thar
the above per cent in their coffee ant
on their oatmeal, q good deal more
vigor would be manifested in the prose
cution of violators of the regulation.
A New York farmer reports success
in the use of common stovepipe SCOT
as a cure for scours in calves. An old
method OF preparing the dose was tC
take a tablespoonful of SCOT, mix il
with the white and yolk of an egg, put
it back in the shell and place the filled
shell far back in the mouth of the af
flicted calf. Another cure for the
scours is to put small amount OF
formalin in the milk ration.
Ii the siugs start to work on tht
currant and gooseberry bushes, they
may be busted with powdered white
hellebore, or the same may be applied
as a spray, made by mixing one ounce
Of the chemical in two gallons Of wa
ter. Paris green is also effective an(
may be applied in the form of dust
using one pound of the poison to twen
ty pounds of -four. If the dust spray
is used, it is best to apply it when th'
dew is on the leaves.
One of the thoughts that come to s
visitor to the Grand Canyon Of the Col
orado is Of the enormous length o.
time that must have been consumed
in the geological formation of the gi
gantic shapes and depth of rock found
in places there and the cons of year:
following that were required in tn,
transformation of what is supposed tt
have been the bed of an immense LAKE
into river valley in which fowins
water has cut a channel in places 6,O0'
feet deep.
While having seemingly hard AM
tough bark, trees, especially the frui
bearing kind, are exceedingly suscepti
BILE to damage by fire. This Is due t
the fact that the life layer Of the tree
the light yellow cambium layer,
just beneath the outside bark and, be
ing SO near the surface, is easily affect
ed by an extreme of heat. One learn
the truth of this to his sorrow at time
when a fire gets away from him whe
burning litter in the garden or whe