The state herald., 1909-12-03
NlI FARM
AMAs... III
Cash is a good buy word.

New wrinkles. In farming show new
life.
Work done on the highway proves
good by-pay.
Cabbages should be pulled and hung
W. by the roots.
Be sure the whole bodies of dis
eased fowls are burned.
1t is imperative that sheep quarters
be dry at all seasons of the year.
The guinea hen is much relished on
account of the gamey flavor of the
flesh.
The ram intended for use this fall
should be pushed along as fast as he
will stand it.
A regularity of good feed and kind
treatment will make 1t unnecessary to
drive the cows in at night.
The gasoline engine is doing more
to keep the boy on the farm than a
course of lectures, oral or printed.
Spasmodic sailing is Injurious to
any animal. Keep plenty of salt
where they can get it when they want
it.
Apple pickers should remember that
the least puncture in the skin of an
apple results sooner or later in a rot
ten spot.
Keep the water in the troughs pure
and fresh and see that the loft is well
ventilated and your pigeons will not
be troubled by canker.
Ducks and geese may be raised Just
MS easily away from a pond or run
ming water as with II. Plenty of
drinking water is sufficient for their
needs.
When team of horses stand up to
the bit in the same way II will be
found they do more work with less
friction than horses that do not work
in harmony.
With milk above three cents per
quart to the producer In most of the
larger cities. and good fall pastures,
It would seem that the dairyman's
lot Is not so hard after all, especially
at this time.
Give the chickens plenty of range,
plenty OF water. and plenty of nitro
genous feeds during the moulting sea-
son and get them into the laying habit
before cold weather. Starving them
will not promote growth OF feathers.
Laborsaving devices are appreciat.
ed more on the farm than ever be-
fore. II seems almost impossible to
get help to do the necessary work.
and we are obliged TO farm different
ly and to use mechanical means In.
stead OF hand labor.
As pasture grass becomes short and
killed by frosts. begin to give the cows
extra feed. so they will hold up In
milk. Taking the cows into winter
In good condition. other things being
equal. will mean steady. high milk
flow all through the winter.
When scraping out the decayed cav.
ity OF large tree to be afterward
xult
should be taken to remove every par.
ticlc OF decaycd matter as good
dentist does to remove the dncaycd
matter In tooth before iilling. Other.
wise your labor Is lost.
Nothing is better for poultry build.
Tugs from n sanitary point OF view
than good coat OF whitcwash Espc.
cial!y In this true when getting the
poultry houses ready for winter. All
may not be aware there IL quite n sci.
ence In whitcwashipg. There are dif.
ferent kinds. and each In adapted for
different use.
The lack OF high.clnss dairy cows,
the high price OF grain and mill prod.
tets and the difficulty OF securing com.
petcnt farm labor have brought great
hardship on the New England dairy.
men who have been ncglccting tho pro.
duc'ion of gardens. fruits. poultry.
etc. which should fnd place on
every woil.organixcd farm.
Your cows will not get enough sal,
by simply putting lump OF rock sal,
IN the mnngor. A COW siyin. good
fow OF milk, well fed. ought to have
two ounces Of salt n day. mn ounce |
IN the morning and mn ounce at night |
We would advise you To give this TO
them on their ensilago when YOU feed
ensilagc and grain. You can take a |
small piece OF salt In your fingers and |
weigh II and will soon be able To |