The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-03-13


brutality towards the cows cuts
down the milk yield and robs farm
er OF his profit, Be sure your help 10
not abusing the faithful animals.
A good yentilating system In the
COW stable would prevent dampness
and keep the hay from spelling in the
loft.
The scientific farmer has found that
the hog gives better returns when
housed and fed in Clearly manner.
Filth never did man or beast any
good.
IN fattening chickens for market
keep In rather dark room where they
cannot SEQ other chickens at large.
and where dogs or cats cannot dis.
turb..
Fairly sood work may be done with
poor tools, but how much easier and
better work could be done with good
tools. The best are none too good for
the farm.
Dead Sheep or Live Ones.-Teacper-
How many legs has a sheep, John
N.Y." Johnny-"Dead or alive?" Teach.
er-'Is 1t not the same thing?. John
ny-"Oh, no; there is big difference.
A live sheep has four legs, o dead
sheep but two. The others are Shout
ders.'
The reason sows eat their pigs ID
in most cases due to the fact that
they have been kept too much on one
ration before the litter came. Give
variety of food, especially during the
last two months of the period, and
you will not be likely to have any
trouble with the mothers eating their
offspring.
Let quiet prevail in the stable at
milking time. Don't get the COW to
stand over by giving her kick or a
jab with your fist. Place your hand
on her TANKS and tell her to get over
In kindly voice. Unless she is spoiled
by brutality she will do it and do 1t
willingly, for she wants to get rid OF
the milk in her udder as badly as you
want to get 1t.
Millet is good for the laying hens.
Beans are equally beneficial. Sor-
ghum and broom corn seeds will do
to add variety to the bill of fare. Bar
ley is about Of the same merit. Pop
corn contains more nitrogen and phos-
pilates than does the regular Indian
corn. Buckwheat is an egg-produc-
ing food, but must be fed sparingly, as
it is overwhelming.
The apple tree needs care like other
| fruit trees, IL It Is going to do well.
1 The old idea that once planted II
should be able to care for itself and
bring forth an abundance of fruit can
no longer be maintained, since such a
method is neither economical nor
business-like. Fruit trees of whatever
kind or nature need as much, or more
care and attention throughout the sea
son as any crop grown.
| Mango is easily cured, and for this
reason should never be permitted to
exist among farm animals. Rub oil OF
! tar one ounce and whale oil two
ounces, or one-half pound each of tar
and sulphur, and one pound each oil
soap and alcohol. In all cases boi
! all blankets and treat with a strong
solution of caustic potash all wood
work, harness. brushes, combs ant
whatever is possibly affected with the
germs of mango. t
Encourage the cats to stay arount
the barn by giving them little mill
night and morning. The farmer WHIT
begrudges them little milk at milk
ing time is stingier than the fellow
who stopped the clock at night t.
save the wear and tear On the ma
chinery. The cats system needs mill
| Wutu IL 10 anu Cdeih6 io'i
and mice. If cats are given mill
regularly at the barn, there they will
stay, and where they stay you won
find many rats or mice. No farme
can afford to raise grain at presen
prices and feed Il to rats, so be goo
to the cats.
The best ration for the beef herd 4
not the best ration for the mich cows
Cows about to calve should be fed OF
succulent food, such as silage or roots
bran, oil meal and oats chop, but omi
the corn at this time. Feeding grail
of any kind just previous to or imme
diately after calving is not very goo
policy. Keep the bowels In good cor
dition. After calving feed war;
mosh, and give warm water to drin
for week or ten days. AS soon a
the COW has dropped the calf sh
should be watched carefully, and afte
she has made its toilet remove tn
calf from her stall. but keepit in sigh
until the milk comes In the uddel
when the calf should be allowed t
suck, y, A&
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