The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-23


Sow cover crop in the orchard
after the last cultivation.
Dry and clean stalls should be pro
yided for the calves.
Grain ration every day for the grow
ing lambs. That means early market
ing day and cheap mutton.
The good idea Is worth sticking 10.
but be sure II is good one before
rishing too much upon it.
The crop OF aies on the farm can be
reduced considerably II the manure IS
kept cleaned up.
Better for the horses TO be out iu
the pasture at night than in the hot
stable
Manure put on the soil In big chunks
Is not readily Incorporated with the
soil and may do more harm than
good.
A mixture Of salt, eopperas, lime and
ashes is god for the hogs and should
be placed where they can have access
to it at all times.
One way OF cultivating the orchard
is to fence them and then turn In the
hogs, and after they have cleaned
things up plow and cultivate.
II there is no pasture for the ram
provide a paddock In which he can ex-
ercise. 1t lis shortsighted policy
which would keep him shut In the
barn these d1ys.
\ The rainy days are godsends TO the
farmer not only because OF the grow
ing crops but because 1t affords him
time for repairs and inside work which
he would otherwise neglect.
Wfth other food stuffs increasing IN
price why should not milk go up alsoq
There Is not enough margin of profit
for the farmer under the present scale
OF prices.
Does every cow in your herd re-
turn you a profit? you cannot know
unless you have tested the milk and
keep record OF the yield Use the
scales and the Babcock tester ]; Is
the only way,
If by careless handling a piece OF
farm machinery lasts you only I'VE
years when 1t might have been EAade
to do good service for eight years or
perhaps ten years, see what loss
your carelessness has cost you.
On the bare places In the
meadow scatter liberal sup
ply of timothy and perhaps
a sprinkling OF clover on the top
OF the ground. A good time to do this
is when the earth sis moist after a
storm or when storm seems TO b.
coming on This will make the soil
open and ready to receive the seed,
thus making more probable good
catch.
In discussing the feeding OF cows,
Ex- Gov. Hoard of Wisconsin declares
that when the American farmers wife
a few years hence, hands her husband
the shopping list there will appear the
Chocolates for daughter
Susan, taffy for little Bill. and gal
Ion of molasses for the Govt Cows
like sweets, >" he said. ] feed my
herd a regular. ration Of molasses ev
cry day, and find that they thrive on
1t. 1t makes their flesh fat and their
skins glossy. 1t gives zest to their
appetities and helps their digestion
1t increases the quality and improves
the quality OF their milk, for 1t puts
the COW in a good humor, and good
humored cow is the best milher"
Wheat and oats straw have value
of about six dollars per ton for feed
and four dollars ton for bedding II
handled right. Much straw is wasted
from careless ricking. IL possible put
AL the straw in one large rick close
to the barn. The straw should be
thoroughly tramped down, keeping the
middle full When the grain. is
threshed by a large steampower there
should be three men al least on the
rick to properly place the straw as it
comes from the carrier. A large, high
rick. well put up, and after 1t settles
nicely topped OF and wired down.
win shed rain perfectly.
Paralysis in swine most often fol-
lows over-feeding Of rich nitrOgenons
foods to animals that are closely con
fined. Pigs do best when allowed a
considerable range and not fed too
highly AS this affection involves the
spinal cord it is not only liable to
prove fatal. but Is not. as d rule, sat
isfactorily treated First, remove the
cause. Cut down feed and allow plenty
of range, and is not fed too literally
they will forage about and get exer-
else. Young pigs only partially para
lyzed will often come right treated an