The state herald., 1909-12-24
lNI FARM
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Study the individual cows and do
not feed all alike.
Clean food and clean stables are n
good preventive of disease.
Let the young calves have access to
good, clean hay at all times.
Take care of the pigs or you will
have no hogs to take care of.
A barn for sheep without floor is
preferable if it can be kept dry.
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Coal oil applied to the roosts in
small quantities will kill parasites.
Cow stables should have no cellar
under them nor storage place above.
The flesh of birds differs in quality
feed
Poultry droppings. treated with
land-plaster, is one of the high grade
fertilizing agents.
The hog is prominently the most
corn and graincondensing animal on
the American farm.
By careful attention to proper
methods of combining feed the cost
can be greatly reduced.
One of the shrewdest bankers In the
country rates his customers largely by
their ability TO raise hogs.
The breeding ewes should be fed
and gotten into good condition in the
fall. after the lambs are weaned.
Eliminate the hogs part in the eco
nomy of farm feeding operations and
you viii remove the factor of profit in
many cases
II milk weeds are OF any use to the
dairyman It might be n good plan to
save the rag weeds to make the trav-
cling junk dealer happy
The hog will make from twelve to
fifteen pounds OF pork. live weight,
from bushel of corn; the sheep from
five to eight. the steer from four to
five.
In the vineyards of France, grow
ers not only use smudges to keep OF
the frosts but to protect the vines
after the freeze.
Profit in the orchard depends upon
the perfection Of the fruits raised and
the quantity. And the trees cannot
produce their full capacity unless they
are well cared for.
The Oregon experiment station has
decided that the scab on the prunes
which Is more or less troublesome to
them is caused by the weather and
not by fungus growth.
In homes where the children nj.
ways like to spend their spare time
elsewhere. the parents should take n
day OF TO think and see II they can
tell why. There is reason
IL In surprising how the value OF
horses keeps up In face of the fact
that there has been an enormous In.
crease In the number of automobiles
used In towns and cities, as well as In
the country.
by getting the shock corn In early
the field can be used for late fall pas.
ture. The corn ground may be clean
but the grass along the fence rows IL
worth considerable amount. This
more often the pasture can be changed
the better II is for both stock aud
pasture.
The cattle should be fnttened as
quickly ms possible. II never pays to
prolong the feeding even though
man mRy think he will strike better
market later. while heavy feeding Is
not 70 good ut the start. the amount
OF grain should be Increased from time
10 time until the cattle are on full
feed. Plenty Of rouRhneha should nj.
ways be- provided. and the herd should
have free access TO pure water and
good salt.
upaucstioned experiments show
that there is 10 TO 20 per cent, more
value In grain fed hog On good pas.
turc than fed In pen or yard. The
pig will do very wei ON clover pas.
ture alone. but n 1i'a y grain will give
enough better pig pay for the nd
ditionai cost sever SiimeH. A good
supply OF milk viii. Very little grain
on alfalfa pasture hikes excellent
pork and makes Il thc lowest cost.
both pigs and hog ~ do better, be
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