Middletown transcript., 1909-01-23
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. iEustHluS 0sfufhsitg Dfattlcf 4NVt y ~ dtta
Japan, sers entered in cUmpslion I,
prsminns Most of the ss6. .OO0 offered
as prizes stayed riRhtin our uuissd ssatea.
The largest tobacco farm 10 the world,
containing $500 acres. is near AmsteF-
dam. Ca. where Is grown shout one-thifd
Of ali the Snmatra tobacco used for cigar
wrappers IN the United States.
, Iu Holland horses are fed the foIloRing
daily rations with great snccess Oats, 10
pounds; hay, 8 pounds, and straw, s.s
pounds.
Daniel Hill, Of stoudt's Ferry Bridge,
Pa, cnt l75 shocks Of corn IN 10 hours
aud IS minutes.
The Department Of Agriculture states
that there are 2,l5l ,57s miles Of public
roads IL the United States.
There are about 6O0, 900 farms 10 the
United States, representing au investment
Of s25, ,OOO,0Oe. Every third farm Is occu.
| pied By q renter.
4 . s 81 z
4 Tie largest melon ever grown, % far
aa can be ascertained was raised last
summer BY Skies Young on iiis irrigated
farm near North Yakima. Washington.
Il was four feet long, three feet through
and weighed 1876 pounds.
Ths ''Alialia king Of the world" Il said
to be General Julio A. Roco, twice Preei.
dent Of the Argentine Republic. General
Roco has not less than l90, loco acres In
alfalfa, 10000 Of which are on one estate.
Professor @. K. Graham, OF Connecti-
cut, says the ben and her egg are de
pended upon to pay more Rrecer's bills
than all other agricultural crops.
Pork production returns to tile soil the
grain food elements that are consumed
by the hogs, but cattle and sheep feeding
make possible the use OF clover, alfalfa
and corn fodder and return them to the
soil in manner that will encourage the
growth Of more clover, alfalfa and grain
In the crop rotations and thus reserve the
fertility Of the soil.
For generations English farmers have
made extensive use OF dwarf Essex rape
as stock food. This plant may be de-
scrihed az rutabaga run to head The
seed is sown like rutabage turnips and
cultivated, without thinning.
| a. -.,tn. lv.stk Z. ,,,,6A e.. $50. "a tan.s |
two weeks before caIving time. How
ever, some cows milk seems to be good
almost up to calviug time.
CertiGed milk sells in all large cities for
about twice the price Of other milk. Ii
is absolutely clean. no impurities being
allowed 10 get into the milk. A layer Of
fine cheese cloth is stretched over the
milk pail, layer Of absorbent cotton in
placed upon that, then another piece Of
cheese cloth. There is no sediment in
the bottom of the milk vessels OF milk
treated in this way. Ii is not expensive,
either.
Garden aud orchard work can go right
on in the winter as well as in the summer. ,
There are many little things which can
be done in the cold nsonths. Repairing
fences and pruning are never ont tf sea.
SON.
Make good wnIk bench this winter. !
Use all last years fal,ures IS guideposts J
for the New Year. :
Put the tools where they will be the
easiest to find, hot the easiest 10 drop. c
When you are thinking Of buying :
iarln. loOk for plenty Of wood fur fuel and :
other purposes, for good water, Eped !
neiEhbors aud good market adysDlsses.
Put everything down in writing wu,n
yuu iesss i iarm. Memory can l.a be
relied On. It is fewarkable how different
men vii, remember different tllIhRs. Il
il Ii alI down in black aud white. ii"4s
eau b. no mistake.
When il IL not convenient 70 apply
heat to frozen pipes 70 tlaw them, splsau
9 cloth thiekly with ullsIaked lime, tAsien
il around the frossn pips and thru&
water on 1t. TIE beat produced u the
lime slakes Is great euougA 10 shaw the
Ice,
u Is tongb on che wagon 20 drive itl
over the rough, frozen soads these days.
Especially where IN tnts are deep il IS
hard on ieiiuss and other parts. II u
good plan 10 have second; best NaRoa
for these times. aud 50 save tlls good one,
Bnl this utility wagon should always be
good solid one, that nil not break down
on the way TO sowD.
Curry your mules with patience.
Turn the colts cut 10 she yard for sxer.
else every fair way. Never leave them
out ID storms.
II your horse is developing q shoe-b boil
DO NOT aeglect Etuntiiit is large and hard,
but get some liniinent and begin 10 use
It at once. Strap old aacks around the !
offending hOoi Il night.
sAny old thinRp wont's do Cor pigs II
you wish to handle them for profit.
Ths age Of sheep can be told BY their
teeth, When they are year aud half
old they sted their two cehtsr teeth ana 9
two vide ones arow out in their place.
A great many dairymsn, before be-. Y
ginning TO milk, feed each COW. The Z
mixer buFries to get through, because Il 3
she COW fnishea her meal before the \
mixer has done bis work, she extofss
tnors feed BY holding back hsF milk, 60 ;
must be led again to keep her 10 good 8
hBmor. Il Il . better plan TO do tiSs 7
milling irsi and then feed Immediately, :
and cows that ars accustomed 70 shis s
tfeaamant eeneFalIy give down their milk
chesFfnIly, for they know that milking e