The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-28

Proper feed and care is the secret Of healthy chickens.
 Cut out the old raspberry and black berry cane and burn.
 Relieve yourself and watch the oth- CT fellow for new ideas.
 Experiment to test out new idea or theory, but don't experiment in an aimless sort of way.
 A good dairy thermometer is quite necessary where much cream is handled Test your COWS.
 Picnic lunch is fine, but don't for get the horses that haul you to the grove. Have feed for them too.
 Lots of chance for leaks on the farm Look out for them. Stop them up as quickly as possible when found
 To keep water in common jug cool Oul III tIC HCiu liy pie'NhhS At Ai' N pail and covering with coat or blanket.
 Wet ground can be successfully put down to red top and alsike clover. The blowing and seeding can be done during a very dry spell.
 ohi ioly frpnlv I tie danger of overfeeding. But feed the old stock only what they will pick up clean in a short time.
 Know what your COWS are doing for you by using the scales in weighing their milk and the Babcock tester in determining the quality of the milk.
 Better farming means better crops and better crops mean more money and more comforts on the farm. Why not study to improve your methods?
 Put a bolt through the crotch of the tree which shows signs of splitting before the weight of the fruit causes the tree to split beyond hope of re- pair.
 An enthusiast on nut culture urges that nut trees might well take largely the place of what he calls the useless trees which are at present planted for decorative purposes in public and private grounds" and adds: We have in America at least 25 kinds of nut bearing trees that are notable for their beauty as well as for theE value" A good suggestion. Plant some nut trees this fall.
 Alfalfa is first cousin of the clover family. and a high-culture crop which must be handled with especial care. It should be cut when about one-tenth in bloom. This gives better chance for subsequent cuttings in the season. | It must be handled in such way that the leaves will not be lost, for if they break off the part of the plant most rich in protein is lost. Each season two or three cuttings of alfalfa may be harvested if care is used at each time, and if the season is at all natural
 Weeds often become serious rest in agricultural communities because some one failed to do his duty in ex- terminating them at the first discov- cry. Such carelessness is intolerable because it is usually a comparatively easy matter to set rid of weeds in their incipient stage. Some of these weeds are left to grow and spread be- cause the land owner does not realize that the new plant is damaging to crops, until the pest is thoroughly es- tablished. Perhaps in no other period in American history has there been so much complaint among farmers on account of spread of noxious weeds as now. This is due in a large measure to the impure seed that is fOistad upon for their supply
 Swine feeding is a science The Illinois experiment station has found that pigs fed on ground corn and wa ter alone for a period of six months, the fourth to the ninth months in elusive, made a gain of only 20 pounds per head during the entire period as compared to 250 pounds gain made by other pigs fed a mixed ration during the same period. The gains in the former case required 21 pounds of ground corn per pound of gain, and in the latter 4.6 pounds of feed per pound of gain. It was further shown that ground corn, water and mineral matter such as salt. wood ashes, bone-meal, charcoal, etc, without oth- er feed, will give very good and prof itable results when fed during the last portion of the feeding period to pigs that have been properly fed up to six months. By giving pigs access to a clover pasture in addition to ground corn, water and mineral matter dur ing the first three months of a six