The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-05-29
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III FARM
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Provide ample pasture for the
calves.
Be patient. The sunshine and the
warmth will come.
Overcrowding of the chickens is a
strong bid for trouble.
Have a wind break on the north
and west exposure Of your chicken
yard
Dip the sheep right after clipping
them and then again about ten days
after to be sure and kill those that
hatch after the first dipping
Have a driveway right through your
barn. 1t will prove valuable in many
ways. especially in the matter Of
keeping 1t clean.
Nothing better for growing swine
than good pasturage. and there is no
more economical method of raising
them. either.
The brood SOW after narrowing
should be slowly brought to full feed
10 prevent thumps and scours. A
month Is not too long time to bring
her back to full feed ration
Remember that the first years
growth OF the calf is all important.
Don't imagine 1t will make 1t up aft
erward. II 1t ever does 1t will be at
the cost of extra grain.
The garden should be planted in
rows far enough apart to permit the
use of the horse cultivator. You will
be surprised how little work the gar
den will prove, handled this way.
Cultivate the spirit and feeling Of
partnership between the boys and
yourself and there will not be so much
danger of their becoming dissatisfied
and leaving the farm.
Roofing by the hogs Is the nature
Of the beast. Don't try to curb the
tendency. Put them in the right place
where they can root and root to their
hearts content.
The calf cannot lick the pail clean
enough to keep 1t free from germs.
6cald 1t out occasionally. That is the
only safe way. Many case of scours
IL started through foul feed pail or
trough.
The old-fashioned, foul, ill-smelling
swill barrel is thing of the past on
most farms. But II you are still cling
ing to that old, easy-going method,
stop It. It Is a menace to the pigs
and a sure cause Of loss to you.
The cement flooring with movable
slat platforms makes the ideal form
for the hog house. The cement floor
alone Is too cold and damp for the
hogs, but with the Slated flooring on
top which can be taken up to clean
out the place there is nothing which
Is better.
Horns are going out Of style, decid-
edly. Horned cattle and horned
sheep are rapidly disappearing. Many
Of the cattle bred and fed in the corn
belt are hornless. Breeds Of this kind
are growing in popularity. In the
mountainous countries and on the
plains wild cattle needed long horns
for the protection of themselves and
their young. Now, however, with the
plains country thickly settled and
with few wild animals the cattle do
not need horns. Among the hornless
breeds are the Galloway, Angus, Red
Poll and Polled Shorthorn. Polled Jer-
sey and Polled Hereford are also COM
ing into favor. BY the application OF
caustic potash the growth of the horn
II prevented In the young calf.
II you have soil adapted to melon
growing and have an ambition in that
direction remember that one OF the es-
sential conditions of establishing q
reputation for melons and the obtain
ina high prices is first that the melons
grown be of fine quality In flavor. The
first essential In the production OF
such q melon is the use Of pure seed
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