The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-11

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A little axle grease applied where ii
belongs saves horsefesh.
Free range and clean water are the
best preventives of disease we know Of
Attention must be given to the teeth
If the horse is to be kept in the best
condition.
The old saying that anything IS
good enough for a hog does not go IN
these days Of good farming.
The old-fashioned swill barrel ought
to be banished forever. Pork made
from rotting stuff is not fit TO eat.
Sheep Will injure trees by rubbing
against them and eating off the bark,
and nothing but wire netting will pre-
vent them from doing it,
Vegetables require plenty OF potash.
therefore be liberal in the use Of wood
ashes in the garden. Apply at the rate
of ton and a half to the acre.
Clean out the wells before the rainy
season begins and be sure your wells
are where they are free from the see
page of an undesirable nature.
A reckless change from liberal feed
ing and good shelter to poor fare and
no shelter and a great increase of ex-
ertion will tell unfavorably in every
case.
If you buy pig, whether a prize
winner at the state fair or from a
breeder, do not introduce him into your
herd until he has been Quarantined at
least three weeks.
The young calf needs water, see that
she gets it, The calf that is to be-
come a future dairy cow must have
the inclination and capacity of heavy
drinker. She cannot give large flow
of milk without drinking much water.
With nearly all farm work there is
what may be termed best time for
doing that work and the nearer 1t can
be done to that time the better the re-
suits secured This is especially true
l,saf
ing.
In this day of efficient fire eXtin-
guishers, no farm house or barn should
be without such protection. 1t often
happens that fire Is easily extin-
the means are at hand for doing the
work. Here is a good formula which
will prove effective. Take ten pounds
Of common salt and five pounds OF
muriate of ammonia and dissolve in
four gallons OF water. When dissolved
bottle it and keep for an emergency.
In case of a fire one or more bottles
should he thrown into the flames with
such force as to break them.
Deep blowing offers special advan-
tages to the farmer making as ii does
for a condition of deep, humus-filled
soil The United States agricultural
department enumerates the following
points which are worthy of special con-
sideration: 1t provides more food, be-
cause il increases chemical action and
multiplies bacterial life in Il larger
body of soil 1t stores more moisture
and it loses its moisture less rapidly
on account of its cooler lower strata
and the presence of more humus. 1t in
craases the number of roots that
plant will throw out. 1t allows plants
to root deeper and find permanent mois-
ture. 1t largely C1viateS the necessity
OF terracing. because it holds so much
water in suspension that heavy rain
falls will go to the bottom and be held
by the drier earth above until they can
be absorbed by the subSOil. Humus
enables the soil to store more moisture.
increases its temperature, makes it
more porous. furnishes plant food, slim
ulates chemical action and fosters bac
terial life.
MOon'x Influence on Plant Growth.