Middletown transcript., 1909-07-24
Farm news AND views

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For plant Iiceson cucumber 81 VI
vines nothing is better tban tohaetcs
water, made from refuse tobacso atemls
Il is both fertilizer and insectieide.
Every breeder Of poultry who has mol
already got pure-bred stock should make
q start in the right direction.
Cows will live odt in tie feIds both
night aud day, bnt good stable with 3
liberal feed in the manger every cold
night and every stormy day will be APP
.preciated.
If you are working for eggs be, careful
to select the most vigorous birds for vim
ter layers. Market all the rest as broilers.
Weaklings are no account as egg pro.
dncers.
A rule with 3 good many daitymen,
especially those living near large cities.
where milk is especially profitable, is to
pay no attention to the beef value of
COW. Their idea is that dairy col 7s are
not intended to produce beef, thes they
can get enough milk from good dairy
COW so that the value Of the carcass is no
consideration to them whatever.
The cost OF food required to produce
pound of beef, pork or chicken does not
differ greatly, although chicken sells for
twelve or twenty cents pound BY the
carcass, while. other meats sell at from
four to eight cents. This difference is.
further increased on the farm frobh the
fact that poultry picks up good deal Of
material that would otherwise go to waste,
as well as numerous insects that should
be destroyed so that much OF their food
should not really be figured as expense
at all.
But there Is q greater risk of loss in
raising chickens and the cost of labor
per pound of finished product is more
than with sheep or hops. Then you
must credit eggs produced, which COM
plicates the problem until you get a head
ache. The net returns, according 70 cap
ital invested and cost of maintainance,
however, leaves greater profit from
poultry than any other livestock. II a
farmer would keep close account oil the
income from his poaltry, including
the amount Of eggs and butter con-
sumed at home. he would be surprised at
the returns.
One good, comfortable farm home In
the neiRhborhood is sure TO leadto others.
The example is a good one. The i'm
proYement Of the farm home cannot help
but have 3 good effect upon neiehboF.
hood. We believe it Il . stits Nus .to
emulation on the part of the neighbors,
20 that they win vie With each other in
the beautifying Of their home. Friendly
rivalry of this kind gives rural district
> desirable reputation, Why not yon,
dear reader, commence this work Of MAX
ing your home beautiful, laying ii out
more artistically, planting it tastsfully,
and it will surprise you how many imita-
tors youswill have. We all try to be as
good as our neighbors, and generally some
one, has to be the starter Why should
not you be the leader in this work Of
homes on the farm2
It costs very little to lay out a lawn,
plant trees and shrubs and have q few
flowers and climbing vines by the house,
and the effect is very pleasing. The en-
loyment we get as we 60 along is worth
more than the money wemake. A pleas
ant setting for a farm house adds more
comfort and solid enjoyment than the
same amount Of money laid out in hand
some furniture or q stylish rig to drive.
As am g great lover Of the Imperial
duck with its beautiful snow-liks feathers,
black eyes, and grange colored bill, will
give few words in their favor. l would
not think of living on a farm without
lew OF them at least.
First l believe in having pure bred
stock, / prefer the young duck and the
older drake, as the young ducks begin |
aging earlier in February and produce d |
greater number of eggs One year we |
had ten that averaged twenty eggs in
September, after heavy laying term in |
he spring. By securing them in a pen |
1t night, for few times, they will learn |
o go there alone, and since they lay |
about daYbreak you are sure Of the eggs /
use twelve eggs for setting and often
have a 100 per cent. hatch, and there is |
40 prettier sight in the ponltry business
q me than nice gang Of Pekin duck
ings.
They should be fed four times a. day,
Iay at six. ten, two and six o'clock, their
eed consisting Of bran and meal, about
'qual parts, with small amount of some
good poultry food occasionally. Above
III things they must have sand mixed
With their food, to aid in digestion; say
lbout handful to the quart of food.
Some finely cut grass, lettuce or onion |
ops, mixed with the feed is a splendid
Iddition.
When quite young they should not be
Illowed TOO much water, unless il can be
10 arranged as not TO admit their bodies,
ince they are weak, if they get entirely
immersed. hnt after they begin to feather
hey should be allowed enough water to
'athe in, or four feet in length, one foot
vide. We use wooden troughs about
hree and four inches deep. II their nos.
rils get closed with dirt they win soon
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