The state herald., 1909-10-15

Lime is purifier and makes an
ideal wash for the coops, perches and
nests
Ensilage provides good food to be
used as a variety during the winter
months
Keep all of the late plants well cul'
tipated. stirring the soil to the depth
of only two or three inches.
The cattle market for thin grassy
steers has not been satisfactory for
sometime and prices have been de
clining.
Heifers accustomed to the milking
machine from the first do much bet
Ter than old cows that have been
milked by hand
Some who grow sunfiowers for
chickens advocate gathering the heads
and thrashing off the seed and stor
ing it for winter use.
Corn stalks on the ground over win
ter will decay more quickly than
where allowed to stand, and fiat on
the ground they will hold the soil from
erosion on sloping or billy land.
Save the painful process of dehorn
Ing by preventing the horns from
growing upon the calves. This can be
done by clipping the hair off the little
knobs and applying a preventive.
In large gardens and on fine estates
the fashion of the day runs to color
ing-planting out broad masses of
simple flowers where the carefully
studied effect is intended to be in the
so'called natural style
in pruning raspberries first observe
how many canes there are In the hill,
and cut out all over three or four The
number OF main canes should be gov.
erned by their size and the number
and strength of their lnterals
There are few farmers who could
not prontably keep n few sheep. The
difficulties that stand In the way can
he easily overcome. and 1t is well
worth while to make the effort when
one considers the benefits from sheep.
On one farm where pure bred poul.
try is the pride of the poultry.yard and
where the heavy laying strain Is the
prime object greater layers can he
produced and the flock can still be
among the top notchers as pure
breeds.
Many varieties. especially OF the
peach. have been brought from the
south and have done well In the
peach'growing sections of the north
Among these viii readily be recalled
Elberta. Thurber. Belle OF Georgia and
Others. But quite as many OF them
have been disappointing.
Corn IL too fattening To feed to the
hens In any great quantity. 1t causes
large number OF ailments. such as
liver troubles and digestive derangs.
ments, resulting In loss and low egg
yields. Gluten, meat, beef scraps.
wheat bran and hulled oats should be
fed regularly to promote health and
egg production.
II at all possible. get the drove OF
pirn out ON n field OF clover or COW.
peas, The hog by nature IL n grazing
animal. and II viii make the most eco.
nomical gains when allowed to forage
for u part Of Its living. Hogging OF
peas and clover also has the adyan,
tage OF fcrtilizing the land and spread,
ing Il evenly over the surface.
The earlier ground is plowcd for
fall wheat the better. ns II allows
more time for III. soil TO settle before
seeding time, Soil In which wheat
and all other grasses are aown must
be- worked down very nnc and com.
pact In order that large per cent. OF
the seeds may terminate and the
young plants make early and rapld
growth. Extra tim. and labor spent
In this way viii be rewarded In next
seasons crop.
There In no difference In the WHIP,
ping Qualities Of gravity and sepnra.
tor cream. When any difference IL
experienced Il In due to other factors
and not the method Of getting the
cream. Cream for whipping purposes
should contain Mt least 20 per cent
butter fat The best results are oh.
eainvd with cream containing 20 Ia
- pcr cent, butter fat. pnAtcuriged
cream may be whipped na easily ~
unpastcuriscd u II IL thoroughly cooled
and held at &c 10 10 degrees fnhrcn.
holt for Mt least two houra before
whipping. Cream should whip In
from 10 a. 60 seconds, when n long
or time IN required there - danger OF
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