The state herald., 1909-04-23
NlD FARM
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clever and alfalfa.
Red and alsike clover make good
mixture-half and half.
Feed the trees in the orchard.
Ground bone and muriate of potash
are good.
Better results are obtained in feed
Ing cattle where alfalfa Is mixed with
corn stover.
The average market hog should
weigh about 800 pounds at eight
months Of age.
Aphids or plant lice can be easily
destroyed by kerosene emulsion spray.
Get after them as soon as they make
their appearance.
the calf that bleats. Every bleat is a
protest against such unthrifty methods
for such calf will not grow and won't
pay.
Take good farm paper and then
read 1t. Meadowbrook Farm Notes
are not intended to displace. but to
supplement the farm paper. You need
both.
In pruning trees make your cuts
loose to the trunks or branches, and
paint the cut surfaces. This will pre-
vent unsightly stubs and places for
decay to begin.
II you have not a manure spreader,
harrow the field after you have put
the manure on by hand. This will
prove almost as good as the use of
the spreader. although not as quick.
Never use an Ak to prune with. Use
saw or pruning shears and take the
limbs and branches of close to the
tree so that the tree in time will cover
the wound with bark and thus pre-
vent rotting.
Look after the bare places in the
dooryard and around the house. A
little preparation Of the soil and SOW
ing Of grass seed now will give you
q nice green covering for the sum-
mer. II will make the place look
better.
That mountain.high manure pile
near the barn is not only a reminder
Of wasteful methods OF keeping the
manure but II also tells OF long days
Of hard work in getting II out on the
land. Too bad 1t was not hauled out
load at n time as II was made dur
Ing the winter.
Lice will cause big losses to the hog
raiser One stockman who was new
at the business bought several sows
that later had $50 pigs and all but ~
After l3s had died a veterinarian was
called In TO fnd what disease was
killing the pigs and he found that they
had all been killed by lice. They were
covered with vermin.
II plowing is done early you can
go deeper than when breaking the
ground late. as the soil will have time
to settle firmly back against the bot
tom OF the furrow and to establish
capillary connection with the lower
part OF the soil before the time OF
planting. The farmer usually need
not fear that he will turn up unproduc-
tive soil by deep plowing. for as a
rule II will soon become aorated and
fertile.
Chickens troubled with gapeworms
can be successfully treated by putting
into box or barrel containing n guam
tity OF air shaked lime. The dust OF
the lime will cause the birds TO sneeze
and tho worms be thrown out In the
lime TO die. Violent sncczing will al.
most invariably dislodgc the worms
and give instant relief. Fumes OF to.
bncco may be used for this purpose.
Burn some tobacco dust or stems In
box and set the chickens In n basket
over II. n snecxing takes place. relief,
n not cure. will result. Care. OF course.
must be taken not TO smother the
chicks In the fumigating process.
Don't put over the pruning OF the
fruit trees. II In the leading branches
that need attention. when heading In
the leaders on n tree II is best. nc.
cording to the opinion OF Prof q. +.
Warren. New Jersey. to cut them on
TO a side branch. rather than TO dor.
mHnt bud. Frequently when nm In.
experienced man practices hcnding.in.
he IL tempted TO shear the tree all
over and leave Il n smooth. oval form.
II will be seen that this IN very diiYer.
ent from the method described above.
where only the leaders are cut bnck
aud tho side shoots thinncd no nm to
leave an open top. The amount OF
hcading.in to be done should vary
from year to year. according m the
crop promises to be large or small.
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