The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-27

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Dog and sheep raising do not gen.
orally harmonic very well.
Don't get impatient. Much good land
has been spoiled by trying to work it
when Il is wet
Twenty-four hours after Matching is
plenty early enough to begin to feed
the little chicks.
Cold. wet rains and young lambs do
not go we'll together. Keep them sep
arate, with a good roof and wind
break.
Garget or congested udder can be
generally relieved by hot applications
and vigorous rubbing and kneading of
the affected part.
Every handwriting farmer earns
vacation of at least two weeks every
year-and generally the wife earns
four. But does she get 1t?
To pay in the highest degree as a
business the sheep industry must con-
template making the most possible out
of all the different products.
Every grower should choose one
breed and stick to it and exert himself
to produce the best pork that proper
care and good feed will make possible.
Stirring the milk that has been set
some time prevents some Of the cream
from rising. Do not modest the milk
after 1t is set till the Swimming is done.
Rules for butter making learned from
book are a good thing, but by no
means the whole thing. Experience
and close observation are essential to
success.
Nowhere on earth do neat, cleanly
and orderly ideas of doing work pay
better than on dairy farm. The men
who follow clean ideas and methods
make the most out of their labors.
In feeding growing stock remember
that there is need of a constantly in
creasing ration. They need food to
build the larger frame and they need
food to supply the daily bodily needs.
Creameries are becoming more
strict in their demands for sweet
cream. This is not easy to produce in
hot weather, and nothing but the
cleanest possible methods should be
used.
II may be stated as a general rule
that when a sheep gets sick and you
don't know how TO doctor 1t. ii is a
good plan to let nature take its course.
Proper care. light feeding and protec-
ton against exposure will work won
ders.
Our whole system of cattle feeding
has been largely built up on cheap
grain foods. and we have been making
but little use of forage and hay in
the production of our beef. Feeders
must introduce better methods of pro-
ducing their beef and not go out Of
business for the reason that grain
foods are high.
The Michigan experiment station
after tests found that when whole corn
was fed to cows 30 per cent was I'M
when fed 10 heifers ten per
cent. Chemical analysis showed no
change in composition of the unmas-
ticated parts. so it Is safe assump-
ton that the animal derives no benefit
from grain that passes through the di-
sestive tract unaltered.
The price of lard is now regarded as
being little short of sensational, and it
is predicted by those familiar with the
Supply anu VI DIOuuCl
that fifteen cents a pound will not be
an uncommon price for 1t in the flu
ture. This seems quite probable in
view of the fact that the average
weight of hogs coming to market Of
late years has not been very much
above the 2O0-pound mark.
The suggestion has often been made
that the bull is improved where he
is worked With nothing but idleness
it is no wonder that they so often be-
come vicious. They have nothing to
do but to study deviltry. For some In
applicable reason they are considered
too good for any sort of labor. In this
age of rapidly-doing things we do not
expect to see an increase of the use
of oxen or the farm. But we have the
them more harmless, why not put
them under the yoke?
Cold Storage Fowls.
The city health office at Nashville.
Tenn, has completed test to deter
mine whether poultry drawn and
packed in ice would last longer than
poultry undrawn and carried under the
same conditions. A half dozen drawn
chickens and an equal number of
chickens not drawn were placed on ice
for sore days and then taken from the
ice for examination. The result of
the experiment showed that the poultry
packed undrawn kept better. being In
good condition, whereas the drawn
poultry had deteriorated materially.
New Glover.
A new forage crop. the clover noel
lier. Is described in the Journal OF the
Victorian Department of Agriculture