The Lamar register., 1909-11-17
Avoid extremes in everything.

Avoid extremes in everytninS.
Money invested in land cannot easi.
ly Le lost.
The stables must be light. warm and
well ventilated.
:. good swing stanchion is not I'm.
comfortable to the COW.
Gratifying the appetite adds greatly
to the thrift of the flock
This Is the secret of the successful,
money-making dairyman
No other animal is more particular
about its food than the goat.
No ups and downs in care and feed.
but keeping everlastingly at 1t.
We are not only feeding for to-day
or tomorrow. but for next year.
small-topped pail would prevent a
large amount of dirt from falling into
the milk.
Planks laid over the cement where
the cows stand will prevent injury to
the animals.
The four dairy essentials are light.
ventilation. a proper floor and a COM
Portable tie.
All cows that are weak, extremely
thin and coughing must be removed
from the herd.
Ensilage furnishes an excellent food
to be used as variety. during the
winter months.
mort expensive than an awkward.
rigid stanchion.
Let the sheep CLEAN over the grain
and corn fields II the land is free from
burs and cookies.
Don't forget the calves and year
lings. Don't leave them out in the
cold nights until they are pinched and
haggard.
fair trial have almost Invariably con-
tinued their use alone with their other
staple crops.
Pals. cans. strainers. coolers and
every other utensil that comes in con.
tact with the II ilk should be washed
and sterilized.
Be sure that every eve goes into
winter quarters In the best. condition
IL any are below the standard. nurse
and feed them up at once
The King system of ventilation can
be Installed by any carpenter or by
the farmer himself at the cost of a
few feet OF lumber and a few days
work
Frequent blowing will give a larger
average crop with an equal amount
of fertilizer. but 1t costs more to pro
duce and is more work to harvest.
With good grass land II is consid-
cred that the plan Of moderate top
dressing with chemicals brings q
larger income for the labor employed
than any other system Of manage
ment-
The plan OF hay farming with chem
icals has its attractions. especially for
the oldish man who desires to get rid
of the care of live stock. and to cut
down his labor outgo to the lowest
possible amount.
Milk from unhealthy cows is not
safe to use and only cows In good
health can make profitable use Of the
food given them. The herd should be
inspected at regular intervals by a
competent veterinarian.
A garden OF an acre, well tended.
will produce vegetables enough to sup
ply an ordinary family year in and
year out. as well as to feed flock of
fowls whose eggs may be traded for
groceries at any country store.
Each man who is to milk twelve OF
fifteen cows will need to spend twelve
or fifteen minutes In cleaning them.
This cleaning is very simple and mex
pensive. and yet nine out of every ten
farmers scout the idea as prepos-
ferrous.
During the past year woman who
has a house and lot on the edge of
thriving country town in the south.
has. besides raising all the vegetables
consumed by a family of four. sold
500 worth to the provision dealers In
town.
A stockman saved several valuable
calves that were down with the scours
by preparing teacupful OF wheat
-four and giving a tablespoonful every
minute. He repeated ;his two or
three times a day before feeding. and
diminished the feed one-half until the
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