Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-11-12

Gunpowder and lard is good for
scratches on the horse.
Cut out the old canes from the Der
~ bushes and burn them.
Keep the pullets pushing ahead. Eek.
ira feed now means early egg laying
Halfetarved sheep will clean up
brush lot but will not make any profit
for their owners.
Clean up the rubbish m garden and
orchard and burn. In this way many
a harmful insect is destroyed.
A tired horse is in no condition for
food or water Give a little time to
rest and cool of before watering and
feeding.
Keep some of the oat shsaves for
the poultry this winter. They will
enjoy thrashing out the food fol
themselves.
A small grain ration every day will
be more than returned In the milk
pail II the COW Is in the profit earning
class at all.
The bad habits we notice on other
members OF the family are often but
a reflection OF the things we do and
have taught them.
Milk should be cooled as soon as
possible after drawing from COW. It
will keep longer and have a finer
flavor when thus handled.
Sudden changes in diet are harmful
to all farm animals. especially the
horse. With the lull in the hard work,
be careful how you turn the horses on
grass.
Bees. II Is said, never puncture
grapes They do sip the juice, how.
ever. after birds and wasps have pune.
tured the skins. Place the blame
where 1t belongs.
Unsound feet In horse are gener.
ally indicative of constitutional
weakness which is sure to appear in
the offspring Therefore be sure the
mare and sire are both sound
Without some system of accounts
how could the merchant do business
safely. And yet such business &C.
counting is as important for the farm
er as for the merchant.
BE sure the bit is not so narrow as
TO irrltate and pain the mouth OF the
horse. Such condition leads to UNI
easiness which often may result in
the horse taking the bit in his teeth
and boiling in sheer desperation.
Here Is dust powder which Is
non.poisonous and Is sure death 10
cabbage worms. etc: Air-slacked lime
with a good sprinkling OF fine table
salt. II can be placed In a can hav-
ing perforated top and sprinkled
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worms. This is good idea to save
for next season.
A garden without fruit trees and
berry bushes Ia only half a garden
There should be enough for family
use In season. for canning and pre-
serving and such like for winter use
and some to sell. Starting with straw
berries, which come In very early
, and the first fruit OF the season
there should be added raspberries
blackberrles, gooseberries, currant,
and grapes. The great advantages o.
small fruits are that they occupy
small space, are easy 10 grow. they
begin bearing early and the fruit Il
, the most delightful and the mos
1 wholesome OF all foods. They ar,
| an ornament to any farm or HON,
grounds.
r Prof. O. +. Hunziker. head OF tn,
I dairy department OF the Indiana ex
r pertinent station at Purdue. and Prof
/. G. w splitter. dairy chemist OF tn,
v same institution, have just completed
4 experiments TO determine the caus
I OF the low per cent OF butter-fat in
}. large portion OF the eyaporated mill
on the market as reported by chem
lists and purefood department
> throughout the country, Although
n milk containing the required per cent
!. OF butter fat. when made into evapc
2 rated milk. and an analysis by tn
!. usual methods made shows short
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