The state herald., 1909-04-02

Time to clip the horses which have
heavy coats.
Bran should be mixed with other
feed to produce the best ration for
hogs.
Good management of the dairy has
money value. Don't let the profits
leak away.
Mate the old gobbler with the young
stock and the young gobbler with the
old birds.
The shepherd who lives with his
flock during lambing time is the man
who has good results and finds that
sheep raising pays.
To farm successfully requires just
as much experience of a practical
kind as does any other line Of busi-
ness, probably more.
If the seed corn has not been kept
carefully during the winter do not be
surprised II 1t does not give you the
crop you had hoped for this year.
Don't worry about the kind of
weather We are having or are going to
have. Try and plan your work so as
to have 1t dovetail beautifully into the
weather conditions.
Nothing better than a piece OF hose
to dislodge the obstruction in a cows
throat. The hollow hose enables the
animal to breathe while its throat is be-
Ing rammed by the hose.
II is said that in spite of the popu-
larity of the auto in New York. saddle
horses are more numerous than ever,
and this is true Of the work horses all
over the country. Good market for
horses. Raise few.
The farmer who carries crouch
around with him because OF the
weather is the farmer who is always
behind hand with his work and tries to
find excuse for his lack of thrift by
complaining about the ufavorable con.
ditions.
Prof. Mairs OF the Pennsylvania Ex-
pertinent station. after a series of ex-
periments is satisfied that green food
Is very important In winter and can
be supplied by feeding mangels. tur-
nips, other roots or cabbage. Whole
or pulped mangels are relished best by
the birds. Cut clover or clover leaves
steamed till soft are also relished and
are valuable green food.
Not many four.year.olds can meas.
ure up to this record: From January
IL to January 25. 1909, a four.year-
old Hols:ein cow--Kiatta Mercedes
Wayne-produced 20,525 pounds OF
butter fat from 5s9.9 pounds of milk
This Is not considered n remarkable
record when compared with some high
producing cows nowadays. yet at that
rate Kiatta would make over 900
pounds Of butter per year. which is
not bad showing for any young COW.
$4,000 worth OF products in one year.
which. too. would not be bad
In discussing the use OF commercial
starters In cream Prof. II. N. Slater of
the Indiana experiment station says:
THE first thing to do In handling
starter Is to see that every vessel the
culture comes IN contact with is thor
oughly stcrilized. Metal vessels are
preferable. as they can be kept more
thoroughly steamed without breaking.
Second. the starter must be kept mt
nm even temperature. Third. we must
educate our tastes so ms to be capable
OF Judging whether or not the starter
IL OF n quality that will Improve our
butter. A bad starter will do ms much
harm as good one will do good"
Prof l., II. Bailey points out in Cen.
fury wherein the graduate OF the agri.
cultural college Is hampercd by lack
OF opportunity for practical training
and experience. He says: The trouble
is that there are yet no adequate on.
portunities In this country for the
graduate In agriculture to learn the
business or 10 test himself. n he needs
such test. ms there arc for other stu.
dents. Farmers do not take students
on such basis Most farms do not
properly instruct the boys befor. send.
inr them to college. Farm practice
should he learned nt home not Mt col.
lcsc. The net result IL that waiie
much is expected Of the studen: In
agriculture. little opportunity IL nj.
fordcd him in the way OF nny train.
Ing that ftly supplements his college
course. The agricultural colleges can.
not do their best work for the farms
until the farms come to their mid. or
no college is 80 much demanded as
Of the agricultural colleges. because
they nrc called on not only to educate
young men and women. but also Ia
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