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Powdered charc"al and coarse sand
are good for ducks.
Lime is a purifier and makes All
ideal wash for the coops, perches and
sests
Ensiiage provides a good food to be
used AZ variety during the winter
months.
Keep all of the late plants well cul
tivated. stirring the soil to the depth
OF only two or three inches.
The cattle market for thin grassy
steers has not been satisfactory fHr
sometime and prices have been de
clining
Heifers accustomed to the milking
machine from the first do much bet
ter than old cows that have been
MIXED by hand.
Some who grow sunfowers for
chickens advocate gathering the heads
and thrashing of the seed and stor
ing It for winter use.
Corn stalks on the ground over win
ter will decay more quickly than
where allowed to stand. and fiat on
the ground they will hold the soil from
erosion on sloping or hilly land.
Save the painful process of dehorn
ing by preventing the horns from
growing upon the calves. This can be
done by clipping the hair on the little
knobs and applying preventive.
In large gardens and on fine estates
the fashion of the day runs to color
tng-planting out broad masses of
simple flowers where the carefully
studied effect is intended to be In the
10 called natural style
In pruning raspberrics first observe
how many canes there are In the hill,
and cut out all over three or four. The
number of main canes should be gov
erned by their size and the number
and strength Of their laterals.
There are few farmers who could
not prOf1tably keep a few sheep The
difficulties that stand In the way can
he easily overcome. and 1t is we'll
worth while to make the effort when
one considers the benefits from sheep.
On one farm where pure bred pOul-
try is the pride OF the poultry-yard and
where the heavy laying strain is the
prime object greater layers can he
produced and the flock can still be
among the top notchers as pure
breeds.
Many varieties, especially of the
peach. have been brought from the
south and have done well In the
peach-growing sections of the north
Among these will readily be recalled
Elberta. Thurber. Belle of Georgia and
others. But quite as many of them
have been disappointing.
Corn Is too fattening to feed to the
hens In any great quantity. 1t causes
a large number of ailments, such as
hver troubles and digestive derange.
ments. resulting In loss and low egg
yields. Gluten. meat beef SCRAPS,
wheat bran and hulled oats should he
fed regularly to promote health and
egg production.
II at all possible. get the drove of
pigs cat on field OF clover or COW.
peas. The hog by nature is grazing
animal. and it will make the most eco.
nomical gains when allowed to forage
for Il part of its living. Hogging OF
peas and clover also has the adyan-
tage OF fertilizing the land and spread.
Ing II evenly over the surface.
The earlier ground is plowed for
fall wheat the better. as it allows
more time for the soil to settle before
seeding time. Soil in which wheat
and all other grasses are sown must
be worked down very fine and com.
knIt al oIueI lhdt ldTpt per cent, OF
the seels may germinate and the
young plants make early and rapid
growth. Extra time and labor spent
In this way will be rewarded in next
seasons crop.
There Is no difference in the whip
ping qualities of gravity and separa
tor cream. When any difference is
experienced 1t Is due to other factors
and not the method of getting the
cream. Cream for whipping purposes
should contain at least 20 per cen,
butter fat The best results are oh
&aiDed with cream containing 81 tc
- pr cent. butter fat Pasteurizet
AgoaR may be whipped as easily as
1apasteurized II II is thoroughly cooled
and held at 35 to IS degrees Fahren
heit for at least two hours before
whipping. Cream should whip in
from 80 to 60 seconds. When a long