The state herald., 1909-04-23

er. From start to finish chickens
never do well when crowded.
A commodious tool shed Is an equip.
ment which every farm should have
but which in too many cases is ab-
sent.
Slick up around the place this year
and see II the neighbors don't catch
the fever. A good example goes
long ways.
In handling young chicks be careful
not to overfeed. There is as much
harm In this way. II not more. than by
under feeding.
Sheep keep the land looking trim.
Have you never noticed how slick the
lawn pastures and roadsides look on
the farm where sheep are kept?
Remember that there is scarcely .
spot on the farm but that can be
made to return a profit. Study its
characteristics. II not good for one
thing 1t may be good for another.
In the hog yard put few short
posts. around which fasten some old
bagglng securely. Saturate with kero-
sene and the hogs will do the rest to
any stray lice wandering over their
anatomy.
Raise your own timber. Plant trees
every year. Put them in every avail
able place. They will not only provide
desirable shade II well placed. but
will grow timber which will prove
valuable in the years to come.
Do your work neatly. II It is
greasing the wagon, don't get the
grease all over the wheeds as we'll as
on the axle. or on your clothes. eth
er. Some men think hurry means
sloppy methods. It's a mistake.
II you have not already provided .
separator for the handling Of your
milk 1t will be well for you to con.
slider the proposition. for 1t not only
makes the handling of the milk and
cream easier. but gives you sweet
milk to feed to the hogs.
Garden all planned for? Surely you
are not going to let another season
pass without that promised luxury. It
is a little work. but you will be more
than repaid next summer when you
are enjoying the fresh things you can
grow on the little patch near the
house.
The surest method OF killing all ver-
mine and disease germs In the chicken
house Is to fumigate by burning sui
phur No living germ or animal can
exist In the presence OF sulphurous
acid gas. II finds its way into every
crack OF the room and makes complete
destruction In its path. When fumi-
eating. remove all of the fowls, make
the room perfectly tight. and burn the
sulphur with live Goals or on redhot
shovel.
Treat the seed oats II there is any
danger OF smut Get a half pound OF
formalin. add 30 gallons OF water.
Spread the oats out on the barn floor
and sprinkle the solution over them
making the grain quite damp. Then
shovel together into n pile and cover
with sacking and leave for about two
hours. II not sowed at once, spread
out and dry thoroughly. Thirty gal
lonsof the solution will treat $50 bush.
els of oats.
Drilling In oats Is much to be pre-.
ferred to broad casting. The seed is
much more evenly covered and more
evenly distributed throughout the
fields. From one to two pecks per
acre may be saved In the amount OF
seed needed. At the Iowa station for
1907, with Its cold. dry spring, the
results in favor OF drilling over broad
casting were very marked. An In
crease OF over nine bushels per acre
was secured In favor OF drilling. When
this is figured at the rate OF 80 1-3
cents per bushel. we fnd that less
thnn 35 acres OF oats would have paid
for drill In that one season. In sea.
sons more favorable for oats produc.
tion. this difference In by no means Ms
marked. yet the drilling can be rec.
commended nv n much more profitable
means OF putting In oats than tho
common system OF broadcasting.
Simply because n young SOW gets
with pig because allowed to run With
the herd. and then kept as one Of the
regular brood sows OF the farm Is the
reason that the grade OF some farm.
crs' hogs are running down. Such
careless. Irregular methods mean ruin
to the farmer. In the first place dif.
fcront sizes and ages Of hogs should
not be kept In the same pasture or
pen. II In not best from sanitary