The Lamar register., 1909-02-10
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Regularity in feeding should be one
of the rules of the farm.
Many colt has been ruined by slip
ping on bare, wet floor.
Variety of feed, with large proper
ton of protein, should be fed to the
brood sows.
On the pleasant days 1t should be so
that the pigs can get out into the yard
for exercise.
We like variety in diet. so do the
hens. Look after the matter If you
want the eggs.
If you hang the brides in the kitch-
en- over night there will be no trouble
with frosty bits in the morning.
Don't use short cuts across the lawn
in winter. The grass growth will be
injured next summer if you do.
II trees are properly pruned and
formed during the first three or four
years after planting. little subsequent
pruning is necessary.
There is money in butter making in
the winter time. Prices are up, and
the cream is easier to handle than
during the hot months of the summer.
II red spider gets on the house
plants pick of the worst affected
leaves. Then lay the plants on their
sides and hose or syringe them thor
oughly; then take soapy water and
sponge and hand-wash every leaf, and
while they are yet wet dust the under
sides Of the foliage with powdered
sulphur.
Because pigs are the farmers waste
savers, the impression prevails with
some that they need no care. This is
one OF the greatest mistakes ever
made. Pigs are sensitive to the cold.
They need warm. dry quarters. and a
clean place to exercise in on bright
days II they are going to return a
profit to their owner.
Some people have the bad habit Of
doping medicine for every little all
ment. And some farmers have the
equally bad habit of doping their
horses. 1t is a good thing to let the
veterinarian do the medicine giving
II necessary, but such occasions will
be few and far between IL you provide
the right kind of care and feed.
In an experiment to determine the
effect OF basic lime nitrate and cal
cium cyanamid on barley and oats by
the agricultural school at Berthonval,
France, Prof. L. Malpeaux reports that
the results obtained with the first
were somewhat superior to those OBJ
tanned In case of nitrate of soda. The
second gave results about equal to
those obtained with sulphate Of am
monia.
Do not let the milk stand in open
topped pals or cans in the barn I'M
til the milking is all done. Try this
plan: Take big can to the barn.
Use a large piece of cheese cloth
through which to strain the milk as 1t
is poured into the can, then throw the
dry end of the cloth over the wet part
lying across the mouth of the can I'M
til you are ready to pour the next
drawing of milk into the can.
The best results are obtained where
the cows are fed after milking. for I'M
der this method they generally give
down their milk cheerfully, for they
know that milking is a prelude to
feeding. A COW is much smarter than
she looks, and more grateful than
most persons would believe. So long
as.the cows know they are not going
to be struck or beaten. they will
neither kick nor hook. An experienced
milkman will never allow any loud
talking or excitement about his barn
or stable, for the quieter the cows are
kept the greater the quantity of milk
given, and the easier the work is per-
formed.
Livestock on the farm not only re-
turn to the soil much of the fertility
taken in growing the crops, but they
provide the most profitable medium
of using the stuff raised. In this way
everything grown on the farm can be
made to yield a marketable product
and, besides, large portion of 1t re-
tanned in the form of manure to be
returned to and enrich the land. The
system gives a maximum amount of
gain with a minimum amount of actual
waste, or matter removed from the
soil. It insures chances for perman-
ent and continued success, and gives
the farmer wider scope for regular in
telligent work.
Here is the prediction of one agri-
culturalist who is close observer of
the trend of things in farming COM
niunities. What do you think about
IT? I'VE believe the time will come
when farmers will not retire In any
great numbers to town, but will build
cottages on their own farms. fit them
with all the comforts possible. keep
a good team, devote their time to rails
ing seed corn and other specialties.