Middletown transcript., 1909-04-03
FARM NEWS AND VIEWS

OuTlng The outbreak OF tue t00t ang
mouth disease last winter the PenhsyE
vania State authorities inspected 8s, COL
! farms
Dr. Wiley, tie chemist Of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture, is making some iri
J terestinR experiments at Washington ID
tnrning farm waste into wood alcohol, to
be used as fuel and for manufacturing
purposes. His experiments so far have
been confined to corn and potatoes, bat
fodder is to be tried
i The worlds peppermint is grown on
y peppermint farms in the neighborhood ol
Kalamazoo, Mich, where over 800. 600
i pounds Of tiIe Uit, worth IS IS po1nes :
produced annually.
i G. U. Foulke, of New Egypt, n. j.,
1 operates "freak farm" Last season
Mr.. Foulke exhibited twelve perfect cab
bage lIeads grown on one stalk; three
tomatoes on one stem, ears Of corn 10
inches long, and sweet potato which
had grown through knot of hard wood.
the wood being worked into almost the
exact shape OF cclt's hoof. He also has
some sweet potatoes which are perfectly
sound, although they grew in 1907.
The number Of cows MIXED daily IN
the United States is estimated at 2, &c.,
GOO.
At the National Dairy Exhibition st
Chicago last winter 46S pounds Of butter
we're made during demonstrations in the
nine days. Three thousand pounds OF
milk were CONVERTED into cheese at the
same exhibition.
Tie cows MIXED daily in the United
States yield an average of $500 pounds
Of milk q year, which makes the annual
total output Tor tlle country about 7O, ,oO0,.
OO0, GOO pounds.
ColanGha Tvs johanna, the $4,000
dairy COW exhibited at the recent Inter-
national Dairy Show in Chicago, yielded
246 pounds Of milk in the nine days OF
the exhibition.
/ In handling geese they should always
be taken by the neck, and when lifted
from the ground the body should be
turned with the back toward the person
handling il. In that position it cannot
/ strike, and will remain quiet and docile.
i The body can be partly supported BY
/ seizing the first joint OF the wing with
one hand. II the goose is held facing
one, it will strike hard blows with its
feet.
Sheep are better fitted 10 grind their
own grain than most animals, 80 It is NOT
necessary to do this work upless the
sheep have poor teeth.
| Popcorn is a profitable crop. It will
/ readily sell for from q to 3 cents per
pound, and an immense amount can be
raised on one acre, as it can be planted
thick. After the ears have been pulled
| the best kind OF fodder ia left.
When pruning fruit trees keep the low
head in mind. Trees OF this kind suffer
less from sun-scald, aud the fruit is easier
to gather. 1t is claimed that the fruit
will color. better, and surely low-heads
i will stand herd winds better than tall
trees.
4 The important question when you are
buying seed is: Ifs it good; not how
cheap, but how good. The best is none
too good. Frequently the highest priced
is the cheapest, as it is quality, not guam
tity, that makes the value.
Strawberry beds coming into bearing
should be cultivated as soon as the land
is 10 good order, and have top dressing
: Of 100 pounds of nitrate Of soda, 40l
pounds Of acid phosphate and 400 pounds
) Of mnriate Of pOtish applied per acre
J This should be spread down each side 9
i tlie rows, and be worked in with the cul
) aIsEgator. Mulch between the rows thi
month 10 keep the berries clean and con
: serve moistnss, using pine tags, vast
8 hay Or other clean vegetable trash.
: The siIo should be depended upon, no
7 only for winter Ieeding, but for the enslr
year, in case pasture Is scarce OF pocr i
quaiity. Ii is the cheapest way 70 se
J succulent tseummer feed II the land is 9
. ali limited in area, orif the pastures ar
! not such as to produce good feed in dr.,
g weather. In parts Of Massachusetts, laTg
Q milk producers consider that it costs on
7 cent quart more to produce milk with
. out siIage than with it.
y Ii is claimed that an orchard in til
= State Of Delaware has an annual .incom
OF $4,000 from 200 acres Of apple trees.
II II there is any animal on the farm the
) will pay for full feeding it is the goo
dairy COW IN full foB of milk. Il is lik
Il putting in dime and taking out txent
: ce6ts.
The drndgery of dairying will soon be
! thing Of the past because the milkin
machine is come to stay. The machin
as now built is large and expensive io
2 the average dairy man, bat like all othe
= Inventions il is making its evolution an
= there will soon be machines built to met
: the purse Of the small aairyman.
II requires q comparatively sma
! amount Of capital 10 get started in I'll
dairyipg business, but the returns 81
oiten large for the money invesetd.
8 An abundance of sunlight in the co
i stables SO arranged thai it may reae
{ every part of thestable is one Of the be-
: preyentives Of disease.
Is A good farmer usually makes \ goo
le dairyman because he is usually a goo
. man.
Z Voluntary exercise helps the COWS; 81
z forced exercise is harmful.
}. The only place where the corn stall
e viii never cause trouble is IL the silO.
2 The most practical way for the faFml
= 10 build up dairy herd ist0 buy . goe