The state herald., 1909-01-22
Begin the education of the colt at an

The half broken horse is a menace
to himself and those who would drive
him.
1t has often been said there is more
guess work In dairying than in any
other department of farm work.
Don't fondle and pet the young colt.
Treat him kindly but firmly, and have
him come to look for some little tit-bit
when you call him.
The farm without good orchard is
lacking in one Of the most important
conditions for the comfort of the fam
lily and the profit Of the farmer.
A stubborn man is apt to make
stubborn horse. No man ever ought to
try to break colt who is not master
Of himself. 1t requires patience to do
the trick, but 1t pays in the end.
Keep the stalls clean. Horses can.
not rest on corn cobs and other rub.
bish any more than could you. Give
clean straw or sawdust and be sure
there are no hard Jumps underneath.
Why not get a pair of scales, Bah
cock tester and score sheet and keep
track of what each cow is doing in
the way Of milk yield? 1t is the only
way you will ever be able to weed
out the Improbable cows.
Do not forget to give the chickens
green food during the winter. Any
thing in the way of roots is good.
Try a turnip nailed to board, or a
beet or carrot hung from the ceiling
and far enough from the floor to give
the hens little exercise In pecking
at the swinging vegetable.
Ground corn with the cob makes the
best feed for stock. for pure corn meal
is too heavy. but the ground cob gives
1t the right bulk to overcome this.
Besides feeders have learned not to
grind as fine as they used to. Crack
ing the kernel from five to seven times
Is the standard rule, which mushes the
cob fine enough to make 1t palatable.
Sometimes when one sends away
for eggs for setting some OF them
may become cracked. Do not throw
them away for II not too badly
cracked they may be incubated by
cumming a thin strip of tough paper
to the shell. In case of an egg
cracked during incubation the results
would depend to some extent on the
crack being patched over soon after
the break occurred.
The government had on exhibition
at the Omaha corn show still for
the making of denatured alcohol out
OF corn waste and potatoes. It was
in charge of DR.. II. T. Sawyer OF the
bureau of chemistry and proved of
great interest to the farmers. who 1t
is fair to assume will one OF these
days be running their gas engines, au-
tomobiles and the kitchen ranges with
the stun that used to be practically
thrown away.
The soy bean is coming into general
use where its value is known and ap-
preciated as a supplement to corn in
producing market hogs. In previous
bulletin the results show that the
gains were much more rapid and
cheaper. and that the profits were also
greater where a ration Of corn and
soy bean meal was used in compari-
son with one OF corn and tankage un.
der conditions prevailing at that time.
The reports from other stations which
have used them have been very favor.
able.
Thinning fruit on trees is an excel.
lent practice. II is n well.known fact
that the fruit tree will set more fruit
than II is capable of supporting and
bringing to perfection. To aid nature
In Its work. growers should take away
the extra fruit. The vitality OF the tree
is used up by the number Of seeds II
It permitted to ripen. not by the size
OF the fruit. II is readily seen that
by removing some OF the fruit we con.
serve the fertility OF the land as well
as aid the tree to properly mature the
remaining fruit A tree that has thus
been thlnned will bring forth more
fruit per bushel than other trees. and
beside this. the fruit from thinned
trees is superior In color. size and
quality. Such thinning should not be
done. however. until the natural drop
OF the fruit is over
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Extra care is needed nj the time the
pigs are weaned Before taking away
from the mother they should be taught
to eat variety OF feeds and be sup
piled with them daily. so that their
digestive organs will be In position
to utilize feeds independent of the
SOW. Where skim milk In to be had
this should be fed three or four weeks
hafor. wenninp and for Tint length of