The state herald., 1909-02-26

Filthy stables make bad air and bad
air is just as injurious for the stock
as 1t would be for you.
Kindly treatment will win the conf.
dence OF your poultry and will keep
them in the laying mood.
Have you read the report of the
Country Life commission and the
presidents message on the same? 1t
is timely word on a live topic.
Try rubbing the horse down while
he stands at the watering trough. II
he is not hurried he will often drink.
Give him chance.
Get town business of your own for
your butter. Put your stamp on it,
and II your goods are right you will
never lack for good paying customers.
Roup and chicken cholera germs
may remain In the soil for months.
After an attack of either disease bet
ter to remove the chicken house to
new location, II possible. II this is
not possible, sprinkle house and
grounds with air-slacked mine.
The feet Of the colt need looking
after. II neglected the hoofs grow
crooked and cause straining OF the
ligaments in the fetlock joint or
twisting Of the joint itself. A rasp
used on the bottom OF the hoof is the
only thing necessary to keep the feet
growing straight.
The agricultural department reports
the milk production of last year as
worth $S0O.OO0.0O0 A goodly sum to
be sure. but how much OF 1t was over
and above the cost Of production?
That Is good question for every
farmer to ask himself Do you know
what your cows are doing for you?
Avoid feeding too much fattening
foods to the brood sow. See that she
gets plenty of exercise. Jog her up
occasionally by drawing her attention
to some tidbit and then throwing 1t
to the far corner of the pen, compel
ling her to get up and go over
after II.
Root crops are the things for brood
mares. sows and sheep. but for cows
corn silage Is the best form of succu.
lent winter food. Sheep will also do
well when fed silage as a part ration.
but for brood sows and mares
would prefer to have root crops. such
as carrots for mares and beets and
mangels for sows
Finely chopped roots OF any kind are
a good substitute for green food for
the hens. A good way to feed the
roots, II you do not want TO chop them
fine. is to suspend the roots from the
ceiling of the hen house with Il string
and let the hens jump for bite. They
enjoy the exercise. and they get the
roots all right.
Try this for mending bags: Get all
your patches cut out. then make a
good thick flour paste: few expert.
ments Will determine the right con.
sistency. Have some hot sad irons
ready. Cover the patch with the mix.
ture. place II beneath the hole. put tho
hot ifDn on II and the sack is
mend,d
Cheap onion seed Is not safe 10 uss
| nttN Ia.
uniformity In the crop or the produ..
tion OF scullions. Onion seed Is slox
to germinate and the little plants are
delicate and slender.rooted at first.
The fresher and more vigorous the
seed the better the termination and
the stronger the plants The germina
i've vitality OF onion seed decreasef
quite rapidly with age.
II Is stated that the German GOV.
ernment has bought from an Indiana
farmer hickory tree which measured
3s inches In diameter and has taken II
clear over the water TO make carriages
for cannon. We are not Informed what
the old man realized for his tree but
II was no small sum. Again we plead
with our farmers TO set out more
trees. ANY kind that will grow In
your locality. FIJI every vacant space
on your farm that cannot be used for
regular farming purposes with trees
Then sit down and see yourself grow
into prosperity.
Al the Indiana experiment station.
W. II. Anderson has carried through
two tests To determine the value OF
skim milk for growing chickens. The
two lots received the same treatment.
except that lot two was given all the
skim milk they could eat. In addition
10 the grain ration. The test was con
tinued for eight weeks. Lot one con.
sumed $50 pounds grain. and the aver