The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1909-10-08


Cut out the old canes from the Der.
ny bushes and burn them.
Keep the pullets pushing ahead. Ex-
ira feed now means early egg laying.
Now is the time to Gull your stock
and get the flock in shape for the win
ter run.
Half.starved sheep will clean up
brush lot but will not make any profit
for their owners.
Clean up the rubbish in garden and
orchard and burn. In this way many
harmful insect is destroyed.
tired horse Is in no condition for
food or water. Give a little time to
rest and cool off before watering and
feeding.
Keep some OF the oat sheaves for
the poultry this winter. They will
enjoy thrashing out the food for
themselves.
A small grain ration every day will
be more than returned In the milk
pail II the COW is in the profit earning
class at all.
The bad habits we notice on other
members of the family are often but
reflection OF the things we do and
have taught them.
Milk should be cooled as soon as
possible after drawing from COW. 1t
will keep longer and have finer
flavor when thus handled.
Bees, 1t is said, never puncture
grapes. They do sip the juice. how
ever. after birds and wasps have pune
tured the skins. Place the blame
where 1t belongs.
Unsound feet in horse are gener-
ally indicative of a constitutional
weakness which is sure to appear in
the offspring. Therefore be sure the
mare and sire are both sound.
The return from n piece of land is
not so much dependent upon the soil
as upon the kind OF management
which that piece of ground receives.
Many a seemingly worthless piece OF
land has been made to produce q
profit under skillful handling.
Here is a dust powder which is
non.poisonous and is sure death to
cabbage worms. etc: Air-slacked lime
with good sprinkling of fine table
salt. It can be placed in a can hav-
ing perforated top and sprinkled
upon the plants troubled with the
worms. This is a good idea to save
for next season.
Much has been said in the papers
about petroleum butter" and the
curiosity II not the anxiety OF the
dairy farmers has been excited.
Dairy Commissioner Foust OF Phila-
delphia secured n sample OF "petrole-
um butter" and had II analysed He
found II was composed of so per cent
vaselinc. two per cent. salt and 10
per cent. cornstarch. The rest waS
water. The sample looked much like
vaseline and is said to taste like H.
Mr.. Foust DECIDED that II could not
be sold as butter.
a garden without fruit trees and
berry bushes N only half garden.
There should be enough for family
use in season. for canning and pre-
serving ana such like for winter use.
and some to sell. Starting with straw
berries. which come In very early
and the first fruit OF the season.
there should be added raspberrics.
blackberries. gooseberries. currants
and grapes, The great advantages OF
small fruits ARE that they occupy
small space. are easy TO grow. they
begin bearing early and the fruit is
the most delightful and the most
wholesome OF all foods. They are
an ornament to any farm or home
grounds.
David Buffum has this TO say liz the
Atlantic Monthly regarding the mis-.
sion OF the land" and he is about
right: The mission OF the land In 10
produce and keen ON producing food