The state herald., 1909-02-26
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The floor to the hen house should
De high and dry.
Storms are not conducive to good
sheep health
Introduce new blood into your flock
this year. Breed up. not down.
Sheep pay a good dividend on the
money invested In them II properly
handled.
The trained brain as well as the
hardened muscle are needed upon the
farm
Wheat bran and little oil meal to-
gether with an occasional feed OF
roots is good for the brood mare
The horse that objects to the curry
comb has probably been hurt by cruel
or careless handling. Be sure that
the young horses are not spoiled in
this way.
One solution of the farm labor prob
lem is to introduce every laborsaving
device possible and to so simplify the
work as to be able 10 get along with
less outside help.
II you have not already done so It
is time for you. to go all over the In
cubator. Clean II up and test 1t out
for a couple of,days before putting the
eggs In it.
The man who says there is no mon
ey In pure bred poultry needs to be
reminded OF the New York poultry
raiser who not long ago sold rooster
for $500 and another for $1,000.
Troughs for the sheep save lots of
grain. Easy to nail two boards to-
gether in v with a couple of short
pieces across the ends to keep them
right side up.
! 1t is one thing to raise stock and It
Is another thing to market them profit
ably. Be wise In breeding and feed
ing. but be wise also as to market
conditions.
The best stove you can put In your
poultry house to keep the hens warm
is lot of litter In which grain Is
sprinkled. and for which the hens will
scratch and sing In the crisp air,
Read your farm paper as well es
Meadowbrook Farm Notes. We give
you nuggets OF farm wisdom here and
you need also the longer articles on
agricultural science to be found In
your farm papers,
Many "A man has good intentions
jol,ed out of him by rudeness on the
part q! others. II is Just SO with the
farm animals. You Jolt them with
rough word or blow and they Just
get out OF the notion OF being thrifty.
You can arrange the box In which
you keep your Matching eggs so that
the entire box can be turned over
and sYve handling each separate egg.
But remember that the eggs should
be turned every day or two to pre-
vent the yolk settling
Cultivate the apple orchard. In
the opinion OF some OF the most sue.
cessfii orchardists the grass mulch
system Is an invention OF the devil
TO tempt the lazy man. The toughest
land can be TILED. Don't let few
etumps and rocks scare you out.
The chemical spray which may
prove good protection for the fruit
trees when made In right proportions
may prove very Injurious when not
so made. We heard OF an orchardist
the other day who had heard that
axle grease was good to keep rabbits
away from young fruit trees. II kept
the rabbits away all right. but II killed
the trees Know what effect the
treatment will have before trying II
generally upon your orchard.
When the clouds hover remember
the silver lining. To the farmer there
ara lots Of dark days. seasons and
weather conditions threaten M some.
tires and even utter failure, but re-.
member the brightness Just ahead. II
IL never as bad M We fear. The
former needs TO remember this. lie
must learn 10 be friends with the
weather, TO be mn optimis, and TO iit
his work into the conditions which
lam. Nature gives him.
with the increasing demand for po.
ialoes the blight makes further In.
roads on the production. until II In
raid the agricultural department fears
. potato famine In the United States.
gnd will turn It's attention to the prob.
!, lem OF the bug and the blight. The
.at,s, foe OF the potato Ia proving
NOR. dangerous than the beetle. which
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