Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-11-12
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Burn out the tent caterpillar nests
The sheep should never be handled
roughly.
The non.layer makes good eater
for the table.
Horses with tender shoulders should
have sweat pads used upon them.
With the tightening of the work
tighten up on the feed ration for the
horse.
A handful or oil meal daily in the
horses ration will help put gloss
upon his coat.
The wife will prove your best coun.
sellor Listen TO her and many legal
complication will be spared.
MIX is good for the hens as we'll
as the pigs. See II you cannot spare
them some. II helps to make eggs.
How are the drains about the
house9 Time TO think about getting
them in good shape for the winter
months.
Hold the wheat In the bin rather
than sell at too low a price. II Is al.
most certain to run into money before
the year is over.
Food left In the trough by the hogs
Ia the best kind of evidence that you
are feeding too generously. Feed only
what will be eaten up clean.
The farm where the days work ex-
tends from three or four o'clock In
the morning until eight or nine
o'clock at night In the farm where II
Is hard TO keep hired help and where
the children are inspired with the am.
billion to leave II on the FIRST oppor
tunity
To produce good eggs and get them
on the market In the best possible
condition one must provide good
housing. food and water regularly,
aud above all keep the nests clean.
Eggs should be gathered daily. and
when the temperature is high they
should be gathered twice day. Re.
ject all doubtful eggs and keep the
eggs In as cool place as possible.
Much has been said IN the papers
about petroleum butter" and the
curiosity II not tho anxiety OF the
dairy farmers has been excited.
Dairy Commissioner Foust OF Phila-
delphia secured sample OF "petrole-
um butter" and had 1t analysed. He
found II was composed OF so per cent.
vaseline. two per cent. salt and 10
per cent. cornstarch. The rest was
water. The sample looked much like
yaseline and Is said to taste like H.
MIR. Foust decided that Il could not
be sold as butter.
Drained soils are generally well
ventilated soils. for as the water per
colates through and lowers the water
table, II draws an equal amount OF ali
into the soil. Then when another rain
falls and sheet OF water is formed
on the surface OF the field. Il presses
down upon the soil air, and has a ten
doncy TO force it out through the
drains, and In settling draws another
volume OF air into the soil. so that
every shower helps TO change the all
IN a drained field The drains them
selves continue ventilating flues by
means OF which air circulates through
the soil more or less because o
changes in temperature and baro
metric,
The simplest form OF silo Is IN,
staye silo II should be made from
twoinch narrow plank. properly bev
eled and held together by stronl
iron bands The slaves. after bevel
Ing SO that when fitted together the,
will form circle OF the desired size
are placed ON end on solid founda
ton and properly fitted, These ar,
strengthened and held In place b,
strong iron hoops, which are so mad,
that they may be frightened or loos
ened az win Doors should be bull
at intervals from the top TO the bot
tom SO that the silage may easily b,
got out II is not necessary 20 pu
a roof ON this silo, but Il Is much {,
be preferred This style OF the sill
should be kept we'll painted, both IN
side and out, II properly built an,
taken care OF stave silo is durable
rigid and alright.