The state herald., 1909-03-19


rigid stanchions.
Don't get impatient Much good land
has been spoiled by trying 10 work 1t
when 1t is wet.
Early matches do better than those
brought off after the heat of the sum.
mer has begun.
Get the lambs to eating grain as
soon as possible. They should have
the grain diet ten weeks before wean-
Ing.
HiSh.priced feeds will return profit
II put into good COW. not a poor one.
No kind OF feeding pays in the case
of the poor COW.
with the poor. rundown, over-worked
mares. Strong colts cannot be got
ten in this way
BE sure that You get standard
grade Of cement and that It is mixed
in proper proportions with the other
materials IL you want to get good
results.
One farmer who started with &C.
ment trough for his pigs has extended
the use Of cement to the building of
silo, barn. and the next thing will
be cement house
Give the boy some animal he can call
his very own. Let him raise lamb or
calf. and then have the money when
II is grown and ready for market. In
this way he will take an interest In
things.
The blanket is needed to protect
The horse against the sharp. chill winds
of spring as much as during the cold
Of winter. Remember this when the
horse has been warmed up by a long
drive or a hard bit OF work
II YOU have overhauled the machin.
cry during the slack days OF winter
you are In good condition and frame
OF mind to enter upon the spring ac.
tivities. II you have not looked over
the machinery and put II In good con.
dition. do II at once.
Experiments have demonstrated that
between the ages OF six and thirteen
weeks OF a chickens life II requires
from four TO four and threa.auarters
pounds of feed to produce pound OF
gain Between the ages OF 10 and 20
weeks II required from -four and three.
quarters to Ave and three quarters
pounds of feed to produce a pound of
gain.
According TO test made by an cx.
pertinent station II was found that the
eggs OF the different breeds IN order
OF their weight were as follows: Black
Mlnorca. Light Brahma. Barred Rock.
White Leghorn, White Wyandottc.
Rhode Island Red. White Crested
Black Polish. Bun Cochin. A great
deal may depend upon the strain, ms
II Is known that some hens of any
breed normally lay larger eggs than
others OF the same breed.
The Peggy mentioned In the follow.
Ing Item from Judge. up and died be.
fore We had chance TO use H. but
the point which is made is none the
less true: At the leading poultry
shows throughout the country. n hen
called Peggy" Is being exhibited.
oco.- We have no good reason to doubt
this statement. At the present price
of eggs. even an old barnyard fowl
that II doing anything at all for her
country is n pretty valuable piece OF
property. II IN no longer u goose. but
hen that Is laying golden eggs.
n you wish TO test the roll TO see n
II needs lime. take small samples from
several points In the iiold and mix to.
goihcr thoroughly Then take cup.
ful Of the mixture and moisten II lust
enough no II will pack firmly IN the
cup. Thrust knife down Into this soil
md work II back and forth NO as 10
leave an opening. lie ready with strips
OF blue lltmur paper, This n n form
Of blotting paper colored blue with
dye made from certain moNkeH OF Itch.
ems. II has the property OF changing
ita color from blue to red. and from
rcd 10 blue when put into acid or aka.
line substances. Aftcr the hole ia made
pui piece OF this blue paper down
into II and push the soil M around
II. Let II stay there haif mn hour
or more. then take the paper out and
dry H. II there II much acid In the
soil the blue color viii change 10 n
pink or fed-tho more acid the dark.
~ the color. II II does turn n pink or
darker you may conclude that the soil
needs lime. But make more than one
tosi 10 make certain.