The log cabin Democrat., 1909-11-12


 It is not question of whether we can afford a silo, but rather can we afford to do without one. Better plan now for one.
 This husking, bundling and storing should be done as early as possible, as the fodder will not have lost any of it's feeding value.
 The general appearance of ship ping package aids greatly in making a sale in the market. Use only new cases and place only uniform sized fruit in these packages.
 The colt may be weaned at from five to seven months of age, according to it's habits of eating and its physical condition. The sooner it learns to eat grain and other nutritious feeds, the sooner it may be weaned.
 A number of tests to determine which is more rofitable-drilling oats with disk drill, or broadcasting, has recently been made. The results were all in favor of drilling A study of the root systems of young oats gives us the reason why drilled grow much more uniformly and therefore yield more bushels per acre than broadcast oats.
 AS soiling crop cowpeas are very satisfactory. As they should not be l planted till the soil and weather are warm the crop is not available for | feed until the latter part of summer when they fill place in we'll | planned system of soiling and furnish an abundance of succulent green feed, although, perhaps, less palatable than alfalfa.
 It is a fact that sheep can do on less water than most other domestic animals, but they cannot do entirely without it. It is lack of good man. | agement to allow them a shortage of water during the dry season. Those who allow their sheep to exist on brush and weeds without water dur ing the dry months will find that their animals will be in thin flesh and in low physical condition for entering the winter.
 The cowpea is sometimes sown in combination with other crops, such as corn, Kaffir corn and sorghum for hay. Whnn n1antnI in thncp n of there is danger of the cowpeas becom- ing stunted in growth if the crop with which it is combined is planted too thick. Sown broadcast, cowpeas often make little growth with these crops, but when planted in rows with corn and cultivated the growth is quite sat isfactory.
 Now that the seasons rush is over, take vacation and go camping or fishing for two or three days. Take plenty of feed along for the horses and let them rest while you are resting The value of an outing is in the change of surroundings and forgetting to think about your business. With a pole and fishing line. thinking is easy, and the mind becomes rested and re- freshed. Camp life soothes the nerves and makes the whole being stronger
 Wheat is selling at the highest prices for many years, and farmers are glad of that But the grain is not the only value in the wheat crop The straw is worth much if properly handled. It makes fair rough winter feed for a variety of live stock. and it is the best of bedding for all kinds of farm animals. Straw should be stacked so that it will not spoil and so that it will be good for bedding during the winter and spring, when most bedding is needed.
 With all plants the setting out in the fall, while the soil yet contains some stored heat from summer, en- ables them to start a new root growth which in turn enables them to make an earlier, more sure and more yigor. ous growth the following season. Re | gardless of early or late setting, the fall work will usually give better roots of the plants for more perfect moisture and food contact to carry them successfully over the first sea | sons growth
 Cowpeas make excellent hay. which if properly handled. is equal to alfalfa in nutritive value although, as rule, cows do not eat cowpea hay as readily as they do alfalfa. When sown for hay it Is usually preferable to plant it in close drills, requiring about one bushel to the acre. and when so plant. ed the plants have tendency to grow ! more upright, which makes the crop more easy to cut with the mower. If grown in rows although the produc. ton of forage may be as great, it is more difficult to harvest. and as the ranker growth of the individual plants often makes the hay more weedy.