The state herald., 1910-08-12
Sheep gain in clover.

ouSep 6oiH III ClONeT.
Plant young. medium-size trees.
Every farmer should improve his
land
The strawberry will thrive In
great variety of soils.
A ration rich in protein is the only
ration fit for the brood SOW.
A wheel hoe is very good paying
investment for any one who has a
garden.
Unleached wood ashes sown broad.
cast in the orchard will prove bene-
fetal.
Start the milk with the thumb and
finger If the colt is not very strong,
or II the udder is at all hard.
Dust the climbing roses with sui
phur early in the morning, while the
dew Is on. to prevent mildew.
A cool, well ventilated pen is ideal.
but 1t must be free from drafts or
you will surely have trouble.
The ground is n bank in which the
farmer invests manure, seed. tilling,
time had thought. All are important.
There is no better or cheaper place
to develop young horse and put him
In proper shape for market than on
the farm.
Sweet corn may be canned and kept
through the winter, but 1t requires
considerable time and patience to
cook 1t properly.
Two drones cost as much to raise
as three workers, and after they are
raised they keep on eating, while the
workers labor for you.
Good roads contribute much toward
rural development. The money spent
upon building and maintaining roads
returns in splendid dividends.
Difference in individuals to produce
maximum flow of milk should prompt
every dairyman to weed out his In
ferior animals as early as possible.
A good bee smoker rightly used is
necessary to handle bees, as by its
use one can subdue them so that
they may be handled with few II any
stings.
Unless the owner is thorough
fancier and has time and facilities for
keeping them unmixed the keeping of
more than one variety is eXasperating
and seldom profitable.
Make bird.houses and thus secure
the presence and esteem of these
active nsectdestroyers. Also protect
oyery toad and try to keep few
abont the home place.
When a hen is through setting burn
all the old nest material. disinfect the
nest box and give II coat OF liquor
lice-klller to make good job of It.
and then put n fresh material
Cottonseed meal at $3.50 per hun
dredwclght is better and cheaper TO
feed with corn 10 dairy COWS than oil
meal at the same price or than bran
at even as low as 81 per hundred
weight.
After the hay has been in the NOV
n few weeks the leaves become ten.
der and when the hay is handled for
feeding purposes break on and go TO
waste. This waste is far greater than
generally realized by most farmers.
Keep some kind OF crop growing
in the garden the enire season. II
nothing else is done SOW wheat or rye
on the vacant places to keep weeds
from springing up and maturing seed
Weeds ripon In very short time. II
they are allowed TO grow.
Soil Is composed OF minute particles
Of dlslntegrated rock. These rock par.
tlcles contain chemical substances. |
These substances must be In solution |
Hence the first great office OF cultiyn.
tion Is 20 conserve heated moisture in |
the soil to aid in making soluble min.
ornl plant food.
The greatest profit IN raising bees
Is secured by well.dlrected method
Of dividing the colonies when In n
proper condition TO do 30, and re.
stralnlng their instincts, ms far as
may be. to swarm when tho surround.
ing circumstances are unfayorable
Tor an Increase Of colonies
The cows which produce best are
usually thoH0 which yOro well bre. |