The state herald., 1910-09-23

for treatment of old orchards to plow
as early as possible in the spring. har'
row at once and apply about 500
pounds of fertilizer to the acre, then
harrow about once in two weeks un-
til the middle of August, when COW
er crop of rye or spring vetch should
he sown. In working among the trees
he finds the traceless harness of great
value. The exact time and method OF
tillage is not SO important as to be
sure that fair amount of tillage is
given.
In the production of milk and cream
on the farm the farmer seldom stops
to consider that there should be
placed value on the forage which
the cows consume when on pasture
or that the labor necessary to feed.
milk and properly care for the cows
and the milk should be considered as
an expense. On this account, too
often, the farmer falls to fully under
stand the actual cost If his butter
when ready for market.
The number OF sheep in the world
is estimated at $50. .oO0. 900, a number
much greater than any other meat
producing animal OF this number
there are In Australia $4,000, 900; Ar
gentina. 67.000.O00: Turkey. $1,000. 900;
Russia. 45.000.000: Great Britain. 27.-
100000. There are an even 100000
900 goats. with not enough of them in
the United States for enumeration.
Wedding out the poorest cows Is the
best way to improve the record Of any
dairy In the amount of milk and but
ter produced. in proportion to the
number of cows kept. This process Of
wedding out will also aid materially
to increase the profits.
Large bands OF sheep do not thrive
SO well under farming conditions as
smaller ones, and are moreover espe-
cially apt TO injure the land, for they
not only crop the growing plants too
closely, but by buncning. tend to pud-
die the ground.
While bran can be used with a de-
cided advantage In making up the
rations Of the dairy cows It should be
used to excess as II will make cream
hard to churn while the butter will
be pale rather than a golden yellow.
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young stock comes. the experienced
breeder has a decided advantage over
the beginner. The former can tell at
a much earlier date those birds that
II will be profitable to keep.
The time to place on surplus boxes
is when the hive or lower story Ia full
or nearly so. As long as bees have
abundant room In the brood chamber
to work they will not go into any sur.
plus boxes,
would be more sheep: and as soon as
farmers make up their minds to have
more sheep and fewer dogs, they will
bring that healthy condition to pass.
Perhaps the reason more root crops
are not raised is that they require
more work both In their cultivation
and harvesting and In their storing
and feeding.
Use up all the old straw stack for
bedding the animals before warm
weather comes. Manure is a by.prod.
uct that figures part OF the profits In
live stock growing. Make the best
of II.
II always seemed to us a great mis-
take TO fatten sown and sell them
after they have raised litter. A SOW
that develops good breeding qualities
should be kept ms long as possible.
The cows OF Holland live IN their
owners house. But don't imagine the
stalls are fithy like ours. They ar,
ms neat M your sitting room.
| '''H ~ 'NH'hAiul W tUt pro
ducing Of good horses. but not any
more no than tho material that forms
the food for producing tho nnimn
when once started In life.
Ventilation. both night and day, is
essential 10 the health Of poultry
Many diseases among fowls nre trace
able to the want OF pure air.
ny some seodnmen nweot clover |,
catniogued m Bokhara or be. clover
II IL fine thing for bees. m tho now
ern socretc fno quality Of nectar ant
large amounts OF H.
Remember TO supply plenty OF sri
TO tho young poultry. They need 4
~ much M mature birds. Grit form,
part Of their digestive system.
Tho Increase In n flock Of sheep r~p
resentn almost entire profit 10 the MAI
who has no rentals 10 pay and keen,