Middletown transcript., 1910-10-29
FARM NEWS AND VIEWS
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worry.
1 One and Ons-half bushels Of wheat are
ample to SOW an acre.
/ Inc successful farmer finds wedding %
90 IN the focks as well as the fields.
! You can end many chunks Of wood
about she farm. Save them ell for the
stove.
/ Every weed that is killed before Roina
20 seed makes next years. field the cleansr.
Manure that is spread upon The fsld
will not waste its fertility. This is not
the case with The piles in the barnyard.
Bees use water to dilute the heavy.
thick honey left over from winter 10 make
It suitable for the young larvae, and also
to make the cell wax pliable.
Onions, squashss, pumpkins and sweet
potatoes should be stored in dry frost.
proof place; most cellars are too damp,
and room or attic is usually q better
place.
Keep some kind Of crop growing in
the garden the entire season. II nothing
else is done, SOW wheat or rye on the Va.
cant places to keep weeds from springing
up and maturing seed. Weeds ripen in Z
very short time if they are allowed to
grow.
The earlier you can get your winter
wheat ground plowed the better. Wheat
Is plant that delights in q firm seed bed
and that cannot be obtained if the ground
is ploWsd few days before seeding. II
it is plowed early, however, and iS
thoroughly disked and narrowed at inter.
vals, il will be comparatively firm, yet
loose enough on top when il lie time to
SOW the wheat.
Prior to and during the moltine period
feed whole wheat for morning feed in
straw litter. The noon feed should con.
sist Of cold bran slightly seasoned with
salt and cayenne pepper. with WeIl.cook-
ed lean meat, such as boiled heart. liver
or lights, cut into strips. The night feed,
given about four O'Clock, is cracked cats
in straw litter.
Avoid watering The garden II possible.
Use the hoe more frequently, but il pro.
tracted drouth renders the use of hose or
watering can necessity, do the work
thoroughly. A little surface water Sim.
ply ensices the roots upward, where they
are more readily affected by dry weather.
Provide good open shed for the young
turkeys to roost in and don't allow them
to wander of. Their ,alue Is steadily in.
creasing now during the approach Of she
fall and holiday season and they are
worth too much to allow them to take up
with the neighbours flock.
Clean runs for the chicks are the best
preventive of gapes. Keep something
green growing in them, remore all filth
frequently and pIoW under q little air.
Stacked lime occasionally il yOu have ever
been bothered With this pest.
The brood SOW should have consider.
able proportion Of bulky feeds, such as
pasture, roots, etc. This will serve to dis.
tend the stomach and prevents her from
squealing, while, at she same time, keep.
ing her from laying on 500 much fat.
The net earnings Of hens must always
depend largely upon such circumstances
as breeding, feeding, care, ETC., and pro-
baby the amount which hen can earn
in year after paying al expenses may
be estimated at between one to one and
half dollars.
A well selected, well managed, we'll
cared for and well fed herd of brood sows
will produce two crops Of pigs ysar bet.
ter than good lot of soWs given only
mediocre or Indifferent care will produces
one litter.
If good dairy bred bulls are mated with
selected range COWS the heiiers Of the
first cross will be good milk COWS. Future
crosses will still further improve the herd
If accompanied by careful selection.
There are practically no diseases to
which ducks are subject. They can be
sickened and killed through ignorancs and
carelessuess by compelling them 20 submit
to improper food or conditions.
Lameness ("bumbIe-fOop') among the
fowls is often caused by the roossa being
too high or che floor too hard, and heavy
fowls jumping thereon sustain bruises
which later become more serious.
In speaking Of dairying zoo often every.
thing cepters about the butter output.
This is only one Of the many lines Of pro.
fit incident to the business.
Kill the old roes:er, stew him for several
hours and eat him. He is ofahsoluteIy
no use in the flock ct this time Of year,
and you can easily Eear or buy better
one one for next spring. Hay that has
been cured and put up quickly retains
more of It's nutritive value than would be
The case IL il bad become over dry and
had Lost lot of its leaves By breaking of.
There ia little need Of buying expensive
grains for swine, when maintained on
arms, or Of feeding much grain, except
% nursing mothers or in fitting for market.
BeardIess barley hay makes = maenif.
'ent feed for sheep and makes the least
waste. The sheep will eat every Bis Of is
md then ask for more.
Good posts properly set, with woven
teel wire fabric tEom 80 inches % IouF
eet high carrying heavy wires make the
deal hog fence.
Sheep grazing has been found very sf.
ectiys in preventing forest frea in she
lational forests, when done in q conseryas
i've manner.
The most economic way Of securing q
'ermanent road bed is shrOugh drainage.
solves much Of the good roads problem.
The farmer must constantly be looking
head the same as does she locomotive
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