Middletown transcript., 1910-04-16
FARM NEWS AND VIEWS

Lug uec Vi puFe-DreQ elfeS Is one of kh0
first principles of success in any Ifna oI
the sheep industry. Therefore, eyerv
sheep owner should become familiar with
certain facts regarding pure.bred sheen.
By the term pure-bred sheep, We mean
those which have descended through suc.
cessiVe generations, without admixture of
impure blood or blood of different breeds.
from breed having fixed type and de-
eiFable characteristics which are trans.
mitted with reasonable certainty to their
offspring. They may be divided into two
classes, one as recorded, and the other an
unrecorded.
Give the pigs little salt now and then.
Give the store hogs clover or alfalfa
every day.
It does come people good to get into an
argument about their fancy stock. Il
makes them think.
Much Of the refuse from the family
eating table can be used to good advau.
tage in the hen pen.
Improved machinery 10 one of the
strongest factors of better farming. I'm.
portant changes are being made every
year.
Ducks are but little troubled with dis.
ease. This is great point in their favor.
While other fowls die they grow right on
in vigorous health.
In raising ducks, choose q breed to fit
the purpose you have in view. Indian
Runner ducks should be chosen for lay
ers. They have been called the Leghorns
of the duck family.
If the farmer is not enjoying q hearty
laugh right now it must be because the
long period of denial has dulled bis sense
Of humor. For something like q genera.
ton the funny papers have lampooned
him and poked fun at his language and
dress. The vaudevillians have done their
worst; confidence men have sold him the
Masonic Temple and Central Park, while
the whole nation snickered at his discom-
future. But his time has come to laugh
and certainly be has earned it. His pro.
duce is selling at prices unheard Of. His
hens make the golden egged goose appear
like q mere pretender. The city folks
who once sneered at his manner Of life
are selling ell that they have and moving
west to start life again on few acres of
high-priced land. And the confdence :
men who are waiting at those western
stations will do things to the city folks
that will even up for all the gold bricks
that were ever sold into the country. Our
bonnet is off to the country gentleman Of
America. We hope his laughing time
may be extended until he shall have
squared with the world for all the fun il
has had at his expense.
Feed tobacco to sheep to keep them
clean from Wormsj tobacco seems to be
especially good to keep tape.worms out Of
sheep Put the ground tobacco besids
the salt, and when the sheep come up for
salt they eat what tobacco they need. In
this way the sheep themselves regulate
how much they should eat.
A box of charcoal is an valuable an ad.
iunct to the hog yard as it is to the poul-
try hen.
One Of the features of the breeding in.
dustry is horses are now commanding
good prices and there doesn't seem to be
any condition in sight that will make
any change in the market values. II
means, therefore, profitable business to
those who will breed and raise the kind
that meets the demand of the public.
There is at present q scarcity Of such
horses with no immediate prospect Of an
increase in number. It does seem, there.
fore, that the breeder has before him the
promise of years of success and profkif :
be will raise the kind of horses needed
and for which there is a demand. He
only needs to look into the market and
ascertain the kind that demands the best
prices.
Horse stables should be located where
there is good natural drainage and have
plenty of light and ventilation. The
ventilation should be arranged, however,
so that there will be no direct. drafts on
the horses, as they will induce colds,
and rheumatism. Tie floors
should be of wood or concrete, rather
than the bare ground. The stall partitions
should come down to the floor, 30 That
there will be no danger Of the hoses
their legs under the partition
and injuring themselves. Build the man-
gers to slant inwards, so that the horses
will not injure their knees while eating
Have plenty Of clean straw bedding and
clean out and disinfect the stalls atfeg-
1lar intervals.
LAUNDRY-Send your laundry to TuF-
ner Bros, Wilmington, for frst-class work.
j. WILLIAM BEAsToN, Agent.
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