The Lamar register., 1910-05-04
NIH FARM
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Butter must have a good color.
The cheap ram is heavy handicap.
Cottonseed meal is fine for putting
flesh on sheep.
The brood SOW will be benefited by
occasional feeds of oats.
\ Books are often the cheapest and
best equipment on the farm.
Watch the ewes closely. lamb
disowned is generally lamb lost.
The first litter is not always an In
dex to the brood sow's profitableness.
Soil should be thoroughly prepared
to good depth. well drained and en-
riched
The COW must have pure food. good
water, and good health to make
good cream.
When people have stock that can
be recorded It's shame to overlook
the process.
There is a vast difference in cows
and it's the dairyman's duty to find
out the difference.
New blood is a stimulus in all de-
partments of farm work. new seed.
new stock, new energy.
Every dairyman should make up his
ration to suit all his conditions and
the necessities of his cows.
A few good animals of any kind
\ upon the farm are more profitable
than a lot of ordinary ones.
Hogs prefer ear corn In a muddy
time. Ground feed is at I discount
then, as SO much of It is wasted.
Lice are a pest no matter where
found upon the farm. Keep them of
the poultry. hogs. cows. sheep and
horses.
The laying Of soft shelled eggs
sometimes results from overlooking
and sometimes for want OF egg shell
material.
One of the most important benefits
derived from deep blowing is the in
creasing Of the water-holding capac-
ity Of the soil.
For early hog pasture SOW oats.
using three and three and one-half
bushels per acre. Such a pasture will
last until June.
Roup. the scourge of poultry keeping
in cold climates. must be prevented
II pleasure and profit are to be gained
from the business.
Don't starve the dry COW. Just be-
cause she isn't bringing in any in
come at present Later she Will pay
back all she gets now.
- The great drawback about dairying
= with grades is the loss Of the male
calves You should not sell them for
sires and they seem too valuable for
veal.
A sensible horse nowadays is not
afraid of an automobile. These We
hicles have come to stay SO 1t would
be best for you to introduce your horse
to them.
Sweet oil is a safe medicine to ad-
minister to animals. 1t never Injuries.
but Is valuable in choking. bloating.
inflammation or constipation of the
stomach or bowels.
During the winter eggs sold In towns
and cities at from 40 to 60 cents a
dozen. During the summer and early
fall eggs can be preserved or placed
in cold storage very easily.
Good judges say that It will be at
least two years before the supply OF
hogs can be made to equal the de-
mand. The high price of breeding
stock curtails what would otherwise
be a large increase in quantity.
Plants should be sown with refer
ence to their size and habits OF
growth: some require distance. and
others thrive better when planted
= close together The gardener must
- know his plants as the farmer does his
field crops
For wounds made on horses or cat
tie. by barbed wire fences. there is
nothing better than a composition
made Of carbolic acid half an ounce.
glycerine eight ounces and water
eight ounces. A syringe is a good
thing to inject this into the wound.
It is not too late to set the home
orchard. The trees may be set any
time before the buds swell and the
foliage starts. II the trees have not
been ordered. do this at once. Pre-
mare the land by breaking II deeply: