The state herald., 1910-08-05

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Egg eating by fowls is serious
vice.
The chickens have many pecks Of
fun at feed time.
The gasoline engine is solving the
labor problem on the farm.
The nest Of the setting hen should
be kept clean and free from vermin.
Gum exuding from the roots of the
peach tree? Bores at work; get after
them.
When the colt is dropped 1t should
receive nourishment from the dam
within the first half hour.
| Sow some turnips In succession
every two weeks. A row 20 feet long
will produce a large quantity.
Agriculture is an art which adorns
the land SO that II adds to mans
physical health and mental pleasure.
We can kill weeds by spraying. but
they will not stay dead without rota-
tion. moving and pasturage of the
land
After the sweet corn has been used
cut the plants and feed them to the
COWS. The land may then be used
for late beans.
At no time is the skimmilk in a
better condition to make the most Of
1t than when It is fresh and sweet
Just from the separator.
With q good supply Of straw for
bedding much good manure can be
made every year, and manure is the
very life and success OF farm.
II your fruit needs thinning and
you have not already thinned 1t, do
1t at once. 1t is better to thin late
than to run the risk of injuring the
trees.
Prune blackberries and raspberries.
Cut back the canes and remove all
dead plants. This will greatly re-
juvenate the plants and cause fruitful
ness next year
| Keep the weeds down. A garden full
| OF weeds is no Endorsement for you as
a husbandman. Late cultivation Is
necessary. for weeds are not retarded
by the summer sun.
II the flower garden crops are not
making due progress stimulate them
with nitrate OF soda. A teaspoonful
worked into the soil about a dahlia
is about the correct proportion.
II the grass on the entire lawn
seems sickly and does not make a
good growth. 1t may be that the soil
is sour. In such case give the entire
lawn dressing OF lime to sweeten
the soil.
As there is no proportion between
equal things. your farm. to be pro.
portionally beautiful. should be made
up OF unequals. Unequal fields, un.
equal garden beds. unequal buildings,
unequal rooms. and SO on.
Don't build n large house. lay ex-
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expensive fowls until you have given
the business fair trial on less
elaborate scale. Practical experience
is a valuable asset In profitable poul.
try raising.
KIN the weeds In the corn and pota
toes. Weeds take up moisture the
crops need and prevent the circulation
OF air, thus encouraging the spread OF
plant diseases They shade the ground
and keep the soil from absorbing heat
an important factor In corn growth.
Theoretically one would think that
the work horse ought to rest nj night
instead OF being obliged to Craze for
several hours during the natural rest
ing period. but practically the effect
OF the grazing and the night exercise
is conducive to the very best kind OF
health and thrift.
Every farmer knows that sheep win
make better gains In flesh on dry
clover hay ration. with the same
amount Of grain. than any other kind
OF farm live stock. The reason for this
is that sheep consume n larger portion
OF the leaves Of the clover hay and not
40 much OF the coarse. woody stalk
The best investment any farmer can
make with his surplus money In In Inn
proving his farm. When some farm.
ers get ahead and have spare money
they either buy more land or begin
TO lend money for the interest II will
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