The state herald., 1910-04-15

The little chicks like clean house
as well as anyone.
When about three weeks old is a
critical time with early chicks.
In ordering trees of any kind con-
suit your SOIL climate and market as
to varieties.
Young apple trees fit for setting are
higher than last year. Poor trees are
awfully dear as gift.
The great difficulty confronting the
average planter is In selecting varie-
ties adapted to his particular soil.
The pure bred herd OF hogs will
be more profitable even from the
standpoint of meat production than
the scrubs.
When mixer does all sorts of
farm work he will soon have his
hands In bad shape for handling the
cows udder properly.
Beef scraps or cut green bone must
be fed in winter to furnish the meat
food. which is necessary for the pro-
duction of a large number Of eggs.
II you keep cross-bred or mongrel
hens. buy n well-built, vigorous male
and see how much bigger. better lay
ing. more uniform the chicks will be
next summer.
Winter apples fully matured will
keep longer than those that were
picked early before maturity. Mature
fruit is not liable to scald as imma-
ture fruit well colored.
The American hen has made her
place In agriculture by producing mil
lions OF dollars every year and she
mas earned the respect of every right
thinking farmer In the land.
The nurseryman prefers TO sell
something which brings immediate
satisfaction rather than to urge upon
the customer poor tree which he
receives with protest and harbors
under suspicion.
Information gathered from mum.
Der of sources indicates that cattle
will consume from 80 to 100 pounds OF
water per day per head; that horses
weighing 1900 pounds will consume
from 80 to so pounds per day.
When the utmost cleanliness is not
observed In the poultry yard the birds
become infested with vermin, which
set up certain amount of irritation.
and to overcome this the fowls are
constantly picking ut their feathers.
There are usually two ways OF do.
Ing anything. the right way and the
wrong way. The wrong way to feed
steers IL to feed them without hogs
following. The waste that hogs get
Is sometimes the only profit there is
In the transaction.
Poultry raising In Germany has not
kept pace with the demands OF the
market. Imports OF poultry Into Ger.
many have increased In 20 years from
$780, 900 annually to nearly $50. OOO,.
900 worth at the present time. an In.
crease that Is almost incredible.
During recent years the pea vines
have risen TO the dignity OF by.prod.
uct from which the factories derive
considerable profit. They are now
utilized for silase or fed TO stock In
a fresh state or cured for hny. They
make silago superior In value TO
corn silagc.
Everyone should understand that
milk In not formed In the udder. cx.
ccpt In small quantities. until milking
time. Therefore. II n COW In used TO
being MIXED ut n certain hour. her
milk flow starts nj that hour. Just ms
regularly M n clock. and she viii call
and call for the mixer 90 come and
relieve tho gorged condition.
For breeding stock. growth and
yigor nrc desired. and. to promote
the best growth and development. a
considerable part OF the ration should
be made up OF feed rich In protein.
The feed. however. should not be too
concentrated. Corn may be used In
connection with other material but
at no time should II constitute over
onc.half OF tho entire ration.
Vicious bulls nrc generally made no
by unwisc treatment when they nrc
young. giving them too much liberty
or uning them cruelty. II In well to
use them kindly. but they should be
trusted no more than Ia necessary. for
II sometimes happens that bull that
has been quiet suddenly and unerpect.