The Semi-weekly leader., 1910-02-26

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them.
It is said to be the best to start rails
ing poultry in the fall rather than in
spring
During all seasons remember the
fowls demand plenty Of clean, fresh
drinking water.
Damp cold weather is severe hard
ship to fowls. Above all things keep
their quarters dry.
Board floors In the chicken house
are better than wet ground, but dry
ground is best of all
Proper and frequent disinfection Of
the poultry premises is a great fac.
tor in poultry success.
Learn to make profit from three
or four hens before you try to get
rich from 5000 or 1000.
In ordinary farm practice 1t is very
well to allow the calf to remain with
the mother two or three days.
The first requisite in the hog busi
ness is good hoghouse well venti
lated set with ends north and south.
Don't feed diseased meat to fowls
Try feeding green cut bone and see
how soon the egg output is increased
hunters. When they cannot get this
food they should have green cut bone.
Bordeaux mixture may cause the
apples to rust, as it produces extraor
binary development of the cells in the
skins.
This is cement age and those who
have cheap sand and gravel at hand
would do well to make greater use of
concrete.
To find whether the roots of your
trees are growing close to the sur
face, carefully scrape away the dirt
around the base.
The corn crop of the country for
1909, though not the largest on rec.
ord, was the most valuable, being
worth 81. .720,000,000.
These cold days make one think of
wind breaks. Why not plan now to
set out a grove next spring that will
serve as wind break.
The flavor of parsnips is improved
by freezing. During thaw in winter
dig them and keep few for future
use in box of dirt in the cellar.
Crown gall is warty outgrowth OF
excresence upon the apple, pear
peach, raspberry, etc. 1t is usually
found on the parts below the ground
Coal tar is good remedy in fight.
ing the peach tree borer. Apply it
to old wounds in the summer to keep
out the insect from depositing its
eggs.
Why not buy cotton seed meal, feed
it to the animals TO pay for the meal,
and get rs to 85 per cent. of the fer
tiIizing elements from the manure for
the labor?
The area of Alaska Is so great the
government maintains FIVE agricultural
experiment stations there in order
that crops may be tested under all the
climatic conditions.
A good brake on wagon that is
used for drawing heavy loads on the
road is a great relief on a horse. With
that in operation the horse will act
ually rest going down hill.
Plan carefully in the selection of
varieties for the apple, plum and
peach orchard. A few sorts suited to
local conditions are better than many
sorts planted in haphazard way.
The demand at the packing houses is
for leaner pork and smaller weight
hogs. The feeders must cater to these
requirements by feeding less corn and.
more portein feeds and shortening the
fattening period.
Where decayed portions appear in
trees the punky wood can be removed
and the aperture filed with concrete
mixture which will prevent water
from further entering and decaying
away entirely that portion.
Which shrinks most in weight dur.
ing the winter, the cob or the grain j
A good way to tell is to weigh out two
bushels of corn Put one bushei
away and shell the other. Set down
what the grain and what the cobs
weigh. Next spring shell the other
bGshel and weigh both corn and cobs.
Turkeys for breeding stock should
be selected in winter and by no means
left to the springtime. before getting
used to each other. II early eggs are
desired and climate not too cold for
early setting. it is well to feed plenty
Of cayenne pepper and chopped meat
with their grain feed, but not give
wetted meal Chopped onions il Al
excellent addition to their feed.
The profit in bees depends very
much on the care they receive in win
ter. II the hives leak, or they are on
stands where shrubs or branches OF
trees whip the hives when the wind
blows, or confined In rooms where the
temperature reaches nearly to fraeziny