Middletown transcript., 1910-11-26

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i Where milk or butter e producsd
j is decided advantage in raising The cai
i By hand.
| The dalsymsn q necessity must pro
duce calves 10 order 70 have Bis cow
ireshen every year.
| One Of the chief causes Of trouble in
growing calves by hand is iseding them
from uuclean pals.
There is less cost in marketing veal
calf than in marketing the milk that II
takes to produce it.
During the third week Of the normal
calfs life it will begin TO nibbls at bay,
if any is in its reach.
The beef calf, in order to make quick
and profitable growth, must receive an
abundance of nourishment.
The calf, or any small animal running
with its mother takes nourishment many
times day, each time in small amounts.
Butter or cream and meats OF all kinds
are concentrated finished products, hence
they are easy to market and bring the
highest prices.
The flesh Of CHECKERS fattened and
finished on skim milk as the principal
diet, in connection with crushed grains,
is very light, tender and juicy.
Combining meat production with gener-
al dairying is good combination, and
one which will leave the largest proper
ton Of fertility upon the farm.
During 1908 Ovet 1900, GOO dozen eggs
were exported from the United States.
Great Britain alone brought 1900, 600
dozen.
Ducks should prove profitable on the
average farm. They are easy to raise,
develop fast, and soon are ready for the
market.
Let the flock harvest the small turnips
on the ground.
That old sheep that snufies will be
done for before spring. Let her go now.
To have goodsized sheep they must be
grown rapidly while young, andit is im-.
portant to give them good start.
Be sure there are no ticEs % the ewes.
1t is very costly to winter ticks and it
doeen't pay. Its impossible TO fatten
sheep infested with ticks. Look out for
them.
Remove every dead tree from the or.
chard. They are veritable breeding
places for fruit pests.
When spraying do not work with bare
hands. They'll be core if You do. Put
on pair Of rubber gloves.
An orchard will live longer, bear better
and be more profitable by being well
cultivated and enriched.
A coat ot.paint inside the greenhouses
not only improves their appearance but
destroys hundreds of insect eggs and
fungus spores.
R oses recently cut bach, Staken up and
rs-planted must be iudiciously watered at
the roots but plentifuIIy sprayed over.
head.
Spraying with nicotine in bright weather
and sprinkIfne with -:;che"qo powder
when dull are the readiest methods c., Is,
destroying black fly in chrysanthemums.
Bud roses now. Choose healthy vigor-
ous stock. A very pleasing effect is had
by inserting buds of different varieties.
generally teas, on the same stock, This
makes fine showing.
Correct feeding and successful keeping
go together in fowldom.
Be on your guard against drafts. They
are disastrous this time of the year.
The busy fowl is never sick. A breed
ing stock must be strickly hardy.
Laying hens will eat and digest 25 per
cent more than the hens that are not lay
ing.
The problem Of soft shelled eggs will
be solved if your laying hens are given
free access to the grit box and prohibited |
from eating sloppy, watery mashes.
Warm houses and warm feed will keep
fowls in excellent health and fill up the
egg basket. Remember that lots of sun.
shinein winter will save lots Of feed.
Feeding raw, wet cornmeaI regularly
is by no means, good thing to do. Small
cracked corn is always much more pre-
ferable, as it gives much better results.
Now that we are having cold weather,
do not forget to give your poultry warm
feed at least once day. They will appreci-
ate il and you will. find that it pays for
the trouble.
Feed wheat dry and warm for break
fast. There is nothing bett@ for cold
weather egg making.
Perfect health and warm, not too warm
but comfortable quarters are necessary
to insure eggs.
Don't lose sight Of the fact that il Is
the early hatched pnlIets that makes the
best winter layers.
Garry out the drOppinga at least once
!. week. Too much work. Not half az
much as to iighs 10, ,OOO. 900 Iics.
There should be separate quarters for
pnlIets II they are expected 70 do much oi
The laying during winter.
Every fowl should be perfectly tame,
and the tanning process ehouId IL come