The Jasper news., 1910-01-13
BARNARD Gossip.

chickens every morning, is mighty good
for them.
Crude oil painted around the inside
OF the hen house is mighty hard on
mites.
Butchering on the farm Is fast becom-
ing lost art. 1t is hard to tell what is
the reason for this, but it is easy to see
that the farmer is the loser in dollars
and cents.
Someone claims THAI Kans,s hens are
netting Sl.S7 month for their owner.
II the members OF our hennery will
promise to do as well as that, we will
give them Sunday off every week.
A very large percentage OF corn husk-
ed from the fields this year is too full
Of moisture to keep well, while the corn
put into shocks is dry and sound. II
this will lead to cutting up more corn
the wet weather of this fall may prove
to be blessing.
Seed corn that has been selected from
the wagon box at husking time will
need extra care through the winter and
even then a great deal of it will be
worthless as seed. By breaking a few
of my own l found a few that bad
moulded along the cob, though the out
side of the ear looked fresh and bright.
1 do not believe that the best of care
could make good seed of such ears.
My young pigs are doing splendidly
since added a little meal to the ration.
Impure, sitting air in the house
breeds colds. Keep the house dry but
see to it that fresh air is coming con-
stantly.
Give your chickens warm water to
drink several times per day during ex-
treme cold weather. 1t knocks the
chill out OF them.
Get rid of your scrub live stock life is
too short to fool with anything but the
best-for the best always makes the
most money.
The best way to keep hogs from root
ing under woven wire fence is to
stretch barb wire along under it.
If you compel your chickens to roost
in the trees don't complain because
there isn't any money in the poultry
business.
A hog pen that is knee deep to your
hogs is mighty poor place in which to
feed corn that's worth go cents per
bushel.
Got any Diamond Dick brand OF liter
sture around your houseP II 80, you
had better burn it up, for il has sent
many boy to the penitentiary.
Remember farm hand is human
being just like yourself. The more he
realizes that you believe this the more
work you are apt to get out Of him.
A barbed wire fence which ruins a
5000 horse is pretty expensive. Bett'r
stick to woven wire or boards, especial.
ly around the feed and barn lots.
There is something wrong with far
mer who can seep soundly while bis
live stock stand around in a blizzard
outside. Does this strike you?
II you want meat that tastes good put
it in barrels that are absolutely clean
and free from faint. Frequent scaldine
and plenty Of sunshine generally do the
work,
In order to keep your poultry healthy
they must have a clean hen house
Clean it out at least every two or three
weeks aud never relax your vigilance
against vermin.
Haul the corn fodder 10 while th,
ground is frozen and stack it close t.
the feed lot. It's easier to do the feed
ing and you won't have to haul it wher
the field get soft and mirey.
Keep your bed rooms we'll ventilated
this winter. Have at least one window
partially open during the night. Thu
most healthy thing in the world is frest
air.
| II you've got good place to psstur,
them, get small flock OF good sheep
They are certainly money makers wher
intelligently handled and are going tt
become more so.
Every man in the dairy business needs
a silo. II is the easiest process b,
which you can supply a balanced ration
during the winter months. Study VI