The Lamar register., 1910-02-02
Tillage opens up the soil.

Tillage opens up the soil.
Butterfat cannot be fed into milk.
Concrete bee hives form the subject
of a recent patent.
Repairs in due season may save the
delay caused by breakdown.
Cleanliness is an important factor
in the duck house as in the hen house.
The possibilities of the hog is mat
ter almost wholly in the hands Of the
feeder.
It must be understood that so fowls
single COW.
The farmer who expects to make
money out of hogs must give the sow
and pigs attention.
Hogs will thrive better when they
clean up their corn and squeal little
after their feed when ready for it.
small bunch of sheep can be kept
at almost no cost except a short time
in winter. when they must have feed.
All dairymen will find that 1t will
pay them well to know just what
every individual COW in their herd is
doing.
There is something in the general
conformation of the pullet that to the
trained eye would bespeak her future
usefulness.
Chemical preservatives in milk are
considered Injurious to health, and are
forbidden by pure food legislation in
many states.
Sheep manure contains small
amount of water and is pound for
pound the richest produced by any
common farm animal.
II milk supply is too strong. scours
will trouble the pigs. SO close atten-
ton and good judgment must dictate
what to do in their case.
An excellent method of growing tea
roses is to make a border four to six
feet in width by six to eight feet in
length. according to the grounds.
Gargetted milk. caused by garget.
which is diseased and inflamed con-
dition OF the cows udder. causes sore
throat. scarlet fever and cholera.
II is rather common to see farmer
riding in his own automobile. bue II
they begin investing in airships 1t
will look as II they are flying rath-
err high.
Mraslin, new substance used In Bo-
hernia to coat hams. is said to be as
pliable as rubber. tasteless. harmless.
easily removed and perfect as II pre-
sentative.
Heifers in first lactation apparent
ly give better results by machine
milking than do aged COWS that have
one or more years.
1t is now against the law in Nebras-
ka to use cream cans for any other
purpose than for cream. Many things
have been carried in cream cans
which have no place there.
BY having the February or March
pigs come you can raise two filters
year; the second litter can come in
September and these can be fattened
out the following spring or summer.
The handling OF the manure and its
application to the soil has much to
do with It's effectiveness. Manures
from different animals and intended
for different crops require different
care.
Mammoth clover is in appearance
SO like the common red that were 1t
not for the stronger growth OF the
former 1t could not be distinguished
from the common red by the ordinary
observer.
As a general proposition the most
| liberal feeders make the most profit
from stock feeding but 1t is business
that requires as much careful thought.
study and good judgment. as any other
business, II 1t is to be made profitable.
Generally speaking. it is probable
that anywhere in the corn belt fatten-
ing steers are nine-tenths of the time
as well of in an ordinary yard as they
would be anywhere else. but for one
tenth of the time a shed is absolutely
essential.
Careful and persistent attention TO
general preventive measures. such as
quarantine. disinfection. proper feed
ing, ETC.. on the part Of farmers gener-
ally would no doubt result in materi-
al reduction in the yearly losses from
hog cholera, and the importance Of OBJ
serving theGe precautions cannot be
overestimated.
Equal parts OF corn and oats ground
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