Middletown transcript., 1910-06-25
FARM NEWS AND VIEWS

How many thousands OF dollars ars
farmers going to,lose by letting the stock
run down?
Cut off at any time, any sucker you
may find growing at the foot Of fruit trees
or on the trunk or main limbs where
branches should not go.
The alfalfa grower does not get worried
when mill feed goes up in price. His
dairy herd is provided for If the alfalfa
crop is in the stack or barn.
A pig is q money making machine and
should be fed all he will eat cleanly from
the time he is able to nibble; then keep
him going until he is on the block.
The greater the capacity for food the
better the mixer. A COW cannot produce
large quantity Of milk if she does not
have the capacity for food that makes
milk.
One OF the effects Of the use Of salt on
land is to increase the capacity of the soil
for retaining moisture. About one barrel
per acre has been known to benefk grass
during periods of drought,
Poor pastures do not pay forthe reason
that il is TO the interest of the farmer that
his cows secure an abundance of food at
the least cost. The animals should not
be compelled to work for their food on
the pasture by tramping the ground in
the search for grass. As soon as pasture
does not supply an abundance the cattle
should be taken off and feed on green
food at the barn, as they will fall off in
milk if the supply of food on the pasture
fails.
Heifers can be raised cheaper and bet
ter than can be bought. A prominent
and successful dairyman of Illinois says
that he can raise heifer to the age of
two years at cost of 500, including the
value of the calf at birth, and he has been
offered $50 apiece for some of his heifers
at that age. But even allowing $40 to
raise heifer to the age when she begins
to give milk, she will then be the equal
of COWS that could be bought for $50 or
more. Here is a clear cut rate, and an
actual advantage of $40 per COW in favor
of raising the heifers, but the actual added
profit in the life of the home raised over
buying is more apt to be two or three
times this amount.
When pigs are three weeks old the SOW
and little should have the run of lot to
have exercise, air and sunshine. They
will then begin to eat. At eight weeks of
age they should be weaned and provided
with feeding trough. Soaked corn,
skimmilk, cooked feeds, with mill feeds
added, form a good diet for them. Do
not feed cornmeal to excess, for it fattens
rather than causes healthy growth.
Dairying is quite contining, but this is
one of the good features of the industry.
Once farmer gets started he must keep
regular hours and do his work in the
proper time, and it is this crowding the
man into the collar and making him work
that tell. Many would shirk if they
could; but, there being no way for them
to do this, they stick to their job and
make success of it.
No wood will be more difficult to re.
place when the approaching shortage in
the supply of hard woods overtakes Us,
than the hickory, one of the foresters in
the employ of the government recently
said. The truth of this statement is not |
realized by any one more than the practi- |
cal men of the various trades whose future
prosperity lie measured by the available
supply.
Better sell half the stock and give all Of |
The feed to what remains than to stint the |
whole herd.
Deep, rich soil, of an alluvial nature,
soil which contains plenty of humus, is
excellent for planting small fruits.
A farmer who takes pride in driving q |
draft team will make horse breeding suc-
,essful, and good draft teams will make |
successful farmers.
It should always be remembered when |
if the horse has anything
faulty it win not grow less but probably |
will grow worse.
The healthy or unhealthy condition of |
The skin of horse is very readily shown
by the appearance Of the hair, otherwise |
called the coat. If the skin is unhealthy |
the coat is dry and harsh. If the skin is |
not properly cleaned, dirt remains not |
only in the coat but in the system.