Middletown transcript., 1910-10-15
FARM NEWS AND VIEWS

4 Melting time 10 at hand.
A eontsnted pig is proHtabls pig.
Put the drinking water in the shade.
A poor mixer can do great damage 10 Q
COW.
Brood sows fed = corn die. are shy
breeders.
ALI colts should be given ample room
in which to exercise.
Poultry raising ls usually the neglected
side Of farm management.
Keep sharp lookout that there are no
sores on the ewes or lambs.
No animal is profitable when ri assand.
still; 90 keep The lambs growing.
In selecting pigs to be kept for bFeedlng,
the young sows should be chosen from
large litters.
II Is well TO remember that horses do
not always refuse to eat all their grain "a
ton because they are bsing overfed.
Many farms lack good tlIlsge more than
they lack fertilizer.
The great majority Of diseases incident
TO poultry are due to bad management,
bad housing, including cold, damp and
ill.ventilated houses, over-fsediDg, inn
pure water and want of exercise.
Pigeons seem to rsvsl in warm weather,
provided the water supply Is assiduously
cared for, and insect pests kept within
bounds by regular use Of some death.
dealing powder.
The surprising growth Of sweet clover
on railway embankments and land where
new streets are being cut gives an erron-
eous idea of the requirements ofthe plant.
The ordirary alfalfa, whose original
home was probably Persia has come TO be
considered standard and valuable forage
crop In the western half Of she United
States.
See that ell empty flower pots are gath.
cred up, cleaned and pus away ready for
use when wanted, not leit laying around
10 get broken.
The exchange Of scrubby, beefy cows
for dairy bread COWS means turning loss
into profit ifthey sre cared for pBcpesiy.
For hogs shove zoo pounds, soaked
shellea corn. while . triAe slower than
soaked corn meal, made the most scOno'
mical gains.
Teach the colt TO drink sweet skinned
milksd at weaning time. It is just the
thing to keep up his muealar growth.
Clean up and repair slf empty fats &c
they will soon be needed for gsranium
cuttings, bnlbs and other purposes.
Roots form 8 sueculent food and are
used to good advantage in supplementing
other and dryer feeds.
The brood sows should have access to
clover or grass Of some sort before far.
rowing
Don't prop the trees. Thin the fruit Il
il needs Il. Properly thinned trees need
no props.
A COW that Is naturally poor mixer
Is not an economical COW to feed for milk.
There Is more profit in one hen that
lays eggs in November and December
than in one dozen that lay their best
in April and May and none in che fall.
Push your early puIlets for ell that 10 out,
|so % to get them to laying this fall.
GrsnulatiOn improves The appearance
Of any quality Of honey and nsysr fails 10
give il lighter shade. Il also has .
tendency 10 drive from it any wild taste
and make il purer sWeet. In this con.
dition It is in the best possible shsps for
keeping any length Of time.
A great many people sst peaVh trees too
deeply. The ground should be, ploWed
very deep, bat the holes for the trees
should only be deep enough to cover the
roots we'll.
There Is growing tendency in favor Of
large hives for the production Of both
comb and extracted honey, and there is
no gainssyinR the fact that these large
hives do hinder the sHarmiDg impulse.
Pear-bIight very often afecss apple
trees; and whenever it is discovered every
particle of the diseased parts should be
cut out, or If very bad, the entire tres
should be burned.
Many farmers imagine that they are
saving money when thsy breed 70 assven
or eight dollar herse, bat che truth they
are losing i've or six times Shat amount.
Its NOT wise to be aI the time doping
stock with medicines ths nation Of which
We do not sny Of us underatand very well.
Nature Is the best doctor.
ItalWays pays TO keep waxed ends and
other articles Of repairs about the barn,
for "a stitch 10 time saves nine" with .
harness inst % we'll ~ in other places.
Eheepmen Of The Wsst figure that the
WOOL pays the entire cost Of handbag .
dock. or band. and gives good Interest on
Ehe investment,
Den,t make II rule that each horse
,hould be fed so many pounds Of grain
per day and 70 much hay, because itwon't
york. .
In making dsiry most profitable do noi
lepend too much upon the COW.
Before being bis task che milksrshould
peak kindly 20 the cow calling her By
lame and petting her.
The making Of corn into snsilaas does
lot increase its value ~ . feed bus it
lOsa increase iss palstability.
Many farmer believes In ihoroagh
iIlage, good speed, weil.brsd i've stock
nd plenty Of good feed and care Cor thsms
nd up-to-date farming methods generally,
et u Che same time considers the poultry
,usinessa triHing occupation flit only for
be women folks, somsthing 70 look aftsE
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