Middletown transcript., 1910-04-23
FARM NEWS AND VIEWS

lung trouble.
A busheI of corn will make as mucl
pork or beef on your farm as it will il
any other section of the country.
!. Protect sheep from cold rains. Tbc
g 6eece will hold large amount Of water
: and il takes long time to dry.
Let every farmer aim for better hogs.
He is getting started right when be buys
q few pure bred COWS, or pure bred boar.
To prevent rust, plows, cul!ivators,
mowers, reapers and other implements
of the like should have their steel sur
faces rubbed over With oil.
II you are not getting along we'll with
your farming, ask yourself what the mat.
ter is. Try and probe the trouble to the
bottom. Make sure the failures are no
fault of your own.
For roof paint, mix IS parts Of pow.
dered clay slate, 80 of powdered mica
slate, S5 of powdered American rosin,
with half the quantity of pure coal tar
and boil until sn easily brushable mass
is obtained.
Perhaps with no other staple crop can
the farmer gain SO much by It's careful
preparation for the market as With pots-
toes. Both for the local market and FIR
shipping, medium sized potatoes that do
not vary much 10 size are more readily
salable than those that vary much in size
in the same lot. If your potatoes are not
uniform in size it will pay to grade them,
putting the large ones in one lot and the
medium sized ones in another, leaving
out all of the very small ones, After
digging it 10 we'll to allow the potatoes to
lie on the ground till we'll dried of, usually
from one TO two heurs, so that the dirt
will stick to them. This improves their |
looks very materially. Bruised or cut
potatoes should be carefully excluded |
from those intended for market. By
never marketing anything but sound and |
uniform sized potatoes farmer can soon
build up reputation that will be of cash |
value to him, as dealers are Usually very |
willing to pay more than going prices for
potatoes which they know TO be all right.
The same can be said Of communities. II
all the farmers of community grow the
same variety, the best one adapted to thas
locality, and for which there is q good
demand, buyers will soon become aware
Of the fact and more OF them will come
to bid for them and the farmers will get
better prices.
A good rack for feeding sheep can be
made by almost any sensible farmer.
About all that is needed is q support for
the hay go that it shall not fail to the
ground and be wasted and also be handy
for the sheep to get at.
In selecting and buying ewes be very
careful. not to Res disease. Watch for
scab. They should always be dipped
before leaving their old yards, and if
possible, dipped again on reaching she
new home. Look for ewes that show
good breeding.
There is fortune in hogs for all of as
If the present high prices hold until We
can raise the valuable animals. Hshould
be borne in mind, however, that in these
later days it is not safe 10 allow ones pig 9
10 roam.
There are items of expense to the farm !
that should be credits rather than debts.
To see farmers buying in the markets
Ihings shat could and should be grown on
Ihe farm shows lack of forethought. It
q no uncommon thing for farmers living
pear towns to buy their garden vegetables,
whereas every one Of these can be pro.
iuced at home. By growing these greater u
opportunities will be given to purchase
more Of such as cannot be grown. Even u
ruits, especially the small fruits, are
'hiehy had in the market.
Lots of warmth In good corn. Fine for : !.
old days.
Egg shells are largely lime. The hens v
an't make good shells unless you furnish
'lenty of lime.
Three things are essential to heavy egg il
PRODUCTION. Early pullets start laying 70
aFly aud keep at it. Green food can be "
upplied in winter in che form of cabbage al
caves, mangels, steamed alfalfa or clover.
70 better meat can be found than green Esi
round bone. Commercial beef scraps o.
re very good. En-
Guineas are fowls that do best when Sc
Feated on she lst.alons principle. They te
sse natural inclination TO wander ia to
be field and seek their own food. II
ivcn q wide range, such as they can have nj
n q farm. they care little for the feeds OF an
wandering forth early and co
taVing abroad late, during ell the year "a
hen they can find seeds, green stuffs th
nd insects 10 eat.
Many who keep poultr, overlook the ipI
Importance of grit. Lack of grit means
oor digestion and few eggs. A load of =.
ravsl near the chicken. house would inn
rove the health and increase the egg !
ield ON many farm. II is claimed that vi
ls grit Of commerce is the best, but the
'avel is good enough grinding material. "a
you have never tried it you will be
lrprissd how fast it will disappear when wi
sced in box where the hens can help pu
A weak solution of turpentine poured tw
,wn the watsr pipes once week will sar
i've the water bugs away.
A clean -four sack spread on the table mu
ID well Toured is an excellent substitute tbs
bread board.
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