Middletown transcript., 1911-02-25
FARM NEWS AND VIEWS
Do not attempt to raise a colt withou
giving the mare care.

) Tie mutton produced by the chevic
is Of a very superior quality.
After she lambs are wsaned, the eve
should gain steadily 10 condition.
Oats are too bulky to be an ideal hoI
ration, AL especially for young pigs.
Gilts bred to farrow the first time at L
to 15 months of age will do well.
Sometimes old sows become very cross
as is most always the case with aged boars
Ewes for breeding purposes should moi
be overly fat, but in q strong vigorous
thrifty condition.
The ewes intended for breeding pur'
poses snould be sorted as early as possible
and be put on good pasture.
| Two Iitters Of pigs may be raised each
year from good sows providing the sows
are given the best of feed and care.
In buying q boar, however, never get
an old one. Get an early farrowed pig
or yearling at most and do not be afraid
to get a good one.
II is we'll to give prominence to such
grasses as grow abundantly, though oi
short duration.
One can destroy thousands Of insects
one cannot see bv rakibg and burning all
rubbish on the place.
A great mistake is made when hay or
straw is sold from farm, whether the
seller be an owner or simply tenant.
A campaign is being carried on by the
department Of agriculture to increase the
average yield per acre of sugar beets.
By returning the manure to the land,
crops will be greatly improved. Stock
farmers, also, can keep the weeds better
under control.
The better the feeding the more valuable
the manure, and the more the manure is
worth, the more need for the proper
handling Of it.
Il is not an easy matter to store the
beat of summer to use during the winter
months, bnt the cold of winter can be
stored in the form Of ice to use in the good
old summer time.
Moles will avoid tarred corn put in
holes.
Corn, alfalfa and live stock are the de-
pendable sources Of the vests industrial
life.
Lay little tile through the garden be-
fore garden work begins.
Everybody makes mistakes, but the
man who is most successful profits by
his.
Burn all trimmings and trash in the
orchard and garden and kill insects and
fungi.
Twenty acres Of corn put into the silo
will supply 30head of thrifty cows for q
year.
Don't forget to plant half an acre of
sweet corn for early feeding.
The old-fasbioned plan of raising the
flower or vegetable beds is fast going out
of style.
One winters exposure to the weather
will do the tools more harm than several
years. use.
Peas, radishes, lettuce and similar
hardy plants may safely be planted very
early in the spring.
Wait till after frost and till the ground
becomes warm before planting beans and
sweet corn.
Set out rhubarb, brush fruit and such
plants inst as early as the ground will do
to work.
In setting out shrubs of all kinds notice
that the wire holding the label does not
ct tightly around the stem.
To the man of little money and many
children the Shorthorn is q bonanza,
supplying milk and butter and good
salable calf at weaning time. The Jersey,
Ayrshire and Holstein are great milk and
butter cows, but their calves are not to
be considered when seeking cattle for the
feed lot.
Calves are often troubled by ring worm
due to vegetable parasite. The best
treatment is sulphur ointment, made of
powdered sulphur, lard, oil or grease.
Wash the part affected with soapsuds
and then apply the sulphur ointment.
Cows require from one to eight ounces
of salt per day. The more concentrated
they receive the more salt they require.
Il shonld be where they can have access
to it every day. According to an expert.
ment made at the Wisconsin station,
about two ounces per day is the average
amount required.
Alfalfa hay is most excellent feed for
dairy COWS. The animals always relish
clean, bright alfalfa hay, and its milk pro-
ducing value is high. The dairyman that
has plenty of alfalfa is especially fortunate.
Never allow the COWS to be excited BY |
hard driving, abuse, loud talking or nm
necessary disturbance. Do not expose
them TO cold or storms.
Kindness to cows is one Of the essential
elements 10 profitable dairying Nomat-
Ter how well COWS are led and sheltered,
they will not be good mixers If they are
handled roughly.
Those who argue that fruit is uncertaia
and that the orchard il seldom profitable
do not give an estimate Of the work given
their trees. Il may be that their orchards
do not get much attention, which, Of
cOurse, explains why they are unproft-
able.
Permanent labels for trees aud shrubs
may be made from zinc ecut into strips.
If the name il written ON the zinc With an
ordinary lead pencil Il win prove indelible
and viii not be affected By the elements.
II is good idea 20 plan now for an /