Middletown transcript., 1911-07-15

should be started in soil which has not
been previously used for cabbage culture.
scabby potatoes aren't ft to plant.
The rapid growth and hardness Of the
willow makes ii almost invaluable on
many farms.
Every tiller Of the soil should see to it,
that every particle Of home products 10
utilized to the best advantage and the re-
sidue returned to the soil.
Pregnant ewes must have abundant
feed.
Feeds rich in protein are necessary for
the brood COW.
Charcoal or soft coal ashes should be
kept in the heg pen.
A dip in warm water Is the best thing
for chilled pig.
One Of the best muscle producing feeds
upon the farm is oats.
It is always easier to see a good pure
bred animal than scrub.
A pailful Of warm slop for the sows after
the pigs have come is the thing.
Rye hay, properly cured, makes an ex.
cellent summer hay for horses, mules and
cows.
The ewes should all be bred near the
same date to insure uniformity Of the
lamb crop.
Many disappointed sheep mans pro-
fits has gone to raise immense crops Of
ticks and lice.
Il is nearly always best to save some Of
the best sows, especially to farrow the
early spring litters.
Whatever material is used for bedding,
it should be changed sufficiently often to
insure cleanliness.
Spoiled udders often result from lambs
not cleaning the udder or from caking
after the lamb is Weaned.
The fairs give a good opportunity to
compare breeds, and the farmers should
use this opportunity intelligently.
Silage is valuable, not because Of the
nourishment it affords, but because OF the
influence as an appetizer.
Once the pigs are weaned it is a mis-
take to let them stop in their growth un'
til they are ready for market.
No lime is not good for potatoes; it
favors scab. So does too much stable ma
nure.
Now, please don't let the mower rattle
all to pieces. Keep it we'll oiled and
every nut screwed up tightly, and don't
let the knives or guards get dull.
Remember, brother farmer, that the
hot weather and hard work tax the
strength of your wife. She will enjoy
going to the store with you and riding
slowly home in the cool Of the evening
To keep moles from bed, sink close
mesh wire netting foot wide into the
soil around, allowing it to extend above
the surface, if you have no netting, use
boards. Either will prevent the entrance
OF moles into the bed.
Start the green colt ia easy.
The horses shoulders need attention.
Next to corn, clover is about the best
hog feed, while both mixed always show
good results.
Train the colt before be is six months
old and you can control bis disposition
when be is older.
For growing calves, sheep and hogs, oil
meal can constitute about one-tenth Of
the grain ration fed and prove very bene-
fetal:
As long as the breeding Of SOW is pro.
ftable she should be bred. 1t is not ad.
yisable to cell off good brood animal.
Pigs should not be too fat for the first
six months. Development Of bone and
muscle should be the fret consideration.
A shed that is warm and poorly renti
lated will often cause the sleeps wool tc
loosen, besides injuring the animals
vitality.
Newly broken colts should not be work
ed too hard this spring. They are apt tc
overstrain themselves and be injured fol
life.
Never give drugs to a horse any
more than you would baby unless be il
downright sick. Shutting off bis feed
will cure all minor ills.
The farm poultry utilize great deal ol
the grass that grows in the spring and
after the hay harvest, and this il q money
making operation for the farmer. There.
fore the farmer must give his fowls free
range If he is to get the greatest value out
Of them.
For short time after freshing a good
COW will give a good mess of milk with
just ordinary care, but il she is to con-
tinue the good work it will take careful
choreman and good feeder to look after
her,
Anything that tends to eliminate dust
previous to, or during milking, will mini.
mize the bacteria content OF the milk.
Cabbage seed may be aoWn In the cold
frame now for mid.season use. Succession
il one Of the best varieties for this pur.
pose.
There Gre some men who would claim
that ii does not pay 70 raise dairy calves
| If they we're tho only man that didn't "a
III lis only the foolish man that sells
his good COWS.