Middletown transcript., 1911-02-04
FARM NEWS AND VIEWS

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Cleanliness and feeding are two import
ant points.
A cleans dry Csllar is a very good plac,
to ripen the cheese.
The matter oftemperaturs for churniBe
is yexii { question.
1 A person witha separator has several
advantages in handling milk:
Few farmers or dairymen fully under.
stand all the profits from dairying.
/ An important point is the care of the
churn, milk pals and butter bowl.
| The separator is made for one specific
purpose-that is Of skimming milk.
/ A3stcream separators are so constructed
that they can be made to last long time.
In dairying, where whole milk ssold,
manure is still product that should be
considered.
Considering both its food and tonic pro-
perties, buttermilk may be considered
cheap at 10 cents per quart.
When all has been said conditions de-
termine what kind of animals are most
profitable for farmer to Keep.
Intensive dairymsn hold that nothing
but the distinct dairy type of COW can be
proftably used in modern dairying.
After salt is properly mixed in the
butter should be nodded into one pound
molds and wrapped in a neat, attractive
package,
About the only point of differences be-
tween testing milk and cream is, the
cream should be weighed and the milk
may be measured
To make q high grade of butter the
cream should be kept at 8 low tempera.
ture, below 80 degrees. until twelve
hours before churning.
As farming land becomes scarce and
high priced, farmers in general are coming
to realize the Importance of making their
land as fertile and productive as possible.
A loose board too often squeaks loudly
Of loose methods.
All sorts of odd jobs are in order now;
and get the Whitewash brush ready to
flop.
Sow clover seed twice to be sure il will.
take, and don't forget the alsike along
with the red.
1t is too late when the stack has tum-
bled and smothered yeur best COW to re.
gret not having fenced il off.
Get any extra plow-points or other FIX
lures you may need, before you gss out
the plow for the spring work.
Never run for an Office; better to so com.
Tort yourself and so conduct your affairs
that your neighbors will set the Office run.
ming after you.
If yon have any iron or other metal
roofs take comfortable spell and paint
them. Get all such jobs out of the way
before something else begins to crowd
you.
The proposal to conhne parcels post to
rural routes, if made into law, will work
in the interest of the express companies
and not Of the rural population. II is
foolishness.
Are patches in the yard bare of grass?
After the first thaw sprinkle some Ken
tucky bluegrass on them and rake in
when ground gets dry enough. A little
white clover, too.
Are you really in the harness for busi-
ness now2 Many folks are. Buckle the
straps good tuck in the ends cod iss -ttsh4s the
other fellow do the kicking. Kesp your
own legs inside the traces and pull true
I'll the time.
Frost. and digging PORTFOLIOS, do not |
go together very well; but as the earth |
begins to soften up, you will have the
very best time of the year to get ready |
for the fence. II isn't nearly such hard
work than as it is later when the earth
hard as bone.
To remove worn meadow without plow-
ing il give tia thorough narrowing, so
that the carpet of sod is we'll torn to bits
then top.dress heavily, SOW grass seed,
and harrow and brush smooth. This is
true of land that is shallow and
stony and hard TO plow, land that is full
Of knolls and holIows. The process levels
suchssurfaces.
Itpays to 60 down to the city and
work up trade for tbe farm produce.
Hunt up customers for the butter, eggs,
apples, potatoes, cabbage and all such
'tuf. Have regular market day when
you can always be found there. Folks
will expect you and depend on you.
They will pay you cash and as good prices
ls they would have TO pay at the store,
because they would get butter weight ]
md fresher produce,
Fora water-pipe burst by the frost:
Jet at drug-store, or from your doctor,
plaster bandage Two inches. wide. Hold
in bowl of Watertili the bubbles stop
ising. ThenHt once wrap it around and
round the broken pipe, smoothing with
be hands as you 60. Thus you will I
make a splint similar in shape 10 the
Eiped joint which the plumbers make.
! win last long and viii not leak.
We see no logical reason-do your
'hy . prosperous farmer should put aIl
ia money ii the bank and let the Tspair
farm buildings. fenced, elc.. be nealec-
a. Money xnd Tins ere veil spent
] keeping up farm buildings and fences.
70 Ell right TO sage something, q we 60
Ions, Tor rainy day: but bbers ID more
Ieasure for the whole fnInilF ID 8 smaller
ank account and Ii having thines neatly ]:
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