Middletown transcript., 1911-07-01
FARM NEWS And VIEWS

is made in private dairies and the worst,
too.
To produce their full milk-giying ca.
pacity, cows should be kept as free from
disturbance as possible.
The siIo enables the farmer to carry
more head Of stock than be otherwise
could be able to do.
Care and feeding the first two years
with the calves and heifers is where
many men succeed in raising stock.
Some don't seem to realize the im-
portance Of manipulating the udder with
the hand at the same time they are
milking.
No one man can develop a COW into .
high producer unless that cow had an
inherited quality Of development to start
with.
Feeds too expensive Tor dairy cows
usually indicate fault either with the COW
or with the dairyman.
The dairyman who takes bis money
out Of the savings bank to build silo
makes good investment Of idle capital.
With thoroughly good COW to man
ufacturs it We can always afford to put in
feed and take out butter,
The cream separator, the silo and
the manure spreader should find a
place in the equipment of every dairy
farm.
Don't be afraid to work for the good of
the ducks. Take spade and dig up an
gle worms ins spare moments and see the
little ducks carry off the big fat worms.
It will do them good.
Divide the dahlia roofs and start some,
but NOT all of them. The early.planted
out dahlias come into flower during the
hot weather, and they will not give so
large flowers as iater-planted roots.
Plow your ground deep and prepare
the soil as carefully as you would for the
corn field. Nature often performs won
ders with trees, but as general rule she
ought to have a little intelligent help.
MuzzIs the horses when plowing or
cultivating the orchard. Yes, and pad
the whifnetrees. These precautions will
prevent much damage to trees. Another
hint: Pad the outer edges Of the harrow.
No grain or grass crops in the young or
chard, please; cultivation is best. Stir the
soil every two weeks until August. 1t is
a good plan to throw two or three fork
fuls Of manure around each tree, after q
rain.
Watch for the little slugs-darkish,
Shiny fellows that are likely to be on pear
or cherry leaves now. Fine, dry dust, il
thrown in the trees, will kill every slug il
covers. On almost any Of the regulation
orchard sprays will exterminate this pest.
Beware Of "red rust" in blackberry or
blackcap bushes. When seen, promptly
dig up and burn the infected plant, being
careful not to scatter the fungous dust
over healthy bushes.
There should be placed in every pig
yard and pasture a box with salt, char
coal, air-sIacked lime, bone-meal and hard
wood ashes, SO the pig can help them.
selves at will.
Hogs do not dig in the earth altogether
for the fun OF it. They get lot to eat
that way-grass roots, worms. bits Of stuff
of different kinds that help make bone
and muscle.
Horses with good dispositions are al
ways safer and more valuable. Never
breed a crszy-heAded mare.
Do not let the colt follow the dam while
she is at work.
II the colt is worth raising at all it il
worth raising well.
If the dam becomes heated the milk il
injurious to the colt.
Some folks get SO in the habit of saying
'tWhoaF' to their horses when they dc
not mean it, that these faithful animal;
can not tell when their masters do really
mean to stop, 60 they keep going. When
YOU say, "Whosp mean it, That is the
only way your horses have Of knowing
what to do.
Diseases get fast hold Of many flock
Of sheep through foul drinking water
Never give stagnant water if you can help
il.
A few trees in the pasture add greatly
TO the comfort Of the sheep, these days,
If you can't have them, set up few posts
and cover bit Of ground over for shed.
If you are quite sure that alfalfa-will
not grow on your land try Essex rape.
It makes fine hog pasture-some farmers
even going SO far as to say that it beats
clover, which Of course it-does NOT.
A few years ago when concentrates
we're cheap, sheep and wool we're also
cheap. Now wool is worth twice as much
as it was ten years ago and the sheer
must have some rich food IN order to
grow a rich fleece.
A good cutler is always man Of exper.
fence. The inexperienced breeder often
does not know the difference between 9
good and poor bird. He can easily learn
BY studying the standard, and if he is not
willing 10 do this be should retire from
the business.
II may be diarrhoea, or, what is more
common constipation, that makes the
chickens droop. For diarrhoea little
black pepper mixed in meal, sealded milk
or 4 couple OF pepper pills will generally
prove effectual. For constipation an abun-
dance Of green food win give relief.
Thesafest and surest method ofpFeyent
ing the entrance Of rats into poultry hous-
es is TO place half-inch wire netting under
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