Middletown transcript., 1911-04-29
FARM NEWS AND VIEWS
Stock breeding Is an art.

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ced poultry food.
Eggs for Matching should be gathers
at frequent intervals.
| A suitable place for storing eggs intend
ed for Matching ID necessary.
Thoroughly compact the soil about tb
seeds, and so hasten germinature.
| There is as much in the feed and man
agement Of poultry as in the breed.
The nearer We can keep pigs Of the sam
size together, the better they will feed.
The profit to be made on lambs depend
much upon the care Of the ewes befor'
lambing.
Although a large sheep may sell fo
more than small one, it also costs mort
to rear it.
Better have small flock reared in com
fort and all good. than large flock anG
only few good.
The incubator is always broody-all il
needs ia the attention Of the operator tt
start the batch.
Make friends of your turkeys, so far al
you can, and it will aid you considerably
! in caring for them.
Hurry along the tomatoes by trimming
to one stem, and when the third cluster
has formed cut off the top.
Men Of experience hold that more
money can be made by breeding older
ewes, as stronger lambs are more profita-
Bile.
Keeping the drinking vessels clean and
therefore free from disease germs will Of
ten prevent sickness among chickens.
One Of the best foods for sitting hens is
whole corn or corn chop, together With
green food, grit and fresh water.
One good thing to remember in the rails
ing Of onions is that the gardener does moi
necessarily have to 60 to warm climate,
Remember that rows which run north
and south allow the SUMS rays to reach
both sides Of the plant-a distinct adyan'
tage.
A little shelIed corn mixed in with the
ground feed you feed your horses will
help to keep them from swallowing their
food too fast.
One of the principal advantages OF
having poultry and fruit together is that
there is not a rush at one season and a
rest at another.
Bring up this years focks of chicks in
fresh-air coops and houses. You will have
better chickens and less trouble from colds
next fall.
If sitters foul their nests or break eggs
in them, clean up balance of the eggs by
washing with lukewarm water and change
the nesting material.
The requirements CT the dairy cow are
good, wholesome food, regularity in feed
ing and milking, good care and treatment
and plenty OF open-air exerice.
Topdress the asparagus bed with bone
meal and nitrate Of soda. These are bet.
ter than barnyard manure, as they do not
introduce nearly go many weed seeds.
The value OF alfalfa in comparison with
prairie hay or cane is higher when fed to
cattle that are to be sold in the spring
than when fed to cattle that are to be sold
in the spring than when fed to cattle that
are not to be sold.
There is no poultry meat that comes so
near the flavor of game birds as the guinea
fowl aud for this reason it is growing
more and more in favor as market bird.
Don't dose your chickens.
Don't get too large setting for the hen.
Keep your hen houses dry and secure
from the damp winds.
Be sure your hen actually wants to
mother flock before you set her.
The almost universal practice now is to
disinfect eggs before incubating.
Place orders for eggs for Matching early
and you'll save time and money.
Too many are in the habit of setting
hens in the shed with the other chickens.
Nearly every farm house has ut.build.
ings in which the setting hens can be put.
Some folks believe in leaving the hen
entirely to herself after she has begun TO
set.
Water III which the chicken droppings
nave been stepped makes fine liquid
manure for the garden.
St ,"ur hr" ~ a nest apart from All
place irequented BY the other chickens
aud your hatch will be more successful.
When the old lien gets a notion that shr
wants to set, it il about a. fixed purpose
as man, or rather woman, deals with.
AID, once cnmfnr,abl, 4et, she does not
Aani Il, he bothered.
Il ls common know edge nowadays
among MIR, -keepprs that charcoal ia
pr p-1tirS ffat max Y iya.nafde a. =
or H. a inca 1T cDuntpractH 4
gastric troubles.
For thin clay soils sub >oiIing is better
than very deep powing, because 1t does
not turn the compact CLAY to the surface,
vt at tile same time loosens the soil 10 a
good depth.
A As'mpie dry masn for poultry may be
mate up If two parts Of bran, two parts o.
shorts or mlddlings and one part OF beef
scraps. The grain can be fed morning
and evening in little Of straw, thus CON-
peIling the birds to take plenty Of exercise |
ia hunting for their food. Nothing should |
be fed that ia musty or foul in any way.
With plenty Of clover, hens will require
little other feed so long as the glover lasts;
but as fowls are very fond Of this plant,
they must be moved from place to place,
il their numbers are very large, or the
clover will be eaten off too clean.
Watch the breeding birds and make
sure that they are keeping in good condi- |
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