Middletown transcript., 1911-08-05
FARM NEWS AND VIEWS

Every farmer should go into the purt
bred poultry class.
Get rid of some of the roosters that art
worrying the hens to no good purpose
The Indian Runner duck is not inclined
to fatten go readily as other varieties.
Hunt up private customers and agree tc
sell them strictly fresh eggs-then do it.
The quickest way to "break up" a set
ting hen is to shut her up day with a
rooster.
The comb is as sure an indicator Of the
health of the bird as the tongue is of the
person.
Teach the turkeys to have a regular
feeding ground apart from the other fowls
Of the farm.
The verv best kind Of a pen for the
ducklings is one that can be easily moved
from one part Of the yard to another.
Dairymen should not neglect breeding.
A mixture of dead seed can easily be
detected by the color.
The standard remedies a,ainst cut
worms are poisoned bats.
The range of prices between poor and
really good fruit is very great.
Milk is most conveniently pasteurized
in the bottles in which it is delivered.
Look to the garden. Plant a succession
of vegetables to last through the winter
months.
To put heavy load on the low down
wagon is a loW-down trick on the willing
horse.
A sanitary barn should have from four
to six square feet of windoW-space for
each COW kept.
More beef can be produced from young
cattle than from older ones, with the
same money.
The price of small cattle of high finish
is praticallyas high as that of larger and
coarser ones.
Calves fed on whole milk are the best
for baby beef, for they are in good flesh
at wesnlng time.
Cut out the useless brush in your old
trees and give the sun chance to reach
every part of them.
If milk is kept in cool place and stays
sweet too long, it will be bitter and the re.
suit is that the cream will make strong
butter.
After having assisted in bad case Of
lambing do not go to healthy eve until
hands clothes, etc., have been thorough
ly disiniected.
In summer, ifthere are no trees in the
pasture which afford suficiency of shade
some artificial shelters should be there
provided.
To breed ewes early in the fall, it il
necessary to have them lamb early enough
so that they may be dry before attempt
ing to breed them.
Outdoor exercise, fresh green grass anG
plenty of pure water are the substances
that 90 to build up that vigor SO charac
| teristic of high-class horses.
We frequently see young colts following
along the fields after their dams, walking
many miles during the hot weather. Use
less and poor business.
After the first week of sleeping anC
resting, the young calf should be allowed
to exercise freely in the open air, in ordel
to develop muscles, luRgs and heart.
Do not give the ewes turnips or otkel
roots Immediately after lambing, i'll
dangerous to both eve and to lamb.
Large orchard trees will require from
six to twelve gallons of spray for {
thorough treatment at the first applica
ton.
The Jersey cow is delicate, nervous
machine and requires warmth, kindness
and liberal feeding to make her profitable
For good egg lay, feed plenty Of greer
food and beef scraps and make the foWlI
scratch for their grain.
Turn the horse out to pasture at night
Clean, dry bedding is too often a rarity
Pine tar is excellent for cuts on all ami
mails.
Many calves will make better veal than
Reef or milk cows.
More mules die of accident and old age
than from disease.
Salt promotes digestion and is a pre-
ventive Of diseases.
A feeding platform saves in grain many
times its first cost.
Ring the persistent rooter if you ex.
pect him to take on fat.
a mule seldom gets sick more than once
and generally does then.
shropshires are popular sheep in this
country because they are worth while
sheep.
Stay on the safe side by keeping the
boar where the children will not need to
60 near him.
A half cupful of wheat -four and a raw
egg in the milk, given to calf with scours
will as rule, prove effectual.
The best broom corn is grown in Iii.
nois and Indiana. It requires a deep,
rich, mellow coil.
The way to get good mill flow and
hold it through the year is to give good
cows good care.
American farmers buy more than one
hundred million dollars worth of farm
machinery every year.
The way be carries his head and tail
more than anything else contributes to
style in the horse;
/ A capon will sell on the market fol
about double the price per pound that il
| paid for uncaponized cockerels.
Keep lookout for colds; II means rour