Middletown transcript., 1911-10-28
FARM news And VIEWS
Get some pure bred stock.
1t pays to spray intelligently.

| Get some pure bred stock.
1t pays to spray intelligently.
Keep the lambs growing all the time.
Nexsr mix warm cream with cold
cream.
Feed corn very carefully to the pigs in
hot weather.
The needs Of the good dairy COW must
be studied.
Keep fewer sheep better sheep and give
them better care.
Bran is good for both growing chicks
and laying hens.
1t certainly pays to keep big quiet
flock Of good fowls.
Seeds of maple trees have been known
to germinate in ice.
Oats are frequently seeded with anada
field peas for forage.
Glover and skim milk are almost indis-
pensable in the ration of the growing
pig.
Boards should be used for bleaching
early celery. Soil is apt to cause it to de-
cay.
Artificial heat in the hog pen is not
necessary. Freedom from drafts is better.
Every farmer should have piece OF
rape to turn the sheep on when the pas.
lures fail.
A hog could be starved to eat almost
anything; but seldom does we'll on spoiled
TODD.
A side line Of dairying that helps out is
to have plenty of pigs to eat the skim
milk.
Young chickens should not be cooped on
land that was occupied by chickens last
year.
An accessible supply of pure, cold water
should always be available for the dairy
herd.
Different kinds of milk animals differ
greatly as to the fat and solid contents Of
the milk.
Rape is commonly sown either broad.
cast or In rows about 80 inches apart and
cultivated.
Plenty of hot water must be used in
keeping the dairy utensils clean during
the hot weather.
The best authorities give the weight OF
one gallon of milk of average composition
as 8.6 pounds
rhe silo is now necessity, and You
must have one. too.
The levelness with which horse walks
is one ofthe best evidences that bis legs
work in harmony
Roughags for calves should first be fed
at two or three weeks Of age, when the
calf begins to eat grain.
Steel siloa are growing in favor, and
seemingly do not hold the frost any more
or even as much a. the cement ones.
Contrary to popular belief more chick
ems die from June until September than
in all the rest of the year.
Do not hurry the mare that is with colt
when she is eating. She ought to have
plenty of time to chew her food well.
The cold storage man makes better
prices for the dairyman and poultryman
until the cold storage man is busted.
The milk should be strained through
one thickness of clean white flannel and
then should be quickly cooled and well
aired.
II a eve keeps her lamb in fine fat con-
dition up to the time of Weaning be sure
she is a good mother, and keep her.
A silo saves labor, as with it you can
feed more stock in much less time than
by any other means and do it much cas-
ier.
When a hog reaches 200 pounds in
weight it requires extra good care and an
expert feeder to continue TO lay on flesh
of profit.
Some people claim that hog is sea-
venger by nature, but he certainly thrivea
better on clean feed and decent surround.
ings.
Get hand separator.
Don't forget the road drag.
Aren't well painted buildings good
signP
II is unwiss and wasteful to stuff
horse with hay.
Salt regularly twice week is better
than once,
Just as soon as the cream is separated
it should be cooled.
The potatoes can be greatly improved
by selecting the seed.
Drench The ground around the roses
but do not spray the bush.
Do not neglect to spray the orchard
trees and bushes this year. .s-.
The average production Of alfalfa has
been four tons Of hay per acre.