Middletown transcript., 1911-01-21
FARM NEWS AND VIEWS


OF buttermilk will dissolve every sort O
earthly deposit in the blood vessels ant
keep the veins and arteries so supple tha
:. there can bs no clogging up, hence no de
posits of irritating or calcareous mattcl
around the joints. rheumatism and gout
!, are thus prevented by using buttermiIk
: which, lie claims, prevents the stiffenine
OF the blood vessels, which brings on dc.
cay. Buttermilk stimulates the livers,
stomach and kidneys, tones the stomach
and furnishes material for healthy blood.
It is asking too much of eve to make
her grow the heaviest or next to the
heaviest fleece of her life and raise a
lamb In one year. It can not be done
without checking the growth of the sheep
and producing lamb lacking in consti-
tuition. Continuing in that line for sew.
eral years, the fockmasteK will have q
very uneven flock, and constitution will
be bred out of them.
The great value of the soy bean lies
in it's power to Withstand excessive
drought, and it will also Withstand much
wet weather. Its not attacked by chineh
bugs and in addition to its greater feed
ing values makes an excellent second
crop following wheat or oats to build up
rundown or thin soil. Protein is very
necessary in ration for building bone
and muscle, as all feeders are coming TO
know, and the soy bean is exceptionally
rich in thfs. 1t even stands ahead of
alfalfa in thisYespect.
II trees need manure, il may be put
ION any time during the winter or toward
spring. The quantity should be regulated
BY the condition of the soil and the ap.
parent needs of the trees, as shown by
growth. If the manure is coarse, the
ground Lay usually be covered out a
few feet beyond the ends of the branches
and If the trees are large, the entire sur.
face of the ground may be covered with |
benefit. Theme straw in the manure,
the better it is for the purpose.
When heifers have reached an age when
they will thrive without milk. they should
have the best hay that the farm affords,
and some form off succuIent food such as
ensilage or roots. Oats are the best grain
food to use as parts rationSin feeding
young heifers from the time they are
taken from the skim-milk ration until they
are to be bred. There is no other grain
food superior to ground oats for develop
ing the organs of maternity of young
breeding animals, or to promote their
breeding qualities.
At ak months OF age Well-bred colt
willl sell at from $50 up, and it will cost
very little to bring il to that age. It
would take an average dairy COW two
years to be worth that price, and almost
<ae same length of time to build fine
beef steer to where he will bring this
amount. Money spent for feed counts.
A horse that is gentle and safe under
all conditions is easily worth three times
as much as one of equal ability that may
not be trusted. When buying horse,
look for width between the eyes, a large /.
braiR, pleasant look out of the eyes, ard ,
a fine coat of hair.
A good disinfectant Whitewash for the {
stable is made by mixing crude carbolic
acid in the proportion of one pound TO- 1
five gallons of fresh water slaked lime
wash. r.
Buckwheat will grow on land where T
most other crops will starve, but for good 4
Yields fertile, wefl-drained, sandy ioam
g desirable. It will not do as well on c
heavy clays or on wet lands. It lis valu- a
lble plant to turn under as a green ma 3
lure on poor, sandy lands where clover 3
ails to catch, for while 1t adds no fertility,
{ makes humus in the soil, thus increas-
ng its water-holding capacity for the bet G
er growth of some succeeding crop.
. Draft horses are suitable for raising on
eveI land, while lighter horses and mules
ire best adapted to billy farms. Horses
designed for the saddle and t0ad use will
levelop activity and stamina on rough and
lilly pasture land while they are young.
Sheep manure is usually richer and .
lryer than that from any other domestic Il
nimal, except poultry. It ferments Il
asily and is classed as q quick acting ma.
lure, but keeps well when allowed to ac-
umulate in the pens, where il is trampled
ard by the animals. When placed in
lies or compoets il is benefited by mix. =
lg with COW manure. It is especially q
aluable for use on flowers or vegetables,
hen q Quick.acting MANURE is desired. pl
sheep produces about four pounds ., uI
manure per day.
Inc wyoming Experiment Station =,
tier repeated tails, concludes that corn
nd the bearded or Scotch barley, when 3,
ID With alfalfa, we're about equal in value ou
" mutton production. Barley in this
'st proved to be a shade the better. lol
wenty-seven per cent. less, alfalfa and CO
per cent. less grain were required -
hBse barley replaced elsher 10 q ration. u
rads lambs with mutton sires made | /
eater gains. conditions being similar, Il
IAN did Rambouillst lambs, though 9 81
cord Of food consumption for each class =
as not kept. The Western atockman has
feed in barley that il Of great value for
sat production, and Ii may Be used to
l4ansage ae corn substitute.