Middletown transcript., 1911-09-23
FARM NEWS AND VIEWS
See the land before you buy il.

Prepared dips kill lice. lousy COW is
a hard keeper.
!, Oats should be made a part of the ra-
tion Of the growing colt.
| 1t is often good plan to turn weanlipg
lambs into the cornfeld.
Don't give the pigs q setback by day
! or two of carelessness.
The comfortable COW is usually one
that produces the best profit.
Change pastures often to give the grass
a chance to start up fresh.
Corn siIage is an excellent calf feed
when fed in moderate amount.
Allow no weeds to go to seed. This will
make cultivation easier next year.
Spring pigs can get along very we'll
without shelter except from rain until
fall.
A clio should not be less than 30 feet
deep or more than IL or IA feet in diam
eter.
scalding water is an essential in the
dairy.
When butter prices are low there is ab- |
solutely no excuse for keeping poor COWS.
An accessible supply of pure, cold water
should always be available for the herd.
Tainted, musty or mouldy feeds should
never be served in the dairy herd rations.
One of be best indications of good
milk COW is the large and tortous milk
veins.
Care should be taken that the COW
does not have to wade through fIth in
the barnyard.
Pouring or dipping the milk several
times from one can to another rapidly
cools it.
To do good work the cream separator
must be level and on good solid founda-
ton.
The separator means the greatest pro-
tit with the least cost in handling and
marketing milk.
Cucumbers are fit to gather for slicing
when full grown.
Keep wood ashes where the pigs can
eat of them at any time.
There is always much difficulty in keep
ing cans clean and sweet in very warm
weather.
The hog on pasture requires 20 per cent =.
less grain to make gain of 100 pounds in
weight.
The most profitable pork is produced
by using as largest possible other feeds
than corn.
Rape will stand vast amount of stable
manure and give surprising growth of
green feed.
The only hog pasture crop that may be
sown now TO furnish fall feed is coWpeas
or sorghum.
Never throw fruit Of any kind Into a
basket or box. Lay it in gently.
Watermelons are ripe when the stem of
the melon commences to turn dark.
Pumpkins have a tough rind and need
not be gathered before frost kills the
vines.
Alfalfa pasture seems to be par excel
lence for hog, and it should be grown
where possible. L.
When the boar pigs are about Eve
months old they should be separated from
the rest of the herd.
When grapes are bagged at an early
stage there is hardly any work in the
fruit line that pays better.
Cut out sprouts about shade trees,
plums and apples. They only take strength
from the main plant.
If the pig is stinted in its food at any
stage of its life, it can never become per-
feet pork producer.
Gather pumpkins and squash before a :
hard frost and store away in dry place
(not in damp cellar1.
The best cord.cutting outfit for the aV'
erage farmer is portable engine with si'
lage cutter and blower attachment.
The vitality Of the SOW is lowered by 8
poor sleeping quarters and the pigs when
born are apt to lack vigor.
The dairyman who does not understand
the elementary principles Of feeding is
not abreast OF the times. =
The man who feeds for milk or beef can :
afford to handle nothing but animals =,
which make economical returns.
It is false economy to breed from poor
COWS; better sell three Of them, and with
the proceeds buy one good animal.
Summer squash should be gathered "
when half grown. Winter squash should :.
remain on the vines until cool weather. :,
One peck Of sliced pumpkin mixed nj
with two quarts of wheat bran, given to
ihe family COW at night, will increase the
quality and quantity Of the milk.
Considerable attention has been paid -
oy the creameries the last year or two to n
ce cream making, and it has proven a =.
very profitable side line of the creameries. -
Hogs will not thrive on sour and de-
food any more than men will.
zee that they get fresh, clean water to n,
irink. VI
A shed that is warm and poorly ven ch
ilated will often cause the sleeps wool wi
o loosen, besides iniuring the animals vi. br
ality.
Quality in form, disposition and gener.
i conformation must be coupled with the
ize and style to get the best in each class 70 70
i horses. ~
Cabbage will sometimes cure slobber in va
lorses caused by eating white clover, but WI
is better to keep the clover away from WI
be horses.
Be sure that you furnish proper quar-
ers for the farroEing SOW. You can't af- dr