Middletown transcript., 1912-02-03
FARM NEWS AND VIEWS


your place.
The comfortable hen lie the one that
lays 10 winter.
There is a good demand for beef of the
better grades. =
A scrub flock never culled gets worse
all the time.
bitches NAV be dug in swamps in the
coldest weather.
The boar should be we'll fed, but not
allowed to get too fst.
The colts should have ration of oats,
oilmeal and wheat bran.
The surest sign that chicken cholera is
present is the green, frothy appearances
of the droppings.
The advent of silos and silaGs into
dairyinR has revolutionizedt the method ol
feeding dairy cows.
On third of an acre Of land a Missis'
sippi boy raised in one season a crop Of
sweet peas that sold for $500.
The most economical way to save man
ure from the stable is to have concrete
floors and cutters.
Keep close watch of your stock. Re
member the old proverb that "the eye oI
the master fattens the CATTLE"
A thimhle carrying q knifa blade on
the end has been patented by Caliiornis
man to aid in picking fruit.
Almost every wrong act of the horse is
caused by fear, excitement or mismanage'
ment, said great horseman.
Clover or alfalfa hay, with light ration
of wheat bran and linseed meal and roots
is the ideal ration for the ewes.
Judge not hen by her beauty, but by
the way she does her duty.
There are 768 species of roses known,
aud 448 Of chrysantbemums.
In killing pigeons, handle them gently
to avoid brusing.
Shredded corn fodder is good for the
farm horses in place of timothy hay.
There are 49, ,6O4 farms in this country
of more than 1,OOO acres each.
Select land carefully. If you are not a
judge of land, pay someone who knows.
hog that can be fattened while young
will be the most profitable one to breed.
Allow one male of the large breeds to
twelve hens, and one to fifteen of the
smaller breeds.
NJ one can succeed we'll with poultry
who permits them to live year after year
ia filthy places.
Any warm winter day when the soil is
open Is a good time to make preparations
ior next springs hotbed.
More farm machinery of all kinds il
put out of condition each year by neglect
than is injured by work.
Alfalfa meal and bran are much alike
In composition aud accomplish the same
object when fed to milk cows.
The size and strength of the lambs al
birth will be governed by the feed and
care of the ewes during the winter.
To have COW in the advanced registry
is now of more advertising vaIne than tC
win first prize at some fair.
One of the European companies manu-
featuring harvestsrs for years has employ
ed an American technical manager.
No fowl can stand constant exposure
to inclement weather, and the more We
protect them the better will be the re-
suits.
Chopped alfalfa hay or alfalfa meal SOL
yes the green feed problem in winter as
we'll, or better, than anything else we
know of.
Many dealers object to eggs with pale
yolks. When you find yours are getting
that way, put little more corn in the ra'
ton.
By actual test i: has been found that 6
COW averaging 96 pounds of milk per day
drank an average of 200 pounds of watel
per day.
Cabbage is one of the very best vegeta
bles to feed to poultry, as it keeps green
long time and the chickens enjoy pick
ing at it,
Keep the chickens dry.
Spread the manure at once.
Shelter the manure spreader.
The dairy industry is becoming (
science.
Careful dressing Of market fowls always
pay we'll.
Sugar beets are just the thing for feed
ing to poultry.
A little milk goes long ways towards
making hogs.
Be careful with corn for the colts ant
don't Iced much.
Sunshine and good air in the barr
means better COW health.
Ii is hen the duck is not lay ing thai
she readily takes on fat
The Japanese nrocess6f dWarfng pint
tree lasts about ten years.
Select nedium-siz-d, well.formed egg
from healthy hens for setting.
Frozen cream loses its flavor and viii
be found hard to churn afterWard.
The peacl and plum are short livet
tres. The pear and apple are long lived
Give the stock plenty of salt, and b.
sure they drink an abundance Of water.
Too close confinement makes COWS morr
susceptible to the winter changes.
While the fall is the best time to prun,
apples much can be done III mild winters
No land is so rich that the owner csl
! afford to waste the manure derived from
it.
The surest cure for coFnstalk disease
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