Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-10-17

Onions stand considerable cold.
A kerosene bath for roosts is urged.
The dairy COW should essentially be
large and rich mixer.
There Is more or less risk in feeding
ordinary silage to lambs or sheep.
1t is a well-known fact that alfalfa
does not do we'll upon an impervious
subsoil.
In feeding dairy cows give them ell
they will clean up at each feed but
no more.
Rangebred lambs are far superior
10 native-bred lambs for breeding
purposes
Goslings must be kept out of damp
ness and fed only grass. water and
coarse sand
Don't fail to divide the buttermilk
between biddy and the pigs She rel
shes it as much as they.
The grape root worm has commit
ted extensive depredations among the
vineyards OF Pennsylvania
A toothbrush and a little naphtha
] will Clpau yOur uaIvat mat rnIlara and
make them look new again.
Select one dairy breed and stick to
It. Don't mix up the breeds or you
will spoil the sale OF your stock.
All fowls, chicks, ducks and duck
lings that are kept in yards should
have plenty Of green feed every day.
II the frost kills the vines of the
sweet potatoes cut them off as soon as
possible or the potatoes may turn
black
The spring colt should be pretty
well broken by this time; II not, this
is good month to get acquainted
with him
Clean the stock tank. and keep II
free from moss. Then fill 1t with
fresh cool water. The stock will ap-
preciate It.
The manager OF the dairy farm
must supply the brain. The success
Of the undertaking will depend large.
ly upon him.
Early Six Weeks is a good potato
for a short time, but It soon loses
quality. A few rows in the garden
come in handy.
Let the cows sleep out In the
pastures until the very chilly nights
come on. Better for them than to
lie in a stuffy barn.
II pastures are failing feed a little
fodder each day to the stock. 1t
makes them more contented and less
Inclined to try the fences.
Farmers and feeders will this year
welcome full corn cribs. 1t is risky
business at best making meat on IS
cent corn and We will all welcome
cheaper grain.
Farm orchards seem smaller and
worse neglected than they we're ten
years ago. Perhaps the reason lies
in the fact that small lots of fruit
hardly ever sell profitably.
II the sheep are compelled to dig in
short pastures for their living they
will eat the roots of the grass. Bet
ter divide the pasture and feed one
part while the other is catching up
The number OF silos in Kansas has
nearly II not quite doubled in the last
year. II they were not profitable dc
you think they would be built? We
are not working for the fun of it any
longer.
After the pigs have been put into
the fattening pen in the fall they
should be fed all that they will eat
with a relish, for, as a rule, tht
shorter the fattening period the
larger the profits.
A duckling does not know how tc
get out of danger. Instead 1t vii
become panic stricken and remain
easy prey for the enemy On the
contrary a chicken Is always on The
alert, Bcampering off to some hidina
place the moment II hears some
strange noise.
Never fasten fencing wire directly
to growing trees. II you do, in few
years the wire will have become i'm
bedded in the tree and do 1t permanent
injury. When you wish to use a tree
for this purpose, spike strip OF SOUND
board securely to the tree and faster
the wire 10 that In this way very
little injury will be done to the tree.