Mexico Missouri message., 1912-08-08

You cannot begin to iced and train
a colt too early.
The COW that gives much milk must
have plenty to drink
Climate is an element in the diff
cult art of turkey raising.
Continue the spraying Of grapes
with bordeaux mixture to prevent rot.
It's an Ill wind that chills new
born animal. Time of year cuts no
figure.
When chicks stand around listless-
ly and peep, lice are very often to
blame
In hard times or prosperous years
the man with few good COWS is well
insured.
A good cream separator with sew
eral good COWS will soon abolish a
mortgage.
Be patient with the cows They
can't help giving you a swat in the
face with their tails.
| Wet mashes are better for fattening
| fowls because they are more easily
digested than dry feeds.
Strips of cane sown at intervals, near
the COW lot. will come in handy when
pastures fail in early fall.
No land is so rich that its owner
can afford to waste the manure that
is made by his farm stock
The work of lice is often mistaken
for disease. When a fowl seems to
be ailing look for lice first.
| When cultivated cowpeas are to be
cut for hay, the ground does not want
to be ridged up very much.
Move the colony houses and brood
coops on to fresh ground every day or
two and the chicks will grow faster.
Feeding the chicks too much is
worse than waste, as feed lying about
will soon sour, and then comes trou-
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| Chickens at ten weeks old are ready
for the broiler market and they
ought to weigh two pounds by that
time.
Crops must be gathered in proper
condition and sent to the market
fresh and clean, Careful grading is
essential.
1t costs a good deal of money to buy
satisfactory team. In most cases
this can be avoided by the farmer
raising his own.
Two pounds of mixed shorts and
bran per COW per day is not sufficient
liberal flows of milk
The breast of the Indian game Is
very much like that of the pheasant
or the prairie chicken The heft of
the meat lies on the breast.
Veal calves in hot weather will grow
better if kept during the day in a
dark, cool stable, but the stable must
be cleaned out and we'll ventilated.
Unless the little turkeys are allow
ed free range all the time, they should
be kept shut in on rainy days and
mornings when there is a heavy dew.
If the peas are obstinate about u.s.
ing the supports provided for them,
give them a start up to the brush or
wire, and they will cause no more
trouble,
In order to get the greatest profit
from the pigs on the farm, it is neces-
sary to encourage them to consume as
much of the cheap feeds as possible
early in life.
Don't expect the hired man to
work in hay and harvest till dark, and
then milk a dozen COWS after dark,
and be very gentle about it. He isn't
built that way
Glover should be cut for hay when
in first bloom. If left much longer
than this, the seeds form and weaken
the plant, and there is also loss, due
to the shattering Of dry leaves.
To insure the highest per cent of
fertility In the eggs, stock ducks need
bathing water, but this does not nee
essarily mean that they must have a
stream or lake on which to disport
themselves.
The peanut is becoming more impor-
tant as a feed for stock. especially in
the southern states. The vines with
} the nuts attached are often cured and
they make a palatable hay for all