Middletown transcript., 1912-03-30
FARM NEWS And VIEWS

To improve the dairy herd, keep the
best, and sell the rest.
Glover should be young to make Pig
thrive at the top notch.
Judge not a hen by her beauty, buI
by the way she does her duty.
Trap nests eliminate drones with accur
acy from any flock of hens.
Food plays an important part in the
growth and development of the colt.
Many young boars are ruined by being
allowed to run In lots near the sows.
If you intend sowing clover or alfalfa
this spring get your seed right away.
Clover sthe greatest pasture for hogs
provided it is not allowed to mature.
The successful feeding of poultry is
among the most dificult of feeding pre-
blems.
Most farmers have learned before this,
that it is expensive to haul green corn
fodder.
Rape seed is cheap it terminates strong
ly and furnishes plenty Of palatable fol-
age.
If a hog seems to be aiing, separate it
from the herd at once and give watchful
care.
One adva- tsge in feeding steers on the
farm is the maintenance of the soil
fertility.
Deal gently with the COW of nervous
temperameut. She usually is one Of the
best in your herd.
II you get an incubator, assign the ruL-
ming Of it to one person, and let him sole
charge.
A chill on by the uddtr coming in col-
tact with frosty ground is apt to ruin
your best cow.
Clean, dry bedding spread about thick
ly will make cold, bard floors more eL-
durable these cold nights.
suDfowers are just the thing to raise
next season for the fowls but don't grow
them for the sparrows.
The good dairy COW usually is wide in
the forehead, the face dished between
the eyes with a strong under jan.
Never salt the horses feed in the box.
Place big lump where he can reach it.,
and he will take it when be needs it.
The three essentials for successful
dairy COW are vigor, capacity for food and
well developed organs for milk produc-
tion.
Goslings will thrive if fed on grass
alone, but will not make such rapid
growth, Of course, as when they are given
little grain.
The COW has good breathing appara-
tus, indicated by a large nostril, wide
breast and good width across the Aoor of
the chest.
Never jump from the wagon when the
horse is running away More lives and
limbs are lost in that way than by rt-
naming in the wagon.
Until we raise all the hsy we need for
our stock, aud have sll the stock aud all
she manure we need, it will pay US to
save the whole of the corn crop.
Feeding cattle gives not only profit on
the feed produced on the farm, but it sup.
plies the farm with manure which is
greatly d sired in progressive farming.
Calves should not be turned out to
pasture unless they have had a little
green feed before, as it is Liable to cause
scours. Give all the fresh, clean water
the calf will drink.
Hcrses are even grazera.
Green corn makes excellent siIage.
Young'cabbage plants need protection.
All pure-bred sires are not possessed of
EQUAL merit.
Nothing looks mic than. a display Of
nice, fresh eggs.
Constipation is the cause Of many trou-
b!es with hogs.
Ashes end sat should be given to the
hogs tNi3e week.
Cowpeas aud barley are not common
crops to grow together.
Some grains are the favorite food of
chickens, while others are not.
Undesirable milk in many cases can be
traced to unclean milk uteusils.
Sheep should be kept on the average
farm to aid in keeping down weed life.
Proper feeding and exercise will pre-
duce style slong with the colts growth.
Work stock will r,quire more protein
than can be obtained from grain and hay.
Sweet potatoes fed to poultry are ratten-
ing and gives yelloR tinge to the flesh.
The importance of the hay crop has
never come to be fully appreciated in this
country.
Scientists say it takes at least four
pounds of feed to make one pound of gain
in fowls.
Keeping dairy on any farm should
mean that the fertility Of that farm is be-
ing increased.
Hay that is free from weeds is always
much more valuable than lay that is
weedy.
Many breeders overlook the importance
of supplying variety iu the feed for the
brood SOW.
A good horse is valuable animal and
deserves and should have the best Of care
and good feed.
Young calves are necessarily rather
filthy in their habits and never do we'll
in damp, dirty pens.
Incubalors and brooders may be used
for Matching geese although not much en-
ployed for that purpose.
Great care should Be taken 10 selecting
laying hens since they exert so great an
influence on the progeny.
Onion seed should be tested for germi-
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