Putnam patriot., 1912-03-08

--~J~-~~~-~-~~~-~~-~~ Keen the chickens dry. Spread the manure at once Shelter the manure spreader
 The dairy industry is becoming 1 science.
 Careful dressing of market fowls al- ways pays well.
 Sugar beets are just the thing for feeding to poultry. l A little milk goes long ways to- wards making hogs.
 Be careful with corn for the colts | and don't feed much. Sunshine and good air in the barn | means better COW health.
 II is when the duck Is not laying that she readily takes on fat
 The Japanese process of dwarhng a pine tree lasts about ten years.
 Select medium-sized veli-formed eggs from healthy hens for setting.
 Frozen cream loses its flavor and l will be found hard to churn after 1 ward
 The peach and plum are short lived trees. The pear and apple are long lived
 Give the stock plenty of salt, and be sure they drink an abundance of 1 water.
 Too close confinement makes COWS more susceptible to the weather changes.
 While the fall is the best time to prune apples much can be done in mild winters.
 No land is so rich that tbe owner | Gdu duOIu lO NdslC thc | rived from 1t. The surest cure for corpstafh dis ease is the silo. It cures by Jemoy. ! ing the cause. | Hogs like company. Don't keep one In a pen alone; but see that the two | are good friends.
 The man who uses system is the man who aecomplishes the most work with the least effort. { The surest sign that chicken cholera is present is the green. frotby appear ance of the droppings.
 The advent of silos and sflage into dairying has revolutionized the meth cd of feeding dairy cows. On third of an acre of land q Mis- souri boy raised in one season a crop of sweet peas that sold for $500
 The most economical way to save manure from the stables is to have concrete stable floors and gutters.
 Keep close watch of your stock Re member the old proverb that the eye | of the master fattens his cattle" ] thimble carrying a knife blade on the end has been patented by 8 California man to aid in picking fruit Almost every wrong act of the horse is caused by fear, excitement or mismanagement, said 8 great borse- man. l Glover or alfalfa hay, with light ration of wheat brsn and linseed meal and roots, is the ideal ration for the ewes.
 The individuality of each horse should be studied, and the feeds SUD- piled to meet individual require ments. | II there is any one thing. in the way 1 or feed, that will bring winter eggs. more than another, it is a little green | cut bone. It takes lot of water to satisfy COW, even in winter. and it's only when the chill is taken of that she will drink enough. A reader says she has broken the eggeating habit in hens by putting a tablespoonful of vinegar in each gallon of drinking water. Putting ground feed in the calves milk Is not the best way. A little box with dry feed kept before them all the time is the better plan.
 When hens lay soft-shelled eggs it IS good indication that ycu ars feeding too much corn. Change the rauon and feed more green food. such as beets and cabbage.
 mere Is no better germ slayer than, an ounce of carbolic acid added to g pail or whitewash. Give the walls, and ceiling of the henhouse a good coating, working it in rather thick in all cracks and crevices.
 carry warm blanket with you every time you drive away from the Iarm. You may intend to come right nome without hitching. but one can never foresee the delay that may com 2.