Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-08-23

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rushed him to the Brooklyn Hospital.
There it was found that he was suffer-
ing from a fracture of the shoulder and
a broken rib.
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OF the common shade trees the hard
and soft maple and box elder are the
only ones that bleed seriously as re-
suit of spring pruning In the case of
these such work should be done in the
dead of winter before the sap starts
or after the leaves are a half to two
thirds grown.
There has not been a spring season
in a good. many years when the rails
ing Of colts from blocky mares and the
best sires one can get access to prom
Used larger returns than seem to be In
sight Just now. There appears to be no
danger whatever Of flooding the heavy
draft horse market.
An improper ration and lack OF exer-
else on the part Of the dams are two
things more largely responsible for the
loss Of young farm animals at birth or
shortly after than anything else. The
two conditions combined leave the
dam so depleted that she cannot do her
young justice either before or after
birth. .
Some folks can't see how It pays to
keep cows well groomed looks to them
like sheer waste OF time. But the
fact is COW that is carefully groomed
is healthier than one that is left all
dust covered and rough, and she eats
more and digests her food better, all
Of which points to better returns from
the milk
The farmer who this year intends
to raise sweet corn for a nearby fac
tory can count on from So to Sc per
ton for the green ears and on from
seven to eight tons per acre In fig
uring the income he should also take
account of the value Of the green
verified into silage.
In spite of the verdict Of the Jury
which heard the case brought by the
government against the Chicago pack
ers, there will still persist in the minds
of most men who have been engaged
in raising stock during recent years
that the beef barons have manipulated
the market to their advantage, and that
in q most brazen manner.
Cottonseed meal has been expert
mented with considerably as a part
ration for horses and mules. and the
conclusion reached seems to show that
it cannot safely be used in excess Of
two pounds per day. In beginning to
feed it much smaller quantities than
this should be used AS In the case OF
oilmeal, it has laxative effect on the
alimentary tract and Is very rich in
protein.
Rotation of crops IS not only to be
strongly commended from the stand
point of the annual value Of the crops,
but as we'll from the standpoint of the
resulting condition of the soil. Such
rotation tends to reduce to a minimum
damage by insect, fungous and other
pests and serves to prevent soil deple-
ton, and this latter is especially true in
case some leguminous crop is used in
the rotation.
There is no vegetable In the whole
list that yields a more toothsome ra-
ton for the table than the lima bean
In growing it one should remember
that originally it was a semi-tropical
plant and that for best results q long
growing and maturing season is desir
able. However, dwarf bush varieties
have been developed that will at least
produce green beans for the table as
far north as latitude AZ or 4S.
The farmer who has to send away
for his seed corn should keep clearly
in mind the danger of planting seed
grown any considerable distance south
of the latitude in which he lives, for
he is almost sure to get seed Of large
variety that will have a hard time to
mature in the shorter northerly season.
Far better would it be TO get seed from
a considerable distance north, which,
though of Il small variety, will produce
sound ears.
There is probably no single false step
in the process of buttermaking from
the act of milking to that Of working
the finished product that is responsible
for more low grade product than the
quite common one Of adding warm
cream 10 body Of cold cream skim
med or separated from an earlier milk
ing. The same rule holds as well with
reference to the care of milk. The
simple rule to remember is to cool all