Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-09-19

In handling colts there is more prof
1t in coaxing than in kicking.
Keep the manager sweet. Scalding
water will correct this trouble.
Choice heifers make choice mixers
save the choicest for the dairy.
BE sure the mares and colts in pas
turc have shelter from the hot sun.
Keep the sweet potato vines clipped
back to not over two feet in length.
The hotter the water the better job
1t does in cleansing the milk uten-
sils.
The old-fashioned straw shed is a
cheap and satisfactory shelter for the
stock.
| The American farmer has nearly
$40, ,00O,0 900 invested in his bust
ness.
Lime does not take the place of fer
tilizer, but makes It more effec-
tive.
A little sand on the floors OF the
hen house will do away with damp
ness.
Turn the horses out to pasture
these hot nights; It will help to cool
their blood
A bit OF grain in the manger at
milking time can call the cows farther
than you can.
DO not neglect TO give the calves
each day some fresh locks of clover
or alfalfa hay.
Success does not lie in the number
of cows n man keeps, but rather in
the kind he keeps.
Notice how closely the flies stick to
the cows cool mornings. They need
little fy-repellant.
To allow the eve and lamb to run
together without thought Of weaving
is a poor sort Of policy.
| Farmers must realize that It re.
quires feed to grow sheep, just as it
does to grow cattle or hogs.
The man who is trying to keep hogs
without pasture and forage crops is
fifty years behind the times.
Without ice 1t is hard to get the
cream at too low a temperature to
churn quickly this time of year.
Sheep are comfort lovers, and the
man who neglects to provide them
with good. dry shelter makes a costly
error.
Farmers all over the country must
rely upon manure and leguminous
crops to maintain the fertility of their
soils.
Good sheep require good care to
maintain their excellence. Poor sheep
are always a burden on the rest OF
the flock.
Extremes and sudden changes In
feeding, watering or sailing will
cause acute indigestion in sheep that
is usually fatal.
The stallion needs plenty OF exer-
else. Many owners put him in the
harness and make him useful and he
is better of for work
Some pigeons Will breed all winter
no matter how cold, but In extremely
GOLD snaps many eggs and youngsters
become fatally chilled.
Keep on good terms with the tur.
keys, so they will be easily penned
when wanted for fattening before plac,
ing them on the marekt this fall.
Fence the hay and straw stacks sc
that the cattle cannot get at them
II permitted to eat around the bottom
they will waste more than they eat.
There is nothing like milk for the
chickens. either old or young II
will make them grow faster and keer
them in good flesh better than any
thing else.
In killing and pressing poultry
handle gently to avoid bruising. Dis
coloration quickly follows a bruise
and diminishes the market value OF
the property.
II requires three months or more Ia
grow a broiler, much depending upon
the weight desired the stock and the
care. Broilers shrink about half a
pound each when dressed
1t does not pay to doctor a fowl
that is hopelessly Ill or suffering from
a CONTAGIOUS disease. The latter are