Mexico Missouri message., 1912-12-26

Save some OF lue Olu SOWS.
Keen the colts in condition.
single crop farming is disastrous.
rarge.haked bran makes good food.
scab often attacks calves while in
the stable.
The laying flock will make good use
OF surplus skimmilk.
Corn, hogs and alfalfa is a pleas
ing and profitable combination.
box stall is better than the pas
ture for the lame horse needing rest.
For fitting sheep for winter. no bet
tor feed can be found than just plain
oats.
Red clover in bloom is not good for
hogs. but when young 1t makes fine
pasture.
lump Of rock salt kept in the barn
ward or pasture constantly, is better
than the weekly Sailing"
Green feed fed to milk cows will
insure larger profits. and as good
aid to this result is a silo.
Extra feed for the turkey flock from
now on will mean extra pounds OF
weight by Thanksgiving time.
See that you calves don't get poor
this fall, for IL they do the chances
are they will stay poor all winter.
The fleece of the rams should be
dense, even in quality, and OF a
strong clear white fiber throughout.
After mated, give your birds the
best sanitary conditions possible, and
keep the houses free from lice and
mites.
every day. Some folks never do this.
They might he robbed and never
know t.
A choking COW may sometimes be
relieved by using a creased rubber
hose as ram to force the obstruc.
ton down.
The common method of flushing the
ewes is to turn them onto some fresh
succulent pasture that has been saved
up for them.
In very short time. ground bone,
meat scraps, etc. will have to take the
place of bugs and worms in the daily
diet OF the flock.
It is we'll to fight shy Of the dairy
COW that is offered for sale cheap
these days. At best she is probably
good only for beef
To make fall pigs do well they must
be provided with warm sleeping
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sunshine during the day.
Buttermilk is an excellent food for
the growing stock. 1t may either be
fed as a drink or mixed In a mash
food Sweet milk is also good.
The demand for dairy products will
never fall off seriously so long as
quality is good and the present rate
OF Increase in population continues.
Whether corn should be planted in
rows or In hills for silage purposes de-
Ponds largely upon whether the soil is
badly infested with weed seed or not
Every sheep in the flock ought to
pass under the eye of the owner at
least once day in order that he may
discover his very first signs OF dis
ease.
Culling the flock properly is the
handspring of success in poultry farm
Ing, II you have neglected this very
'hhN matter uO II hONs utIt is
yet time.
When pure-bred swine are kept for
breeding purposes they should be
given every opportunity for bone and
muscle development rather than the
Production of fat.
Chicks Matched in June, July and
August begin laying in February and
March and lay enough the first season
70 pay for the extra care. Hold on to
pullets Matched during these months
Every acre of land that does not
produce a crop is a burden to its
owner. II costs money to let land
lie idle and 1t is just as much of a
mistake as idleness in heaSthy man
Is crime.
Keep high grade sire at the head
81 your flock Of sheep which will allow
you to conscientiously charge your
HelghbOT the high Drica for n chnirp