Middletown transcript., 1912-10-12
FARM NEWS AND VIEWS


Don't forget the weeds that are gettinI
ready to 90 to seed along the roadside.
Manure is one of the by-products o
be dairy farmer and it represents a de
cided profit.
From the time corn tassels out until i
becomes ripe it increases its dry matte
fve-fold.
Hay stacked in the open loses 20 pei
cent. of it value by spelling on the sidei
and bottom.
, Better to have two small silos, thar
one too large. VOC can feed with lesl
waste from a small sio.
1t does not pay to devote high-pricei
land, for long period to pasturage and
the production of hay.
Rotation allows or assists nature to re-
pair her waste places ano incidentally
facilitates the war with weeds.
Fall plowing of field areas will often bt
of service in controlling cut worms tba
are affecting field crops.
Give the turkeys grit.
Rotation of crops is simple.
Feed green forage eparingly.
Ventilate all coops and buildings.
Don't overwork the mare; it won't pay
Make plenty of new nests for the hens
this winter.
Every farmer should make determin.
ed war on weeds.
Get the binder in good shape before
you start harvesting.
You can't be too particular in picking
sires for your herds.
Well-bred well-selected pigs, make
more profit on the food eaten.
More lime and more tile to nail alfalfa
to rough hard soil.
hen always likes a nice new nest ir
some dark, secluded corner.
1t pays best to have horse we'll broker
when he is offered for sale.
A scar flom barbed wire cut reduces
the value of a young horse immensely.
The close, sultry nights demand pro-
per ventilation Of all the coops and build
ings.
Corn silage has been shown to be
cheaper than hay or corn for fattening
steers.
Fruit for local market should get about
all its growth and its best color before il
is picked.
Flies breed in manure and other filth
To keep it cleaned up and spread on the
fields.
Among fruits the apple, pear, peach
plum and cherry usually do best where
lime is abundant.
Milk souring before the cream rise:
will mean poor quality of butter, and
considerable cream lost.
When dairying is made business on &
farm. instead of chOre, you can looA
for that farm to prosper.
The medium sized pig is the most pro
fitable to raise, because he can be both
thrifty and possess good quality.
Give the cows a cool place screened
from the flies, where they can chew Their
cuds and get ready for milking time.
A good COW never dies in debt to her
owner. but without the Babcock tester
she may never get credit for her psrfor-
nance.
With reasonably good seed and fairly
we'll perpared seed bed about twenty
pounds Of alfalfa seed are required per
acre.
A recommended cure for foundered
COW is to let her have all the water she
wants, but feed lightly until che recov-
ers.
If cream is hung close to the water in a
well that produces a real cold drink it will
in most cases be in just the right shape
for churning.
Consider the clovers. It often means
the difference between failure and suceesp.
The clovera are indispensable in the farm
scheme.
The silo needs no roof.
Milk is excellent for chicks.
Keep the horse manger clean.
Horses, men and boys all dislike the
hay rake.
Farm manure is the best all around
fertilizer known.
Try to iced the chickens away from the
roosts if possible.
A little bone meal should be fed the
,hicks occasionally.
Soaking the churn in a brine OCCASION
,lI,, r,ili lxaar Il uuoat
But never pasture cows, calves NOT
beep on alfalfa. It's risky.
Chickens will drink a great deal Of
7ater-if it is clean and pure.
The cost of filling the silo will vary
reat deal upon different farms.
Old turkeys are much better for breed
l1z 5,5a4;F a4;Fseses ;Fseses than than ynnng nnez-
A handful Of linseed meal will help the
ens through the moIting season.
Purs-bFed stock fed literally and hand |
ID right viii surely make a profit.
Hundreds Of farmers make the great
mistake Of buying fruit trees tina. are too
Id.
Every year try and farm just little
etter than you did the year before
II the teeth Of that new cDTry comb are
harp run a file over them before using.
Don't leave the grain BIN where the