Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-07-05

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The successful poultry raiser must
possess to a certain extent that which
has been called genius-"the capacity
for taking infinite pains"
A piece Of beef which is to be sliced
for use cold will be much more salts
factory and slice more easily II II Is
roasted the day before it is to be used.
Last season was a mighty bad one
for grasshoppers In several sections.
and II the coming season should be as
dry as last they are likely to be still
worse pest.
Unleached wood ashes contain from
to per cent Of potash and are an
excellent fertilizer. AS is well known,
the ashes from hard wood are much
richer in potash than those from soft
wood
When one rides through a dairy Sec
ton 1t does not take very much imagi-
nation to decide whether the farmers
are making money or not The appear
ance of their places is sufficient evil
dence.
The uses of concrete are multiplying
very rapidly. Not only has it largely
taken the place of plank for sidewalks,
barn floors and posts. but 1t is giving
very satisfactory results as a substi-
tute for wooden railway ties.
Eggs are quite as likely to absorb
odors from the things the hen eats as
milk is to take on smells from the
things the cows consume in the stable.
And either smelly milk or eggs are not
calculated to whet ones appetite.
Hogs are not usually recommended
as a fertilizer for corn. but one of the
best fields Of corn that the writer re-
members having seen as q boy was
one in which some 200 350-pound pork
ers that died of hog cholera had been
planted.
The middle of January a carload of
potatoes from Scotland was unloaded
at Portland, Me-, to supply local needs.
This is said to be the first time in her
history as one of the leading potato
states that Maine has had to import
potatoes for her own use.
1t is not only desirable for girl to
know how to sew well from the stand
point of being competent and self suf-
tcient, but from that of economy as
we'll. Fortunately 1t is neither degrad-
ing nor unladylike for a woman to
know how to clothe herself.
A northern poultry keeper who has
been getting good results from a flock
Of forty pullets has made the meat of
one rabbit part Of their daily bill of
fare. Besides. they get wheat in the
morning. oats or speltz at noon. cracked
corn at night, while water and milk.
bone and ground oyster shell are pro-
vided every day.
Baby beef is the cheapest and most
profitable to raise. and the first 200
pounds of growth in a shoat is pro-
duced considerably cheaper than the
last 100 pounds If he is brought to a
weight of 300 pounds. Almost invaria-
bly, early gains are quickest and cheap
est. and this is just as true of poultry
and sheep as it is of hogs and cattle.
If the flock of hens Is to be confined
the coming season 1t will be a good
idea to shut off a portion of their yard
or tract adjoining and SOW rape. If
this Is allowed to get a good start it
will furnish the hens a supply OF the
finest green food all summer and they
will be still nibbling at the stalks after
they are killed by the frost of early
winter
If there was ever a spring when the
argument ought to be strong In favor
of setting out a wood lot 1t Is the
present one, following a winter sea-
son when the very sight of soft coal
is enough to give the householder who
has been buying n and the good wife
who has been using 1t and cleaning
up after it a vSr1table nightmare.
Medium sized wood lots set ten or a
dozen years ago are now giving their
owners a most refreshing substitute
for this nastiest OF fuels.
They have found out in experiments
conducted in Rothamstead, England,
on the royal agricultural farms that If
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