The state herald., 1913-10-24
Grade all small fruit.

Never carry poultry with their heads
hanging downward.
Remember the great law of breed
lng-that like begets like"
To get the maximum profit keep
chicks growing right into market.
A pound of mutton can be produced
at less cost than any other kind OF
meat.
The fungicidal value of lime-sulpbur
is increased by the addition Of arse
nate of lead.
The best dairy cows will give the
best returns II handled quietly and
treated gently.
Be sure to market all the poor spe-
cimens in your flock before they In
crease the feed bills.
There are some cattle that are no
better in the dairy barn than are the
weeds In the corn field.
Do not feed all of the separated
milk to the pigs. The chickens Will
return a good profit for some of 1t.
The best pastures are made up OF
blue grass, timothy and orchard grass.
and of common red, white and alsike
clover.
Good sheep require good care to
maintain their excellence. Poor sheep
are always q burden upon the rest OF
the flock.
OF the serious parasitic diseases af-
fecting sheep, stomach worms prob
ably cause the heaviest losses to
sheep raisers.
More than In any other branch Of
farming. success in poultry raising de-
pends on regularly and faithfully do
ing the little things.
Dairying brings its best returns
when 1t is made a systematic line Of
work. not merely an incidental to the
other farm activities.
Screened coal ashes are good
thing for all poultry. A quantity
should be accessible at all times In
a box sheltered from rain.
In catering to the trade where fruit
is marketed try to put yourself in the
position OF the buyer and then furnish
the quality of fruit the trade wants.
A chicken with properly developed
frame. well formed bones. and good
muscles will take on fat readily when
the times comes for such develop
ment
Use a liberal amount OF slaked
lime on all old runs or yards before
spading or plowing them up. It may
save you serious trouble and losses.
later on.
Success In intensive cultivation de-
pends great deal on raising the
proper kind OF vegetables: do not try
to sell your customers poor-lookins
or a tasteless vegetable.
As result OF the fght OF the de-
partment OF agriculture for purer
milk. thousands OF farmers have In.
troduced new and sanitary methods of
producing and shipping milk
II is economy OF time and labor TO
wash milking utensils as soon as pos.
sible after using. II you can't wash
them right away. rinse them with cold
water and you will save time in wash.
ing.
II Is always more profitable to grow
crop that your neighboring truck
gardener is short on. also always plant
Just enough OF each crop that will
allow you to sell ms long as the de-
mand is good.
When you dig the potatoes save the
small ones for the hens They are
very fond Of them when boiled and
mixed with little bran. A mess Of
them fed once In a while makes VA.
riety for them and Is n treat
Fertility may be- restored to worn.
out land by saving pll animal manurcs
and putting them onto the land: by
making use OF all crop residues. that
ia. putting back into the soil every.
thing not used for Ned. by turning
under green manuring and catch
crops.
Why should we annually spend
thousands OF dollars searching for