The Yale expositor., 1913-10-09


Don't let the weeds go to seed.
Never leave boot on a horse over
night.
Clip the horse. It will help keep him
healthy.
Laying drains too near the surface
is great mistake.
In dry season the value OF a silo
is especially appreciated.
Prepotency in the sire is not assured
until proven in the offspring
It takes more than a few weeks
drought to put alfalfa out OF business.
Fumes of ammonia from reeking
piles OF manure will inJure q horses
eyes.
Plan to take good care OF tho fall
pigs. They have a hard enough time
Rt best,
Teach the colts to walk well and you
will lay the foundation for all the
faster gaits.
One part OF cedar oil to two parts
OF vaseline Is an excellent treatment
for sore head.
Heavy shoes on horses are not nee
essary on the farm. Light shoes make
1t easier for them.
Be careful with the mares In foal,
and don't let them slip down nor hold
heavy loads downhill.
Sweet clover seed is at a premium
"a bushel will give the boy some ap-
preciated spending money.
Sheep that are kept as Bcavengers
soon assume the appearance that
their purpose would signify.
ASO nON lON lh0 uOIctS COOl Ou lOO
suddenly after hard work or driving,
as the nights begin to grow cool.
You can make a young sheep, but
1t is not so well to do it as to wait
till ram and eve are well-developed.
The feed and care OF the brood SOW
before farrowing time has much to do
with the health and vigor OF the lit
ter.
The dairy industry Is a rapidly grow
ing one, and a dairyman to succeed
must be ready to meet up-to-date con-
ditions.
With lambs II is better to feed and
have them a little hungry at each
meal than to have them OF their feed
for a week.
The expense of caring for a mule is
less than for a horse. He eats less,
requires no blanketing, no stall, and
is more easily kept clean.
Mutton can be raised cheaper than
any other meat, because the wool can
be made to almost, II not altogether
pay the expense OF it's production.
Every up-to-date farmer should
have a silo. He owes 1t to his stock
and what is more he loses money ev-
cry day that passes until a silo is
erected.
A good horse will always command
good price, no matter how popular
the automobile becomes. and this ap-
plies to draft, harness and saddle
horses alike.
Lice multiply rapidly In hot weather
II nothing is done to check them. The
dusting will help greatly. Spade up
spot In a shady corner and watch the
hens enjoy themselves.
Don't allow your horse to go too
long without shoeing. You can train
the shape of the foot easier by keep
ing him well shod and prevent trouble
arising from shoes remaining on too
long.
A little extra care with a good feed
OF wheat at night will soon bring the
egg supply up to what II was in the
spring months. The eggs are much
better In price now than they were
In the spring also.
Hominy feed or hominy chops con-
sists OF the hull. germ and part OF
the starch OF corn grains. and con-
tains less starch, about the same
amount OF protein and more fiber and
fat than corn meal
Three grains OF nitrate of potash
given In little warm milk three
times each day will greatly assist In
overcoming rheumatism In hogs. This
dose is for grown hogs. IL given to
pigs or growing shoats, about three
grains for each hundred pounds Of
live weight will be sufficient