Putnam patriot., 1913-07-25


 Cows must have salt. Don't keep irritating dogs Use care in the cows ration. Sheep help rid farms of weeds.
 Brooder lamps should be cleaned
 every day.
 Chicks should not be fed until they | are 36 hours old. ] Every home should have an abund-
 ance of strawberries
 Powder the chicks occasionally dur.
 ing the first eight weeks.
 Experience Is of more value than
 capital in poultry raising.
 The specialist succeeds in any line | of business, while others are falling. Flowing is at best the hardest worii our farm horses have to per form.
 An orchard, If you have one, is the very best place in which you can raise chicks.
 Cornstalks are valuable as a fer tilizer and should be left on the field | after cutting. A field of corn after 1t is a few
 feet high makes an ideal place to
 raise chicks in. A few strips of tile will often turn a mud hole into the most productive i spot on the farm. An egg may be fertile and hatch I and still the chick will not live be- | cause of lack of vitality. Tn cold weather place from ten to | thirteen eggs under the hen; In warm weather from thirteen to fifteen. The coop for hen and chicks should be we'll ventilated easy to clean, and of sufficient proportions to insure com i fort.
 Eggs from hens that have made a | fair showing in laying this winter will be more fertile than those that did ! heavy laying. It may not pay to keep any very great surplus of corn in the cribs, yet l it is sometimes mighty comforting to know that it is there. Scarcity of stock cattle of all kinds and high prices asked and offered Is a common local condition reported from the corn belt states. When moss creeps into the mead ows and pastures they need to bs- broken up and the soil exposed to. the sun and air before reseeding. Raspberries produce good crops -ins the same soil for year, while straw berries produce their best crops the first year they come into full bearing. AS a rule, the cause of flock being unproftable lies largely with the keeper and the care they receive rather than a superiority of one breed over another. By raising standardized poultry one will be able to sell stock and eggs for breeding purposes, and get hop xxhnD Qpilfrp eggs and fowls for food only.
 Busy hens are not only the best egg producers, but their eggs show the best fertility In order to keep them engaged at work strew the floor of the pen with hay or straw and scatter the grain in this. One of the safe things to tie ,o, on the farm is a good brood sow pure-bred. In few years she and her offspring, if properly cared for, will put many dollars into the pock~ cts of the farmers of the country. Hens prefer the morning sun to the afternoon sun when they cannot have bcth- hcf CtoiC, af1uh6Cf to oPch window in the east end of the hen house when bad weather does not per init of the entire. south side being thrown open.
 The last United States census shows that there are S07. .70S women farmers in this country. The numbers has gained since the census was taken and promises to increase. Many women have homesteaded claims h all of the western states and have made sue cesses os farming.
 If your supply of manure is limited and 1t is fine in texture better make application after blowing rather than before. It may pay to use part of the manure in the hills. especially for such plants as eggplants. tomatoes, eucumbers, melons. muskmelons and lima beans Manure used in hills should always be fairly we'll decayed.