Putnam patriot., 1913-05-02
Practical Poultry Advice

Horses relish Kafir corn
 Give the hens animal food
 yentilate the poultry house.
 Cows must have fresh water.
 The days of bonanza apple growing | is past. Corn fodder is hardly as good for horses as kafir corn Apple economy is only scientific management in the orchard.
 No animal on the farm should sui fer from hunger, thirst. or cold. So far as can be done. select the largest and best sows for breeders.
 Dry air, good feed and plenty of ex- ercise are necessary for winter eggs. Your horse may intend to please you. but does not understand your wishes.
 Ground limestone and phosphate rock may be spread upon the soil at any time. As rule, hens that lay steadily dur ing cold weather are indifferent hot weather layers. To secure the very best fruit it is best to renew the strawberry bed every other year. Winter eggs do not come by change. It takes planning and work to get them, but 1t pays.
 One advantage with old grass as mulching material, is that 1t doesn't contain weed seeds. In growing cabbage successfully. farmers have found that the first re- quisite is good ground. A few cents more per foot for lad ders that weigh few pounds less will save dollars In picking. Vegetables are great stuff for the hens. especially when they can't get green feed in the fields. Turkeys are good for the field. They can be driven anywhere you wish from one field to another.
 Among the perennials which should have place in every garden there ought to be room for asparagus. Chaff about straw stacks makes good scratching litter and the sooner it is hauled up the better it will be.
 SOW that is raised on concentrat- ed food, without sufficient exercise, will never make a profitable brood SOW. After Jack Frost has relieved you of the job of swatting flies it might be a good idea to take a few swats at , the rats. Get in your spring supplies and utensils-this includes the incubators
 
 must purchase.
 Color has little to do with the real value of an animal" Nevertheless. color has decided commercial value in many cases. Turkeys always find ready sale and are almost clear profit. There is al ways demand for them; the market is never glutted
 The soy bean sometimes called "soya" or "soja" bean, is a legume resembling in its early growth the common field or navy bean.
 The fancier who cares not for the egg or meat production of his birds and caters to the ornamental only has small field of usefulness.
 Visit the chicken house at night and note the quality of the air and the breathing of the birds. If the house is stifiing 1t needs more air.
 When fruit is cheap and plentiful in the market it's value for home use is - not by any means lessened. Once put in glass jars it is good for many years.
 Raspberries produce good crops in the same soil for years, while straw berries produce their best crops the first year they come into full bearing.
 Beware of the tree agents. They may be dishonest and sell uncertain goods. It is best in all cases to deal direct with strictly reliable nurserymen.
 The garden plowed in late fall or winter can usually be prepared for planting week or two earlier. Late blowing also is hard on insect pests wintering in the soil.
 For laying fowls. milk furnishes the animal protein that is necessary. In this way it takes the place of beef scraps, which is a packing-hous pro duct and somewhat expensive.
 Careful study of the conditions nee essary for the growth and abundant yield of fruit-bearing trees has con clusively demonstrated that the soil in the orchard must be cultivated