Putnam patriot., 1913-02-07

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 Hogs return quick profits.
 Freshen up the poultry runs.
 The separator is helpful facto,
 Agricultural fairs are of much valu.
 The first and greatest law of brssa ing is like begets like"
 A sheep that Is in good condition h the fall is half wintered.
 Tankage is one of the very bss commercial feeds in fattening hogs
 Silage and alfalfa combined mass the foundation of the best dairy n tion.
 Ducks are very fond of dandelious chopped and mixed with ground grain.
 Cattle should have access to water at all times when prairie pasture 1, getting dry.
 "Too little phosporous" is tbs cause of many of the low yields On corn belt soils.
 Have the ropes and straps good and stout when you begin to halter break the colt.
 There seems to be a good deal Of prejudice against millet because t exhausts the soil.
 Skimp your sheep on good pasture and they will skimp you on mutton Works both ways.
 The value of corn silage to the beet producer is not limited to it's use h winter feeding alone.
 Keep the laying hens working. To do this feed them at daybreak and just before sundown.
 Wait until cool weather has abso- lutely put the last fly out of business before dehorning the cattle.
 Instead of using an old wooden watering tank make one of cement that will never decay or leak.
 The longer the calf Is allowed to suck the COW the harder 1t will be 10 make 1t drink from bucket.
 After a days work clean the work horses thoroughly, wash their legs from the knees down and rub dry
 Raise horses for big money, cattle for sure money and hogs for quick money, is an old saying, and good one.
 A year ago there was more stock than there was feed. Now there IS feed for more stock than can oe found.
 In building wire fence for hogs put one barbed wire at the bottom and the worst rooter in the pasture won't root out.
 Don't be afraid to apply air-slaked lime to the cabbages with a blow gun It will destroy the worms on the head of the cabbage.
 Young fruit trees that were planted in the autumn of last year, or in tht spring of this year, should be sx amined carefully.
 The garden acre should be the bes on the farm. Best prepared, best fer tiltzed and best cared for. Then will give the best returns.
 While the orchard is coming int bearing try vegetable growing as side line. This makes one of the SUI est and best sources of income.
 Chopped roots. fed along with h grain, will make a valuable additio to the ration, especially if winte grazing or silage is not at hand.
 Keeping any machine we'll oiie and in proper repair not only i creases efficiency. but decreases st amount of power required to run tt machine.
 Do not allow the cows to dry [ during the latter part of the summe as this necessitates keeping the through the winter. giving a small, flow of milk than they should.
 Land plaster has very small pc eentage of lime; lump lime has h largest percentage, and hydrated linn next. Mari is usually little riehe in lime than ground lime stone.
 For the last six months the hoi feeder has but little more than brok en even. If we are to judge the tr ture by the past there is a time com ing soon when the hog feeder vii make good money.
 The peanut is becoming more lu portant as feed for stock, especia ly in the southern states. The vine with the nuts attached are ofte cured, and they make a palatabl hay for all kinds of farm stock.
 The fruit farmer can always in something to do, either in the orchar or around the buildings. This bus