The Yale expositor., 1913-01-09

If your horse has broken feet, have
him shod with good tar and oakum
pack.
Rub the window panes with old
newspapers-ii Will YET in the sun
shine.
Any time in the year is the right
time to begin planning for IN aspara'
gus plot.
If the garden is fall plowed 1t means
you can plant at least q week earlier
next spring.
If the churn Is likely TO remain
idle for some time. keep it filed with
lime water.
Selling the young heifers, that are
from the best cows is moving back.
ward in darirying.
Intelligence in hurrying feeds for
the dairy COW Is one way Of increasing
profits on the farm.
One big advantage OF the hog rails
ing industry is that the hogs give
quick and profitable returns.
In breaking a colt, remember that
1t is an easy matter to overload and
ruin him by causing him to balk.
Sprained tendons and joints are
often the effect of homegrown hoofn
continually tamping on solid floors.
Perhaps a banking Of the COW shed
on the north side would make it moro
comfortable for the cows this winter.
To get the best results the dairy
should be we'll ventilated. fly proof
and at some distance from the sheds.
One mistake in hen culture is not
to feed the hen well when she Is
dry" A molting hen is doing hard.
work.
After hens are through laying they
should be sold to the butcher unless
they are needed for breeders next
season.
The actual cost to keep added to
the service fee of the sire, represents
the amount at which horses you raise
stand you.
It does not require any great abil-
ity at figures to show that there is
great waste in selling hogs when they
are but half fed.
Salt hardwood ashes and charcoal
are ideal to keep in hog pasture, and
if there is any other one thing need.
ed it is pure water.
Never whip a balky horse. Sell
him If you can't manage him and let
the other fellow match his temper
against that of the horse.
Those who are feeding bundle corn
to their cattle must make arrange
ments to have hogs follow them or
the waste will be too great.
Fruit for breakfast. fruit for dinner,
fruit for supper. and some between
times. 1t is the key to good health.
let the children eat literally.
Green bone is a complete food II
contains the nitrogen for the albumen.
the phosphate for the bones of the
chicks and carbonaceous matter for
the yolks.
The secret CT a good strawberry
crop is to set out new patch each
alternate spring. A large family
ought to be more than supplied by
130 points.
When planning for grain crop and
live stock improvements, don't forget
about the fruit and vegetables for the
farm means more contentment and
better health.
The iairyman who will sell off each |
season two or three of his poorest
COWS will soon improve his herd If he |
replaces them by heifers raised from
his best cows.
Either clover or alfalfa hay, corn |
and cotton seed meal are the cheap |
est and most efficient feeds that you
can use together with the corn silage |
for fattening steers
In practically every town there is
/ good market for dairy products and
resh eggs. as well as some OF the
,ther farm products. at the leading
,otel, restaurant or bakery Cultivate
heir trade and you will be surprised
o see how profitable 1t can be made
II takes n little more than per
ent. of an animals weight TO keep 1t
I'D TO normal condition without
making any gains and If exposure to
,old and rain and storms are TO be
,ounted against it the feeder can